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306. Nvidia Supply Increase Leak, Intel Nova Lake LGA 1954, RTX 5060 Ti, AMD 9060 XT
22 Apr 2025
01:24:47
Click for new info on GeForce Supply increases, Intel requiring NEW motherboards, and upcoming GPUs.
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305. Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti vs AMD RX 9060 XT Tariff Price, Nintendo Switch 2 | Hoeg Law
15 Apr 2025
02:00:06
A Business Lawyer joins to discuss how prices will change for PlayStation, Nintendo, AMD, and Nvidia.
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0:00 Greeting and Meeting Hoeg!
02:24 Nintendo’s Switch 2 BLUNDERING
24:48 Console Competition is entering a Multipolar World
31:43 Tariff Impacts as of NOW
39:58 Chaos is the problem...
57:22 Will Europe FINALLY get the GPU supply America used to get?
59:52 RX 9060 XT vs RTX 5060 Ti – Who will survive Tariffs better?
1:11:05 How much will prices go up? Will gaming become a luxury?
1:22:19 Lawfare against US Companies in China
1:28:31 Does Intel's New CEO have a China Problem?
1:32:13 Why wasn't Intel Sued over Raptor Lake Failure?
1:39:42 Intel-TSMC Merger, AMD buying Intel
1:45:07 Qualcomm vs ARM Lawfare, 12VHPWR (lack of) Lawsuits
Hoeg’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HoegLaw/featured
Hoeg’s Firm: https://hoeglaw.com/
Last time Hoeg was on: https://youtu.be/aaiP7cQPwck?si=Kwp1vZjxEtxWJc7u
12VHPWR Summary: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/shopping/nvidia-rtx-5090-graphics-cards-are-melting-power-cables-again-but-who-s-to-blame-for-this-recurring-gpu-nightmare/ar-AA1z52fK
Can New Intel CEO legally run Intel? https://www.reuters.com/technology/intel-ceo-invested-hundreds-chinese-companies-some-with-military-ties-2025-04-10/
Raptor Lake Issues Summary: https://www.theverge.com/24216305/intel-13th-14th-gen-raptor-lake-cpu-crash-news-updates-patches-fixes-motherboards
MLID Leak on Raptor Lake Instability: https://youtu.be/ZFE4q35buKs?si=iv1upwEkfQjT3jHw
RADEON Gaining GPU Market Share: https://x.com/TechEpiphanyYT/status/1911406225494802456
https://www.theverge.com/news/645276/razer-blade-gaming-laptops-sales-pause-us-tariffs
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Asus-Lenovo-and-Co-Notebook-manufacturers-suspend-deliveries-to-the-USA-10346409.html
https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-airlifts-600-tons-iphones-india-to-beat-trump-tariffs-sources-say-2025-04-10/
https://x.com/harukaze5719/status/1909816066676826365
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-drops-below-msrp-in-uk-for-the-first-time
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy70yxdn8z6o
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-manufacture-american-made-ai-supercomputers-us/
https://mashable.com/article/tariff-news-dell-hp-lenovo-halt-laptop-shipments
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296. Nvidia RTX 5090 Instability, 5070 Ti vs RX 9070 XT, AMD Zen 6, Intel Nova Lake
11 Feb 2025
01:49:15
We discuss Intel Nova Lake leaks, RTX 5000 issues, and AMD’s upcoming RDNA 4 & Zen 6 products!
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0:00 Subtle Torture, Building a Shed (Intro Banter)
5:08 Fury Nano Ranking, Amiibos (Corrections)
10:21 Nvidia RTX 5090 Instability, Blackwell Supply is a JOKE!
19:59 Nvidia vs AMD Drivers
24:58 RTX 5070 Ti & RTX 5070 Performance Leaked (again)
36:00 Blackwell is really "Lovelace 2.0", Re-segmenting the Lineup
40:52 RDNA 4 Confirmed to be Launching Early March
47:43 RX 9070 GRE 12GB, RADEON Laptop Market Share
52:48 24 Core Zen 6 on AM5! Medusa APU Pictured!
1:06:05 16+32 Core Nova Lake Rumors, ARL Refresh Resurrected (?)
1:11:34 Tariffs Raise GPU Prices
1:20:21 Arrow Lake Improvements, Intel's new CEO, Q4 Earnings (Wrap-up)
1:31:57 Future of XBOX, Valve's Console Strategy (Final RM)
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206. RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, RX 7600 8GB, Zen 5 R9 8950X, ASUS ROG Ally, AMD 7940HS Review
19 May 2023
02:01:56
We leak new RX 7600 Pricing details, and analyze the latest AMD APU and Nvidia GPU releases!
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0:00 Tom's Injured Foot, Early Episode (Intro Banter)
5:15 AM5 Burn Issues, Laptop Recommendations (Corrections)
17:31 ASUS ROG Ally Reviews, OCuLink Thoughts
37:19 R9 7940HS Phoenix and Dragon Range Reviews
43:57 AMD Server Roadmaps Leaks – 16C 8950X and Turin AI!
