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22 Apr 2025
306. Nvidia Supply Increase Leak, Intel Nova Lake LGA 1954, RTX 5060 Ti, AMD 9060 XT
01:24:47
Click for new info on GeForce Supply increases, Intel requiring NEW motherboards, and upcoming GPUs.
91. AMD RDNA 3, Nvidia Mindshare, Intel Xe in 2021 | Jim from AdoredTV
02:45:42
Jim from AdoredTV & Freethinker joins Tom to discuss the current GPU & CPU landscape of 2021. Everything from Ampere, RDNA 3, Intel Xe, and more are discussed.
NOTE: Jim does not currently have any problem with PC Perspective. He was referencing past management.
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0:00 Jim's Background before becoming a YouTuber
10:47 What made Jim get into YouTubing?
24:47 What made doing YouTube worth it for you?
29:58 What made Jim switch from AdoredTV to Freethinker?
33:45 The struggles of managing leaks and Relationships
46:40 Comparing the current Nvidia v AMD v Intel to 2009
51:33 What's to like about Nvidia? Are DLSS & Ray Tracing gimmicks?
1:03:21 Nvidia Turing vs Ampere
1:14:54 Is Intel a threat to Nvidia AI Initiatives? Are they exposed?
1:25:23 Nvidia vs RDNA 3…can AMD win? Will AMD become Nvidia?
1:38:13 What can be done about GPU Pricing?
1:50:24 Should gamers with a 1080 Ti wait for RDNA 3 & RTX 4000?
1:55:11 Does Jim really hate RX Vega?
1:58:19 Intel Xe DG2
2:05:51 Jim & the AMDone Controversy
2:17:50 Details behind Jim's ZEN 2 Leak…
2:27:10 Futurism Talk – AI, Synthetic Meat, Cybernetics, Deepfakes
Jim’s new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSyMZya9Q3_CodygzE15G7w
Conspiracy Thinker Video: https://youtu.be/R21H2k67biw
HD 5870 Review: https://www.anandtech.com/show/2841
Jim’s video on the RTX 3090 & Titan: https://youtu.be/s23GvbQfyLA
16 Mar 2021
92. RX 6700 XT Reviews, Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti Launch, Nintendo Switch Production Ends
02:14:38
The AMD RX 6700 XT may technically launch on March 18th, but already Tom & Dan have review day info to discuss. Additionally, Tom divulges RTX 3080 Ti info, XBOX Exclusives, and some Intel Raptor Lake whispers.
0:00 Tom is Officially Moving (Intro Banter)
4:56 Opening Reader Mail – Shots? Amazon Dollars vs Crypto…
12:12 Corrections – ETH Profits, Nvidia Resizable BAR vs AMD SAM, VR in 2021
19:49 RX 6700 XT Reviews: Perf, Pricing, & RTX 3070 Competitiveness
31:00 Concluding Thoughts on Navi 22 Perf, and the state of PC Gaming
37:57 RTX 3080 Ti 12GB – According to Sources, it could be real THIS time…
50:17 Nvidia DX12 CPU Performance – Warning for 3080 & 3090 Buyers
1:01:02 Intel Xe DG2 Progress Leak, 40 Core Ice Lake, Sapphire Rapids APU
1:11:04 Leaked Intel Rocket Lake Reviews
1:15:06 Nintendo Switch Production could be ending…what’s next?
1:29:33 Intel Raptor Lake Info, XBOX Exclusive, Metro Full RT(Wrap up)
1:43:21 DX12 vs Vulkan, PC Gaming Prices, Games as Art (Final Reader Mail)
93. Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti GDDR6X, Zen 3 EPYC Milan, AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution
01:31:39
AMD just launched Zen 3 EPYC Milan…and Nvidia may actually launch an RTX 3070 Ti with GDDR6X soon as well! But AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution? That doesn’t seem to be coming anytime soon…
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0:00 Intro Banter – Tom is buying a house!
12:01 Games Techtubers choose to Benchmark
16:42 Nvidia CPU Driver Overhead, Out of Control Sports (Corrections)
24:30 Final Thoughts on the RX 6700 XT
35:27 ZEN 3 EPYC Milan Release and Comparison to Intel
48:04 AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution...many months away
53:57 RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X - Nvidia skimps on VRAM again?
1:00:17 A100 Mining Card, Navi 22 Mobile Rumors (Wrap-Up)
1:10:58 RX 6490 Questions, New GPU Manufacturers (Final Mail)
94. Hardware Unboxed - Intel Alder Lake v Zen 4, RDNA2 v Ampere, Nvidia CPU Overhead
02:22:23
Tim & Steve of Hardware Unboxed join to discuss the current state of competition between AMD, Nvidia, and Intel in 2021.
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0:00 Intro Banter – How Steve and Tim met each other
7:35 Did AMD Zen 3, Tiger Lake, and other products live up to the Hype?
21:00 Will low end graphics cards go extinct?
31:40 How has Hardware Unboxed changed it’s content recently?
37:15 AMD RDNA 2 vs Nvidia Ampere – Who is “winning” so far?
41:00 Explaining Nvidia’s CPU Overhead Problem – it’s a major issue.
55:00 If MSRP still existed, which GPU lineup is more competitive?
1:03:45 Nvidia Mining Cards, Ethereum Limiters, Solving Mining
1:11:30 When do we expect the RTX 4000 and RX 7000 series to launch?
1:18:20 Intel Rocket Lake & Alder Lake vs AMD Zen 3 & Zen 4
1:27:00 OLED Technology and the 2021 Gaming Monitor Market
1:50:15 “Tech Influencers” and Staying honest as a Techtuber
2:13:30 Are Tim Tams or Oreos better?
99. Bitcoin Developer Jimmy Song discusses the Future of Crypto & 2021 Shortages
01:46:58
VP of Engineering, Lead Software Developer, and Bitcoin developer - Jimmy Song is a man who has worn many hats. He joins to discuss Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, and other semiconductor subjects.
[NOTE: This was on Recorded March 26th]
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0:00 The 2021 GPU Shortage, Evidence of Inflation in Semiconductor Prices
8:50 Why are people afraid to ask honest questions about Bitcoin?
16:20 Jimmy Song’s Background with Gaming PCs and becoming a Developer
22:00 What is Bitcoin?
32:20 What gives money value? Time wasted protecting inflationary money.
41:25 The Biggest Misconception about Bitcoin – Technology vs Stability
55:46 Transaction Speeds
1:01:20 Ethereum’s Future
1:09:45 Is Bitcoin the Myspace of Crypto?
1:13:50 Environmental Concerns about Bitcoin
1:22:20 How would you improve Bitcoin?
1:24:00 Can regulation kill crypto?
1:30:50 Advice for young programmers
Jimmy Song’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmysong?s=20
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmysong
https://jimmysong.medium.com/
Jimmy’s Website where you can sign up for the Bitcoin Bootcamp: https://programmingbitcoin.com/
The Little Bitcoin Book: https://amzn.to/2QGaWXJ
https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
Episode with Stephan Livera: https://youtu.be/4Q4IE0Xrg4M
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_16
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beenz.com
https://medium.com/hashmart-blog/the-history-of-first-cryptocurrencies-before-bitcoin-6eccebca152a
Tom’s Introductory Bitcoin article: https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/what-you-must-understand-first-before-you-can-truly-understand-bitcoin
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/kentucky-governor-signs-bitcoin-mining-incentive-bill-into-law
06 Apr 2021
95. Nvidia Ampere in Small Form Factor, Intel v AMD Reliability, ITX GPU Design | NFC
01:52:01
Josh of NFC has been building the most compact high-performance cases for years. His builds have been featured on Linus Tech Tips and his perspective on DIY building is very unique. We discuss the state of modern graphics card design, and AMD's new success in SFF.
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0:00 Graphics Cards have gotten a lot bigger recently...
7:36 Who is NFC? What does he do?
12:33 Small Form Factor Building Advice
17:11 Is AMD Ryzen the new standard for Small Form Factor builds?
21:21 Intel Rocket Lake vs AMD Zen 3
26:26 Nvidia Ampere vs RADEON RDNA 2
32:12 Will Nvidia's 12-pin connector become a common standard?
36:36 Are ITX GPU designs getting worse?
42:41 What could have made the Fury Nano more successful?
51:02 Is the PS5 & XSX's size indicate all gaming is getting bigger?
54:37 Is size or noise more important in small form factor building?
58:42 Are laptops more competitive with SFF builds in 2021?
1:11:02 Boutique vs Mass Market - The Future of Small Form Factor Building
1:20:58 STX vs ITX vs DTX Motherboard Form Factors - what's best ideally?
1:27:46 PCIE 4.0 & 5.0 challenges, High Performance APUs
1:35:18 SFF Popularity in 2021, Advice for people starting a small business
1:42:57 Is the KFC Console the perfect SFF PC?
96. AMD Zen 4 APU, Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti, Intel 40 Core Ice Lake vs EPYC Milan
02:14:05
While Intel may have some impressive products coming…so does AMD according to the latest leaks. We break down the latest Nvidia, AMD, Intel, PlayStation, XBOX, and Nintendo Hardware news.
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0:00 Intro Banter, Nvidia GTC
6:56 JOLED Monitors Incoming, DX12 Overhead(Corrections & Omissions)
13:48 Final Thoughts on Intel Rocket Lake Reviews (i5-11400F seems ok!)
29:11 Was AMD Bulldozer worse than Intel Rocket Lake?
34:48 Ice Lake Server Significance - Generationally Big, Competitively Small
49:15 Nvidia Resizable BAR Test - comparing it to Smart Access Memory
55:34 RTX 3050 Ti & 3050 Benchmarks Leak
1:05:11 Intel DG2 GPU Leak, Things people missed about the Xe Roadmap.
1:17:00 At what price would Xe fail?
1:27:04 AMD Roadmap Leaks again - Zen 3+ & Zen 4 Integrated Graphics
1:36:28 Razer Considers AMD, 43K Mining GPUs, TSMC Spends $100B
1:44:58 RX 6700 XT Reception, VRAM Issues, XBOX Servers, Nintendo Design
A5000 was announced on 4/12, just not in the GTC Keynote: https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-rtx-a5000-a4000-a3000-a2000-workstation-desktop-laptop-graphics-cards/
https://www.techpowerup.com/280789/once-again-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-to-showcase-whats-been-cooking-for-gtc-from-his-kitchen
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/hardware-accelerated-gpu-scheduling/
https://www.j-oled.com/eng/
https://www.j-oled.com/eng/press/20210113/
https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i5-11600k-core-i5-11th-gen/p/N82E16819118235?Description=11600k&cm_re=11600k--19-118-235--Product&quicklink=true
https://youtu.be/L0qaZ85CpUM
https://www.techspot.com/review/2220-intel-core-i5-11600k/
https://youtu.be/TyGFKCrnPM4
https://wccftech.com/intel-launches-3rd-gen-ice-lake-sp-xeon-cpu-lineup-10nm-server-chips/
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16594/intel-3rd-gen-xeon-scalable-review
https://youtu.be/T7OL_A1vY8M
https://youtu.be/GqErX7VkitI
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-pci-express-resizable-bar-performance-test/
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-ga107-geforce-rtx-3050-specs-leak
https://www.notebookcheck.com/Exklusive-Benchmarks-Die-Nvidia-GeForce-RTX-3050-RTX-3050-Ti-Laptop-GPUs-bieten-eine-solide-Einsteiger-Gaming-Performance.530417.0.html
https://youtu.be/84IV8VmQoY4
https://youtu.be/64T-bnwmV3Y
https://www.techradar.com/news/amd-zen-4-rumor-could-be-bad-news-for-intel
https://twitter.com/Olrak29_/status/1378568763180609537
https://wccftech.com/razer-readies-new-blade-laptops-with-amd-ryzen-5000-cpus-rumor/
https://www.techspot.com/news/89108-sony-confirms-legacy-store-shutdowns-what-means-you.html
https://news.bitcoin.com/hut-8-purchases-30m-worth-of-nvidias-gpu-miners-looks-to-push-capacity-to-1600-gigahash/
https://www.techspot.com/news/89212-rtx-1080-ti-could-next-line-comeback.html
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-to-launch-radeon-rx-6800-xt-midnight-black-today
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-to-launch-radeon-rx-6800-xt-midnight-black-today
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/TSMC-cancels-chip-price-cuts-and-promises-100bn-investment-surge
https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/amd-ryzen-9-5900-blurs-the-line-between-performance-and-value
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-gtc-2021-has-a-scavenger-hunt-hidden-message-decoded/
20 Apr 2021
97. Intel 3D Stacking, Alder Lake big.LITTLE, Heterogeneous AMD | Dr. Ian Cutress
02:10:36
Senior Editor at AnandTech Dr. Ian Cutress joins Tom to discuss everything Intel vs AMD vs Nvidia. This includes a Postmortem on Rocket Lake, challenges bringing big.LITTLE to windows, and who will be most equipped to win the Heterogenous Silicon Wars of 2025.
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0:00 Who is Ian?
10:11 The State of Tech Journalism, and the art of good question asking
15:22 Rocket Lake - What did Intel try to accomplish? Did they succeed?
25:11 Alder Lake – Do we think it will succeed?
30:22 Challenges bringing big.LITTLE to Windows x86
43:17 Did Zen 1 Overperform Expectations?
49:41 Jim Keller's Role at AMD & Intel
54:21 AMD Buying Xilinx, Intel Buying Altera, EPYC Milan
1:00:11 The Truth about Supply & Demand Issues in 2021
1:10:50 The Importance of Intel Fabs competing with TSMC
1:17:55 Intel Tiles vs AMD Chiplets, 3D Stacking Architectures
1:30:35 Heterogeneous Architectures vs Silicon Photonics Scaling Outwards
1:37:50 AMD vs Intel vs Nvidia in 2025 - Who will make the best APUs?
1:52:37 Advice for Computer Science & Engineering Students
Articles by Ian: https://www.anandtech.com/author/140
Ian's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1r0DG-KEPyqOeW6o79PByw
linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iancutress/?originalSubdomain=uk
Ian’s RKL: https://youtu.be/oaB1WuFUAtw
Tom’s Tweet confirming Ian’s Threadripper question at Hot Chips 2019: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1163569630067040256
Ian’s transcript of the Q&A with Lisa at Hot Chips 2019: https://www.anandtech.com/show/14762/hot-chips-31-keynote-day-1-dr-lisa-su-ceo-of-amd-live-blog-145pm-pt
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amd-xilinx-stockholders-overwhelmingly-approve-164900232.html
https://newsroom.intel.com/press-kits/intel-acquisition-of-altera/
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-xe-hpc-ponte-vecchio-examined
27 Apr 2021
98. Intel Lunar Lake IPC Leak, RTX 3080 Ti Pricing, RX 6900 XTX, AMD Van Gogh
01:53:04
Tom discusses what he can say about Intel Lunar Lake’s IPC – it’s MUCH higher than their current products. Then, the MLID brothers discuss the 6900 XTX, 3080 Ti pricing, AMD APUs, & other news.
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0:00 Tom has moved, and Dan was sick! (Intro Banter)
4:51 Comparing Xe to Larrabee & Auburn (Corrections & Omissions)
10:13 Intel Lunar Lake Early Leak on IPC & Features
19:55 Nvidia Omniverse, A30 GPU, A5000, Grace (GTC Coverage)
27:30 RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDDR6X Pricing & Segmentation
38:08 RX 6900 XTX @2.73GHz is Official
47:30 RDNA 3 Rasterization Performance
55:39 AMD Launches Cezanne to OEM Desktop
59:24 AMD Van Gogh Leak
1:08:10 XBOX Series S APU comes to Win10 Desktop (Wrap Up Start)
1:12:10 RE8 supports “45FPS” option, GTA Online fixed by a Fan, 4.5K
1:23:32 How good is Intel 10nm+ & Superfin?(Final Reader Mail start)
1:33:25 Is the PS5 in trouble? Do they need to announce new games?
1:51:15 Chia Cryptocurrency & Bitcoin Questions
100. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti vs AMD FSR, RDNA 3 Performance, Intel Alder Lake TDP
02:12:30
Tom & Dan round out the first 100 episodes of Broken Silicon with deep discussions on Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti, 3070 Ti, AMD FSR, RDNA 3, Zen 4, Intel Alder Lake, Xe DG2, and Nintendo Switch news.
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0:00 100th Episode of Broken Silicon! Dan is now a frog killer! (Intro Banter)
05:06 Navi 21 XTXH, CMP GPU Costs, Intel SMT-4 (Corrections & Omissions)
19:59 Ampere is Nvidia's Main Architecture till at least Mid-2022
24:13 RTX 3080 Ti & 3070 Ti vs AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution
46:24 Should you feel bad for selling your old GPU at inflated prices?
51:02 RDNA 3 Performance Expectations
1:09:13 Intel Xe DG2 Laptop Power Consumption Leaks!
1:16:21 Alder Lake Clockspeeds, TDP, and November
1:27:43 Nintendo Switch Sells 85m, Production hit 30m PER YEAR
1:35:36 Ray Tracing Gens, 6nm PS5, EPYC Marketshare (Wrap up)
1:54:50 Intel 10nm Reporting, AMD Eclipsing Intel, DDR5(Final RM)
101. XBOX Series X APU in Servers, Intel Xeon vs AMD EPYC | Azure SAP Engineer
02:15:35
An anonymous engineer who specializes in Azure & SAP discusses the server-centric design of the XBOX Series X, Intel Ice Lake Xeon, AMD EPYC, and other subjects related to gaming and servers.
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0:00 Anonymous Guest Introduction
7:33 Guest's Background in PC Gaming
16:10 XBOX Series X APU was Designed for Servers AND Console
26:10 Will Microsoft put the XBOX Series S APU in Surface Devices?
32:25 Console vs PC Gaming
42:14 Why isn't full Windows 10 on XBOX?!
46:56 Windows Software, Intel Alder Lake Scheduling, Lakefield
53:17 How Cloud Server Services Work, Azure for Multiplayer Games
1:12:20 Azure vs AWS & Luna
1:18:06 Intel Xeon vs AMD EPYC
1:36:23 Is it worth it to host your own private cloud?
1:38:09 CXL, OMI, GenZ, Optane
1:48:46 Disaggregating Servers, ARM, Apple M1
2:03:32 Mid-Generation XBOX & PlayStation upgrades, MGS Remake
How much Infinity Cache is enough for 1440p? Is the RTX 3090 Ti really launching to fight the RX 6900 XTX? What should we expect out of Zen 4? The latest gaming hardware news is discussed!
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0:00 Dark Souls, Snobby Engineers, Frog Killing (Intro Banter)
14:20 Nintendo 3DS Early Issues, PS4 Pro Planning (Corrections)
19:54 Intel Xe DG2 Leaked again at 275w with a Q4 Launch
25:58 RX 6600 XT & Navi 24 Leaks - Will 32MB of IC do above 1080p?
39:31 Nvidia Ampere LHR Series and CUDA Throttling
47:04 Nvidia’s Attempt to Crush AMD FSR
56:51 RTX 3090 Ti Rumors & Potential Specs
1:01:22 AMD Zen 4 Early Whispers – LGA, PCIE 4.0, Core Counts, Cost
1:09:03 Taiwan vs China, BF6 Players, Lovelace vs RDNA 3 (Wrap up)
1:21:10 Ray Tracing impressions in 2021, Global Foundries WA, DX12 SLI
103. AMD FSR, RTX 3070 Ti 8GB at $600, Zen 3D in Q1, RX 6800M Tested | Jarrod’sTech
01:56:55
The Nvidia & AMD Computex Keynotes, RDNA 2 Mobility , Intel Alder Lake, & laptop design are discussed with special guest Jarrod'sTech.
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0:00 Thoughts on RTX 3080 Ti, 3070 Ti, and Nvidia's Keynote
3:30 Who is Jarrod? Why Review laptops?
8:13 Initial Reactions to AMD FSR
10:00 Is FSR more exciting than when DLSS was initially revealed?
16:17 Cezanne desktop - $359 for an APU...
