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Jon Peddie joins to discuss Intel Xe’s past, ARC’s future, and RADEON vs GeForce Competition. SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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? https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpeddie/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/jon-peddie-research/ https://www.jonpeddie.com/editorials/will-axg-survive-gelsingers-axe Previous Broken Silicon Episode: https://youtu.be/VK_PNzmlEYA MLID ARC Cancellation Leak: https://youtu.be/DH2s5HeZzs8 MLID ARC Update: https://youtu.be/AVdG-4a6FB4?t=1035 https://www.investors.com/news/technology/intel-stock-falls-after-chipmaker-badly-misses-q2-targets/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-kills-optane-memory-business-for-good Gamers Nexus Driver Issues: https://youtu.be/MjYSeT-T5uk Nvidia Rumored to stay Monolithic again: https://www.hardwaretimes.com/nvidia-delays-the-move-to-chiplet-gpus-rtx-50-series-blackwell-to-leverage-monolithic-die-rumor/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-has-been-tested-with-custom-20gb-320b-and-12gb-192b-memory-bioses https://www.jonpeddie.com/store/market-watch-quarterly1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel740 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices https://www.techpowerup.com/297482/intel-meteor-lake-reportedly-delayed-until-end-of-2023-will-have-knock-on-effects-for-tsmc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We have NEW ARC Cancellation info, Zen 4 release dates, and updates on Nvidia 4000 Series. SPON: ANBERNIC RG280V: https://anbernic.com/products/anbernic-rg280v?sca_ref=2077233.VzJK9eMZQw&sca_source=brokensilicon SPON: ANBERNIC WIN600: https://anbernic.com/products/new-anbernic-win600?sca_ref=2077233.VzJK9eMZQw&sca_source=brokensilicon SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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) https://www.investors.com/news/technology/intel-stock-falls-after-chipmaker-badly-misses-q2-targets/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-kills-optane-memory-business-for-good https://youtu.be/DH2s5HeZzs8 https://www.jonpeddie.com/editorials/will-axg-survive-gelsingers-axe https://twitter.com/RajaXg/status/1553167858053484544 https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-desktop-cards-to-gradually-launch-between-august-5th-and-september-29th https://www.igorslab.de/en/possible-launch-date-for-intels-arc-a5xx-and-a7xx-graphics-cards-leaked-exclusively/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1539169406118506496 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-confirms-ryzen-9-7950x-7900x-ryzen-7-7700x-and-ryzen-5-7600x-processors https://explore.amd.com/mte/aug-2022-component/register https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-5-7600x-6-core-raphael-cpu-is-up-to-22-faster-than-core-i9-12900k-in-leaked-single-core-test https://videocardz.com/newz/amds-new-driver-features-noise-suppression-technology-and-up-to-92-better-opengl-performance-in-minecraft https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/w4hw4f/amd_noise_suppression_teaser_video/ https://videocardz.com/newz/amds-opengl-optimizations-boost-ryzen-6800u-unigine-heaven-performance-by-12 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1553490581309079552 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-VPU-Driver-Linux https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-announces-ai-boosting-vpu-for-meteor-lake https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-congress-poised-pass-long-awaited-bill-boost-chipmakers-compete-with-china-2022-07-28/ https://www.techpowerup.com/297304/micron-announces-intent-to-bring-leading-edge-memory-manufacturing-to-the-u-s https://videocardz.com/newz/geforce-rtx-3050-for-oems-reportedly-features-2304-cuda-cores https://www.newegg.com/sapphire-11314-03-20g/p/N82E16814202425 https://wccftech.com/samsung-3nm-gaa-chips-shipping-on-july-25/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-meteor-lakes-redwood-cove-and-crestmont-architectures-confirmed https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i5-13600k-and-i7-13700k-pre-production-samples-have-been-tested-in-games https://wccftech.com/intel-13th-gen-raptor-lake-mobile-cpus-confirmed-for-late-2022-launch/ https://www.tweaktown.com/news/87675/playstation-4-lifecycle-ends-as-sony-stops-reporting-sales-figures/index.html https://www.techradar.com/news/the-ps5-feature-weve-been-waiting-on-since-launch-is-finally-here https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/3413183219974913051 