56:29 TSMC 3nm is On Track for 2024 Products!
1:07:56 RTX 4060 Ti Analysis, RTX 4060 is CUTDOWN AD107
1:22:36 RX 7600 8GB Pricing Update Leak
1:38:43 Jensen’s Personal Security, Zen 5 Hybrid Cores, Death Stranding (Wrap-Up)
1:44:38 Bad Value hurting AAA Sales, Async Reprojection, Switch 2 Failure (Final RM)
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205. Zen 5 Strix, RX 7600 vs RTX 4060, AMD FSR 3 vs Nvidia DLSS 3 | Hardware Unboxed
15 May 2023
02:45:02
Tim from HUB joins to discuss OLED Monitors, Intel Meteor Lake, and RADEON vs Nvidia Software!
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0:00 Intro Banter with Tim about the past year and Fanboy Comments
3:15 Did monitors finally Git Gud in the last year? Is OLED still the best?
10:12 Who can we really recommend 360Hz to? Is 120Hz “the new 60Hz”?
21:03 Monitor Shopping Advice, Future Panel Technology
42:21 Is DLSS crushing FSR in 2023? How can AMD make FSR 3 succeed?
1:06:00 AMD Software Features, Driver Stability, Bad Marketing
1:18:55 8GB Graphics Cards in 2023
1:32:26 Will Used 8GB GPUs have any value in 2024?
1:46:19 RX 7600, RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 4060 – What should they cost?
2:12:45 Why did Tim stop doing Laptop Reviews?
2:24:20 Can Intel Meteor Lake & AMD Strix make Laptops interesting again?
Check out Monitors Unboxed: https://www.youtube.com/@monitorsunboxed
Check out Hardware Unboxed: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed
Last Episode Tim was on: https://youtu.be/fLslDE27XxY
Jarrod’sTech Dragon Range Review: https://youtu.be/mdWAfPfYTnU
Jarrod’sTech Ada Power Testing: https://youtu.be/jMMrh6PpLI4
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-ROG-Zephyrus-G14-Review-Compact-Gaming-Laptop-with-AMD-Zen4-Phoenix-RTX-4090.711986.0.html
https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Ryzen-9-7940HS-analysis-Zen4-Phoenix-is-ideally-as-efficient-as-Apple.713395.0.html
https://youtu.be/bBiXa89QeOc
https://youtu.be/O5B_dqi_Syc
https://rog.asus.com/laptops/rog-flow/rog-flow-z13-2023-series/
https://www.theverge.com/23719210/asus-rog-ally-review
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204. RX 7600 8GB Pricing, AMD Zen 5 IPC, Intel 14th Gen, Arrow Lake Kills RTX 4050
09 May 2023
02:32:17
We discuss the latest AMD RDNA 3, Intel CPU Architecture, and Nvidia Blackwell news!
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SemiWiki Founder Daniel Nenni joins to discuss GPU, CPU, and Semiconductor markets.
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0:00 Welcoming back Daniel Nenni
4:03 What ultimately caused the shortages? What ended them?
13:09 Bringing Silicon Manufacturing Back to the West, Chips Act
25:05 Is TSMC 3nm delaying Nvidia Blackwell?
30:45 Does Nvidia NEED to move to chiplets?
39:17 RX 7600 Manufacturing Costs
47:59 AMD's TSMC Advantage
57:58 Will Intel Foundries beat TSMC? How bad were Intel's Q1 Earnings?
1:11:44 Can Pat Gelsinger save Intel from becoming another IBM?
1:22:59 The Importance of TSMC 3nm Nodes, 2nm Pricing, AMD Design Costs
1:32:55 Impact of ML on EDA and Chip Design, Jim Keller at Atomic Semi
Check out the Semiconductor Insiders Podcast: https://semiwiki.com/podcast/
Last Time Daniel Nenni was on: https://youtu.be/w8JmHsKhP9g
https://www.amd.com/en/press-releases/press-release-2017jan31
https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1115/amd-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2022-financial
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-rx-480/
https://www.adapteva.com/white-papers/silicon-cost-calculator/
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-next-gen-3nm-gpus-not-launching-until-2025-tsmc-report/
https://www.digitimes.com.tw/tech/dt/n/shwnws.asp?CnlID=1&Cat=40&id=0000662749_VR76FCFB51XKH38BW2VPS
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4060-ti-ad106-350-gpu-has-been-pictured
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4597564-intel-corporation-intc-q1-2023-earnings-call-transcript
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We leak NEW Navi 33 Desktop info, Zen 5 Strix & Phoenix Performance, and discuss the news!
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0:00 Remembering Llano APUs, Broken Silicon almost 4 years old! (Opening RM)
8:29 GPU vs CPU Bound (Corrections)
13:27 RTX 4070 Flops while PC Hardware Sales Collapse
34:08 RX 7600 XT Desktop ES Performance Leak!