18:08 How does the 6800M compare to the 3070? (Jarrod has one!)
22:56 Loose Laptop Memory Timings Hurting AMD
30:24 Zen 3D Prototype - when could this release? For what Price?
35:53 AMD's Mobile Revolution with Renoir, Cezanne vs Tiger Lake
44:40 AMD in Razer, Rembrandt, USB4, Should CZN have RDNA?
56:10 Expectations for Intel Alder Lake
1:04:45 Bulky Laptops, SFF Desktop vs Laptop, eGPU's Future
1:21:21 What do you look for in a laptop? Thermals in 2021 laptops
1:46:09 Where are the HBM Laptops?
Jarrod’sTech Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JarrodsTech/featured
AMD Keynote: https://youtu.be/GvXg4JVF740
FSR: https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/radeon-software-fidelityfx-super-resolution
Nvidia Keynote: https://youtu.be/1Kio8Hn8f3U
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/30-series/rtx-3070-3070ti/
https://twitter.com/Kepler_L2/status/1399605257529876480
Video with HWUB & Jarrod from last year: https://youtu.be/qj1gpsqFnhU
Jarrod Already has a 6800M Review!: https://youtu.be/Nxnu9D_p9Do
08 Jun 2021
104. Zen 4 Raphael Leaks, AMD FSR is NOT DLSS, Alder Lake & Windows 11, Intel DG2
02:33:02
On our 2-Year Anniversary we discuss Zen 3D, Zen 4, Intel Alder Lake, FSR, RX 6800M, 3080 Ti, Xe, Van Gogh, SteamPal, & PlayStation’s Crossgen.
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0:00 Happy 2-Year Anniversary, Dan's Favorite Leaks (Intro Banter)
8:08 Tiger Lake Competitiveness, LGA vs PGA (Corrections)
16:42 AMD Zen 4 Raphael Leaks Discussion
35:35 Zen 3D Confirmed for 2022 - what are AMD's options?
42:43 Intel Alder Lake October Release with Windows 11 Support
49:01 AMD FSR is NOT DLSS! It's not intended to be the same thing!
58:41 RX 6800M Reviews - AMD is back in High End Laptop!
1:08:00 Latest RDNA 3 Whispers from MLID
1:11:16 RTX 3080 Ti Reviews - Nvidia wasn't Greedy, they were Stupid.
1:20:24 How much of the GPU demand is miners vs gamers?
1:23:46 Intel Xe DG2 Confirmed, and sounding competitive!
1:35:06 AMD Van Gogh Lives on in the VALVE SteamPal?
1:41:27 TSMC 4nm, Switch Pro, Reference 6900 XTX, BF6 (Wrap up)
1:50:30 PlayStation Crossgen Stupidity
1:57:58 Mining Efficiency, GDDR6 Costs, RDNA 3 Memory (Final RM)
2:10:05 Inside Jokes, Dan's Future (BONUS Anniversary Reader Mail)
105. AMD’s Competitiveness in 2021, Intel’s Comeback, RISC-V & SiFive | James Prior
01:51:10
James was a Senior Product Manager at AMD who stewarded Zen, Threadripper, and more to success! He now works at SiFive – A RISC-V company that seems poised to become part of Intel…
0:00 Who is James Prior? What did he do at Rage3D & AMD?
8:00 Remembering the HD 6670 – one of the last great $80 GPUs
11:54 The Journey from AMD Piledriver to Zen 2
16:28 How does AMD see Intel? How companies analyze competition.
23:09 Do companies adjust their products based on rumors?
26:48 Zen 1’s Turbulent Launch
29:00 Did AMD expect Intel to have more? Creation of Threadripper.
38:20 The State of Tech Journalism
42:35 Lisa Su’s Leadership: What changed at AMD to make them win?
53:00 AMD’s Competitive Position in 2021, When will Intel comeback?
57:51 Why is Intel bringing big.LITTLE to Desktop?
1:05:00 What is AMD’s biggest weakness right now?
1:15:17 RADEON vs Nvidia vs Intel – Graphics Competition
1:26:04 How does AMD decide who gets new products for review?
1:37:37 RISC-V & Intel Buying SiFive
106. AMD FSR v DLSS 2.2, Intel Raptor Lake v Zen 4, E3 2021, Silent Hills Intrigue
02:16:00
In this special edition of Broken Silicon - Tom & Dan cover the AMD FSR launch the evening after the launch, and also go deep into their thoughts on the Microsoft & Nintendo E3 Press Conferences. There's also heavy discussion of the Silent Hills Conspiracy, Intel Raptor Lake, 6900 XT Liquid Cooling, and the 3070 Ti Launch.
0:00 Is Dan Socrates? Is Tom a Dork for having a Mini?(Intro Banter)
4:56 Do companies try to have shortages?
8:22 Is Tom overestimating Alder Lake’s Importance? (Corrections)
11:22 Intel Raptor Lake & Alder Lake Leak – Is AMD threatened?
23:34 AMD FSR vs DLSS Discussion
46:45 RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled
56:23 Intel DG2 & RDNA 3 Update
1:09:59 RTX 3070 Ti Reviews – Is Nvidia trying to look stupid?
1:18:26 E3 2021 – MS & Nintendo, Silent Hills Intrigue, PS5 in Trouble?
1:57:27 Genoa 128-Cores, AMD Razer Laptops, Intel RISC-V (Wrap Up)
2:02:31 Last Gen Gamers, Intel at TSMC, Future Shortages (Final RM)
107. XBOX Game Pass v PS5, MGS Remake, Journalism | Colin Moriarty, Sacred Symbols
02:37:17
Colin Moriarty of Sacred Symbols joins Tom of Moore's Law Is Dead to discuss the state of XBOX, PlayStation 5, and gaming Journalism. We also talk about upcoming exclusives...
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0:00 Sacred Symbols, Can Ratchet & Clank run on PS4? (Intro Banter)
6:29 Dealing with Fanboys, and choosing to be an outsider with these companies.
15:27 Who is Colin Moriarty? What brought him into gaming journalism?
22:40 How has Gaming Journalism changed over the last 16 years?
29:24 Do Games Journalist Suck at Games? Are techtubers becoming influencers?
40:34 Do Publishers try to pay for reviews?
49:10 Should everyone stop pre-ordering games? Is "dev crunch" a problem?
53:26 Cyberpunk 2077 & No Man's Sky – Was it the Media’s Fault for the hype?
1:06:50 How do Console gamers see PC Gamers? Are the next gen consoles underutilized?
1:23:58 Differences in developing for PlayStation, XBOX, Nintendo Switch, PC/Steam
1:32:20 Does Sony hate Crossplay? Why don’t PS5 games support Keyboard & Mouse?
1:39:10 Is Gaming Hardware getting too expensive? Will consoles become modular?
1:44:00 Is Cloud Streaming the future of console gaming? Will it kill enthusiast gaming?
1:51:55 Explaining the current Silicon Shortage - Miscalculations & Substrate Suppliers
1:57:30 PlayStation 5 vs XBOX Series X|S – The state of the current “Console War”
2:13:10 XBOX Game Pass vs PlayStation Exclusives, Upcoming Studio Purchases
2:19:10 PlayStation 5 Backwards Compatibility, and Sony's Software Laziness.
2:25:56 The Blue Box Game Studios Silent Hills Conspiracy, Metal Gear Solid Remake
Follow Colin: https://twitter.com/notaxation
https://www.colinslaststand.com/
https://twitter.com/LillymoGames
https://venturebeat.com/2017/09/08/the-deanbeat-our-cuphead-runneth-over/
The infamous “The Verge PC Building” Video: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6tvby8
Hardware Unboxed Going Public about Nvidia banning them: https://youtu.be/wdAMcQgR92k
Hardware Unboxed Going Public about LG banning them: https://youtu.be/J5DuXeqnA-w
MLID Leaking Metal Gear Solid Remake: https://youtu.be/LH8imxKeSPo
06 Jul 2021
108. AMD Zen 4 Bergamo, RX 6600 XT Launch, DLSS Ultra v FSR 2.0, Windows 11 Concerns
02:04:10
Tom & Dan discuss upcoming AMD Zen 3D & Zen 4 codenames, core counts, and how Intel will compete on TSMC 3nm. There’s also heavy FSR 2.0, DLSS 2.2.9, 6600 XT, PlayStation, and XBOX talk!
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0:00 Happy Fourth of July, Hot Weather, Was The Italian Job a Good Movie? (Intro Banter)
6:00 The PS3 CELL CPU was made on 28nm, PS5 BWC (Corrections & Omissions)
9:00 AMD EPYC Bergamo 128 Core Leak, Warhol Codename Whispers, Raphael Core Count Thoughts
20:39 EVGA Begins Making AMD Motherboards – This is a big deal!
26:36 Intel 3nm at TSMC in 2023 – Another rumor points to Intel hitting back hard by 2023
33:58 RX 6600 XT Cooler Leaks with 64 ROPs, Navi 23 Release Date + MSRP Whispers
40:32 Nvidia DLSS 2.2.9 Ultra vs AMD FSR 2.0
54:54 Windows 11 has a Bizarre Cringey Reveal…and we have concerns for PC Gamers…
1:09:58 RADEON Long Term Support, Sony Buying Studios, Kojima at MS (Start Wrap Up)
1:20:10 Intel Sapphire Rapids "Delay," 12nm Monet on GF, 4700S is a PS5 (End Wrap Up)
1:27:49 What would make Tom buy Xe DG2? (Start of Final Reader Mail)
1:34:10 What Intel Info can we trust?
1:41:00 XBOX Game Pass a threat to PS5’s Future? BF6 the new MAG? How will AI evolve?
109. Nvidia v RADEON Aging, Future Ray Tracing, FSR, Switch OLED | Lead Game Artist
02:20:32
Today's guest has extensive experience developing on PC, Switch, PlayStation, XBOX, and Mobile! We discuss the business behind games, FSR, DLSS, Nvidia vs RADEON, Zen vs Intel Core, & more!
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0:00 Bryan Heemskerk's Lisa Su Pixel Art
5:22 Comparing PS3 & XBOX 360 Hardware
15:21 Bryan's Education & Background - From Art School to Game Development
20:53 Mobile Gaming's Collapse of Quality in 2010
26:23 RDR2 has 5+ Horse Artists - Rising Game Development & GPU Costs
34:12 How will Game Studios evolve over the next 5 years? Bigger or Smaller?
41:14 Dev’s thoughts on Ray Tracing, AMD vs Nvidia Hardware Scheduling
49:30 Did devs like Vega or Pascal more? - GPU Architecture Weaknesses
58:20 Is the RX 6900XT or RTX 3090 Hardware "stronger" long term?
1:03:07 Is Ray Tracing even worth it?
1:10:59 Is the Resolution debate obsolete? What will devs spend TFLOPs on in the future?
1:16:11 Do Developers really need more RAM? What specs would Bryan Improve?
1:23:13 How many Cores do PC Gamers need to be "Future Proofed"?
1:30:19 How will Memory Evolve in Consoles & PC Gaming Hardware?
1:35:41 How do Studios plan for future hardware? Has AMD changed game development?
1:43:16 Common mistakes in game programing? Are Publishers "the bad guy?"
1:51:23 Developers thoughts on Switch OLED Announcement
1:58:13 Why is Sony porting PS5 games back to PS4? Is this a mistake?
2:04:25 AMD FSR & DLSS - What do developers think? Were Tensor Cores a mistake?
2:10:13 Thoughts on the Techtuber Space
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-heemskerk-a111b351/
Bryan made the Lisa Su Pixel art: https://twitter.com/tekwendell/status/1314244123654844416
Bryan’s studio: http://massdmg.com/
Dave Eggleston Episode: https://youtu.be/mCxHcvtpfAk
Switch Video: https://youtu.be/XYJOJj40ONQ
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/40-teraflops-tim-sweeney-epic-photo-realism/
https://pcper.com/2017/06/deux-ex-mankind-divided-frame-breakdown/
Zen 4 Raphael tops out at 16 Cores on AM5, but 96 Cores are coming to Threadripper afterwards! We discuss upcoming AMD products, Valve Steam Deck Concerns, Intel buying GlobalFoundries, and Switch 2 Whispers….
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0:00 Reesie dog was sick – should her vet bills be considered a Business Expenses? (Intro Banter)
5:26 Dog Bloopers, Custom Modding a 3070 16GB
11:09 Intel Ponte Vecchio FP32:64, Preordering Games, Windows 11 Security (Corrections)
22:55 Raphael Zen 4 Confirmed to be 16 Cores - will it beat Raptor Lake in MT?
36:38 Zen 3 Vcache Threadripper, 96C Zen 4 HEDT Leak Discussion
47:16 What upcoming Intel & AMD projects are Tom most excited for?
50:43 AMD FSR comes to DLSS Games, PS5, and XBOX Series
56:32 Switch OLED – what is Nintendo’s strategy?
1:02:54 Steam Deck with Van Gogh APU – Are we impressed? Do we think it will succeed?
1:20:33 Should Sony or Microsoft make a handheld? If so, what should it be?
1:32:01 Tom talked to someone at Intel about Buying Global Foundries
1:39:22 PlayStation Teaming up with Netflix, Intel 10nm hitting above 5GHz
1:48:06 Navi 3X Clarifications, Ampere vs RDNA Aging, Windows 11 Expectations (Final RM)
Turbo Belly Rub: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1416847963087851522
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1416860751910821888
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1415108450850332672
https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1415045059385434114
https://twitter.com/patrickschur_/status/1415065218087100422
MLID First Leaking 16 Cores: https://youtu.be/BKYSFeL2fBw
AMD almost certainly having all performance crowns in 2022: https://youtu.be/0udMIkdEkFo
Ryse PCIe 3.0: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-gtx-980-pci-express-scaling/15.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:It-Bergamo.ogg
https://youtu.be/la-7Q_VsWUM
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1415723995865960449
https://wccftech.com/fsr-will-be-available-in-all-versions-of-edge-of-eternity-its-a-must-for-consoles-says-dev/
Far Cry 6 gets FSR at Launch: https://youtu.be/aONEN-gxalg
RDR 2 gets DLSS 2 years after release: https://wccftech.com/red-dead-redemption-2-comparison-dlss/
https://youtu.be/4mHq6Y7JSmg
https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/6/22456337/nintendo-switch-oled-model-specs-date-price
https://youtu.be/XYJOJj40ONQ
https://www.steamdeck.com/en/tech
https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/15/22578783/valve-steam-deck-gaming-handheld-pc
https://videocardz.com/newz/steam-deck-has-m-2-2230-ssd-slot-but-valve-does-not-recommend-upgrading-it
https://youtu.be/9-Txn8A9LUA
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1382524383210668033
https://www.wsj.com/articles/intel-is-in-talks-to-buy-globalfoundries-for-about-30-billion-11626387704
https://www.techspot.com/news/90319-nvidia-dlss-client-libraries-allows-users-manually-update.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/90379-amd-80-system-designs-unofficially-using-ps5-hardware.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/90369-even-steve-wozniak-supports-right-repair-movement.html
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/07/netflix_allegedly_plotting_gaming_service_and_playstation_could_be_a_partner
https://wccftech.com/intel-beast-canyon-nuc-11-extreme-disassembled-insane-sff-pc-core-i9-11900kb-tiger-lake-cpu/
https://videocardz.com/newz/specifications-of-intel-core-i9-12900k-i7-12700k-and-i5-12600k-alder-lake-cpus-leak-out
https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/rank-charts
27 Jul 2021
111. Call of Duty Visual FX, PS5 Specs, Install Sizes | Sony Santa Monica VFX Artist
02:19:59
Chris Rey is a VFX Artist currently working on the new God of War, and previously worked on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. He makes vehicle explosions, Zombie lasers, and Norse spells look cool! We discuss the organization of PlayStation Studios, Activision, and the hardware behind special effects.
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0:00 What made Chris Reach out? What does a VFX Artist do for Call of Duty Cold War?
9:52 Between various FX – what taxes gaming hardware the most?
12:07 Why don't more Developers go on the Record?
14:58 Jason Schreier’s Reporting on PlayStation Studios, How Sony manages their Devs
24:19 How much do COD Studios share tech? How much do PlayStation studios share?
27:06 Does making a gen Crossgen hold back the next gen version?
34:42 Optimizing for AMD & Nvidia Graphics vs PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series X
38:35 What specs would you improve on the PS5? Would more actually RAM improve graphics?
44:07 What effects need more work by devs? Why does smoke look worse than Fire?
50:48 Does hardware ever limit art direction?
57:16 Why do so many games get delayed?
1:00:07 How did the COVID Shutdown affect Game Development?
1:08:26 XBOX vs PlayStation marketing - how soon should companies reveal games?
1:17:13 Differences between Call of Duty & God of War development...and fans.
1:27:35 Why is Warzone's file size so large?! Did Activision expect it to be this successful?
1:34:51 Is there a way to stop Multiplayer Hackers? Does Activision have vulnerabilities?
1:39:46 Why don't more console games support Keyboard & Mouse?
1:48:52 How do devs adjust settings for MP Competion? Why isn't DX12 the standard?
1:59:51 Difference between doing VFX for movies versus Games
2:05:57 Advice for people looking to get into game development
Christopher Reay: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjreaytechart/
Sony Santa Monica: https://sms.playstation.com/
Jason Schreier PlayStation Studios Report: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/sony-s-obsession-with-blockbusters-is-stirring-unrest-within-playstation-empire
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/obsidian-denied-bonus-over-new-vegas-metacritic-score-studio-head/1100-6366337/
https://www.reddit.com/r/blackopscoldwar/comments/jubtwm/acid_trip_bug_anyone_else_had_this_dont_know_what/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaaFEWz5uaQ
https://twitter.com/AntiCheatPD/status/1412024189561851904
Fire VFX Guy: youtube.com/channel/UCjgqdaigk7VSDqqqkHkcNTg
03 Aug 2021
112. 5.3GHz Alder Lake on Intel 7, RX 6600 XT at $379, Nvidia Lovelace & Switch 2
02:23:24
With leaks emerging that AMD & Nvidia are openly discussing killing off the sub-$400 market…Tom and Dan ask – is it already dead? And did the sub-$300 market actually die last year? They also discuss, Intel’s new Process Roadmap, Nvidia Ampere Next, Xe DG2, Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch Pro, and much more!
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0:00 Tom is Going to the Carolina Games Summit, Dan getting mugged by Dogs
4:09 Proton on Steam Deck, The future of GlobalFoundries (Corrections & Omissions)
16:01 New Intel Process Roadmap - Alder Lake on "7", and Meteor Lake on "4"
30:06 RX 6600 XT Priced at a $379 "MSRP" and there's no Reference Model...
42:36 RTX 3060 & 6600 XT Volume in August - A lot may not be enough to fix MSRP
52:28 Will Intel DG2 Save us? Will prices go up forever?
56:08 Are Sub-$400 GPUs already dead? What would a market with less low end look like?
1:03:03 Nvidia Lovelace & Nintendo Super Switch Discussion
1:15:45 Is the Steam Deck Niche? Will it stand up to the Super Switch?
1:24:00 AMD RDNA 3 & Zen 4 in 2022 - why do people keep doubting release dates?
1:33:03 Can the Alder Lake i9-12900K plausibly beat the R9 5950X at everything?