https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=Intel+LGA+1700+motherboard&Order=1 https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=AMD+AM4+Motherboard&Order=1 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bryan Heemskerk, Art Director at Massive Damage, joins to dissect ARC problems and upcoming GPUs. SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://bit.ly/3wKx6v1 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ampere prices are collapsing, Alchemist is failing, and AMD is killing TRX40 & non-Pro Threadripper. SPON: Support MLID with code “MOORESLAW” for 83% off AtlasVPN: https://atlasv.pn/MOORESLAW SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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) https://www.techpowerup.com/296824/nvidia-to-introduce-official-high-end-rtx-30-series-price-cuts https://www.techpowerup.com/296778/nvidia-gives-away-ghostwire-tokyo-and-doom-eternal-in-latest-bundle https://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-titanium-and-black/6502626.p?skuId=6502626 https://www.newegg.com/sapphire-radeon-rx-6700-11321-02-20g/p/N82E16814202424 https://www.evga.com/products/ProductList.aspx?type=0&family=GeForce+30+Series+Family&chipset=RTX+3090+Ti https://youtu.be/l9Bv52ZYp-E https://youtu.be/La-dcK4h4ZU https://game.intel.com/story/intel-arc-a750-graphics-performance-preview/ https://twitter.com/iKorneychuk/status/1547627285670289410 https://twitter.com/ryanshrout/status/1548430503644057605?t=g4RdYVXO-J3fFH4br2q2qA&s=19 https://www.pcbuildersclub.com/en/2018/12/intel-xe-arrives-2020-as-high-end-graphics-card-for-consumers/ https://www.extremetech.com/computing/297864-intel-is-suddenly-very-concerned-with-real-world-benchmarking https://www.shroutresearch.com/research https://www.principledtechnologies.com/Intel/PC_gaming_processor_study_101218.pdf https://youtu.be/Uw0ZzA9wTFE https://youtu.be/eINDw7zH5dk https://adoredtv.com/intels-disgraceful-marketing-gets-worse/ https://www.techspot.com/article/1722-misleading-core-i9-9900k-benchmarks/ https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-13900k-raptor-lake-5-5-ghz-cpu-benchmarks-leak-out-10-faster-than-core-i9-12900k-in-single-core-a-massive-35-gain-in-multi-threaded-tests/ https://www.techpowerup.com/296863/alleged-6-core-ryzen-7000-series-tested-in-basemarks-gpu-rendering-tests https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i9-13900k-engineering-sample-tested-in-games-shows-improvement-in-minimum-framerate https://community.amd.com/t5/business/design-build-accelerate-on-the-ultimate-workstation-processor/ba-p/530661 https://community.amd.com/t5/gaming/stability-performance-and-great-experiences-with-amd-software/ba-p/530424?sf258519940 https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-14th-gen-core-meteor-lake-h-p-u-to-feature-new-low-power-efficient-cores-xe-lpg-gpu-archiecture#disqus_thread https://www.techpowerup.com/296858/intel-to-hike-core-and-xeon-cpu-pricing-by-up-to-20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHBLFVZAc7I&ab_channel=ThePhawx https://twitter.com/kepler_l2/status/1547689919564300289?s=21&t=8ZJv8X-65xQu83-0r97cng https://www.techspot.com/news/95324-bungie-officially-becomes-part-sony-interactive-entertainment-family.html https://www.techpowerup.com/296812/samsung-launches-industrys-first-24gbps-gddr6-memory https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/ps5-ps3-playstation-games-sony-patent/ https://youtu.be/FWfJq0Y4Oos https://youtu.be/oQC_KW3IGug https://www.techspot.com/review/2354-intel-core-i5-12600k/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Meyer Tech Rants joins to discuss the current landscape of Gaming Hardware. SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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 https://twitter.com/MeyerRants meyertechrants.blogspot.com Previous MTR episode: https://youtu.be/Ups8FrRFNR0 Nvidia Oversupply Leak: https://youtu.be/PHZbgaAoFHI https://www.digitimes.com.tw/tech/dt/n/shwnws.asp?cnlid=1&id=0000638859_23P7Q8BU6YQGPN8X7TLNT https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/02/how-sonys-new-patent-filing-could-speed-up-playstation-ray-tracing/ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/diamond-hd-4870/3.html https://www.techpowerup.com/review/sapphire-hd-4890/ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/embedded-systems/jetson-orin/ https://www.nintendo.com/switch/oled-model/ https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/amd-rembrandt.g1004 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Intel A380 & GTX 1630 Reviews, RTX 4090 Ti Supply, Zen 4, 5950X3D, and Phoenix all get discussed! SPON: Support MLID with code “MOORESLAW” for 82% off AtlasVPN: https://atlasv.pn/MOORESLAW SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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) https://wccftech.com/exclusive-intel-arc-a380-gpu-official-benchmarks-specs-and-positioning/ https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-graphics-driver-improves-synthetic-benchmark-performance-but-leaves-gaming-performance-in-the-dust/ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/gainward-geforce-gtx-1630-ghost/26.