45:55 NEW Strix & Phoenix Performance Leak, Phoenix 780M Benchmarked
56:32 AMD Strix Halo Leaked – Ultra Efficient Mega APUs are coming!
1:13:57 AMD Strix Point, Hawk Point, Kracken, and Escher APUs Leaked
1:36:05 Intel Adamantine 3D-Stacked Cache Leaked
1:41:39 DLSS better than Native, RDNA 4 Names, Intel Kills BTC Venture (Wrap-Up)
1:52:51 RDNA 3 MWII Performance, Nvidia Driver Overhead, Future of Silicon (Final Reader Mails)
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201. RX 7800 XT, RTX 4060 Ti 8GB vs RX 7700 XTX 16GB, PS4 EOL | Infinity Ward Dev
18 Apr 2023
02:18:46
A VFX Artist from Infinity Ward joins to discuss ongoing VRAM issues & developing AAA games!
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0:00 Who is Chris? What is using up more DRAM in recent releases?
15:36 Are 12GB GPUs already in trouble? What's filling up VRAM?
35:26 RX 7800 XT 16GB – Methods of configuring a 4070 killer!
44:02 RTX 4060 Ti 8GB vs RX 7700 XTX 16GB, Future of Used 8GB Cards
50:51 Did Nvidia stop talking to Game Devs about what they need?
56:11 Ending PS4 Support - How will this affect games?
1:10:20 4K120Hz - The "New Standard" for Call of Duty Optimization
1:20:22 Cross-Gen Development, GPU Optimization, Engine Bottlenecks
1:54:49 Direct Storage, MW Install Sizes, 500GB Future Games
2:01:35 Dealing with Online Hackers
Previous Time Guest was on: https://youtu.be/239ntwGzg7c
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjreaytechart/
https://www.techspot.com/review/2657-amd-ryzen-7800x3d/
https://youtu.be/Rh7kFgHe21k
https://youtu.be/Isn4eLTi8lQ
https://www.amd.com/en/products/professional-graphics/amd-radeon-pro-w7800
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1646631144689917954
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https://youtu.be/DKt7fmQaGfQ
https://www.techspot.com/review/2663-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070/
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200. RTX 4070 Launch Analysis, Zen 5 AIE, Meteor Lake 5.0 GHz Leak, AMD R7 7800X3D
13 Apr 2023
02:37:29
We leak new 4070 Supply & Sales info, Zen 5 AI Engine details, and Intel MTL hitting 5GHz!
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0:00 MLID's Audio Engineer just Released an Album!
5:52 Dreams Failure, Prior RADEON Market Share, VRAM Usage (Corrections)
16:41 RTX 4070 Reviews & Launch Supply Leak
35:25 How are early RTX 4070 Sales? Do we use DLSS?
47:36 8GB & 12GB VRAM Issues
1:05:20 Do node shrinks help with GPU I/O power consumption?
1:08:22 Are Navi 32/33 Estimates Changing? Does PC Hardware need to change?
1:24:59 AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Reviews
1:38:49 NEW AMD Zen 5 Leaks - Turin has an AI Chiplet!
2:00:07 Intel Meteor Lake Boosts to 5.0 GHz Leak
2:10:06 Intel Confirms Sierra Forest, Granite Rapids, and more!
2:21:11 Why won't AMD release a stronger RDNA 3 flagship?
2:23:08 Celebrating 200 Episodes of Broken Silicon!
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199. Death of 8GB GPUs, RX 7600 XT VRAM, AI Taking Jobs, Ray Tracing | UE5 Developer
04 Apr 2023
02:17:29
An Unreal Engine 5 dev joins to discuss what’s happening with VRAM usage in modern games.
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0:00 Welcoming our "Half-Anonymous" UE5 Developer
10:05 The State of Modding in Modern Games, SDKs and Gatekeeping
16:51 How AI is Changing Game Development, Evolution of Unreal Engine
29:36 Will AI replace Game Developer Jobs?
44:16 What do Developers need more VRAM for?
47:35 Are 8GB Graphics Cards running out of time?
1:03:20 What do Nvidia Engineers think about 8GB GPUs? What about RTX IO?
1:09:00 What Minimum Specs do Devs wish they could mandate?
1:16:43 What happens when Devs drop PS4? What do they wish Min Specs were?
1:23:40 Should AMD launch the RX 7600 XT with 16GB?
1:30:07 When will Ray Tracing become standard in most games?
1:42:42 Software vs Hardware Accelerated Lumen, UE5 TSR vs DLSS & FSR
1:50:26 E-Cores for gaming, Unreal Engine Monopoly, Godot
1:59:23 What's the next Big Tech to advance Gaming?