1:50:12 FSR v DLSS in same games, New World Breaking GPUs, Intel ICX $4,499 (Wrap up)
1:59:44 Streaming Games becoming mainstream, Modular Laptops, Nvidia ARM (Final RM)
https://www.carolinagamessummit.com/index.php
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16823/intel-accelerated-offensive-process-roadmap-updates-to-10nm-7nm-4nm-3nm-20a-18a-packaging-foundry-emib-foveros
https://youtu.be/0udMIkdEkFo
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1420810633717637132
New video looking at the RX 6600 XT: https://youtu.be/atNvf7rbujU
https://youtu.be/yL3-2gKIm8A
https://youtu.be/HDnwT5h472c
https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-rtx-3060-flood-in-august
https://youtu.be/cUJtIK94Djc
https://wccftech.com/amd-next-gen-zen-4-ryzen-cpus-rdna-3-radeon-rx-gpus-on-track-for-2022-launch/
https://wccftech.com/amd-am5-lga-1718-cpu-socket-pictured-support-next-gen-ryzen-desktop-cpus/
https://www.pcgamer.com/leaked-intel-alder-lake-numbers-place-it-up-to-28-quicker-than-amds-finest-ryzen/
https://wccftech.com/intel-alder-lake-s-desktop-cpu-16-cores-24-threads-spotted-on-par-with-i9-11900k/
https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4
https://youtu.be/wvKCQTWEep0
https://www.techspot.com/news/90510-comparing-nvidia-dlss-vs-amd-fsr-same-games.html
https://www.igorslab.de/en/evga-geforce-rtx-3080-rtx-3090-and-not-only-new-world-when-the-graphics-card-goes-amok-because-of-design-failures/
https://www.techpowerup.com/285061/intel-announces-new-xeon-w-3300-processors
https://www.techpowerup.com/285058/amd-stock-breaks-usd-100-price-slightly-up-from-usd-7-prior-to-zen-breakthrough-in-2017
https://youtu.be/FBL6skkk38Y
https://videocardz.com/newz/samsung-exynos-2200-now-rumored-to-feature-384-amd-rdna2-stream-processors
https://wccftech.com/samsung-agrees-to-manufacture-24gb-ddr5-ics-up-to-768-gb-sticks-now-possible/
https://wccftech.com/samsung-foundry-which-produces-nvidia-gpus-announces-a-price-hike/
https://www.techspot.com/news/90587-steam-deck-expected-order-availability-starting-get-bit.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/90528-ea-confirms-dead-space-remake-next-gen-consoles.html
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5-install-m2-ssd/
https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/688435-gaming-pc-ban-california-colorado-hawaii-oregon-vermont-washington
https://frame.work/products/laptop-diy-edition
Tom interviews a GPU Seller & System Integrator from Silver Knights in person! We discuss the truth behind the Nvidia Ampere & AMD RDNA 2 launches, GPU supply, MSRP manipulation, and the state of PC Gaming.
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0:00 Who is Ted? What does a "System Integrator" do?
7:00 Prebuilt Customer Service Challenges
10:25 Why are some Prebuilt PCs such low quality?
21:20 Why does our guest have so many GPUs with him?
27:56 Are used mining cards less reliable than gaming cards?
37:20 Importing Hundreds of Mining Cards from China (True Story)
52:20 The truth about Ampere Reference Cards, RDNA 2 Launch, GPU Supply, and MSRP
1:19:45 The Truth about AMD vs Nvidia Markups, Distributors forcing PSU Sales
1:26:40 Who in the supply chain is making the most money off of rising prices?
1:34:00 Are sub-$600 Midrange Builds Permanently Dead?
1:48:30 Nvidia Lovelace Launch
114. RX 6600 XT Reviews, Nvidia & AMD Income, Intel on TSMC 3nm | No Profit Shortage
02:18:59
There are no shortages of AMD, Nvidia, Intel, PlayStation, or Nintendo Gaming Hardware News this week....nor are there shortages of profits for these companies…
0:00 Hot Chips 2021 vs 2019, AMD GPU Mindshare (Intro Banter)
9:45 Ti-83 as a Gaming Handheld, Nintendo Design & Profits
20:15 RX 6600 XT Reviews – Reviewers Cry, Gamers Buy
30:32 Navi 23 can sustainably be sold for under $379
40:10 Why can Nvidia outproduce RADEON so much?
50:59 AMD & Nvidia Report Massive Profits, PS5 is NOT sold at a loss
58:23 Should Nvidia Lovelace use HBM? RX 6600 XT good Mining?
1:06:28 RX 570 Dual Polaris Mining GPU Released by SAPPHIRE
1:19:36 Nvidia is preventing some developers from adding FSR
1:23:30 Intel Buying TSMC 3nm Capacity
1:33:12 Nova Lake info & Intel Rumors, ARM Deal in Jeopardy, Navi 31
1:42:32 A2000 70w GA106, Alder Lake DDR4
1:50:10 New Nintendo Controller, PlayStation 5 Pro Expectations
2:02:30 Nvidia Orin in TVs, RDNA with Vcache, Blue Box Conspiracy
115. Why PC Gaming is Expensive Again, Intel Arc, RTX | Josh Walrath, PC Perspective
02:05:39
Josh Walrath from PC Perspective joins Tom to recap eras where PC Gaming was far more expensive than now…and why the market is starting to look like those old eras again. Intel Xe Arc DG2, the future of Ray Tracing, RDNA 3, and even 3dfx Interactive are all discussed.
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0:00 Who is Josh Walrath? What got him into PC Hardware?
10:00 A low end PC used to cost $4000+ in today's money!
16:15 ow did Josh see cheap consoles in the 1990s?
18:19 3dfx & Voodoo Graphics Cards Impact on the Market…and why they failed…
29:25 When the PC Gaming market change to become cheaper and more approachable?
37:23 What was it like to cover the years of Intel stagnation?
43:00 Discussing how much "worse" PC Gaming prices used to be...
48:31 Did the death of Moore's Law make PC Gaming dirt cheap? What's raising prices?
58:27 Is Ray Tracing the future of gaming graphics? Are graphics getting that much better?
1:16:52 What's going to happen to PC Gaming Prices? Are budget builds dead?
1:24:50 What would happen if TSMC was eliminated?
1:30:55 Will Intel succeed at becoming an IDM?
1:34:41 Intel Xe Arc - How strong will it be? Will it help the market?
1:52:02 What was the biggest leap in the last 20 years? Was it Ampere?
https://twitter.com/JoshDWalrath
https://web.archive.org/web/20121114080719/http://www.penstarsys.com/
Any Excellent blast from the past: https://web.archive.org/web/20120325155847/http://www.penstarsys.com/editor/tech/process/sl_pc_mg/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3dfx_Interactive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlon_64
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-ati-radeon-hd-4870-1024mb-review,1.html
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mooreslaw.asp#:~:text=Moore's%20Law%20states%20that%20the,observation%20that%20became%20Moore's%20Law.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenom_II
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-hd-5870.c253
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
31 Aug 2021
116. AMD 6nm Navi 22 vs Arc Xe-HPG, i9-12900K vs R9 5950X3D, Intel Royal Core
02:13:54
Intel Alder Lake, Xe Arc, and Lunar Lake news galore! Following Hot Chips 33 Tom & Dan discuss the latest Intel, AMD, Nvidia, and more gaming hardware news.
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0:00 Hot Chips, PS5 Screws, and Staying Dry during Hurricane Season (Intro Banter)
8:32 MI200 Codename, Precious Metal Shortages (Corrections and Omissions)
12:57 Intel Xe HPG Architecture & Performance – At least a 3060, and specs suggest a 3070 Ti
34:12 Intel Alder Lake Architecture & Performance – Zen 3 will be challenged
45:08 Alder Lake Pricing Discussion – Will Intel price SKUs aggressively? Why did Tom say “expensive”?
54:40 Lunar Lake / Nova Cove, Emerald Rapids, and Granite Rapids Leak Discussion
1:06:06 Intel Tiles vs AMD Chiplets, AMD APUs vs Arrow Lake, The Apple Threat to Intel
1:20:58 Zen 2 had Vcache Prototypes, and AMD wanted Zen 3D to launch in 2020
1:29:30 AMD 6nm RDNA 2 Cards likely to combat Intel Arc
1:34:14 Record GPU Shipments confirmed – Demand is insane in 2021
1:43:16 Are budget builds really dead? Were things really that great in 2013?
1:47:47 Windows 11 Support, 512GB DDR5 Sticks, RX 6600 Pricing, 5nm Lovelace (Wrap Up)
1:58:02 The cost of GPU Optimization, Monitor Buying Advice, Tesla AI Day (Final Reader Mail)
117. Dune the Game, Cyberpunk 2077 Mistakes, Next Gen Ray Tracing | Studio Director
01:25:55
Paxton Galvanek is Operations Director at Funcom, who is currently building a AAA Online Survival Game set in the Dune universe. We discuss everything that goes into AAA game development, and the hardware that propels it.
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0:00 What is an Operations Director do for a studio?
3:50 Paxton's Gaming Origins - Atari, NES, PS1, World of Warcraft & Battlefield on PC
11:44 When do game studios upgrade their PCs? How are the shortages affecting them?
16:36 How did Funcom gain the rights to make a Dune Survival Game? Will it be good?
25:47 Why do games sometimes fail?
30:24 What makes a studio cancel a game mid-development?
35:30 Why did CyberPunk 2077 release buggy? Are rising AAA costs sustainable?
44:25 Early Access and Kickstarter Funding Models
53:52 Tencent funding Western games - Should we be worried about outside censorship?
58:56 Next Gen Motion Capture
1:02:35 How do people get into game development?
1:09:25 Game Development Misconceptions, thoughts on Crunch Culture
1:14:02 How will RDNA 3, Lovelace, Zen 4, & Raptor Lake help development? Ray Tracing?
118. Nvidia RTX 3060 SUPER, Intel 128 EU Alchemist, XBOX Series & PlayStation 5 Pro
02:18:51
How good will Intel’s Low End Gaming GPU be in 2022? How will RADEON & Nvidia combat it? How will the PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series “Pro” consoles compare? Tom & Dan discuss it all this week!
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0:00 Modern OS Design & Amazon Planning for Zombies (Intro Banter)
9:43 8K120 with Display Port 2.0, 28nm Capacity Issues, Skylake Fanboys (Corrections)
19:06 Nvidia DLSS Input Latency
24:45 FSR vs DLSS vs XeSS in 2022
28:09 Ampere SUPER & RDNA 2 6nm Refreshes, RDNA 3 & Lovelace Launch Dates
36:50 Will Nvidia Artificially limit Lovelace Performance?
40:31 Intel Arc 128 EU Low End GPU sounds Impressive, 512 EU competes with 3070
50:40 RADEON Market Share, RDNA 2 Mining GPUs?
59:10 When will the next overproduction crash happen?
1:10:26 How Alder Lake can be "Aggressively Priced" & "Expensive" at the same time…
1:23:58 PlayStation 5 Pro by 2023/24 Leak
1:32:50 XBOX Series S Refresh in 2022 Leak
1:48:06 PlayStation 2021 Showcase, Console Redesigns, RTX 3080 Ti 20GB (Wrap Up)
2:01:06 EPIC vs Apple Court Ruling, Demon's Souls Remake Thoughts (Final Reader Mail)
2:05:56 Are Exclusives a good for the industry?
2:10:51 Concerns about Autocratic Influence on Western Game Development...
119. Silicon Shortages, Nvidia ARM Acquisition, Intel v TSMC v Samsung | Daniel Nenni
01:54:13
Daniel Nenni literally wrote the book on silicon manufacturing and how the fab business evolved over the past 50 years. There's really no one better to discuss the causes...and hopefully end of the current silicon shortages. We also discuss Nvidia buying ARM, and Intel's ability to catch up to AMD and TSMC.
0:00 Who is Daniel Nenni? What is his background?
3:50 Have there been semiconductor shortages like this before? Will it crash?
10:20 Is the silicon shortage overblown? What caused the silicon shortage?
20:30 When will the shortage end?
27:23 AMD's Rising Competitiveness & Influence
34:40 Will the Nvidia-ARM Deal Go through? What about AMD-Xilinx?
44:50 Will TSMC buy AMD? Why did Nvidia use Samsung for Ampere?
53:05 TSMC vs Samsung vs Intel vs GlobalFoundries over the next 10 Years
59:20 Will Intel obtain "Unquestioned Leadership" by 2025?
1:16:40 How do you predict IPC years before an architecture launches?
1:23:50 Monolithic vs Chiplet Designs, 4nm iPhone
1:31:45 When will we move past Silicon?
1:35:35 What is going on with IBM 2nm?
1:39:50 When will Automotive Shortages end? Will they trickle down to other components?
Previous Daniel Episode: https://youtu.be/O4DgXtxkZNg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielnenni/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielNenni
Daniel’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Fabless-Transformation-Semiconductor-Daniel-Nenni-ebook/dp/B00JT1NZF8
Daniel’s Website: https://semiwiki.com/
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210503PD216.html
Unquestioned Leadership: https://abc17news.com/money/2021/01/22/incoming-ceo-wants-intel-to-again-be-the-unquestioned-leader-in-industry/
Intel wants to be “a leader” in 2025: https://venturebeat.com/2021/07/26/intel-aims-to-regain-chip-manufacturing-leadership-by-2025/
MLID Leadership Analysis Video: https://youtu.be/0udMIkdEkFo
Intel isn't just about to launch Desktop Graphics Cards, they are also bringing a Neural Engine to Meteor Lake - and we gotta talk about it! We also discus RDNA 4 Performance, RDNA 4 pricing, RTX 3070 SUPER, Nvidia DLAA, and PS5's "custom" Zen 2 CPU.
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0:00 Lab Dan (Intro Banter)
2:40 Texas Instruments Products, Tesla vs Ford Founders (Corrections & Omissions)
7:40 Meteor Lake’s Neural Engine – Why it could be revolutionary for desktop users!
19:15 Apple's ecosystem advantage, the iPhone 13 is kinda "4nm", Tim Cook Impression
27:35 Arc Desktop Lineup Leak - Performance, Segmentation, Launch Volume, Naming
45:55 RDNA 4 & RDNA 3 Performance Target and Pricing Leak
59:10 What do we think about prices doubling while performance quadruples?
1:15:17 Nvidia DLAA Tested - Another good option for Nvidia users
1:19:02 Nvidia 3080 Super & 3070 Super Whispers - why it makes sense for Q1.
1:27:42 Illegal RADEON Instinct Accelerators Smuggled into China (not mining cards)
1:32:27 PlayStation 5 does not have "Zen 2.5", but it optimized for gaming.
1:41:12 Nvidia Leaks PS5 Exclusives coming to PC, Zen 3D EPYC Lineup (Wrap Up)
1:50:42 Zen 3D -> Zen 4 Perf, Preventing Cheaters at Kernel Level (Final Reader Mail)
121. Apple wanted Intel Meteor Lake, Games Utilizing Neural Engines | AI Researcher
01:33:32
An AI researcher joins to discuss ways AI & Neural Engines can improve everyday products and games.
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0:00 What is the field of Field Research? How makes an "AI Chatbox" Successful?
9:12 Why Neural Engines & on-device AI processing is important for upcoming apps.
13:00 Can Neural Engines be used for video games? What else can they be used for?
19:24 Did Apple drop Intel because Neural Engines took to long? Is Meteor Lake late?
22:59 Will AI ever reliably understand our voice commands & handwriting?
39:42 Can we expect True Artificial General Intelligence anytime soon?
46:27 What is the difference between "AI" and an "Algorithm"?
56:01 Are there too many AI companies? Is there an "AI tech bubble"?
1:01:36 How do AI researchers acquire & clean data? Are these "black boxes" dangerous?
1:08:30 The difference between "Neural Engines" & "Neuromorphic Chips"
1:11:50 Will we get video game AI as smart as real players?
1:18:58 Advice for people looking to get into AI research
https://biomojo.com/
Ryan is “hurlass” on Instagram
Facebook Shut down AI that started speaking to other AI in its own language: https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/facebook-researchers-shut-down-ai-bots-that-started-speaking-in-a-language-unintelligible-to-humans-3876197.html
MLID Meteor Lake Neural Engine Video: https://youtu.be/x0vx5d5Acwo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2019/06/10/how-far-are-we-from-achieving-artificial-general-intelligence/?sh=1201a72d6dc4
https://research.aimultiple.com/artificial-general-intelligence-singularity-timing/#:~:text=Experts%20believe%20AGI%20will%20occur,breakthroughs%20and%20achieving%20superhuman%20intelligence.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/30/business/tesla-crash-police-car/index.html
Tom & Dan discuss the latest Nvidia Ampere, AMD RDNA 2, and Intel Alchemist news. Tom also offers an Exclusive interview of the founder of Silicon Lottery – a CPU binning business that just closed.
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0:00 This Episode is Different
3:33 Wii COD4, Reesie's Name, Foldable Phones
13:06 RX6600 Performance, Pricing, and Availability
22:26 Nvidia's 2022 Ampere Refresh - 3090 Ti? 3060 SUPER? 3070 Ti 16GB?!
32:52 Steam Deck Benchmarked
37:28 AMD CPU Lineup in 2022
44:50 Intel ARC Cooler, Launch Date, and Performance Leak
52:54 Silicon Lottery Closes
57:06 Who is Preston?
1:02:14 When did Preston think of starting Silicon Lottery
1:08:14 How did he source and bin CPUs?
1:17:01 Dealing with Customer Service for Binned Parts
1:19:32 When was Silicon Lottery Most Popular?
1.24:03 Was Intel intentionally Underclocking chips due to lack of competition AMD?
1:28:36 When did business start to decline?
1:37:37 Is overclocking becoming obsolete?
1:50:09 How would they have binned Alder Lake & Little Cores?
1:52:56 What's next for Preston and Silicon Lottery?
123. XBOX Series X Advantages, PS6 Expectations, AMD Sponsored Titles | Ubisoft Dev
02:21:05
Keith Kadera, Senior Animator & Games Consultant at Red Storm, joins to discuss gaming hardware & AAA development. Why are games delayed? What advantages do consoles have? Where are graphics going?
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0:00 Who is Keith? What do animators and riggers do at AAA studios
5:11 What got you into this career? What games left an impact on you?
12:57 Early Professional Work - Savage Skies, the Ozzy Osbourne Flight Simulator
17:38 Ubisoft Games He Worked on - Ghost Recon, Rainbow 6, The Division
24:02 Biggest advantage the XBOX 360 over the XBOX? What made the PS3 difficult?
28:19 What has been the biggest hardware upgrade from PS3 - PS5?
34:17 Are AAA games still taking increasingly longer to make in 2021?
39:50 Does the PS5 or XSX have any "secret sauce"?
44:48 How long will Cross-Gen games be a thing? Are they holding Next Gen back?
55:07 How does AMD Sponsoring a game affect performance?
1:01:28 What do you expect in the PlayStation 6?
1:06:36 What's next for gaming realism? Can we do better than photorealism?
1:18:45 Biggest challenges in taking feedback? Was the BF2042 beta an "old build"?
1:28:23 Why are almost all AAA games delayed? Why can't devs plan accordingly?
1:38:28 Scaling UI with Resolution, 21:9 vs 16:9 Standards, Cross-Team Work
1:52:22 Is the era of exciting teaser trailers done?
1:57:17 What do people get wrong about Game Development?
2:02:33 How will we use AI/ML to enhance graphics? Advice for becoming a game dev?
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kkadera/
https://www.redstorm.com/games
What Keith learned to build games on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_Yaroze
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Skies
https://wccftech.com/new-far-cry-6-pc-console-comparison-shows-solid-performance-across-all-platforms-faster-loading-on-ps5-slight-resolution-advantage-on-xsx/
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2021-far-cry-6-tech-review
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/far-cry-6-benchmarks
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12066/Microsoft-to-Epic-You-Cost-Me-a-Billion-Dollars
https://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox360/gears-of-war
https://time.com/6039381/yasuke-black-samurai-true-story/
26 Oct 2021
124. Final Alder Lake Leaks, Zen 3 Threadripper Cancelled, AMD Navi 24, Apple M1 Max
02:20:21
We are almost to Alder Lake's launch - Tom & Dan give their final thoughts on Intel's upcoming bombshell release. They also discuss the Threadripper cancellation, and Q1 GPU releases!
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0:00 Favorite Scary Movies, Favorite Games of 2021 (Intro Banter)
8:07 American Chocolate, 30-SUPER vs RTX 4000, Steam Deck (Corrections & Omissions)
19:40 Intel Alder Lake Pricing & Performance Leaks - 1 Week before Launch!
31:37 Zen 3 Threadripper Cancelled...AMD's Roadmap is changing...