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/796635/nvidias-latest-budget-gtx-card-leaves-a-lot-to-be-desired.html https://youtu.be/ZVwmVz2KVoE https://twitter.com/chiakokhua/status/1542733213730508800 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/graphics-card-prices-july-2022 https://www.ebay.com/itm/295064838047?hash=item44b33c1f9f:g:2X0AAOSweAxiuKLW https://www.bestbuy.com/site/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-8gb-gddr6-pci-express-4-0-graphics-card-dark-platinum-and-black/6429442.p?skuId=6429442 https://youtu.be/lmKAHol7yV0 https://youtu.be/_EZ7184qPL4 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-allegedly-preparing-new-zen3d-and-low-end-am4-processors https://twitter.com/Kepler_L2/status/1541905092395388933 https://www.coelacanth-dream.com/posts/2022/06/29/gfx11-wmma-inst/ https://reviews.llvm.org/D128756 https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMD-ROCm-5.2-Released https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1542003665975709696?s=21&t=rM6NZ-JY27dvAp2XA4eJqQ https://twitter.com/IanCutress/status/1542829444037058561 https://videocardz.com/press-release/pci-sig-announces-pcie-7-0-specifications-up-to-128-gt-s-data-rate https://wccftech.com/amd-instinct-mi300-apus-with-cdna-3-gpu-zen-4-cpus-power-el-capitan-supercomputer-up-to-2-exaflops-double-precision/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1540232764544401413 https://www.viewsonic.com.cn/products/lcd/VX2720-4K-PRO.php https://youtu.be/GNF2YMuITr0 https://videocardz.com/newz/ayaneo-next-ii-is-worlds-first-handheld-gaming-console-with-discrete-intel-arc-or-amd-radeon-6000-gpu https://www.techpowerup.com/296415/aokzoe-announces-the-a1-pc-based-handheld-console-powered-by-ryzen-7-6800u https://www.pcworld.com/article/796784/arm-promises-powerful-new-pcs-with-cortex-x3-immortalis-gpus.html https://www.androidauthority.com/arm-2023-cpu-gpu-smartphones-3178096/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tom & Brad discuss Quest Pro, PlayStation VR2, Lovelace, RDNA 3, Zen 4, and more! SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 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 Check out Bradley’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SadlyItsBradley Check out Bradley’s Website: https://sadlyinreality.com/ MLID Phoenix Leak: https://youtu.be/JN0ygfN0-go Bradley Valve Deckard Leak Video: https://youtu.be/ovlbXVwoN8s Broken Silicon Episode with Oculus Engineer: https://youtu.be/8UGMeV5O7I0 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Meta-Quest-2-Pro-Noted-analyst-offers-features-and-price-prediction-list.631444.0.html https://vr-compare.com/headset/valveindex https://www.anandtech.com/show/15624/amd-details-renoir-the-ryzen-mobile-4000-series-7nm-apu-uncovered/2 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-6nm-ryzen-6000-rembrandt-chips-have-zen-3-rdna2-and-ddr5 https://www.maximintegrated.com/en/products/power/switching-regulators/MAX17480.html https://www.picoxr.com/us/neo3.html https://www.macrumors.com/2022/06/24/apple-headset-rumored-to-launch-in-january-2023/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

AMD, Nvidia, and Intel all seem to be targeting Quarter 4 for their big releases… SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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) https://www.techpowerup.com/295809/intel-4-process-node-detailed-doubling-density-with-20-higher-performance https://medium.com/@mingchikuo/intels-sapphire-rapids-shipment-delay-to-2q23-is-detrimental-to-intel-and-its-server-supply-chain-a1de691bd093 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1538622486258008070 https://youtu.be/MYJ_9zfqWUg https://youtu.be/rIN3IbA3vCY https://twitter.com/wxnod/status/1537824618613833728 https://youtu.be/JN0ygfN0-go https://www.techpowerup.com/295926/amd-phoenix-point-zen-4-mobile-processor-powered-up https://www.techpowerup.com/295850/amd-ryzen-3-7320u-surfaces-possibly-the-mendocino-soc https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-october-rtx-4080-november-rtx-4070-december-rtx-4060-ces-2023-launch-rumor/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1630-delayed-rtx-40-series-launch-slips-by-a-month