Sony Santa Monica Dev Broken Silicon: https://youtu.be/239ntwGzg7c
Comprehensive MLID Zen 5 Leak: https://youtu.be/MJr4o8qqAqA
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/forspoken-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/5.html
https://www.techspot.com/review/2627-hogwarts-legacy-benchmark/
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/resident-evil-4-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/4.html
https://youtu.be/3q-eED0-vMc
https://youtu.be/_lHiGlAWxio
https://youtu.be/Hpd7nCzeFRs
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/dead-space-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/5.html
https://docs.indreams.me/en-US/game-info
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We discuss the state of GPU Pricing, Intel’s ARC on Life Support, and tons of upcoming AMD leaks!
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0:00 Zen 5, Internet Providers, ChatGPT Video Scripts (Intro Banter)
9:15 Robert Hallock Correction
10:08 Early FSR 3 Features Announced at GDC
19:19 Will the Switch 2 make DLSS beat FSR?
23:22 Is Foveated Rendering the next G-SYNC Feature?
29:14 GPU Supply Surges - Prices should keep dropping!
40:18 Can Nvidia actually get way with $650+ for the RTX 4070?
51:28 Nvidia talks about AI at GTC & Unveils 70w RTX 4000 Ada
55:37 Raja Koduri pushed out of Intel, Intel ARC on Life Support
1:06:29 i9-14900K based on RPL-R could compete this Fall
1:12:51 Gordon Moore Passes Away
1:18:35 Phoenix Delayed, PS5 Pro, 24GB DDR5 Sticks, Mobile ADL on DT (Wrap-Up)
1:30:17 Fishhawk Falls vs Kaby Lake-X, Future of Audio, XBOX Storage (Final RM)
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197. RTX 4060 Ti 8GB Price, Raptor Lake Refresh, Zen 5 big.LITTLE | Hardware Unboxed
22 Mar 2023
02:05:17
Steve from HUB joins to discuss RDNA 3, Lovelace, and future Intel & AMD architectures.
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0:00 Steve Introduction, Favorite Content
7:39 Lovelace vs RDNA 3 in 2023
13:04 RTX 4070 Pricing – Will they actually go with $749?
17:51 Would the RX 7900 XT sell like an XTX at $699?
26:56 RTX 4060 Ti 8GB Pricing - What won't be a slap in the face?
35:57 RTX 4060 Positioning, DLSS 3
50:59 Zen 4 X3D – Was the 7950X3D a mistake?
57:47 Raptor Lake Refresh – Could the i9-14900K compete with AMD?
1:06:19 Intel vs AMD DDR5 Support, Wasting Money before Zen 5
1:11:36 Will Zen 5 & Little Phoenix struggle with Hybrid Architecture?
1:20:07 Can anything force Nvidia to lower prices?
1:35:31 Did Steve expect Intel ARC to turn out better?
1:41:51 What does Intel Battlemage need to achieve for success?
1:45:33 Reviewer Trends, VR Benchmarking, Overclocking in 2023
Nvidia is not happy with the press they are getting according to our sources…
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0:00 RDNA 4, Blackwell, and RDNA 4 Rollouts have been WEIRD
12:09 RX 9070 XT Benchmarks PROVE AMD has an Opportunity
19:59 Is the GPU market permanently damaged?
28:07 Was it a good idea to delay RDNA 4?
32:45 Nvidia’s (latest) Intentional Paper Launch & Pricing Manipulation
42:17 Nvidia Employee Outrage Leak – They aren’t happy either!
56:53 Blackwell was Originally 3nm! (Insane power draw shouldn’t surprise)
1:06:36 Could Big RDNA 4 have defeated the RTX 5090?
1:15:53 Is hardware keeping up with increasing graphics requirements?
1:26:30 The Future Ray Tracing, DLSS, and FSR
1:35:00 DLSS 4 – Did Nvidia add more Fake Frames because they HAD to?
1:47:40 How AMD should respond to DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation
Last Episode Vex was on: https://youtu.be/e8AuqEz-66g?si=8A8beLoTp55F9rQA
Vex's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@vextakes
https://youtu.be/D_sVNuOg74c?si=Cq2ZSTr9cEmcg8zA
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/laptops/50-series/
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Tom & HUB benchmarked Alchemist w/ the latest drivers, and the RX 7600 XT should be a beast!
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0:00 Daylight Savings Time, Tom’s Flowers, Jessie’s Branch (Intro Banter)
6:34 RTX 4070 Launch Update, RX 7900 XT Price Drops
20:02 Navi 33 Benchmarked - RX 7600 XT should beat RTX 4060
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34:01 TSMC has plenty of Capacity this Year
43:26 Cadence Delivers Technical Details on GDDR7
50:11 Jon Peddie Confirms Intel ARC did not outsell RADEON
1:00:56 Intel A770 & A380 Retested by MLID & Hardware Unboxed
1:15:09 Could Intel change their mind with Battlemage? Should they?