42:48 AMD confirms AI Accelerators & PCIE 5.0 in Zen 5
52:15 Zen 3+ Rembrandt vs R7 6800X Zen 3D
56:29 AMD Navi 24 Leak - Performance, Specs, and Launch Date
1:10:33 RTX 3090 Ti Leak
1:16:15 RTX 4090 vs RX 7950 XT Pricing & Power Consumption
1:25:29 Nvidia Reducing Ampere Supply in Q4 while AMD increases RDNA 2 Shipments!
1:38:09 Apple M1 Max Thoughts - Impressive, but not Alien Technology
1:49:57 Kepler Support Ends, Intel ARC Pricing, MI250X & RDNA 3 (Wrap-Up)
1:57:20 AMD W6800, xCloud, Bloodborne 2 (Final Reader Mail)
125. A War Over TSMC: Is it likely? Severity of Shortages? | Jason Fields, Angry Planet
01:34:03
Jason Fields joins Tom to discuss a potential conflict over Taiwan, and what shortages would look like.
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0:00 Intro Warning – an important, but atypical episode.
3:10 Who is Jason Fields? What is the Angry Planet Podcast?
6:00 Is Jason, a war reporter, aware of how bad gaming shortages are now?
10:50 Taiwan's ascent to incredible global importance
18:00 Can the US afford to lose Taiwan? Can China afford to lose afford the blowback?
26:02 How would a potential takeover of Taiwan likely happen?
32:00 What are China’s motivations for taking Taiwan?
38:49 Would controlling Taiwan be an easy weapon to wield?
41:42 Do corporations have any power to prevent a war?
48:52 What should we hope happens with Taiwan? Is America in decline?
1:04:25 If Taiwan was "Knocked Out" - what would the shortages look like?
1:15:00 Should the West Diversify silicon production more? Or focus many on relations?
126. Intel Alder Lake Reviews, AMD CDNA 2 & Milan-X, Zen 5 Leaks, Intel ARC Pics
01:57:43
Intel Alder Lake is out! AMD Bergamo & Genoa are Revealed! Intel ARC Pics are leaked! Tom & Dan discuss the latest hardware gaming news - and man is there a lot already this November!
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0:00 GTC Disclaimer, Apple Colors, Kilo-core Processors (Intro Banter)
6:46 Apple A15 4nm, Pro Max 5nm (Corrections & Omissions)
8:45 Intel Alder Lake Discussion Start – Windows 10, Efficiency, DDR4 vs DDR5 Performance
25:40 Raptor Lake with DDR4, Alder Lake vs Zen 3 Pricing, Describing Core Counts
32:50 Who should wait for Zen 3D? Who should wait for Zen 4?
38:13 AMD Data Center Keynote Discussion Start: Bergamo, Zen 4c, Vcache
44:35 Milan-X crushes Sapphire Rapids, MI250X is big trouble for Nvidia
49:58 Is Zen 3D Threadripper Cancelled? Why did AMD Cancel Desktop Zen 3+?
54:41 Zen 5 & Zen 4c Details Leaked – Insane IPC, Insane Implications of “Dense” Architectures
1:05:10 Mining on OSX & Neural Engines, Apple Entering the Server Market
1:11:10 Zen 5 Turin EPYC Leaked - 600w Processors are coming...
1:20:41 Intel ARC Pictures Leaked, Performance + Release Date Update
1:29:17 Nvidia Ampere actually uses Next-Gen PCIe Gen 5
1:32:51 Apple M1 Max Reviews, Nvidia ARM Blocked, Intel buys VIA, GA103S, Lovelace Q3 (Wrap Up)
1:44:12 Nvidia using Intel Fabs as a backup, Horizon 5 Graphics on Last Gen (Final RM)
127. RDNA 3 Pricing, 500w Nvidia Lovelace, FSR v DLSS, Alder Lake | Hardware Unboxed
02:16:51
Steve from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss Intel, AMD Zen 3D, RDNA 3 pricing, & 500w Nvidia!
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0:00 How important is Alder Lake for the market?
6:25 Is AMD still in a better competitive position than Intel? ( Zen 3 Threadripper Cancelled)
11:33 R7 5800X vs i5-12600K – which is the better buy?
17:40 Will Alder Lake age better than Zen 3 as drivers mature? Or worse?
21:55 Why are there so many Alder Lake haters? When does future-proofing make sense?
32:04 Should people wait for Zen 3D? Is DDR5 & Windows 11 a problem for Alder Lake?
47:43 Is Z690 overpriced...or is X570 overpriced? Is Z690 almost an HEDT platform?
56:12 Is Steve worried about how complicated CPUs will be to test?
1:00:34 Biggest Tech Release of 2021
1:15:29 DLSS vs FSR in 2022 - Who will win? Will Nvidia make their own FSR?
1:24:29 RDNA 3 & RDNA 4 Pricing – will insane performance be worth higher prices?
1:40:35 Nvidia Lovelace Power Consumption - How much is too much?
1:55:30 Nvidia Mindshare in 2022 - Can RDNA 3 "win" even if it's better?
2:01:00 What is the max people will pay for a High End GPU? For a midrange GPU?
Check out Hardware Unboxed: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8iQa1hv7oV_Z8D35vVuSg
MLID RDNA 3 & RDNA 4 leak with expected performance chart: https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i7-1165G7-Processor-Benchmarks-and-Specs.467756.0.html
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/134599/intel-core-i912900k-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink
23 Nov 2021
128. Nvidia 3080 Ti 16GB, Sapphire Rapids Xeon W, AMD RX 6500 XT vs Intel 128 EU 6GB
02:05:05
Tom & Dan discuss GTC 2021, Nvidia Image Scaling vs AMD FSR, GA103S, Entry Xe, SPR, and more!
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0:00 Intro Banter - Happy Thanksgiving!
3:25 Alder Lake Final Thoughts - Is Intel truly "back"? What's with LGA 1800?
16:38 Comet Lake Motherboard Support, Broken Silicon Credits (Corrections)
19:43 Nvidia GTC 2021 - AMD has an opening with the MI250X...and better marketing?
29:26 Nvidia NIS goes open source, and DLSS 2.3 is now official…is FSR in trouble?
37:50 RTX 3080 Ti 16GB on Laptop - GA103, GA103S, and A4500 Rumored!
44:52 Alchemist 128 EU 6GB vs AMD RX 6500 XT
57:25 Intel Fishhawk Falls Sapphire Rapids Mainstream Workstation Leaks!
1:09:02 Hardware Unboxed Benchmarks Apple M1 Pro - Does it live up to the hype?
1:14:41 Steam Deck Delayed to 2022, Raptor Lake Efficiency, PS5 Shortages (Wrap Up)
1:25:15 AMD on SAMSUNG 3nm, ADL 32 EU Benchmarked, Intel Meteor Lake Pictured
1:34:30 Nvidia Buying ARM, AMD Monet for Budget CPUs (Final Reader Mails)
1:40:00 Battlefield 2042 Thoughts - Who would like it? Is it good?
1:53:00 Why does EA close so many studios? Are they really so bad?
129. Ray Tracing in Indie Games, FPS Design, Unreal Engine 5, Unity | Solo Developer
02:02:07
A Solo Indie Developer joins to discuss RTX, Intel Alder Lake, Unity, UE5, and much more!
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0:00 Who is Zach? When did he start "making games"?
9:33 Why choose Video Games as a creative pursuit over movies?
11:55 Should games be used as teaching tools more often?
16:39 How does college help you become a better developer?
19:25 Who should be a solo developer? Who should join a bigger team?
25:01 Unity vs Unreal Engine 5
31:57 Why does UE4 have stuttering? Why does Dunia have so much screen tearing?
44:25 Mistakes to Avoid in Game Development
50:50 Shooting Mechanics in Video Games - What's fun? What's Tedious? What's Arcady?
1:06:55 Balancing Weapons in MP Shooters
1:16:40 Advice for giving effective feedback to developers
1:25:22 Funding Indie Projects
1:36:07 Advice for getting your kid into game development
1:41:54 Gracemont and big.LITTLE for enhancing future games
1:50:20 Is Ray Tracing a bigger deal for indie Games more-so than AAA games?
130. RTX 2060 12GB, AMD 6500 XT 4GB v 3050 8GB, Nvidia Arm Blocked, Battlefield 2042
01:56:00
Intel, AMD, and Nvidia are all about to launch a flurry of new graphics cards! We discuss them, & more!
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0:00 It’s definitely feeling like the end of year (Intro Banter)
3:14 If we had access to unlimited money & all Devs – what games would we make?
7:45 Nvidia RTX 2060 12GB Leak - It's to Cover for Mining Contracts
15:17 RX 6500 XT vs RTX 3050 vs ARC 128 EU Discussion
33:55 FTC Blocks Nvidia from Buying ARM - Is the deal truly dead?
43:22 AMD Rembrandt Leak Suggests Double Cezanne's GPU Performance - and?
50:15 PCIe 5.0 Support on H670 – Kinda, but not likely often
56:23 Are Intel Little Cores "Bad for Gaming"?
1:05:00 Will Raptor Lake lose at gaming against Zen 4 based on HUB's testing?
1:10:45 CDProjekt Red ends work on base Cyberbunk 2077 - What does this mean?
1:15:00 Can Battlefield 2042 be saved? Is it as bad as some people say?
1:32:56 A4500, Innosilicon GPUs, Alder Lake i3 Performance (Wrap Up)
1:39:50 Ray Tracing Audio, Intel buying their way back, APUs with Vcache (Final RM)
131. Game Engines, AMD v Nvidia TFLOPS, Halo Infinite, Next Gen XBOX | Obsidian Developer
02:27:55
A Game Tools Engineer from Obsidian joins to discuss Next Gen Hardware and Game Engines.
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0:00 What got Taylor into game development?
8:01 What does a “Senior Tools Engineer” do at Obsidian Entertainment?
13:22 How are Open World games actually made? How do you even start them?
22:05 What is a "Game engine," and why did Frostbite hurt Bioware?
29:15 Why Studios use Old Game Engines for so long - what's the advantage?
44:23 Are developers able to optimize for Ray Tracing effectively yet?
56:00 When is Ray Tracing worth it? When is 4K worth it? What's the best combination?
1:05:46 Unreal Engine 5 Matrix Demo - What impressed us? What needs work?
1:11:30 Optimizing for AMD v Nvidia v PS5 v XBOX Series X – how important are TFLOPS?
1:20:45 Why isn't dynamic resolution used more in PC Games?
1:25:11 Why do shooters this fall feel half finished? Did COVID hurt 2021’s releases?
1:32:36 Halo Infinite vs Battlefield 2042 - Making Good Launch Decisions
1:42:05 Microsoft Buying Obsidian & Bethesda, Game Pass vs Profits
1:51:32 Advice for aspiring game developers
2:17:57 What would you want in a next gen XBOX Series X or PlayStation 6?
https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-hadden-01a09827
Check out Taylor’s Twitter and Tangent Notes: https://mobile.twitter.com/cptn_chillpill
https://youtu.be/gr9TORbHA2M
https://screenrant.com/battlefield-2042-originally-battle-royale-game-report/
https://youtu.be/mCxHcvtpfAk
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3090.c3622
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-6900-xt.c3481
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/introducing-the-matrix-awakens-an-unreal-engine-5-experience
Tom & Dan look back on 2021 to discuss the biggest stories, & their lasting impressions going into 2022. They also discuss ARC & Win11.
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0:00 Interview Advice, Underrated Games from 2021 we recommend (Intro Banter)
9:20 The Game Awards Thoughts
11:50 Ray Casting Sound (Corrections & Omissions)
13:56 Q1 - Did Tiger Lake arrive too late? Was Cezanne a bigger deal than Renoir?
19:44 Did Ampere improve laptop performance? Was the 3060 12GB improperly reviewed?
27:18 The Legacy of Nvidia CMP Mining Cards & LHR
33:18 Q2 - Intel Enthusiasm hits Rock Bottom with Rocket Lake
45:20 Debunking "Zen 3+ Warhol" and the 4700S using XBOX - We learned a lot...
53:30 AMD FSR - Is it actually living up to expectations by the end of the year?
1:03:40 June 2021 – Raptor Lake, Zen 4, Bergamo – Which mega leak was a bigger deal?
1:09:25 Q3 - Threadripper Leaked then Cancelled, Nintendo Switch 2
1:21:43 PlayStation 5 Pro, RDNA 3, RDNA 4Leaks - Putting Future Pricing in Perspective
1:33:57 Intel ARC December Leak - Should we be worried about it's launch?
1:49:09 Nvidia Halting Ampere Production and losing their ARM Acquisition
2:01:59 Windows 11 is a Complete Flop - We need to talk about it.
2:08:51 Alder Lake Market Share, i3-12300 Performance, RTX 3080 12GB (Wrap Up)
2:18:31 AMD Monet, Lowest Common Denominator, Designing for Ray Tracing (Final RM)
133. Zen 3D v Alder Lake, Intel ARC Supply, AMD RDNA 3, RTX 3090 Ti, Nintendo Switch 2
02:46:18
Dawid Does Tech Stuff joins Tom to discuss products releasing in 2022! Rembrandt, Alchemist, Zen 4, Raptor Lake, Lovelace, XBOX Series S Refresh, Monet, and more are discussed!
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0:00 Who is Dawid? What type of “tech stuff” does he do?
4:20 Are Prebuilt Desktops getting better in quality over time?
6:23 Intel Alder Lake - the most interesting launch of 2021
14:57 Will shortages get better by 2021? How does Dawid look at rising prices?
21:36 Early 2022 Laptop Releases: AMD Rembrandt, Alder Lake Mobile, ARC, 6nm RDNA 2
42:11 Intel Alchemist Launch - How many GPUs at launch? How are the drivers?
55:55 Nvidia Mindshare - RADEON still has a mountain to climb before RDNA 3 Launches
1:05:36 RTX 3090 Ti Discussion - When is the Power Consumption just too high?
1:15:25 AMD RDNA 3 - How could it work?
1:23:40 How does Dawid look at rising prices?
1:35:13 Are we excited for Raptor Lake? Why would AMD keep 16-Cores for Zen 4?
1:48:40 Will Zen 4 have Vcache on the entire lineup?
1:54:04 AMD Monet – The “half Rembrandt” we need ASAP
2:01:00 Does the Nintendo Switch 2 need to be powerful...or cheap?
2:19:44 XBOX Series S Refresh – What would make it successful?
2:28:16 Will 8K ever be a mainstream gaming resolution? What games are we excited for?
Dawid Does Tech Stuff: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvcRA2Hva1lULVf4GCouH8w
Livestream on a Mountain of Ampere Cards at CGS: https://youtu.be/OVE1f5NxQ7g
https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-rembrandt-apu-with-8-cores-16-threads-rdna-2-gpu-spotted-running-on-corsair-xenomorph-aio-pc-with-ddr5-4800-memory/
https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/rembrandt-ryzen-apu-gtx-1650-gpu-performance
https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4?t=833
https://wccftech.com/intel-entry-level-core-i3-12300-core-i3-12100-alder-lake-desktop-cpu-benchmarks-leak-out-strong-single-core-performance-run-cool-under-65w-power-usage/
https://www.ultrabookreview.com/52201-alder-lake-mobile-laptops/
https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-3060-Mobile-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.497453.0.html
https://youtu.be/bCitvluqTlA?t=521
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-to-launch-on-january-27th-rtx-3070-ti-on-january-11th
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-to-be-announced-on-january-4th-launches-january-27th
https://youtu.be/v1LlF905RYg?t=587
https://youtu.be/9sUM29iMO5w?t=1017
https://youtu.be/FnojzUWuhQI?t=771
https://www.hardwaretimes.com/amd-zen-3d-v-cache-based-ryzen-cpus-expected-to-land-in-feb-march-announcement-in-jan/
https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4?t=1250
https://wccftech.com/intel-raptor-lake-s-desktop-cpu-lineup-leaks-out-core-i9-with-up-to-24-raptor-cove-architecture/
https://youtu.be/dE9N95uSqHA?t=881
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/325888-gigabyte-leaks-amd-zen-4-details-5nm-avx-512-96-cores-12-channel-ddr5
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-monet-12nm-zen3-apu-and-bergamo-epyc-128-core-cpu-make-an-appearance-in-latest-rumors
https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M?t=931
https://youtu.be/cUJtIK94Djc
https://youtu.be/hx18lRwaKi4
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/328851-amds-massive-milan-x-cpus-coming-in-q1-2022-with-768mb-of-l3-cache-64-cores
https://youtu.be/Pxn-QOpkrBw
https://youtu.be/la-7Q_VsWUM
https://youtu.be/la-7Q_VsWUM
https://youtu.be/cUJtIK94Djc
https://www.tomsguide.com/round-up/nintendo-switch-pro-release-date-specs-leaks-and-more
https://youtu.be/Qlqq7JrJujI?t=819
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_Series_X_and_Series_S#Xbox_Series_S
05 Jan 2022
134. RTX 3090 Ti, 5GHz ZEN 4, 5.5GHz i9-12900KS, AMD Rembrandt, PlayStation VR2
02:00:49
Nvidia, AMD, & Intel just had their CES Keynotes! We discuss everything announced, & DG3 Battlemage.
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0:00 CryEngine vs Dunia Engine (Intro Banter & Corrections)
6:24 Nvidia’s Low End RTX 2050, MX550, and MX570
16:23 RTX 3090 Ti, RTX 3050 8GB, RTX 3080 Ti & 3070 Ti Laptop
22:22 RTX 3050 8GB Expected Performance
32:00 Can Nvidia save their laptop market share?
34:45 RX 6500 XT 4GB – What do MLID sources say about availability & performance?
46:11 Intel A380 vs 6500 XT vs RTX 3050 Performance
49:00 AMD 6nm Zen 3+ Rembrandt APU Revealed
58:38 R7 5800X3D & 5GHz ZEN 4 Revealed!
1:04:17 Intel i9-12900KS at 5.5GHz – Why the 5950X3D wouldn’t be competitive…
1:10:35 Will there be more ZEN 4 CPUs with Vcache?
1:12:25 Is Intel ARC actually coming out in Q1? What do we think of ADL Mobile?
1:20:20 Did Jensen brag about getting a date? Tie or Ti? Were we disappointed by CES?
1:31:56 Intel DG3 Battlemage Leaked - Intel goes for the GPU crown in 2023!
1:39:53 New Intel Stock Cooler, i7-12700, PlayStation VR2 (Wrap Up)
1:45:39 VR Resolutions, Steam Deck Delay, AMD at SAMSUNG, NFTs in Games (Final Reader Mails)
https://www.techpowerup.com/290011/nvidia-announces-three-new-mobile-gpus-with-spring-2022-availability
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2050-and-mx500-laptop-gpus-tested-in-3dmark-timespy
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/geforce-rtx-laptop-new-options/
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/gaming-laptops/compare-20-series/
https://youtu.be/_rzxrKfNJWQ
MLID CES Analysis Video: https://youtu.be/S2J2eabcUGM
https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-Vega-8-Ryzen-5000-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.539159.0.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1650.c3366
https://youtu.be/_jX-hKvUQDU
https://youtu.be/6KoscQVKpAQ
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1478392722796994560
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/events/intel-ces.html
https://www.techspot.com/review/2351-intel-core-i9-12900k/
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/83197/gpu-shipments-are-up-25-over-last-year-what-shortages/index.html
https://www.anandtech.com/show/17158/amd-mobile-gpu-2022-update-radeon-6000s-series-6x50m-parts-and-navi-24based-6500m-and-6300m
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-announces-geforce-rtx-3090ti-flagship-and-rtx-3050-entry-level-desktop-gpus
MLID 3090 Ti and Navi 24 Leak from October: https://youtu.be/bCitvluqTlA
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-rtx-3050-ti-and-rtx-3050-bring-rt-and-dlss-to-budget-laptops
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3070.c3674
https://youtu.be/7AQAkErpRFg
https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2378/bench/18.png
https://youtu.be/thyG8T-id8I
https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-3070-Ti-Laptop-GPU-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.588958.0.html
https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-6700M-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.515472.0.html
https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-6000-mobile-specifications-leak-from-the-RX-6300M-to-the-RX-6850M-XT.589841.0.html
https://linustechtips.com/topic/200108-news-nvidia-employee-confirms-that-ti-is-pronounced-tye/page/2/?fbclid=IwAR2L3NhI_p-FLGHRhv-VgzeJnr_34EIMoF_1BFkG6PUDxKnLRAU9a37SAn4
Tim from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss QD-OLED Monitors, Ryzen 6000, Zen 4, and much more!