https://youtu.be/ARjeBywF7uo https://twitter.com/SkyJuice60/status/1537031000970371073 https://twitter.com/3dcenter_org/status/1537435073774907394?s=21&t=oMgVBvr5ST4LeAiiAP2ztQ https://videocardz.com/newz/first-review-of-intel-alchemist-acm-g10-gpu-is-out-arc-a730m-is-outperformed-by-rtx-3060m-in-gaming https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-quietly-changes-official-arc-a380-memory-specs-its-15-5-gbps-not-16 https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-M2-GPU-outdoes-its-own-hype-with-up-to-45-faster-performances-than-the-M1-in-GFXBench-and-up-to-13-5-in-Cinebench-R23.629517.0.html https://videocardz.com/press-release/apple-announces-next-gen-m2-silicon-with-8-core-cpu-and-10-core-gpu?s=03 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-raise-the-game-bundle-goes-live-after-a-month-saints-row-sniper-elite-and-forspoken-are-out-for-grabs https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/nvidia-arm-intel-alder-lake-expert https://www.techspot.com/review/2478-amd-ryzen-5600-upgrade/ https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/amd-radeon-rx-6700 https://www.techspot.com/news/94919-preview-core-i9-13900-engineering-sample-performance-looks.html https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-14th-gen-core-meteor-lake-p-die-shot-with-6-performance-and-8-efficient-cores-has-been-revealed https://twitter.com/iancutress/status/1536471424654778372?s=21&t=nKekRs5AxVEX3154QCA6SQ https://youtu.be/he6xyl_MHXY https://www.techspot.com/news/94921-chinese-chipmaker-claims-upcoming-cpus-feature-similar-ipc.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wendell from Level1Techs joins to discuss the long term competitiveness of AMD, Intel, & Nvidia. SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 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? Level1Techs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4w1YQAJMWOz4qtxinq55LQ Previous Level1Techs Episode: https://youtu.be/Lm1IGCb2KH8 Low Latency Developer Tom Mentioned: https://youtu.be/B-Nti0FhRb8 Dave Eggleston CXL/Optane/Memory Expert Episode: https://youtu.be/mCxHcvtpfAk https://ir.amd.com/news-events/analyst-day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Lake_(microprocessor)#Xeon_Platinum_series https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-delays-xeon-scalable-sapphire-rapids-again https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/pensando-acquisition https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/212287/intel-xeon-platinum-8380-processor-60m-cache-2-30-ghz/specifications.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We discuss Intel’s long term competitiveness, the RX 6700 10GB, Lovelace launching Q4, & ARC Q3! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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) https://youtu.be/JnLbqB1FBu8?t=199 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1532395430704734210 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1532265363999805441 https://www.anandtech.com/show/15850/the-amd-b550-motherboard-overview-asus-gigabyte-msi-asrock-and-others/39 https://youtu.be/JnLbqB1FBu8?t=1342 https://www.angstronomics.com/p/computex-beyond-the-coverage?s=w https://www.google.com/search?q=AMD+Zen+3+IPC+increase&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS880US880&sxsrf=ALiCzsZKlE6tES_ZZJ2DG-IYUhrGfng7NQ:1654468120741&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiF04OFrpf4AhV3TjABHa43DMIQ_AUoA3oECAEQBQ&biw=1996&bih=1022&dpr=1.93#imgrc=eOjc0dHywbm1cM https://youtu.be/jjJodTVvGHQ https://benchlife.info/arrow-lake-s-and-meteor-lake-s-will-take-lga-1851-after-raptor-lake-s/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1533852774127095809 https://www.techpowerup.com/295534/intel-shows-off-its-arc-graphics-card-at-intel-extreme-masters https://www.techpowerup.com/295491/amd-readies-radeon-rx-6700-non-xt-sapphire-custom-design-card-suggests-so https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-6700M-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.515472.0.html https://www.techpowerup.com/295493/alleged-nvidia-ad102-pcb-drawing-reveals-nvlink-is-here-to-stay-launch-timelines-revealed https://www.igorslab.de/ad102-und-ad104-warum-es-zu-nvidias-neuen-geforce-karten-noch-gar-keine-echten-informationen-geben-kann/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr4PGa1sHFQ&ab_channel=PlayStation https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intels-12th-gen-core-i5-1240p-beats-the-core-i7-1260p-and-i7-1270p-with-a-slightly-higher-base-clock/ https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intels-12th-gen-core-i5-1240p-beats-the-core-i7-1260p-and-i7-1270p-with-a-slightly-higher-base-clock/ https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intels-12th-gen-core-i5-1240p-beats-the-core-i7-1260p-and-i7-1270p-with-a-slightly-higher-base-clock/ https://videocardz.com/press-release/lg-launches-47-5-inch-oled-gaming-display-with-refresh-rate-up-to-138-hz https://wccftech.com/microsoft-azure-upgraded-amd-instinct-mi200-gpu-clusters-for-large-scale-ai-training/ https://wccftech.com/intel-falcon-shores-xpu-to-push-high-performance-computing-to-extreme-multi-tiled-x86-cpu-xe-gpu-configurations-targeting-5x-performance-per-watt/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-introduces-800w-rialto-bridge-next-gen-data-center-gpu-with-up-to-160-xe-cores https://www.forbes.com/sites/davealtavilla/2022/06/01/intel-arc-mobile-graphics-performance-preview-a-new-player-enters-the-gpu-game/?sh=6d35f406125e https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-next-generation-data-center-gpu-likely-codenamed-lancaster-sound https://www.techpowerup.com/review/god-of-war-fsr-2-vs-fsr-1-vs-dlss/ https://www.techpowerup.com/295302/amd-rdna-3-gpus-to-support-displayport-2-0-uhbr-20-standard Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An Oculus Engineer joins to discuss upcoming VR devices, developing for them, and GPUs of the future. SPON: Support MLID with code “MOORESLAW” for 82% off AtlasVPN: https://atlasv.pn/MOORESLAW SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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? https://virtualspeech.com/blog/history-of-vr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_VR https://9to5mac.com/2021/04/03/opinion-apple-arcade-just-went-from-a-potential-flop-to-a-likely-success/ https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/RSX https://www.qualcomm.com/products/application/xr-vr-ar/snapdragon-xr2-5g-platform?&cmpid=foxdus2231&gclid=CjwKCAjws8yUBhA1EiwAi_tpEQ9AYVIGvik8-i1AaGRamDOtpMNgXzgA-_vjvXD4YnoXKQwxV_FBXRoCYQcQAvD_BwE https://uploadvr.com/snapdragon-888-adreno-660/ https://www.gfinityesports.com/vr/valve-index-2-release-date-specs-price-deckard/ https://twitter.com/id_aa_carmack/status/1371485209603022853?lang=en https://www.khronos.org/openxr/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We discuss the latest Computex reveals, AMD’s potential SP6 Threadripper Platform, and more! SPON: Use “BROKENSILICON” at http://www.magicmind.co/brokensilicon to get 40% off a subscription SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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) https://www.bajasae.net/app/CompetitionResources.aspx https://www.bajasae.net/app/SmartScheduleViewer.aspx?scheduleid=43523eb1-4e96-4a50-87d6-a0e66a9ce759 https://youtu.be/BRtBB2VnF8M https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1528717091682996224 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1528806198392328192 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1528814892400123905 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1528807673898090496 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7000-zen4-raphael-desktop-engineering-sample-cpu-with-16-cores-has-been-spotted https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-mendocino-zen-2-apus-rdna-2-graphics https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-9-6980hx https://twitter.com/patrickschur_/status/1315788414877347850?lang=en https://angstronomics.substack.com/p/site-launch-exclusive-all-the-juicy?s=r https://youtu.be/6yFn85I5PbY https://youtu.be/_NhM02NE8c8 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1526965958287495170 https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/11/23066661/apple-iphone-15-drop-lightning-port-usb-c-2023-prediction-rumor https://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2021-22-Full-Report.pdf https://twitter.com/witeken/status/1525031590522408960?s=21&t=QAjD5KVyk8p8a2-gXxDv7A https://www.techspot.com/review/2463-amd-radeon-6950xt/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/framework-will-sell-you-its-laptop-motherboard-without-the-laptop-for-399/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1528619628150374400 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/hot-chips-34-schedule-reveals-intels-3d-foveros-ambitions-for-meteor-lake-arrow-lake-cpus https://github.com/SmokelessCPU/UniversalAMDFormBrowser Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss FSR 2.0, DLSS, XeSS, and upcoming launches! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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? Visit Hardware Unboxed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8iQa1hv7oV_Z8D35vVuSg https://www.techspot.com/review/2462-amd-radeon-6750xt/ https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/82931/intel-core-i75930k-processor-15m-cache-up-to-3-70-ghz/specifications.html https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-xess-super-resolution-technology-launches-on-may-20-with-dolmen https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-claims-to-offer-better-performance-per-dollar-than-nvidia-gpus-across-its-entire-radeon-rx-6000-stack https://www.evga.com/products/ProductList.aspx?type=0&family=GeForce+30+Series+Family Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The AMD RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6650 XT are all out! Also, HEDT is getting interesting! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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) https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6950xt-to-cost-1099-rx-6750xt-549-rx-6650xt-399 https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6950-xt-1099-usd-faster-rtx-3090-rx-6750-xt-549-usd-faster-rtx-3070-rx-6650-xt-399-usd-faster-rtx-3060-gaming-benchmarks-prices-leak/ https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6950-xt-rx-6750-xt-rx-6650-xt-rdna-2-refresh-graphics-cards-being-advertised-by-retailers-worldwide-prior-to-launch/ https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6950-xt-1099-usd-faster-rtx-3090-rx-6750-xt-549-usd-faster-rtx-3070-rx-6650-xt-399-usd-faster-rtx-3060-gaming-benchmarks-prices-leak/ https://videocardz.com/newz/official-radeon-rx-6x50xt-series-gaming-performance-leaks-out-rx-6950xt-is-4-faster-than-rx-6900xt https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6950xt-features-navi-21-kxtx-gpu-supports-hynix-and-samsung-18gbps-memory https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-graphics-ready-for-showtime-a750-a580-and-a380-gpu-sales-embargo-msrp-and-positioning/ https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-alchemist-gaming-graphics-cards-delay-late-summer-drivers-problematic/ https://youtu.be/NGdu6v9jERc https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-next-gen-gpu-ada-lovelace-is-no-longer-a-simple-ampere-refresh-rumours-suggest/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1518337344948035587 https://youtu.be/uVcJ3X8eU5s https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/3/23056024/amd-dragon-range-zen-4-extreme-gaming-laptop-cpu-ryzen https://youtu.be/bGXa_ECv7dQ https://mlech26l.github.io/pages/images/cpus.png https://youtu.be/psdGqYZdYnA https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-epyc-with-zen6-architecture-is-allegedly-codenamed-venice https://www.techpowerup.com/review/msi-radeon-rx-6400-aero-itx/38.html https://wccftech.com/nvidia-h100-80-gb-pcie-accelerator-with-hopper-gpu-is-priced-over-30000-us-in-japan/ https://twitter.com/witeken/status/1521428223896211457?s=21&t=7OjXe2ii25MiOkcutGFurQ https://www.techpowerup.com/294535/amd-announces-ryzen-5000c-zen-3-processors-for-chromebooks https://twitter.com/IanCutress/status/1522591128838623234 https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7000-5nm-zen-4-desktop-cpus-am5-platform-september-launch-rumor/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-alder-lake-hx-specifications-leaked-up-to-16-cores-with-overclocking-and-pcie-5-0-support-for-enthusiast-class-laptops https://hothardware.com/news/intel-purchase-siru-innovations https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1520120577893281792 https://www.techspot.com/news/94504-nvidia-lhr-limiter-has-bypassed-enabling-full-mining.html https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/activision-blizzard-microsoft-deal-approved https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ftc-opens-inquiry-into-sonys-3-6-billion-bungie-gaming-purchase Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We discuss the price/performance of AMD Zen 3D vs Intel Alder Lake, and the future of CPUs! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://bit.ly/3wKx6v1 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