1:19:58 AdoredTV confirms MLID Meteor Lake IPC Leak, Z890 Platform Leaks
1:26:48 Overpriced Mendocino Handhelds, DRG-X Confirmed, Starfield (Wrap-Up)
1:37:06 Car vs GPU Supply Management, X3D Mindshare, AMD Marketing (Final RM)
1:54:00 Chat GPT
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195. DLSS 3 vs FSR 3, Boosting RDNA 3, AMD Zen 4 X3D, XSX Elite | Bryan Heemskerk
07 Mar 2023
02:56:55
The Lead Art Director at Massive Damage joins to discuss PC Ports & the latest architectures.
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00:00 Who is Bryan? Will future Gamers appreciate their hardware?
13:05 Why do so many recent releases on PC have performance issues?
25:07 Should PlayStation & XBOX bother with "Pro Consoles" this gen?
42:45 Why do some games decide to not release on PC?
48:29 Do we need new engines for efficient Ray Tracing?
58:43 If games were optimized for Zen 4 X3D - what would be possible?
1:18:00 Bryan's Thoughts on the R9 7950X3D & 7900X3D
1:36:25 Can RDNA 3 be boosted with Drivers? What is going wrong?
1:55:56 Intel ARC - Our Thoughts 1 Year after the “Q1 Launch”
2:09:07 DLSS 3 vs FSR 3 - How can AMD get more adoption?
2:21:00 Is FSR just a crutch for lazy devs?
2:39:20 What's the next big feature DLSS or FSR could use?
2:44:42 Tornados destroying Tom's Yard, Massive Damage's New Game!
Tom and Dan burn the midnight oil discussing Zen 4 X3D and the latest Nvidia & RADEON News!
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0:00 Tom got Norovirus, Slow News Month (Intro Banter)
4:01 R9 7950X3D Reviewed & Launched
18:46 Should AMD have not launched the RX 7950X3D?
34:27 Zen 4 Threadripper 7000 Possibly a Year Away
40:34 AMD Socket Support, Intel 4 vs 10nm Costs, “16C Stagnation”
46:12 Nvidia Constricting 4090 Supply, AMD going for GPU Market Share
56:51 RTX 4070 / 4060 / 4050 Laptop Reviews
1:06:20 AMD working on ML-Accelerated FSR that only works on RDNA 3
1:10:24 RTX 4070 12GB, Arrow Lake Delay (Wrap-Up)
1:12:23 Monitor Advice, Steam Deck 2, PS5 Slim, 6nm XBOX Elite (Final RM)
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193. PS VR2, PlayStation 5 Pro, 6nm XBOX Series X, Switch 2, MGS Remake | NX Gamer
21 Feb 2023
02:37:14
We discuss the Sony’s new VR Device, Next Gen Consoles, Nintendo, and exclusive rumors…
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0:00 Dead Space Remake – VRS, FSR, and Dynamic Res have Limitations
9:28 PS5 Geometry Engine vs XSX Variable Rate Shading
16:48 Are recent "bad console ports" in reality a sign of things changing?
25:03 Should Devs require NVMe 3.0 SSDs and 32GB of RAM?
41:08 How are PS5 and XBOX Series X doing so far?
44:30 Metal Gear Solid Remake, The Last of Us Factions, Starfield Updates
48:00 Is Starfield in trouble? Where is Hellblade II? What's going on at MS?!
1:03:11 Will the Activision-Blizzard Acquisition Fail?
1:09:32 PlayStation VR2 Marketing and Hardware Quality
1:23:32 Will PS VR2 get PC support?
1:27:32 Meta Quest 3 Cost Leak – Why is Sony charging so much for PS VR2?
1:44:26 6nm XBOX Series X & PlayStation 5 Pro - Sensible in a recession?
2:08:50 When will Nintendo Switch 2 Launch? What will its specs be?
2:21:39 Steam Deck's Future
NX Gamer's YT: https://youtube.com/@NXGamer
Last Episode he was on: https://youtu.be/1NZcVic-Fkg
NX Gamer’s Dead Space Remake Video: https://youtu.be/TvuXU8GgJK8
XBOX Server Broken Silicon: https://youtu.be/s6DF4eWU9uQ
https://www.ign.com/articles/psvr2-vs-oculus-quest-2-valve-index-comparison-specs
https://youtu.be/Jl2ij0cwBq8?t=7315
https://youtu.be/l3FZqJXCuWQ
6nm PS5 Leak: https://www.angstronomics.com/p/ps5-refresh-oberon-plus
https://www.ign.com/articles/every-playstation-vr2-launch-game
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/80750/nvidias-next-gen-ada-lovelace-gpu-for-nintendo-super-switch-not-pc/index.html
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-has-failed-to-reach-its-game-pass-subscriber-target-for-the-second-year-running/
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3937769-one-third-party-in-china-said-to-express-concern-with-activisionmicrosoft
https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-plans-last-ditch-effort-to-save-69bn-activision-blizzard-deal-with-eu-next-week
https://www.techspot.com/article/2520-spiderman-cpu-benchmark/
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192. RTX 4060 & 4070 Leak, 4090 Laptop Reviews, Zen 4 X3D, Meteor Lake Cancellations
14 Feb 2023
02:10:18
We saved up some NEW Nvidia & Intel Leaks for this episode!