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0:00 What were Tim's thoughts on 2021?
4:23 Did the R7 5800X3D announcement surprise us? Are we excited about Zen 4?
7:57 What will the 5800X3D cost? Will Zen 3 get price drops?
14:37 When do we expect Zen 4 to launch? Were we impressed by the demo?
16:58 Quantum Dot OLED Panels - Will these become the new High End Standard?
25:30 How much better Quantum Dot OLED than W-OLED? Is Burn-In fixed?
33:35 Discussing the latest “fake” HDMI 2.1 shenanigans – when is bending the spec ok?
42:59 Mini LED Monitors - Are these going to get cheaper than OLED? How good are they?
54:17 Will AMD Rembrandt compete well with Alder Lake Mobile? Will the MX550 be DOA?
1:08:11 What APU do Tim & Tom wish existed? What APU would WE ask AMD to make?
1:15:36 Intel vs AMD Laptops in 2022
1:22:34 AMD 6000M vs Ampere Laptops
1:27:11 AMD Market Share Mistakes in 2021 - What could they have done better?
1:40:45 RX 6500 XT 4GB - Could they have just launched an RX 590 4GB instead?
1:45:50 RX 6500 XT performance and availability Whispers
1:52:16 Intel ARC - If Alchemist beats the 3070, what should it cost?
1:59:59 What will Lovelace & RDNA 3 likely cost?
2:08:40 Lovelace, RDNA 3, Zen 4, Raptor Lake – What are we most excited for?
136. Nvidia Kills MSRP w/ 3080 12GB, RX 6500 XT AIB Pricing, Intel Raptor Lake in Q3
01:56:38
Inflation has changed AMD Low End, Meteor Lake is coming for ZEN 4, and RADEON Super Resolution!
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0:00 Everyone has COVID, RDNA 3 Naming, Metaverse (Intro Banter)
10:11 Rembrandt Segmentation, OLED vs Mini-LED Monitors (Corrections & Omissions)
22:22 Nvidia Ends MSRP with the 3080 12GB Launch
29:37 RTX 3090 Ti Production Halted – and no one cares.
39:20 Why hasn't AMD brought Navi 21 to laptop?
41:08 RX 6500 XT AIB Pricing & Launch Clarifications
51:40 The reality of pricing due to inflation, why AMD used Navi 24 outside Laptop
1:00:00 Will AMD & Nvidia learn from their supply mistakes in 2021?
1:07:00 RADEON Super Resolution to deliver 70% Improvement in Most Games
1:12:00 Intel Raptor Lake Q3 Release Date, Zen 4 will compete with Meteor Lake
1:24:00 AM5 to last 4 Years and share cooler compatibility with AM4
1:29:00 DDR4 to DDR5 Converter, PS4 Production Continued, Intel Ohio Fab (Wrap Up)
1:44:50 Will High End Laptops do 4K120+ soon? Xilinx use to AMD? (Final Reader Mail)
137. Legality of Nvidia buying ARM, Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard | Hoeg Law
01:48:26
Attorney Richard Hoeg joins to discuss if the Nvidia-ARM deal is dead, & if MS is becoming a Monopoly.
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0:00 What type of Law does he practice? What games does he play?!
14:28 AMD buying Xilinx, Company Due Diligence
18:51 Nvidia buying ARM – Is it fair they get blocked, but Facebook doesn’t?
27:43 Why did the EU pause their investigations into Nvidia buying ARM?
31:50 Why would Nvidia buy ARM? What’s their defense to the FTC?
37:27 How much does it matter that both Apple & SAMSUNG are against this?
43:49 Is the Nvidia deal effectively dead?
52:15 Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard – Another monopolistic acquisition?
1:00:44 How do you legally define a "monopoly"?
1:07:38 Did Microsoft get a Activision for cheap?
1:11:13 Non-legal concerns about Microsoft buying Everything
1:30:41 Facebook vs Valve, Apple vs EPIC, Becoming a Lawyer (Final Reader Mail)
1:38:37 What are the biggest misconceptions most consumers have?
138. Nvidia Hopper 900mm², 6950 XT vs 3090 Ti, RTX 3050 vs RX 6600, Sony Buys Bungie
02:20:23
Upcoming GeForce, AMD, & Intel ARC launches are discussed in addition to Microsoft buying Activision…
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0:00 We're Excited about Upcoming Leaks, RX 5700 XT Drivers (Intro Banter)
5:13 80-bit GPUs, Biggest RADEON (Corrections & Omissions)
10:24 Microsoft Buying Activision Blizzard - What's good about this? What's bad?
38:06 Sony Buys Bungie - Last Minute Addition to the Episode!
47:57 Nvidia's Acquisition of ARM is all but Officially Dead...
55:50 RTX 3050 8GB "Launches" - Nvidia Rickrolls Reviewers Again!
1:11:54 Final Thoughts on the RX 6500 XT
1:25:45 RX 6950 XT, 6850 XT, 6750 XT - Can Tom confirm them? How will they perform?
1:38:44 Nvidia GA103 Pictured and Efficiency Analyzed
1:44:53 Nvidia Hopper is Enormous according to recent rumors…
1:50:58 600w Lovelace, Dish Sues Nvidia, 27 Gbps GDDR6, ARC Volume (Wrap Up)
1:58:50 Intel Tile vs AMD, RDNA 3, Microsoft Direct Storage (Final Reader Mail)
A Veteran Journalist & Tech Consultant joins to discuss the cost of product launches, supply chains, Nvidia’s business practices, AMD’s failures, and the future of GPU reviews!
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0:00 Who is Lars? What got him into reporting on & consulting on computers?
6:23 How has the Hardware Landscape changed over the last 25 years?
15:31 Is inflation, shortages, or GREED causing rising prices the most?
22:33 Rising Power Consumption in GPUs – when will it become a real issue?
27:13 What is making motherboards more expensive? Will costs come back down?
35:00 Will AM5 Motherboards be more expensive than AM4, or even LGA 1700?
40:21 Is the death of low end necessary?
51:09 Working with Nvidia
57:12 Has AMD just been the Greater Fool at times?
1:01:16 Will Nvidia's anti-consumer and anti-partner practices catch up with them?
1:06:25 How does the industry see Intel now?
1:10:12 AMD’s Failures and Mistakes
1:16:21 Does the industry need to work on minimizing risk?
1:25:24 Are PC Gamers being critical of the right problems?
1:33:27 Do bad GPU reviews make any difference?
1:41:27 How can we improve the review process? Is PC Gaming too mainstream?
1:57:13 Supply Chain Misconceptions, Working in Taiwan, GPU Margins
Link to the guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lg-nilsson/
Guest’s recent Motherboard costs article: https://www.techpowerup.com/289728/intel-z690-motherboard-costs-explained
https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/01/oem_chip_costs_gartner/
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-engineer-confirms-radeon-7000-rdna3-navi-3x-gpus-use-5nm-and-6nm-nodes
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-engineering-sample-pictured-once-again
https://twitter.com/SquashBionic/status/1489613397410811906
15 Feb 2022
140. RX 6x50 XT Launch, RDNA 3 is 5/6nm, Steam Deck Reviews, AMD vs Nvidia Fake MSRP
02:07:26
We discuss the latest Nvidia, Intel Alchemist, RADEON, PlayStation 5, and XBOX Series news!
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0:00 Is Reesie ok? Does Dan have food? (Intro Banter)
9:06 VALVE Steam Deck Reviews - Does it live up to the hype?
24:00 Is the Steam Deck being sold at a loss?
28:27 RTX 3090 Ti remains Vaporware
34:44 RX 6950 XT Confirmed, RX 6750 XT & 6650 XT likely coming to combat ARC
40:04 Intel Alchemist Launches Quarter 2
46:01 RDNA 3 Confirmed to be on 5nm & 6nm nodes
56:35 Google Stadia rumored to be Cancelled Soon
1:03:05 Nvidia ARM Acquisition is Officially Dead
1:07:59 AMD pays AIBs to Hide Higher Pricing – Do Reviews need to change?
1:26:46 Best Buy adds Membership tier for Scalpers?
1:31:11 RTX 3050 with GA107, MX550, Intel BTC Mining, Alder Lake -N (Wrap Up)
1:43:48 FTC Investigating Microsoft-Activision Deal, Thoughts on Sony buying Bungie
1:51:37 Wait for PS5 Pro? Will there be Nvidia Exclusives? Are $100 GPUs dead? (Final RM)
141. Nvidia vs AMD for Esports, MP Hackers, Directing Tournaments | Esports Manager
01:43:23
An Esports Director & Business Manager joins to explain the competitive gaming industry.
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0:00 Who is Phil? What made him decide to focus on Esports?
14:48 Difference between managing Live Sports and Esports
26:35 How does the Esports industry make money, make teams, and function?
34:41 Does a game need to be one of the most popular ones to become an Esport?
42:16 What makes a good Esports game?
54:06 Managing Tournaments & Venues
1:05:17 RX 6600 XT vs RTX 3060 for Esports and Production
1:10:29 Is the 1080p 144fps standard just convenient?
1:15:03 Do professionals use Nvidia Reflex?
1:17:20 Hackers in Multiplayer Shooters
1:24:08 Will Esports become as big as Traditional Sports? How can someone start a team?
142. RX 7970 XT v RTX 4090 Ti, AMD Rembrandt Reviews, Nvidia Hacked, Intel Celestial
02:09:16
We discuss upcoming RADEON, GeForce, and ARC architectures…and talk about Zen 4 v MTL!
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0:00 Elden Ring Bosses, Favorite Pokémon, RTX 3090 Ti Testing
8:42 Insider input on how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect Product Launches
15:38 Best Buy TotalTech, Monopolistic vs Anticompetitive, 6500 XT vs 3050 (Corrections)
27:59 RX 7970 XT v RTX 4090 Ti – What can MLID confirm about performance, specs, and TDP?
[ FYI - Some Crackling Noises in Audio for next 5-10 minutes ]
42:42 Do Burst TDPs make sense in a GPU? How could Nvidia market 500w GPUs?
51:05 Intel Celestial & Battlemage Performance, Alchemist shipping 4+ Million in 2022
1:01:11 Nvidia Hacked
1:08:12 AMD Rembrandt Launches in Laptops
1:20:34 I9-12980HX 8+8 at 65w is coming to Mobile - Reconfirmed
1:27:21 Intel reveals 24C Raptor Lake & MLID confirms it launches Q3, Meteor Lake v Zen 5
1:33:50 How long will an i7-2600K be able to run games at 30 FPS?
1:39:41 Intel Arrow Lake potentially sharing tiles with Battlemage
1:42:23 Elden Ring Performance, PlayStation VR2, GTX 2050 benchmarked (Wrap Up)
1:54:43 Alienware QD-OLED for $1299, PS5 Pro, Steam Deck R&D Costs (Final RM)
143. Lovelace vs RDNA 3 Ray Tracing, Future DLSS, Ukraine War, FPGA | Govt Engineer
02:30:07
An anonymous Engineer working for the US Government joins to discuss Lovelace & RDNA 3 technology, the future of FSR & DLSS, FPGA & Xilinx, and the War in Ukraine’s effect on the world economy.
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0:00 Who is our Mysterious Guest? What can he disclose about his position?
7:43 What got Matt into PC Gaming? When did he become an enthusiast?
16:57 Are we entering a new era of Graphics Cards?
21:28 Will DLSS and FSR matter if we have cards 2-4x stronger than what we have now?
29:54 When and why did MSAA die?
44:43 Do you expect RDNA3 to be close to Lovelace in Raytracing?
1:00:26 What can AMD do with FSR to make it beat DLSS?
1:07:03 Can AMD accelerate FSR on a hardware level?
1:13:14 The Value of Future GPUs, Nintendo Switch 2 Performance
1:22:11 What comes after DLSS and FSR? What's next for balancing picture quality?
1:27:26 FPGAs talk How do you see them being used moving forward?
1:36:58 AMD's FPGA advantage with Xilinx
1:41:37 The Russian Invasion of Ukraine, and how it will affect the world
1:55:28 Will PC Hardware prices continue to go down if gas prices go up?
1:59:10 Can manufacturing be "brought back to the west"? Where do we get rare materials?
2:09:44 Silicon Nodes for Spacecraft, Advice for getting into FPGAs & Engineering
144. Nvidia Lovelace vs AMD RDNA 3 Economics, Nintendo Switch 2, Apple M1 Ultra
02:12:26
New GeForce, Intel Alchemist, AMD RDNA, Apple, and Nintendo GPUs are on the horizon!
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0:00 Tim Apple Impressions, Elden Ring Performance Corrections
7:59 Nvidia Hack – 2 Weeks Later
15:36 Nintendo Switch 2 Specs Leak
29:33 Nvidia Lovelace AD102 and Early Lineup Leaked
34:25 Why 600w almost literally has to be the limit for practical reasons
44:38 GDDR7 – Why it might be ready within a Year
51:40 RDNA 3 vs Lovelace Segmentation
1:02:00 Lovelace & RDNA 3 Economics - Who has the pricing advantage?
1:09:05 Apple M1 Ultra Multi-Die APU Revealed
1:18:40 RTX 3090 Ti Planned to Launch March 29th
1:22:48 Intel Alchemist might be months away – when is it too late?
1:28:32 How do sources know performance of chips 2 years before they launch?
1:34:27 R7 5800X3D, Threadripper Zen 3, Milan-X, and Low End Ryzen launching by April
1:41:00 Nvidia Blackwell, TSMC 3nm, FSR 2.0 (Wrap Up)
1:47:50 GPU Inflation, AMD’s War Chest, VALVE’s Console Future (Final Reader Mail)
145. RX 7700 XT VRAM, AMD FSR 2.0, Intel ARC & XeSS, Steam Deck Perf. | Art Director
02:26:34
Bryan Heemskerk is the Lead Artist at Massive Damage, Inc. We discuss FSR vs DLSS vs XeSS.
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0:00 Bryan Heemskerk Introduction
3:38 What if the RX 7700 XT only has 8GB? How much will RAM vs TFLOPs matter going forward?
16:49 Why do we need FSR and DLSS? Why did DLSS 1.0 suck?
23:42 FSR 2.0 vs FSR 1.0
32:58 Why AMD needs to make FSR 2.0 gain adoption quickly to Succeed
35:28 Why do ports from AMD consoles sometimes run terribly on AMD PCs?
42:04 Why has FSR adoption for console games been almost non-existent?
48:30 Is RSR enough to mitigate Nvidia's DLSS adoption?
54:40 Will FSR 2.0 match DLSS 2.3 Quality? What comes next?
56:30 Intel Alchemist and Xe Super Sampling
1:13:04 RDNA 3 vs Lovelace – Architecture Design, Economics, Mind Share
1:30:47 Potential PS5 Pro Performance
1:41:02 Will the Steam Deck hold back graphics progress?
1:50:20 How Valve can incentivize Steam Deck Support
2:02:13 Developing Games with FSR and DLSS in mind, Preserving a Game's Vision
2:09:19 Game bugs, Elden Ring Save Management
146. Intel ARC A780 & A380, Nvidia H100 v AMD MI300, RTX 3090 Ti Launch, PS+ Premium
01:46:06
We discuss 4nm Hopper, Alchemist, FSR 2.0 vs DLSS 2.3, and other recent Hardware News!
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0:00 Sleep Issues and Additional Co-Hosts (Intro Banter)
7:00 Die Shrink 69, GDDR5 Performance and Longevity (Corrections and Omissions)
10:33 Nvidia Reveals 4nm Hopper at GTC - What does it mean for Lovelace? MI300?
20:35 Orin Variant Teased that could be similar to the Nintendo Switch 2
26:31 RTX 3090 Ti Launches: Better than Expected, Still not Good
34:24 Will AMD design GPUs around VRAM? Should people sell their Ampere cards?
43:27 When will “Mega APUs” replace the Low End?
46:27 AMD Unveils FSR 2.0
52:01 Intel Details Xe Super Sampling
57:33 Intel Alchemist Reveal Discussion
1:15:49 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900KS Launches
1:20:41 PlayStation Plus Revamped to Compete with Game Pass
1:31:18 170w AM5 Zen 4, Nvidia Streamline, TSMC's "Exploding" Orders (Wrap Up)
1:35:28 Windows Updates breaking RADEON, RDNA 3 Whispers, Custom Nodes (Final RM)
147. Nvidia Lovelace vs Consoles, PS5 Pro, 6nm XBOX Series S, PlayStation VR2 | NX Gamer
02:35:50
NX Gamer joins to discuss upcoming AMD, Nvidia, Intel, PlayStation, and XBOX hardware releases.
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0:00 Who is NX Gamer? What does he do professionally?
5:54 Console Optimization, Bad Benchmarking YouTube Channels
12:40 Are the shortages ending? Should people buy now, or wait till Summer?
17:46 Will RDNA 3 & Lovelace change the value proposition of the consoles?
24:34 PlayStation 5 Pro - Should Sony launch one? What node and specs?
36:20 Why a PS5 Pro may be cheap, and even help supply
47:43 XBOX Series S 6nm Refresh - What should Microsoft do?
1:03:19 Why don't more devs target native 4K?
1:12:05 Have the Consoles lived up to Expectations?
1:18:15 Will the PS5 actually use the SSD for more performance...ever?
1:25:51 TFLOPs vs Networking vs Software Quality
1:32:46 If performance quadruples - will people care about new hardware anymore?
1:39:39 PS VR2 - Pricing, Performance, Capabilities, and VR Games
1:55:35 Why did Google Stadia Fail? Is game streaming going to succeed?
2:01:36 PS Plus Premium - A worthy answer to XBOX Game Pass?
2:11:03 Metal Gear Solid Remake – Is it still coming out?
2:21:19 Hyperscalars & Hybrid Cloud
NX Gamer’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Jo0VTzeyYbZ8cVk3k-EhA
These types of videos are usually FAKE: https://youtu.be/WJqIuxD2NZ0
6600 XT Perf Relative to 2016: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-6600-xt.c3774
MLID Lovelace Leak: https://youtu.be/c--1_0HqB3w
MLID Early RDNA 4 Leak: https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M
MLID PS5 Pro and XSS 6nm Leak: https://youtu.be/Qlqq7JrJujI?t=416
Dying Light 2 was badly optimized on Console: https://youtu.be/vTtU71MmFZU
https://blog.playstation.com/2022/02/22/first-look-the-headset-design-for-playstation-vr2/
https://www.gamesradar.com/psvr-2-everything-we-know/
https://gamerant.com/playstation-vr2-event-rumor/
https://www.pushsquare.com/guides/new-ps-plus-memberships-all-three-tiers-explained
https://www.theloadout.com/halo-infinite/co-op-campaign-release-date#:~:text=It%20was%20previously%20announced%20that,July%2025%20or%20August%201.
https://www.polygon.com/22965387/halo-infinite-co-op-forge-release-date-season-2-new-maps
https://www.youtube.com/c/VGTech/videos
https://youtu.be/239ntwGzg7c
https://www.trueachievements.com/n46935/how-many-xbox-game-pass-games
We discuss Navi 33, 6x50 XT launches, Nvidia Lovelace Rumors, R7 5800X3D, and more!
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0:00 Taxes, XeSS pronunciation (Intro Banter)
6:24 Dan’s Navigational Skills, GDDR7 Readiness, RAM Stagnation (Corrections)
15:23 AMD RX 7600 XT & RDNA 3 Efficiency
30:36 What is a 4K gaming card? (VRAM, PCIe 5.0 x 8, 128-bit bus Discussion)
44:54 Is the RTX 3090 Ti a test board for Lovelace RTX 4090?