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0:00 Dan's Return, Long-term Phone Support (Intro Banter)
8:22 RTX 4060 & 4070 Performance Leak, AD106 & AD107 Leak by MLID
21:22 RTX “4090” and “4080” Laptops Reviewed
33:15 AMD Beats Q4 Earnings Expectations, Projects Slight Decline in Q1
37:49 AMD Zen 4 X3D Products Pricing and Launch Dates Announced
52:22 Why is AMD so bad at pricing their products?
58:12 ARC A750 & Raptor Lake see Prices Drop
1:13:00 Meteor Lake Desktop Possibly Cancelled, Intel Sierra Forest & GNR Leaks
1:28:57 The Occasionally Deceptive reality of “Manufacturing Ready” Nodes…
1:33:05 Intel Fishhawk Falls Motherboard Pricing, Intel’s best Upcoming Products
1:38:06 MTL iGPU Perf, Chinese S80 GPU, Apple's Proprietary USB-C (Wrap-Up)
1:47:03 Hogwarts Legacy Performance, Future of 10GB GPUs, LTT Extreme Tech
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191. RX 7600 XT 8GB, AMD Taking 50% Market Share, Intel 18A v TSMC | Server Engineer
07 Feb 2023
02:02:18
We discuss RADEON Navi 33, Lovelace RTX 4060 Laptops, and the Server Engineer joins in as well!
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0:00 Last Minute Guest Change
5:03 RX 7600 XT 8GB Performance - The next RX 480?
18:06 1000w GPU Cooling
24:02 AMD Risk Aversion, Employee Counts, Intel's Low Cost Node
39:43 Re-Introducing the Anonymous Server Engineer
45:28 Intel Xeon vs AMD EPYC Security in 2023
50:43 Can AMD take 50 Market Share by 2026?
1:00:34 Intel Margins, Per-Socket Costs
1:07:53 How long will it take for Intel to comeback?
1:13:22 Can Intel catch up to TSMC? What will the future landscape look like?
1:26:53 ARM, Nvidia Grace, Server Costs
1:37:56 AMD Datacenter Cards, Intel Xe Datacenter Cards
1:46:00 Server Owner PSAs – EPYC is Vendor Locked, Don’t Buy SMR Drives for RAID
Last Episode with Server Engineer: https://youtu.be/sVN9LrWREBs
Latest MLID Server Leak: https://youtu.be/h20inMLeDnE
https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_85c13da17096eb11e6fba92dfe5d3a5f/intel/db/887/8894/earnings_presentation/Q4%272022+Earnings+Deck_Final+PDF.pdf
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tiriasresearch/2022/07/25/intel-foundry-services-ifs-and-mediatek-strike-strategic-partnership-agreement/?sh=2ef65e541bac
https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-7600M-XT-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.679270.0.html
https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-brings-RDNA-3-to-laptops-with-the-Radeon-RX-7600M-XT-Radeon-RX-7600M-Radeon-RX-7600S-and-Radeon-RX-7700S.678998.0.html#news_intro_image
https://twitter.com/Zed__Wang/status/1619350027801100289/photo/2
https://youtu.be/wwZr4kp2gnc
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190. $699 RX 6950 XT vs RTX 4070 Ti, Titan Ada 48GB, Intel Sierra Forest, Apple M2
31 Jan 2023
01:58:46
We discuss Nvidia Lovelace, AMD 7900 XT, Intel Sierra Forrest, Granite Rapids, and more!
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0:00 Sundance Recommendations, Possessor on Christmas (Intro Banter)
4:52 PS5 Liquid Metal, AMD in ASUS G14, Phoenix Design Wins (Corrections)
13:49 AMD Lowers RX 6950 XT to $699 – Is the 4070 Ti already Pointless?
24:40 AMD Driver Support for RX 6000 Series (or Older) GPUs
29:06 New Pictures of Nvidia Titan add Credibility, and Intrigue, to MLID Leak!
40:49 Will GDDR7 make Graphics Cards notably more expensive?
45:34 AMD A620 Motherboards with Prom 22 - Cheap AM5 is Still Coming!
53:13 Intel Reports Disastrous Q4 2022 Earnings…and Warns of a WORSE Q1
58:49 Does Intel's 10nm cost more than TSMC 7nm? Is Intel doomed?
1:10:00 NEW Intel Sierra Forest & Granite Rapids Details leaked by MLID
1:18:02 Could Intel Catch up to TSMC in 2 Years?
1:24:28 Is AMD too Risk Adverse for its own good?
1:29:10 Apple Launches M2 Pro and M2 Max
1:37:10 Upgrading B650 to X670, Microsoft Layoffs, Recession (Wrap-Up)
1:45:25 Should Nvidia make a 32-bit Lovelace MX650? Is MX obsolete?
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189. Intel vs AMD Price War, Sapphire Rapids vs EPYC Genoa, i9-13900KS | Level1Techs
24 Jan 2023
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!
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?
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 have new info regarding the future of RADEON, and discuss Nvidia Blackwell!
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0:00 AI thinks Dan is Steve & Jensen's Jacket looks CHEAP (Intro Banter)
5:09 Does Intel really want to minimize Battlemage Production? (Corrections)
9:30 Nvidia RTX 5090 Reviews – Why it’s Underwhelming
16:10 How isn’t the 5090 better at Raster, RT, OR AI?!
27:16 Nvidia DLSS 4 Multi-Framegen Reviewed
40:07 RTX 5090 & 5080 Launch sounds like “another Ampere”
44:47 Some version of FSR 4 is planned for RDNA 3/3.5
49:09 RX 9000 Performance Leaked…and Delayed
52:37 (NEW Leak) Lisa Su KILLED Big RDNA 4
1:06:21 Intel Battlemage B570 10GB Reviewed & “Launched”
1:13:57 Nintendo Switch 2 (Kinda) Revealed
1:22:51 PCIe 7.0, Melting Connectors Solved, 4-Slot Titan, Strix Halo Performance (Wrap-Up)
1:30:30 AMD CPU Codenmaes, 9950X3D V-Cache Benefits (Final RM)
https://www.anandtech.com/show/21425/intel-lunar-lake-architecture-deep-dive-lion-cove-xe2-and-npu4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_Lake_(microprocessor)
https://www.techspot.com/review/2944-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090/
Ridiculous: https://www.techspot.com/review/2944-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090/#2025-01-23-image-2-jpg
LTT underwhelmed by AI Performance:
https://youtu.be/Q82tQJyJwgk?si=Gy7rr2EL99AGxtaJ&t=1047
Capped Power Scaling: https://x.com/ComputerBase/status/1882433556678615247
Mostly Underwhelming 8K Performance: https://www.techradar.com/computing/gaming-pcs/nvidia-rtx-5090-8k-performance-has-blown-me-away-already-and-its-mainly-thanks-to-multi-frame-generation
https://www.storagereview.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-review-pushing-boundaries-with-ai-acceleration
MSI 5090 Suprim water-cooled review: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/msi-geforce-rtx-5090-suprim-liquid/
https://youtu.be/Q82tQJyJwgk?si=WeiVlNImWXI0Qc6f&t=788
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_fGlVqKs1k&ab_channel=HardwareUnboxed
https://youtu.be/bZ6NeSGad4I?si=YaSbxKUOzhuDfmy4
https://youtu.be/bZ6NeSGad4I https://youtu.be/0Zk688QKrAg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuGlXL3uKKQ&ab_channel=Moore%27sLawIsDead
https://x.com/McAfeeDavid_AMD/status/1881435903358628047
AMD Marketing forgot to delete a scheduled Tweet: https://videocardz.com/newz/somebody-didnt-get-a-memo-amd-ad-claims-you-can-enjoy-gaming-on-radeon-rx-9070-xt-already
Seems like it might even be late March: https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-9070-preorders-to-start-on-march-23-according-to-major-us-retailer
https://www.techspot.com/review/2943-intel-arc-b570/
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-arc-b570-review-asrock-challenger-oc-tested
https://youtu.be/itpcsQQvgAQ?si=GV4q8534eqmSTBi0
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/01/16/3-crucial-takeaways-from-the-switch-2-reveal-trailer/
https://www.techspot.com/news/106409-pcie-70-spec-nearing-completion-promising-16gbs-lane.html
https://quasarzone.com/bbs/qn_report/views/444251
https://youtu.be/RDr1pr_c6ts?si=vup3QhjEZ0eOCaQj
https://www.techspot.com/news/106369-microsoft-considered-shutting-down-xbox-before-major-game.html
https://cdn.wccftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/AMD-Ryzen-AI-Max-395-Strix-Halo-APU-With-Radeon-8060S-iGPU-_-Gaming-Benchmarks.png?_gl=11524w9j_gaMTA0ODI5MjA1MS4xNzI3MzAxNzI4_ga_591JRXV2QC*MTczNzkyNDQ5Ny40My4xLjE3Mzc5MjQ0OTguMC4wLjA
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186. Titan Ada Pricing, AMD Zen 4 X3D, Phoenix vs Meteor Lake, RDNA 4 vs Blackwell
01 Jan 2023
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
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185. 2022 GPU Crash, ARC, Lovelace v RDNA 3, DLSS 3 v FSR 3 | Dawid Does Tech Stuff
27 Dec 2022
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
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…
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
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182. RTX 4070 Ti vs Navi 32, AIB 7900 XTX Clocks, 3060 8GB, R7 7700 & R5 7600 non-X
06 Dec 2022
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)
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
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180. RTX 4080 Launch, RX 7900 XTX Performance, Zen 4 Price Drops, Intel Panther Lake
22 Nov 2022
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)
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179. RTX 4080, RX 7900 XT, Arrow Lake vs Zen 5, 2022 Shopping Advice | Tech YES City
14 Nov 2022
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?