52:08 RX 6750 XT & 6650X T Power Consumption and Launch Date
54:59 RX 6750 XT Supply & Segmentation
58:35 R7 5700X, R5 5600, R5 5600 Reviews
1:03:13 R7 5800X3D Benchmarked, Newegg Scam Warning
1:12:50 Intel admits they Lied about Alchemist Launch Date, Drivers Unoptimized
1:23:15 Intel's NOT launching a "Zen-like Ocean Cove", ARC SOC3, TSMC & Nvidia (Wrap Up)
1:35:27 Future Low End GPU Demand, Future CPU Features, Graphics Settings (Final RM)
149. Ryzen Mindshare 2022, Nvidia Lovelace TDP Limits, SI Steam Deck | MAINGEAR CEO
01:33:33
Wallace Santos joins to discuss running an SI, and upcoming AMD, Intel, and Nvidia generations.
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0:00 Who is Wallace? What made him start a System Integrator Company?
10:55 PC Gaming since 2002 - How has this community changed?
20:17 What do you think about the Secret Shopper Videos?
23:26 Why are some OEMs and System Integrators so bad?
31:34 When did the COVID shortages first hit MAINGEAR?
40:32 Nvidia Selling Graphics Cards directly to Miners
45:04 When did Ryzen become popular? Is Intel getting Mindshare back?
49:58 Is the mind share shifting back to Intel?
54:06 How does MAINGEAR price their GPUs?
57:42 SI Laptops - Where they come from, challenges, rising TDPs
1:06:07 RTX 4090 TDP - When would MAINGEAR have issues supporting it?
1:15:41 Would MAINGEAR consider making a Steam Deck competitor?
1:20:06 Planning for Raptor Lake, Zen 4, Lovelace, RDNA 3, Meteor Lake, Zen 5, Battlemage
RTX 4090 specs are almost entirely confirmed, RX 6700 XT is getting cheap, and Intel is adrift…
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0:00 Minnesota Weather, Mosquito Territories, Giant Goofy Fish (Intro Banter)
5:57 Navi 33 Die Size, RTX IO vs PS5 Asset Streaming (Corrections)
12:41 R7 5800X3D Official Reviews - Is it the "best" gaming CPU?
26:12 Zen 4 vs Zen 3D, Vcache on APUs
31:20 Intel’s Execution Problem – Where is Sapphire Rapids, Ponte Vecchio, & Alchemist?!
39:25 Falling GPU Prices
52:10 RX 6400 Released
1:02:43 RX 6650 XT, RX 6750 XT, 6950 XT Update
1:05:44 RTX 4090 consumes 600w, Professional Lovelace consumes 330-400w
1:19:49 Lovelace uses TSMC 4nm and PCIe 4.0
1:28:54 i9-12950HX 16C Laptop CPU, 40GB XBOX Series X, TSMC 2nm (Wrap Up)
1:33:01 Zen 4 I/O, VR Adoption, 3D Stacking vs Moore’s Law (Final Reader Mail)
151. R7 5800X3D vs i7-12700K, Zen 4 vs Raptor Lake, 600w Lovelace | Hardware Numb3rs
01:55:43
We discuss the price/performance of AMD Zen 3D vs Intel Alder Lake, and the future of CPUs!
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0:00 Who is Max? What type of Overclocking does he do?
6:13 Zen+ vs Zen 2 IPC at 5GHz, Rocket Lake vs Comet Lake at 6GHz
15:43 R7 5800X3D Overclocking - Does it even need fast RAM?
20:00 R7 5800X3D vs Alder Lake - Who should buy what? For what price?
38:49 Which Zen 4 Models will likely get Vcache?
41:36 Zen 4 vs Raptor Lake - Who do we think will win?
47:58 Buy now…or wait for Zen 4?
1:00:05 Do PC Gamers need to change how they think about upgrading?
1:06:31 0.1% vs 1% Lows – Which is more important for smooth framerates?
1:15:26 What if Intel wouldn't have gotten lazy?
1:20:50 What does overclocking gain you on average?
1:25:15 Does Intel have a 3D Stacking advantage? What do we think about Apple?
1:32:49 What will devs do with Zen 4 & Meteor Lake's insane performance?
1:36:00 Can APUs realistically replace the low end GPU market?
1:39:17 Max has a 600w 3090 Kingpin - how is the heat? Will the 4090 be useable?
Hardware Numb3rs YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HardwareNumb3rs
Hardware Numb3rs Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareNumb3rs
Italian Extreme Modders: https://www.youtube.com/c/ItalianExtremeModders
Previous Episode with Hardware Numb3rs: https://youtu.be/vm3VvEYyPrw
At 6GHz Rocket Lake did overtake Comet Lake notably: https://youtu.be/0K0ICpbssTk
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/213801/intel-core-i911900h-processor-24m-cache-up-to-4-80-ghz.html
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/225916/intel-core-i912900ks-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-50-ghz.html
Original MLID Raptor Lake Leak: https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4
Raptor Lake Update: https://youtu.be/y3nxqq6Q9mY?t=568
100% Zen 4 will run all-core above 5GHz, they proved it: https://youtu.be/_jX-hKvUQDU?t=2353
https://youtu.be/O0gbfvJDsv4?t=321
https://tpucdn.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d/images/relative-performance-games-1920-1080.png
https://tpucdn.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d/images/relative-performance-cpu.png
https://youtu.be/hBFNoKUHjcg?t=1153
09 May 2022
152. RX 6950 XT Reviews, MI300, Phoenix & Dragon Range, ZEN 4 96C TR vs 112C Xeon-W
02:12:01
The AMD RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6650 XT are all out! Also, HEDT is getting interesting!
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0:00 Colds vs COVID, MLID’s Reach (Intro Banter)
6:59 RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6650 XT Reviews & Availability
16:35 Intel ARC A750, A580 and A380 GPU Launch Rumors
27:18 Lovelace Rumors Update – 900w?! Triple Performance?!
36:52 Where does Nvidia go with Chiplets?
38:44 AMD RDNA 3 Navi 31 and MI300 Leak
50:35 Why can't Nvidia use 3D Stacking? When will HBM be used again?
54:47 AMD Confirms Dragon Range & Phoenix for 2023
1:06:50 Intel 24-Core & 112-Core Fishhawk Falls Leaked
1:16:15 AMD Zen 4 Raphael & Threadripper vs Fishhawk Falls
1:22:48 Is TSMC 3nm gets delayed, can Intel catch up?
1:34:32 Zen 6 Venice Early Details Leak
1:38:43 AMD Locks OC'ing, Intel 4 & Meteor Lake, FTC vs Sony/MS (Wrap Up)
1:50:30 Will 16GB VRAM become the min? Will DDR5 get cheap? Disable E-Cores? (Final RM)
153. 4K 144Hz Displays for Lovelace, FSR 2.0, Zen 4 IPC, RDNA 3 | Hardware Unboxed
02:33:27
Tim from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss FSR 2.0, DLSS, XeSS, and upcoming launches!
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0:00 4K 144Hz Monitors - Getting Cheaper? Will they be mainstream for Lovelace?
5:13 The Future of TN vs IPS vs Micro LED vs OLED Displays
8:16 Displays for people with Motion Sickness
12:33 Building a PC for 240Hz Gaming
16:13 Is 100% native resolution favorable to DLSS & FSR?
23:17 Is AMD FSR 2.0 as good as DLSS 2.3? Did FSR 1.0 succeed?
29:55 Do we expect any surprises with FSR 2.0 in future games?
31:37 What does AMD need to do to make FSR 2.0 more successful than FSR 1.0?
42:30 Is DLSS a Rubegoldbergian feature next to FSR 2.0?
48:06 Will FSR be HW Accelerated by RDNA 3? What Accelerators should Nvidia add?
58:38 Is Tim doing an Xe Super Sampling Review this week? When will ARC launch?
1:04:43 What do we expect out of Intel Alchemist?
1:18:49 Why does Nvidia hide Laptop GPU Power Consumption?
1:25:28 How much does it matter if Lovelace has a 600w Flagship?
1:35:11 RDNA 3 Ray Tracing vs Rasterization Performance - Equal importance?
1:42:10 Can AMD charge Nvidia prices? Will Lovelace availability horrible?
1:49:32 Where are the Rembrandt Laptops?! Did Ryzen 6000 live up to the hype?
1:54:14 Zen 4 IPC - Is Tim impressed? Will it beat Raptor Lake?
2:08:14 When will Devs utilize the latest God-tier CPUs and SSDs?
2:12:43 What are the biggest AMD/Nvidia/Intel successes and failures?
154. ZEN 4 Bombshells, Mendocino APU, X670 & B650 Extreme, Nvidia Farts at Computex
02:02:15
We discuss the latest Computex reveals, AMD’s potential SP6 Threadripper Platform, and more!
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0:00 Favorite Drinks, Hardware Dreams & Nightmares (Intro Banter)
9:20 Silicon Tape Out Costs, macOS porting (Corrections & Omissions)
12:46 AMD Kinda Details Zen 4 Architecture at Computex
24:25 MLID definitely got IPC Wrong - but clock speeds, core counts, etc was correct
31:30 Zen 4 vs Raptor Lake Gaming Performance, Zen 4 with Vcache
41:31 Will we get quadcore Zen 4 SKUs?
46:31 AMD Mendocino APU with Zen 2 + RDNA 2
56:02 X670E, X670, B650 Motherboards Detailed by AMD
1:08:38 Zen 5 and Zen 6 Details Leaked by MLID
1:18:03 AMD SP6 32 Core Zen 4 Leaked by AdoredTV - New HEDT Platform?
1:26:20 Can AMD compete in supply with Intel & Nvidia?
1:31:40 Userbenchmark.com is a complete Joke!
1:36:41 Is the 6750 XT an ok replacement for the RX 6800?
1:39:51 Nvidia Farts at Computex
1:44:22 Apple Forced to use USB-C, RX 6950 XT Overclocked Infinity Cache (Wrap Up)
1:49:25 Will Q4 be a great time to build? Is Nvidia doomed after the ARM fail? (Final RM)
155. Lovelace VR Performance, PlayStation VR2 vs Quest 3, Apple VR | Oculus Engineer
02:26:37
An Oculus Engineer joins to discuss upcoming VR devices, developing for them, and GPUs of the future.
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0:00 Who is our guest? What got him into VR work?
7:12 What does VR offer traditional gaming doesn’t? (Insidious is the Movie!)
15:09 The History of VR before 2012 - From Virtual Boy to Oculus
21:27 PlayStation's Instant (and fleeting) VR Dominance, Problems with Early VR
30:57 Why PlayStation bet on VR, and XBOX didn't...
37:01 Apple VR is Coming - What would be its Killer App?
49:54 Will PS VR2 make VR Gaming mainstream?
1:03:14 What games do PS VR2 & Quest 3 need to be successful?
1:11:24 How important was Carmack to Oculus development?
1:15:31 XR2 Programming
1:20:20 What should the Quest 3 do well? What's the ideal VR Device of the Future?
1:38:42 Will putting computers on our head give us cancer?
1:43:49 Will shortages affect VR Pricing moving forward?
1:45:16 When will VR be "Mom and Dad" mainstream?
1:48:32 Lovelace Performance, RDNA 3, FSR 2.0 - How will VR be improved?
1:56:14 When will we make walking work well in VR games?
2:09:03 Besides VR, what's the next gaming experience revolution?
2:14:38 Will RDNA 5 APUs match the PS5? When will we get 1000 Core CPUs?
156. Arrow Lake vs Zen 5, Meteor Lake LGA 1851, Nvidia Lovelace Q4, RX 6700 10GB
02:19:44
We discuss Intel’s long term competitiveness, the RX 6700 10GB, Lovelace launching Q4, & ARC Q3!
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0:00 Slow news weeks, Depp vs Heard, 6-Slot GPUs (Intro Banter & Corrections)
11:08 AMD X670 Extreme and B650 Motherboard Pricing
21:16 Zen 4 IPC, Performance, and Power Consumption Update
41:42 Did AMD intentionally “lower IPC” for higher clock speeds?
44:24 Raptor Lake Performance and Release Date Update
57:21 AMD’s APU Laziness, Mendocino/Dragon Range/Phoenix Update
1:06:18 Meteor Lake BGA 2551 and LGA 1851 Update
1:11:18 Meteor Lake Performance and Delay Leaked
1:21:35 Is Sapphire Rapids Delayed?
1:26:11 Arrow Lake & Intel's Future
1:37:15 Alchemist Release Date Update
1:41:14 RX 6700 10GB Leaked
1:44:55 Igor’s Lab leaks Lovelace Production in Q3
1:50:17 PlayStation State of Play
1:55:11 Used Game Prices in an All-Digital World…
1:59:16 ADL i5 beats i7 in Laptops, 138Hz OLED TVs, More FSR 2.0 Testing (Wrap-Up)
2:06:39 Wireless Display Tech, VR Battery Life, EPYC APUs (Final Reader Mail)
157. Raptor Lake vs Zen 4, Genoa vs Sapphire Rapids, Nvidia Lovelace | Level1Techs
02:20:54
Wendell from Level1Techs joins to discuss the long term competitiveness of AMD, Intel, & Nvidia.
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0:00 Who is Wendell?
8:12 How is Intel doing? Is Pat succeeding?
21:09 Why can't Intel launch anything on time?
31:27 Raptor Lake vs Zen 4 Raphael - Does this matchup matter?
45:50 Why AMD doesn't care if they lose desktop performance by 5-10%
50:37 AMD Financial Investor Day Thoughts
57:02 Balancing Compute & Gaming Performance in GPUs
1:10:36 Steam Deck & Linux Gaming
1:23:25 Intel Fishhawk Falls, Threadripper, Siena
1:39:38 AMD Software
1:47:33 How will AI Engines help the average user?
1:56:55 Nvidia Lovelace Power Draw - A sign of the future?
2:07:52 What do AMD, Intel, and Nvidia each need to focus on for success?
158. Lovelace & Raptor Lake Launch October, AMD Little Phoenix APU, ARC A380 Pricing
02:11:19
AMD, Nvidia, and Intel all seem to be targeting Quarter 4 for their big releases…
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0:00 Zebra vs Hoarse Voice, Bonus 6G Episode is LIVE
4:44 Reesie Health Update
10:33 Ionizing Radiation, First OLED TVs (Corrections)
16:34 Intel 4 Node Doubles Density or brings +20% Performance
21:50 Intel Sapphire Rapids Delayed to Q2 2023 - Next to Bergamo
31:31 Raptor Lake likely Launches October...after Zen 4
42:14 Wait for Raptor Lake or Zen 4 with Vcache? Will 170w be enough for Zen 6?
49:02 AMD Phoenix, Dragon Range, Mendocino, and Sonoma Valley Discussion
1:00:19 Little Phoenix for Steam Deck 2 Leak
1:10:09 Will Phoenix & Raptor Lake Mobile actually have good supply?
1:14:16 Nvidia Lovelace Launches Q4 due to Oversupply Issues
1:22:33 Alchemist Performance & Pricing Update
1:26:44 Late 2022 Building Advice – Used Cards, OLED Monitors, RDNA 3
1:31:16 Apple M2 Announced with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU
1:35:54 AMD Game Bundle, Intel 3 Node, Loongson CPUs (Wrap-Up)
1:47:27 Metaverse, Bitcoin, XBOX June Showcase (Final Reader Mail)
159. AMD Phoenix for Valve Deckard, Zen 4 AM4, Apple VR vs Quest 3 | SadlyItsBradley
01:51:45
Tom & Brad discuss Quest Pro, PlayStation VR2, Lovelace, RDNA 3, Zen 4, and more!
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0:00 Who is Bradley? What was it like following the swings in VR market share?
8:34 Samsung & Google Cardboard
10:57 PlayStation VR2 vs Quest 3 vs VALVE Deckard
21:07 What will make VR mainstream? Lower prices? Better hardware?
30:14 Does VALVE need to compete with Meta on pricing?
38:57 AMD Phoenix in Holo Deck, Steam Deck 2, and Deckard
49:32 Is "Little Phoenix" strong enough to do VR well?
1:06:13 Is AMD ever going to make Mega APUs for Desktop?
1:09:04 Can Intel keep up with Apple & AMD APUs?
1:10:49 When will the GTX 1060 stop being the GPU standard?
1:16:05 Nvidia Lovelace & RDNA 3 Pricing Expectations
1:19:35 What's the max GPU Power Consumption we would tolerate?
1:21:19 Could Zen 4 come to AM4?
1:25:59 Will Nintendo get into VR? Will XBOX?
1:30:39 Micro OLED, OLED on Silicon, Movement in VR Games
1:39:50 Augmented Reality Development
Intel A380 & GTX 1630 Reviews, RTX 4090 Ti Supply, Zen 4, 5950X3D, and Phoenix all get discussed!
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0:00 Reesie Health Update, YouTube PSA (Intro Banter)
6:44 Early Intel Alchemist A380 Review
13:40 How should reviews treat ARC?
18:32 Nvidia GTX 1630 Reviews - You thought the 6500 XT was bad, huh?
25:46 RTX 4090 Ti Engineering Sample Cooler Discussion
37:00 Nvidia (tries to) cut Lovelace Supply as GPU Prices Crash
44:52 Will Lovelace be easier to buy than Ampere? Is Rembrandt Oversupplied?
54:47 Intel Z790 to be Revealed in 1 Month
58:01 Zen 4 on AM4? R9 5950X3D on AM4? Zen 3 on AM5?!
1:03:00 Zen 3 on AM5 Economics – AMD’s secret budget weapon?
1:13:26 Does Zen 4 have Overkill Bandwidth? Are Modern interconnects Overkill?
1:17:12 AMD Phoenix Economics - will it come to AM5?
1:21:38 Valve Deckard VR with Little Phoenix?
1:24:23 The Synergy of Developing a Valve Phoenix Brick
1:34:09 Tensor Core-like Capabilities referenced in RDNA 3 Libraries
1:42:01 SPR Delays, 5.5GHz Raptor Lake, PCIe 7.0, RDNA 3 Efficiency (Wrap-Up)
1:52:12 ARM Laptops, Tech Friends (Final Reader Mail)
161. Nvidia Lovelace Pricing, RDNA 3 Supply, PlayStation 5 Pro, Nintendo Switch 2
02:50:06
Meyer Tech Rants joins to discuss the current landscape of Gaming Hardware.
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0:00 Remembering Console SSD Hype and Nvidia RTX IO
5:32 Who is Meyer?
7:41 GPU Oversupply - How worried is Nvidia? Why are people surprised?
15:42 Nvidia RTX 4000 Series Pricing – Can Nvidia charge more for next gen?
23:13 Did people buy Ampere because it was impressive? Or because Turing sucked?
39:17 Will the RTX 4080 use AD103? What will it cost?
43:33 Will Nvidia Lovelace sell for MSRP? Will Nvidia save the 4090 Ti for later?
47:32 What will the RTX 4070 cost? Does it makes sense for the 4080 to use 400w?
54:08 RDNA 3 Supply & Pricing - Can AMD take Market Share?
1:08:00 Can RDNA 3 win mindshare? Does Nvidia Blackwell stand a chance?
1:14:22 Intel Raptor Lake vs AMD Zen 4, Z790 vs X670E
1:24:03 Does Z790 need to cost less than X670? Is Intel in trouble?
1:32:36 Is Intel running out of time to raise margins?
1:43:02 PlayStation 5 Pro & Vita 2 – What makes sense?
1:57:45 Nintendo Switch 2 - Insider whispers, specs, features, pricing...
2:22:34 XBOX Series S Pro
2:37:00 VR, x86 vs ARM, RISC-V, Apple Silicon
Ampere prices are collapsing, Alchemist is failing, and AMD is killing TRX40 & non-Pro Threadripper.
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0:00 Reesie Health Update, Roller Coaster Requirements (Intro Banter)
6:53 x86 vs ARM Advantages (Corrections)
9:33 Nvidia’s AIBs Revolt – Price cuts before used GPUs flood the market!