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178. RX 7900 XTX Reveal, RDNA 4 Whispers, Zen 4c IPC, PS VR2 & Meta Quest 3 Cost Leak
08 Nov 2022
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)
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/
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0:00 How well has Taiwan recovered from the 2024 Earthquakes?
5:31 Intel Quality Control Issues
10:23 TSMC 2nm Manufacturing Coming to the USA
24:02 Can RDNA 4 get branded “Made in USA”
28:26 (NEW Leak) RX 9070 XT & 9070 Supply – At Micro Center NOW!
34:05 (NEW Leak) Nvidia RTX 5000 AIB Pricing
40:25 Has TSMC built TOO MUCH Capacity?
44:21 Nintendo Switch 2 - SAMSUNG 8nm a mistake?
49:52 Does DESIGN matter more than node advantages now that Moore’s Law Is Dead?
53:35 If nodes keep getting more expensive, is there really improvement?
58:13 Which node will the PS6 use?
1:06:30 Intel's (Bad) Situation
1:09:44 Intel Buyouts – What is actually possible?!
1:17:34 Intel vs AMD Design Principals
1:24:56 Would Samsung be a good match for Intel?
1:27:15 RISC-V, ASML (lack of) Competition, Advanced Packaging
1:35:51 What will impact the industry the most over the next 10 years?
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Last time Asianometry was on: https://youtu.be/Y6wnDTEnEqY?si=cuP_rtYBEDbLEBQT
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-monitors/amd-is-now-reportedly-making-all-american-ryzen-9000-cpu-dies-at-tsmcs-arizona-fab/
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20250116PD231/tsmc-nvidia-cowos-market.html
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmcs-arizona-fab-21-mass-produces-4nm-chips-at-a-higher-price-than-taiwan
https://www.investopedia.com/sandp-500-gains-and-losses-today-intel-soars-as-takeover-speculation-spreads-8776716
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-arrow-lake-fix-doesnt-fix-overall-gaming-performance-or-correct-the-companys-bad-marketing-claims-core-ultra-200s-still-trails-amd-and-previous-gen-chips
https://www.techpowerup.com/331161/amd-radeon-rx-9070-xt-rx-9070-custom-models-in-stock-at-european-stores
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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)
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175. i9-13900K v Zen 4, RTX 4070 v RX 7800 XT Pricing, ARC's Future | PCWorld Gordon
18 Oct 2022
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?
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174. Zen 4 w/ B650 vs Raptor Lake, 34C Xeon Xtreme, A770 Reviews, 4090 & 4070 Leaks
09 Oct 2022
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)
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173. Fixing the Zen 4 Launch, R5 7600X vs i5-13600K, RTX 4080 12GB, RDNA 3 Pricing
04 Oct 2022
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
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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)
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?
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170. Ryzen 7000 vs Raptor Lake, ARC Cancelled, RTX 4080 Leak, Ampere Q4 Oversupply
13 Sep 2022
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)
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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
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168. Ryzen 7000 Analysis, Zen 4 X3D Q1, Raptor Lake Pricing, RTX 4090 in Production
30 Aug 2022
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)
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167. Russia’s Tech Sector, War over TSMC, Intel Fabs, RDNA 4 vs Nvidia | Asianometry
23 Aug 2022
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
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0:00 The Holidays are Over & Tom got a Motorcycle (Intro)
5:24 Nuh-Vidia & Linux User-friendliness (Corrections)
10:26 RTX 5000 Series Specifications (and not really Performance) Revealed
23:59 DLSS 4 Thoughts – Dark Magic or Dark Marketing?
31:29 RTX 5090 Street Pricing Expectations
38:50 Nvidia's Strix Halo Killer & RTX 5060 Pictures Leak!!!
44:00 Can Nvidia really get Windows on ARM working?
51:28 AMD (Kinda) Announces RX 9000 Series
55:00 RX 9070 XT & 9070 Performance Leak
1:03:01 Thoughts on DLSS 4 & FSR 4 Frame Generation
1:11:12 Should AMD have given RDNA 4 GDDR7?
1:13:34 AMD Strix Halo & Krackan Announced
1:20:43 Is Strix Halo releasing too late to impress?
1:23:02 Ryzen 9 9950X3D & 9900X3D Announced at CES
1:28:13 Intel Panther Lake, 140T iGPU is (kinda) Good
1:32:37 SteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck!!!
1:35:27 Nintendo Switch 2 Dev Support Leak
1:40:16 Dell Copies Apple, AMD Trashes Intel, Re-Reviews of B580 are BAD (Wrap-Up)
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166. RDNA 3 is Genius, Nvidia GA102 Buyback, Meteor Lake vs Apple on 3nm, AMD 5995WX
16 Aug 2022
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)
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165. Future of Intel’s AXG, AMD Market Share, Nvidia Blackwell v RDNA 4 | Jon Peddie
08 Aug 2022
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?
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)