19:23 Are used Ampere cards going to replace the low end?
25:06 RTX 4070 10GB Pricing, Lovelace Segmentation, RX 7600 XT Pricing
35:22 Nvidia RTX 4090 gets 450w TDP and an October Launch
43:21 What determines Max GPU Memory Speeds?
46:10 Why did AMD warn Power Consumption is going up?
52:22 Intel A380 Frame Pacing Issues surface in Reviews…
1:04:26 Intel A770, A750, A580, A310 Specs Leaked by MLID, A780 Not Launching
1:17:25 Intel’s ARC Disaster & Bizarre PR Campaign
1:26:23 Leaked Raptor Lake & Zen 4 Engineering Sample Benchmarks
1:37:22 AMD Announces Threadripper is Pro-Only
1:49:23 RADEON’s Driver Initiative, AMD APU Efficiency, Sony Buys Bungie, Apple M2 (Wrap-Up)
2:01:47 PS5 Handheld, DLSS vs FSR Adoption, Death DIY, Old Silicon (Final RM)
163. Intel's Alchemist Problems: Bad Drivers or Hardware Flaw? Is Battlemage Doomed?
02:17:48
Bryan Heemskerk, Art Director at Massive Damage, joins to dissect ARC problems and upcoming GPUs.
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0:00 Who is Bryan?
3:12 Is GPU scarcity still an issue for developers?
10:11 The importance of Stability & Frametimes
22:18 Will Alchemist age like AMD Vega?
24:35 Intel had a decade to perfect their drivers – Why are they so bad?
35:45 Intel’s Xe Odyssey – Going from a “1000w 2080 Ti” to a “225w 3060 Ti”
46:44 Is DirectX 12 Support actually an issue? Will Devs bother to optimize for Alchemist?
1:00:14 What went wrong with Alchemist?
1:21:59 Does Alchemist have a Fundamental Hardware Flaw?
1:38:34 Is Battlemage doomed if Alchemist fails?
2:02:40 AMD RDNA 3 & Nvidia Lovelace – How are developers preparing?
Follow Bryan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryanheemskerk?lang=en
Bryan is the Art Director at Massive Damage, Inc.: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-heemskerk-a111b351/
Previous Bryan Episode: https://youtu.be/Fj-oW-FKBmQ
Important Review looking at ARC's issues: https://www.igorslab.de/en/intel-arc-a380-6gb-in-test-gunnir-photon-total-benchmarks-detail-analysis-and-extensive-teardown/4/
Roundup of Reviewers Stating Issues: https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-a380-discrete-gpu-reviews-its-like-living-in-the-middle-of-a-minefield
https://youtu.be/QxbHznw4XEY
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/arc-a380.c3913
Intel has over 120K Employees: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel
AMD has over 15K Employees: https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/AMD/amd/number-of-employees
Emergency Broken Silicon 35.5 discussing AMD’s Driver Problems: https://youtu.be/IjI6Hkg0g7g
We have NEW ARC Cancellation info, Zen 4 release dates, and updates on Nvidia 4000 Series.
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0:00 AMD 7950 Products, Bot Armageddon, Jensen’s Kitchen (Intro Banter)
7:39 Intel Badly Misses Second-Quarter Targets, Cancels Optane
22:38 Are there signs that Intel can fix its issues?
28:49 Leaked Roadmaps prove Intel missed ARC Goals, ARC may get Cancelled
45:35 ARC Cancellation Update, Raja Tweets concerning Response to Rumors
55:18 Will Intel spin off their foundries?
1:02:50 AMD is launching a FULL Zen 4 Lineup in September, Zen 4 Threadripper Pro in 2023
1:17:54 Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake Launch Competitiveness
1:21:45 AMD Noise Suppression and Massive OpenGL Boost Added in RADEON Drivers
1:26:03 MTL getting a VPU…like MLID leaked a year ago…
1:30:40 U.S. Congress passes Bill to boost Chipmakers, compete with China
1:37:28 RX 6500 XT 8GB, Raptor Lake QS Benchmarks, PS5 1440p Support (Wrap-Up)
1:45:08 ARM Innovation, GDDR7 in Lovelace, Switch 2 Leak (Final RM)
165. Future of Intel’s AXG, AMD Market Share, Nvidia Blackwell v RDNA 4 | Jon Peddie
01:40:18
Jon Peddie joins to discuss Intel Xe’s past, ARC’s future, and RADEON vs GeForce Competition.
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0:00 Jon Peddie Intro – What’s changed since we last talked in early 2020?
7:30 The Cyclical nature of Availability – Why do people keep forgetting?
12:20 The Difficulty and Alchemy of Modern Chip Design
16:33 Why is Intel having so much trouble building discrete GPUs?
22:31 Jon Confirms Alchemist was a Multi-Tile Design – what went wrong?
25:57 Comparing Intel Alchemist to the i740 – Is ARC doomed for the same reasons?
33:00 Why there’s no chance Alchemist will be fully ready for at least another month…
37:43 Jon Confirms ARC tried to compete w/ the 3070 - Now what do we expect?
45:27 Should Intel cut AXG? Should Intel cancel Discrete Gaming ARC?
56:36 Could Intel spin-off AXG to another company?
1:03:51 AMD RDNA 3 vs Nvidia Lovelace (Start of Discussion)
1:12:17 AMD vs Nvidia Mindshare – Is RADEON ready to take Market Share?
1:19:59 If Nvidia Blackwell is Monolithic, can it compete with RDNA 4?
1:25:13 Will Gamers keep upgrading if Midrange cards can do 4K240 in 2024?
166. RDNA 3 is Genius, Nvidia GA102 Buyback, Meteor Lake vs Apple on 3nm, AMD 5995WX
02:14:43
RADEON has a beast coming, AIBs are preparing for RTX 4000 series, and Intel keeps struggling…
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0:00 AMD Rock Codenames, Tom has tons of Spatulas Now (Intro Banter)
7:01 Userbenchmark's "Advanced Marketing Devices" Scandal whispers...
13:59 Is Intel really marketing ARC any different than Nvidia?
18:22 Nvidia GA102 Buyback Leak, RTX 4080 & 4070 Launch Estimate
32:43 Will Nvidia keep using 8nm for volume? Is a 48GB+ Lovelace card coming?
41:11 AMD RDNA 3 Architecture, Release Timeframes, and more - Leaked!
57:12 RDNA 3 vs RDNA 2 Infinity Cache, Navi 32 Pricing Thoughts
1:03:13 Pat Gelsinger reportedly fighting to save ARC
1:21:53 Intel Meteor Lake Delayed, Apple Possibly buying up TSMC 3nm
1:35:25 Threadripper Pro 5995WX Released to DIY and Reviewed
1:41:39 AMD Zen 4 Raphael Pricing and Boost Clocks
1:47:54 Who should buy discounted Zen 3? Can AMD make half-Vcache models?
1:52:31 "GTX 2080," ARC Pro, Manufacturing moving to the West (Wrap-Up)
1:58:08 Intel Bitcoin ASIC, RDNA 3 Mining Performance, PS5 Availability (Final RM)
167. Russia’s Tech Sector, War over TSMC, Intel Fabs, RDNA 4 vs Nvidia | Asianometry
02:04:24
Asianometry joins to discuss Taiwan, the future of Russia’s Tech Sector, and Intel / AMD / Nvidia.
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0:00 Who is Jon of Asianometry?
3:51 Asianometry (and Tom’s) Original Videos
7:09 Biggest Misconceptions about Taiwan
12:11 Why TSMC can't "just move" somewhere else...
17:51 When will TSMC focus on making trailing nodes cheaper?
23:02 What is Russia’s best node? How far behind is the Russia's Semi Industry?
33:35 Will China save Russia’s Tech Sector?
46:36 Is China serious about taking Taiwan? Is the USA serious about defending it?
56:20 What type of conflict is possible over TSMC? Who would feel the most pain?
1:16:15 What is China’s “Redline” over Taiwan? Would Intel benefit?
1:24:38 Intel in 2022 – Where do they stand? Where will they go?
1:31:10 AMD in 2022 – What do they need to focus on moving forward?
1:36:02 NVIDIA’s Future – Will RDNA 4 be a major problem for them?
1:44:27 Angstroms, 3D Stacking, TSMC 3nm
1:53:36 Dealing with YouTube Drama
Check out Asianometry: https://youtu.be/TRZqE6H-dww
Video on Russia’s current node tech: https://youtu.be/N_4R4X7AWtU
Video on China’s current x86 Processors: https://youtu.be/zd6iZFPiCFQ
Rise of Nvidia: https://youtu.be/TRZqE6H-dww
Jason Fields from Angry Planet Episode: https://youtu.be/sOeoLrDa0fA
Government Engineer Episode: https://youtu.be/a1wTGgdAVGw
Tech Consultant Episode: https://youtu.be/faqo332WKRU
Daniel Nenni 2: https://youtu.be/w8JmHsKhP9g
Daniel Nenni 1: https://youtu.be/O4DgXtxkZNg
Perun Analysis of Sanctions’ affect on Russia: https://youtu.be/qGGwO99fQaI?t=1800
Perun Video on Chinese Military Modernization: https://youtu.be/mH5TlcMo_m4
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1560683482489274371
https://wccftech.com/samsung-fourth-place-matured-nodes-2021/
https://knometa.com/news/?post=china-039-s-share-of-global-wafer-capacity-continues-to-climb
30 Aug 2022
168. Ryzen 7000 Analysis, Zen 4 X3D Q1, Raptor Lake Pricing, RTX 4090 in Production
01:48:19
We dissect AMD’s Raphael Reveal, leak 7980X details, leak Raptor Lake Pricing whispers, and more!
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0:00 Jensen vs Tom's Spatulas, Third Person Writing (Intro Banter)
5:17 Nvidia Orin for Nintendo Switch 2, AMD APU Efficiency, Meteor Lake (HC34)
16:03 AMD Zen 4 Revealed – 13% Higher IPC, 29% Higher ST, 30-50% Higher MT
27:33 Zen 4 Efficiency, Zen 4c Hints, Zen 4 Emulator Performance
40:09 Zen 4 X3D Performance, Launch Dates, and Laptop Variants
47:25 R9 7980X was Cancelled Leak – Why AMD is saving their best yields for Q1…
54:52 Intel Pricing Increase Leak, Raptor Lake vs Zen 4
1:05:58 Nvidia to stay aggressive with AIB Assistance amongst bad Earnings
1:13:49 RTX 4090 24GB Allegedly in Production, Jensen Confirms Lovelace
1:19:22 PS5 Price Increases, Dual-Sense Edge, A770, XeSS Detailed (Wrap-Up)
1:28:41 Ending Last Gen, PlayStation 5 Availability, Intel DX11 Lies (Final RM)
An Anonymous Intel Engineer joins to discuss Zen 4 , SPR & FHF, and more! [SPON: Skip the waitlist at https://masterworks.art/mooreslawisdead and invest in blue-chip art for the very first time by signing up for Masterworks!
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0:00 Who is our guest today?
7:06 Misconceptions about working at Intel, Communication within the Company
17:19 Pat Gelsinger and Management - What's wrong? What's getting better?
27:29 What do Intel Engineers think of Ryzen 7000? What about AM5 longevity?
38:51 Zen 4 vs Golden Cove die size – Is Intel impressed? Is Gracemont small?
42:18 What should Zen 6 focus on? Is MT as important for Zen 5 as it was for Zen 1?
50:19 Intel Raptor Lake vs AMD Raphael Segmentation, Increasing TDPs
55:43 Intel Cancelling Optane
59:56 Sapphire Rapids & Fishhawk Falls Delays - What's going on?
1:12:42 Will MTL be competitive? Will Emerald Rapids be delayed like SPR?
https://www.techspot.com/review/2131-amd-ryzen-5950x/
https://www.techspot.com/review/1940-amd-ryzen-9-3950x/
Zen 4 vs Raptor Lake Pricing Analysis: https://youtu.be/jZktgrI8Kp8
Raptor Lake Launch Date and Pricing Leak: https://youtu.be/hJUUpuKvSLU
https://www.google.com/search?q=number+of+employees+at+GM&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS880US880&oq=number+of+employees+at+GM&aqs=chrome..69i57j35i39l2j0i512l7.5433j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
https://www.google.com/search?q=number+of+employees+at+intel&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS880US880&oq=number+of+employees+at+Intel&aqs=chrome.0.35i39j0i15i22i30l2j0i22i30j0i390l2.7560j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
https://www.theverge.com/2012/3/6/2847197/sony-tablet-p-review
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Xperia_Tablet_Z
13 Sep 2022
170. Ryzen 7000 vs Raptor Lake, ARC Cancelled, RTX 4080 Leak, Ampere Q4 Oversupply
02:07:35
This episode leaks brand new details about Nvidia Lovelace, Intel Products, and RDNA 3 whispers!
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0:00 Bulldozer & Haswell Owners in 2022 (Intro Banter)
5:58 Reader Mail Names, RTX 3090 Ti vs 3090 Pricing (Corrections)
11:06 Raptor Lake vs Raphael Gaming Performance, MT, pricing, and release dates
26:24 Will DDR5 be enough for Zen 6? Why does the press not get the 7600X?
39:57 Fake Leakers, and the state of Tech Journalism
46:18 Intel finally Confirms ARC Specs amongst rumors of dGPU being Cancelled
1:09:00 Was ARC’s Failure Raja’s fault?
1:19:04 (NEW) RTX 4090, 4080, 4070 Release Date and Supply Leak
1:33:09 RTX 4070 vs RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X Supply...Jensen's Tightrope walk...
1:39:08 U.S. Restricts Sales of Sophisticated Chips to China and Russia
1:42:25 iPhone 14 Models Announced w/ nearly no increase in SOC Performance
1:49:03 FSR 2.1, New AMD Naming, PS4 Unigine Heaven Benchmarks (Wrap-Up)
1:55:32 AMD Phoenix AIE, Micro-Electromechanical Systems (Final RM)
Marc Sauter joins to discuss RTX 4000, RDNA 3, & AXG’s Future. [SPON: Offset your carbon footprint at Wren https://www.wren.co/start/mooreslawisdead First 100 signups get 10 trees planted FREE!]
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0:00 WARNING - EVGA Leaving Nvidia News broke during the recording!
2:59 Who is Marc? How did golem.de get its name?
9:34 Balancing Performance with Power Consumption
13:08 RTX 4000 Series - What was Marc expecting after Ampere?
28:53 EVGA Leaves Nvidia – Tom & Marc respond after talking to a source at EVGA
36:54 From the 7970 to 290X – Did Marc think AMD would take more Market Share?
48:55 Titan Lovelace (Mini) Leak - Is Nvidia going to make one?
1:10:00 RDNA 3 RT & Efficiency – What can Tom confirm? What should we expect?
1:26:58 Could RDNA 3 scale to 512-bit? Could efficiency come from disabled MCDs?
1:42:12 Is AMD about to dominate laptops with Phoenix & RDNA 3?
1:49:33 Will AMD become a "bad guy" if they become dominant?
1:54:53 Intel ARC – What is likely to literally be cancelled?
We discuss the segmentation, performance, and margins of Nvidia Lovelace…and Intel ARC & RDNA 3!
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0:00 It’s been a hard week for Tom & Reesie, MLID Plug from Jensen (Intro Banter)
6:26 Leather Jacket Effect, MEMS, Chiplet Power Costs (Corrections)
11:40 EVGA quits Nvidia due to Shrinking Margins and Disrespect
34:39 RTX 4000 Series Reveal, Performance Claims, Segmentation
54:44 Has Nvidia actually damaged their Mindshare?
1:03:58 DLSS3 Looks Insane…is it too good to be true?
1:16:55 RDNA 3 Competitiveness
1:23:27 AMD Cuts MSRPs of Radeon RX 6000 and Announces RDNA 3
1:26:27 ARC and Lovelace Profit Margins Leaked by MLID
1:33:36 Intel ARC Officially Missed it's Promised Summer Launch
1:42:54 Raptor Lake Pricing Leaked by MLID
1:48:14 Rockstar Hacked - How bad is it?
1:55:09 TSMC’s distrust of Nvidia, AMD Phoenix AIE, RDNA 3 in APUs (Wrap-Up)
173. Fixing the Zen 4 Launch, R5 7600X vs i5-13600K, RTX 4080 12GB, RDNA 3 Pricing
02:04:33
An AMD Senior Product Manager joins to discuss Zen 4, Lovelace, and RDNA 3 segmentation.
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0:00 Who is James Prior? Is RISC-V replacing ARM and x86?
16:13 Did Alder Lake & the 5800X3D live up to expectations?
30:44 AMD Zen 4 Sales - Why are they so low?
39:45 How would James turn Zen 4 around if he still worked at AMD?
51:48 How competitive is Raptor Lake?
57:18 i5-13600K vs R5 7600X – Does AMD care if they lose MT?
1:08:03 Do Engineers have a say in Marketing? What's going on w/ PBO2?
1:14:32 Zen 4 Threadripper 7000 vs Intel 24-Core & 34-Core Fishhawk Falls
1:21:42 Should AMD just focus Zen 4 volume on laptop?
1:29:08 How important will AI Engines be for future Laptops?
1:31:50 Will AMD get SMT-4 working in Zen 5 or Zen 6?
1:38:05 RTX 4080 12GB & 4000 Series Segmentation
1:48:35 How should AMD Price & Segment RDNA 3?
Previous Episode with James: https://youtu.be/c2Xc2KtnAvQ
James Prior LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdprior/
https://www.icegiantcooling.com/
PyTorch: https://about.fb.com/news/2022/09/pytorch-foundation-to-accelerate-progress-in-ai-research/amp/
https://hypebeast.com/2022/1/amd-ryzen-3d-v-cache-cpu-processors-ces-2022
https://www.pcworld.com/article/394653/amd-v-cache-for-ryzen-everything-you-need-to-know.html
Supposedly Zen 4 could have shipped with far lower TDPs: https://youtu.be/FaOYYHNGlLs
Paul Backed up Optimum Tech’s PBO2 Tune claims: https://youtu.be/poo82SUm934
DDR4 holds back ADL Performance compared to budget DDR5: https://youtu.be/kuxMCqF1yG0
09 Oct 2022
174. Zen 4 w/ B650 vs Raptor Lake, 34C Xeon Xtreme, A770 Reviews, 4090 & 4070 Leaks
02:20:21
We discuss the latest Nvidia Lovelace leaks, Intel Workstation whispers, and RDNA 3!
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0:00 Broken Deadbolts, Reesie Health Update (Intro Banter)
3:39 Nvidia Just-In-Time (Corrections)
6:24 Final Thoughts on Zen 4 Reviews & Launch
18:14 Was the thick IHS a mistake? How can AMD keep momentum going?
24:52 Intel Raptor Lake Performance & Pricing Unveiled
33:34 Is platform longevity actually an important factor?
42:58 34C Intel Fishhawk Falls Confirmed - Is Threadripper in trouble?
52:38 A770 & A750 Reviews & Supply Whispers
1:03:53 Is ARC actually helping the market? What would save AXG?
1:11:23 RTX 4090 Launch Volume, 4070 Pictures, Titan Cancellation
1:26:10 RDNA 3 Expectations
1:37:25 PS5 gets Dieshrink to 6nm – Oberon Plus!
1:45:35 Google Kills Stadia without even Warning Devs
1:54:20 RTX 6000 lacks NVLink, AMD Earnings, TSMC Price Hikes (Wrap-Up)
1:59:20 Nvidia Reflex, DLSS 3, GPU Performance Floor (Final Reader Mail)
175. i9-13900K v Zen 4, RTX 4070 v RX 7800 XT Pricing, ARC's Future | PCWorld Gordon
03:35:54
Gordon Mah Ung from PCWorld joins to discuss the latest Nvidia, AMD, and Intel news!
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00:00 Who is Gordon? What got him into this line of work?
5:46 Migrating from Police Reporting to PC Gaming
9:43 Differences in covering PC Gaming 20 Years ago versus Now
15:27 How has AMD, Nvidia, and Intel changed over the past 30 years?
24:54 Did Gordon expect Zen 1 to succeed?
32:59 AMD Zen 4 Performance & Pricing
45:00 Intel Raptor Lake Performance & Pricing, R5 7600X Thoughts
1:04:37 Does the 5800X3D need a price cut? Is AM5 longevity good business?
1:10:37 Is Intel "back" yet? How do we feel about their future?
1:22:37 Comparing Intel’s Competitiveness to Nvidia
1:28:38 RTX 4080 12GB Cancellation Thoughts
1:37:13 Is Nvidia in danger of losing Mindshare with Lovelace?
1:49:57 RTX 4070 vs RX 7800 XT Pricing, RDNA 3 Ray Tracing Whispers
1:58:57 The Future of DLSS 3
2:03:47 Is Intel Alchemist a Disappointment? Is ARC Effectively Cancelled?
2:12:07 Intel Alchemist Availability
2:28:43 What will the next few years of ARC probably look like?
2:48:00 Why Intel can't just "stay the course" so you have a cheaper 4060
2:57:37 What products should gamers wait for?
3:08:04 Is the GPU shortage actually over? Will this happen again?
We discuss Intel Raptor Lake reviews, the latest Nvidia leaks, and upcoming HEDT releases!
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0:00 We Were Promised Jetpacks, Oil Burns, Swedish Chef (Intro Banter)
7:08 Raptor Lake DDR5, SPR AMX, De Beers Diamonds (Corrections)
16:38 RTX 4090 Reviewed & Launched with AIB Models
28:30 Nvidia's Case Compatibility Problem, Rasterization Performance
32:24 AMD RDNA 3 Ray Tracing Performance Whispers
41:45 DLSS 3 Reviews are in – What do we think?
57:18 RTX 4070 Pictures & RTX 4080 12GB Unlaunch Details Leaked
1:08:45 Will the 4080 12GB be Laptop-Only? When does the 4060 launch?
1:14:53 RDNA 3 Supports DP 2.1
1:26:00 Raptor Lake i9-13900K, i7-13700K, i5-13600K Launch (Discussion Start)
1:38:15 i7-13700K Analysis – The R9 7900X looks even dumber now!
1:43:00 i5-13600K Analysis – A budget HEDT Chip, not a Gaming Champion
1:50:30 Raptor Lake vs Zen 4 Power Scaling
1:56:17 Will AMD cut Zen 4 pricing? Will Zen 5 be more aggressive?
2:05:52 EPYC Genoa nearly doubles Milan Performance
2:10:28 Intel Fishhawk Falls 34 Core, Threadripper 7000, Zen 5 Release Dates Leaked!
2:16:48 128-Core Redwood+ Granite Rapids Leaked!
2:19:58 Alder Lake Source Code, Lovelace Scalpers, ARC Idle Power (Wrap-Up)
2:24:08 Battlemage Performance Tier, ARC Sales, Zen 4 CCX (Final Reader Mail)
Former AMD Engineer & GlobalFoundries VP Dave Eggleston joins to discuss Memory Tech!
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0:00 Who is Dave Eggleston?
3:57 AMD vs Intel vs Nvidia - A look at the Semiconductor Landscape
20:24 Intel Foundries - What went wrong? What do they need to change?
22:30 Did GlobalFoundries make the right decision cancelling 7nm?
30:55 Intel & AMD Earnings – How were they? What’s the biggest Pitfalls they face?
36:23 Do node shrinks bring us faster memory every couple years?
41:14 Why did Optane Fail? What will replace it?
59:47 AMD Siena for Budget Threadripper, CXL for Consumers
1:12:27 CXL for Gaming – How can a third tier of memory save us money?
1:15:03 NVMe Gen 5 SSDs - Will gamers benefit? Do we need DDR6 or PCIe 6.0?
1:22:34 Liquid-Cooled Servers, Lovelace GDDR7
1:28:48 Advice for young Engineers
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deggleston/
Previous Broken Silicon with Dave: https://youtu.be/mCxHcvtpfAk
MLID Siena and Zen 4c Leak: https://youtu.be/qeGrAz5Xc9M
https://www.igorslab.de/en/adapter-of-the-gray-analyzed-nvidias-brand-hot-12vhpwr-adapter-with-built-in-breakpoint/
https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_2b116bffa4ca8890f09df4510f3c972f/intel/db/887/8873/earnings_release/Q3+22_EarningsRelease.pdf
https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1093/amd-announces-preliminary-third-quarter-2022-financial
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-cuts-annual-revenue-forecast-200546393.html
https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Computer-CPU-Processors/zgbs/pc/229189
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-working-to-bring-cxl-technology-to-consumer-cpus
https://www.intc.com/
08 Nov 2022
178. RX 7900 XTX Reveal, RDNA 4 Whispers, Zen 4c IPC, PS VR2 & Meta Quest 3 Cost Leak
02:35:38
We leak Meta Quest 2 and PlayStation VR2 production costs, and discuss everything RDNA 3!
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0:00 Daylight Savings Time, Reesie Get Well Card, Spooky Movies (Intro Banter)
8:18 7800X & 10C Zen 4, Battlemage vs 5060, 4K240Hz, DDR5 Raptor (Corrections)
27:26 Intel Xe Super Sampling Fully Tested
37:23 Nvidia’s 16-Pin 12VHPWR Catastrophe
53:42 Are budget RTX 4090s coming? Are sub-125w GPUs dead?
1:02:05 RX 7900 XTX & 7900 XT Pricing & Rasterization Discussion
1:07:08 AMD RDNA 4 Release Date Whispers
1:15:43 RDNA 3 Clock Speeds, "RX 7950X3D" Performance
1:25:39 RDNA 3 Ray Tracing, PCIe Gen 5, Nvidia RTX 4080 Pricing
1:33:01 Navi 31 Supply, RDNA 3+, DP 2.1, FSR 3.0 Fluid Motion
1:38:33 (NEW Info!) Siena & Zen 4c Leaked – Nearly Zen 4 IPC w/ DOUBLE the cores!
1:50:10 Zen 3 Crushes Sales with Aggressive Pricing as AMD beats Intel's Margins
2:00:04 Meta Quest 3 & Quest Pro BOM Cost Leak, PS VR2 Pricing
2:13:03 PlayStation VR2 support on PC
2:17:36 RTX 4090 Sales, God of War Reviews, MWII Sales (Wrap-Up)
2:23:58 RTX 4090 Ti, Intel Meteor Lake Core Counts, Thanksgiving (Final RM)
179. RTX 4080, RX 7900 XT, Arrow Lake vs Zen 5, 2022 Shopping Advice | Tech YES City
02:24:18
Bryan from Tech YES City joins to discuss Nvidia RTX 4080 Performance, RDNA 3, and more!
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0:00 Who is Bryan?
4:28 What has changed in the Techtuber space over the last 10 years?
8:14 Why aren't there Low End CPUs anymore? Are budget builds dead?
28:14 RTX 4080 16GB Performance
37:02 Does Nvidia need to drop the 4080's price? Is AMD hiding something?
47:41 RX 7900 XT 20GB Performance Expectations
55:45 How good does the 7900 XTX need to be to take market share?
1:03:41 Is the 7900 XT overpriced? Does RDNA 3 have a clock speed flaw?
1:12:37 Would the 4080 12GB been ok if it was called a "4070"?
1:17:56 Will RDNA 4 & Blackwell hit a rasterization performance wall?
1:25:31 Are Zen 4 & Raptor Lake pointlessly good at gaming?
1:31:21 Intel Meteor Lake Desktop - Should Intel even bother?
1:38:53 Arrow Lake vs Zen 5 - What do we actually want from them?
1:48:37 Who should buy Zen 3 now? Who should wait for Zen 4 X3D or ARL?
1:56:14 Best Used Professional GPUs
1:59:53 Buying Used Parts in Japan vs Europe vs United States
2:05:43 Is Japan's DIY community growing?
2:10:34 Is the DIY market down overall?
180. RTX 4080 Launch, RX 7900 XTX Performance, Zen 4 Price Drops, Intel Panther Lake
02:17:50
We discuss the latest Nvidia releases, and upcoming AMD and Intel Launches!
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0:00 Mild Fevers, Chill Birthdays, and Cheap Food (Intro Banter)
8:21 Daylight Savings Time, Plant Movies (Corrections)
10:29 16-Pin12VHPWR Tested further by Multiple Outlets, and Nvidia Responds
22:32 Nvidia earnings: Revenue beats expectations, bottom line falls short
32:45 RTX 4080 Launches to Mixed Reviews and Horrible Sales
53:20 AMD Provides RX 7900 XTX Performance Numbers & Architecture Details
1:09:46 Is RDNA 3 more efficient than Lovelace? Is there a clock speed flaw?
1:20:34 Navi 33 Efficiency and Chiplet APUS
1:31:18 Zen 4 Prices Drop on Newegg and Several Other Retailers
1:37:33 Does Genoa’s Raw Performance make SPR’s Accelerators silly?
1:40:27 Intel Meteor Lake, Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake, Panther Lake Leak
1:56:27 Deepfake Detector, 1440p 240Hz OLED $999, 3060 Ti GDDR6X (Wrap-Up)
2:02:23 Meta Quest Pro for Developers, MetalFX in RE8 (Final Reader Mail)
Richard Hoeg joins to discuss potential lawsuits against Nvidia, Intel, and Microsoft Activision.
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0:00 Who is Rick?
4:10 An Update on Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard
18:29 Is the Activision acquisition likely to go through?
24:43 Intel is Patent Trolling and getting Trolled! Are Patent Laws Outdated?
40:49 Legality of Intel ARC Alchemist Launch and Performance Claims
1:01:13 Are there any limits on what Intel can claim?
1:05:20 Nvidia 12VHPWR 16-Pin Issues
1:21:56 Can AMD use leaked DLSS code to improve FSR?
1:29:59 Are DLSS 3 Framerates fake advertising?
1:38:07 IBM suing GlobalFoundries
1:42:35 Gaming Lawyer Misconceptions
182. RTX 4070 Ti vs Navi 32, AIB 7900 XTX Clocks, 3060 8GB, R7 7700 & R5 7600 non-X
02:04:27
We discuss a flurry of upcoming AMD Ryzen, RADEON GPU, and Nvidia GeForce launches.
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0:00 Reesie Passing, Jessie Intelligence (Intro Banter)
6:23 Joy-Con vs DualSense Drift, 40Hz Frametimes, 30Hz vs 60Hz (Corrections)
23:44 Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 non-X Release Date, Pricing, Clockspeeds Leaked!
34:55 Has AMD been humbled by bad Zen 4 sales? Is there a double standard?
41:57 December GPU / CPU Supply and Pricing Update
54:58 Does Nvidia care that the 4080 isn't selling well?
1:02:21 Will AIB RX 7900 XTX models be giant and overpriced?
1:05:15 ASUS Confirms Custom TUF RX 7900 XTX Clockspeeds
1:11:08 Will inflation affect what consumers see as “fair” pricing?
1:17:28 RTX 4070 Ti Details Leaked – Will Navi 32 destroy this?
1:29:56 RTX 3060 8GB Reviewed by Hardware Unboxed
1:37:24 Moore's Law Is Dead Reached 150,000 subs!
1:42:16 600Hz Displays, A6000 Launched, 4090 requires Bios Update (Wrap-Up)
1:47:55 E-Cores vs Chiplets, VR Competitors, AAA vs Indie Quality (Final Reader Mail)
Jim from AdoredTV joins to discuss AMD RDNA 3, Nvidia Lovelace, and Intel’s Future.
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0:00 How's Jim doing?
5:01 Zen 4, Raptor Lake, i9-13900KS vs R9 7950X3D
8:28 How brutal will 2023 be for Intel?
15:44 Intel's Financials and Ryzen Mindshare
21:49 What did Jim expect out of RDNA 3?
32:23 Is RDNA 3 impressive...even if AMD lied?
42:24 AIB RX 7900 XTX are hitting 3.2GHz! What went wrong with RDNA 3?
50:38 Navi 32 RX 7800 XT - Estimating the Performance
54:31 RDNA 3 Efficiency, RTX 4070 Ti Pricing, Nvidia Raising Prices
1:19:00 Why doesn't RADEON ever create new features?
1:28:17 Are we now pessimistic about RADEON? Can RDNA 3+ win?
1:45:15 Is the Midrange Permanently Dead?
1:54:41 Should AMD have delayed the RDNA 3 launch to fix it?
2:06:57 Alchemist, Battlemage, and the Future of Intel
2:24:41 Phoenix, RDNA 3 Sentiment, MI300 Gaming Flagship
We discuss the latest RADEON, Ryzen X3D, and Intel news – and also look back at early 2022!
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0:00 Exhausted by 2022, Explaining this Episode, Tom’s Stolen 3090 (Intro Banter)
7:02 i5-13600K vs R5 7600X, RDNA 3 Specification Rumors (Corrections)
14:48 AMD RX 7900 XTX / XT Launch to Mixed Reviews, Good Availability
33:33 Should the 7900 XT be called the 7800 XTX? Can RDNA 3 be fixed?
49:17 AIB vs Reference Volume, Navi 32 Expectations, PC Gaming Prices
1:04:11 i9-13900KS Release Date Leaked
1:08:50 AMD Phoenix APU Specs and Dragon Range-X Confirmed!
1:13:13 Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard gets Blocked by the FTC
1:21:14 Intel Layoffs, RTX 4060 Ti, Carmack Leaving Meta (Wrap-Up)
1:24:25 Start of 2022 Retrospective - Favorite Hardware from 2022?
1:31:48 Rembrandt, Alder Lake Mobile
1:40:07 RTX 3080 12GB, 3090 Ti, 3050, RX 6950 XT, 6750 XT, 6650 XT
1:46:26 AM4’s Legacy, R7 5800X3D
1:51:17 Nvidia Leak Teaser…
185. 2022 GPU Crash, ARC, Lovelace v RDNA 3, DLSS 3 v FSR 3 | Dawid Does Tech Stuff
02:32:20
Dawid joins to recap releases from 2022, and discuss hopes for 2023. (RECORDED 12/13)
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0:00 Dawid & Tom's Accent, Japanese Gaming Culture
11:13 Looking back at the RX 6500 XT Launch
18:33 Intel's Alchemist in Early 2022
27:58 The State of ARC going into 2023 (RECORDED 12/13)
37:56 What would Intel need to do for us to trust ARC has a future?
41:03 850-1000w Lovelace Rumors
46:53 RTX 4000 Series Pricing Reveal
52:25 RX 7900 XTX & RX 7900 XT Launch
1:04:41 Ampere Oversupply, Pricing to Retailers, Tariffs
1:17:13 What went wrong with RDNA 3?
1:21:44 GPU Pricing Gentrification” and Mining Booms
1:33:16 Zen 4 vs Raptor Lake
1:44:06 FSR 3 vs DLSS 3
1:56:01 Battlefield 2042, Escape from Tarkov, Modern Warfare II
2:03:59 PlayStation 5 Pro, XBOX Refreshes, PS VR2 Pricing
2:22:34 The Future of GPU Price/Performance
186. Titan Ada Pricing, AMD Zen 4 X3D, Phoenix vs Meteor Lake, RDNA 4 vs Blackwell
01:25:58
We discuss 2023 Nvidia, RADEON, and Intel releases! (RECORDED 12/13)
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0:00 Tariffs, RTX 4070 Ti, GPU Pricing Expectations for 2023
11:43 Nvidia Titan Ada Pricing
15:53 i9-13900KS vs Zen 4 X3D - Does Intel have a chance?
20:44 Phoenix & Dragon Range-X vs Meteor Lake & Raptor Lake
33:48 What's going on with Intel's Nodes?
34:55 Intel Fishhawk Falls vs Threadripper 7000
40:03 AMD Zen 5 Expectations
47:35 Lovelace in 2023 Laptops
51:10 Navi 32 and Navi 33 Expectations
1:00:28 In general, how do we feel about the state of GPUs and CPUs?
1:07:33 Is it time for devs to start optimizing for more modern hardware?
1:10:52 RDNA 3+, RDNA 4, Nvidia Blackwell
Jarrod'sTech joins to discuss Nvidia, AMD, and Intel announcements from CES 2023!
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0:00 Who is Jarrod? Why does he focus on Laptops?
3:49 What happened to gaming on battery?
7:27 Did AMD take Market Share in 2022? Where were their laptops?
18:33 Nvidia's Ada Lovelace Laptop Generation
23:21 How will a 35w “RTX 4070 Laptop” really perform?
33:27 AMD Navi 33, RX 7600M XT vs RTX 4060
39:41 Is Navi 33 “fixed” compared to Navi 31?
44:16 Where are the Phoenix iGPU benchmarks?
50:44 MI300 – Will we get Mega Gaming APUs?
55:14 AMD Phoenix & Dragon Range Thoughts
1:03:48 Has AMD failed to get design wins? Will they lose market share?
1:15:18 AMD branding Phoenix, Rembrandt, Cezanne, Mendocino as “7000”
1:25:50 Best time to buy a new laptop?
1:36:58 Are we excited for Meteor Lake and AMD Strix?
We discuss the RADEON, Nvidia, and Intel news from the past few weeks!
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0:00 There's a lot of news to cover in this episode... (Intro Banter)
3:35 Intel 4 readiness, PCMR Mentalities, 4080 manufacturing costs (Corrections)
18:45 RX 7900 XTX Reference Cooler Thermal Issues
30:08 AMD Drivers Improve RDNA 3 Power Consumption
41:51 Why do people defend AMD? Is AMD going to drop RDNA 3 prices?
54:26 RTX 4070 Ti Reviewed & Launched…and no one is buying it!
1:09:08 Nvidia Lovelace Laptop Pricing & Segmentation Revealed
1:19:11 Navi 33 Discrete Laptop GPUs Revealed
1:32:04 4090 Sales Dropping / 7900 XT below MSRP - Are prices about to Plummet?
1:45:55 AMD Phoenix & Dragon Range
1:52:29 R9 7950X3D, R9 7900X3D, R7 7800X3D Announced
1:56:49 What's the point of the 7900X3D? Why only one X3D CCD?
2:04:59 AMD Ryzen non-X Launched – Is Zen 4 pricing fixed?
2:10:02 What will the Zen 4 X3D SKUs cost?
2:15:32 Intel i9-13900KS Launched and Reviewed
2:25:53 Intel Launches 4th Gen Xeon Sapphire Rapids
2:34:35 AMD MI300 Revealed – Another MLID Render Leak Confirmed!
2:40:28 Why do people keep hoping for “Mega Gaming APUs”?
2:43:51 Does the PS5 have a Liquid Metal issue?
189. Intel vs AMD Price War, Sapphire Rapids vs EPYC Genoa, i9-13900KS | Level1Techs
02:30:33
Wendell joins to discuss Xeon, EPYC, 13th Gen Releases, Threadripper, and more!
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0:00 Who is Wendell? What is a “Computer Janitor”?
10:27 i9-13900KS, i5-13500, DDR5-7200 Thoughts
16:30 Does Intel have anything to counter Zen 4 X3D & Ryzen non-X?
30:51 Sapphire Rapids - Is it actually competitive with Genoa?
38:13 Why Netflix and other customers don’t want SPR’s Accelerators…
48:09 Will licensing costs doom SPR? Would Wendell trade cores for accelerators?
58:53 Bergamo, Genoa-X, Siena Launch 2023 – Will SPR be Quadruple Teamed?
1:07:51 Can AMD get to 40% Server Market Share? Can Granite Rapids stop it?
1:16:16 Is AMD not being aggressive enough with Laptop and Threadripper?
1:22:27 Is AMD ROCm ready to take on Nvidia CUDA?
1:35:04 Threadripper vs Intel Fishhawk Falls
1:41:55 AMD’s Strategy to take Laptop Market Share
1:52:31 6GHz Sever Chips, MI300, All-Cache Memory, X86 vs ARM
2:04:56 2023-2024 are Critical Years for determining Intel’s Future…
2:20:20 Don't Forget – Incredible Performance Uplifts are Happening Yearly!
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