RTX 4090 specs are almost entirely confirmed, RX 6700 XT is getting cheap, and Intel is adrift… SPON: Use “brokensilicon” for 10% off XREART Gaming Art: https://xreart.com/?ref=brokensilicon SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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) https://youtu.be/8n2cIeIpzLA https://youtu.be/ajDUIJalxis https://www.techspot.com/review/2450-ryzen-5800x3D-vs-core-i9-12900k/ https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=i9-12900KS https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i7-12700k-core-i7-12th-gen/p/N82E16819118343 5800X3D “Loses” on TPU: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d/18.html 5800X3D “Wins” on Techspot: https://www.techspot.com/review/2449-amd-ryzen-5800x3D/ https://wccftech.com/intel-sapphire-rapids-sp-xeon-platinum-es-cpus-fail-to-impress-against-epyc-milan-x-last-gen-xeons-in-leaked-benchmarks/ https://youtu.be/nJrbnaqanRk $299 RTX 3050: https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P5-3553-KR https://youtu.be/pGs2OKEUm68 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1515129745427496961 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1515478749441052678 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1516474038260203524 https://youtu.be/nJrbnaqanRk https://www.techpowerup.com/294037/amd-radeon-rx-6400-launched-at-usd-159 https://www.techpowerup.com/294037/amd-radeon-rx-6400-launched-at-usd-159 https://www.techpowerup.com/294051/sapphire-launches-the-radeon-rx-6400-pulse https://www.tomshardware.com/news/radeon-rx-6400-review-reveals-gtx-1650-performance https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1518337344948035587 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1518158879125012481 https://youtu.be/c--1_0HqB3w https://videocardz.com/newz/dell-precision-7770-7670-leak-confirms-16-core-mobile-intel-core-i9-12950hx-supports-vpro-tech https://youtu.be/Wno4t7YqMM4 https://wccftech.com/msi-agesa-1-2-0-7-bios-rolling-out-soon-offers-amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-bclk-overclock-support/ https://www.techpowerup.com/294108/apple-intel-to-become-alpha-customers-for-tsmcs-2-nm-manufacturing-node https://www.anandtech.com/show/16639/tsmc-update-2nm-in-development-3nm-4nm-on-track-for-2022 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-am5-platform-for-ryzen-7000-launches-with-ddr5-support-only-dual-chipset-design Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Wallace Santos joins to discuss running an SI, and upcoming AMD, Intel, and Nvidia generations. SPON: Use “brokensilicon” for 10% off XREART Gaming Art: https://xreart.com/?ref=brokensilicon SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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 https://www.linkedin.com/in/wallace-santos/ https://twitter.com/santos_wallace https://maingear.com/about/ https://youtu.be/-VVC1NOgqeg https://maingear.com/product/maingear-vybe-custom-q4-2021/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Laporte https://youtu.be/VRFEr3rAizY https://www.tomshardware.com/news/bitcoin-mining-nvidia-cmp--gpus-30-million-order https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/boards-kits/nuc/nuc-assets/nuc-laptop-kits-queens-county.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We discuss Navi 33, 6x50 XT launches, Nvidia Lovelace Rumors, R7 5800X3D, and more! SPON: Use “BROKENSILICON20” at http://www.magicmind.co/brokensilicon for 20% off your first order! SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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) https://youtu.be/tefqiCaikGk https://youtu.be/iUGppQVpXzU https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1513087469796872203 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rtx-3090-ti-pcbs-are-designed-to-support-next-gen-rtx-40-ada-ad102-gpus https://www.igorslab.de/nvidias-und-amds-forderungen-an-die-pci-sig-fuer-die-neuen-600-watt-karten-grenzen-erlaubte-ueberschreitung-und-lastspitzen-exklusiv/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/new-details-about-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-to-24-gb-gddr6x-and-a-clever-voltage-converter-orgy/?s=03 https://videocardz.com/newz/powercolor-radeon-rx-6750xt-red-devil-graphics-card-has-been-listed-on-rra-website https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6950x-rx-6750xt-and-rx-6650-xt-pictured-release-date-moved-to-may-10th https://www.techspot.com/review/2438-geforce-rtx-3070-vs-radeon-6700-xt/ https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2342/bench/1440p.png https://videocardz.com/127008/amd-ryzen-7-5700x-ryzen-5-5600-and-5500-review-roundup https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-5-5600-and-ryzen-5-5500-review https://youtu.be/ifI9nnmW5sg https://youtu.be/ifI9nnmW5sg https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/ryzen-5-5500.c2756 https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-gets-benchmarked-ahead-of-embargo-lift.html https://youtu.be/31R8ONg2XEU https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1512366877648973826 https://www.techpowerup.com/293709/laptops-with-arc-graphics-nowhere-in-sight-intel-says-wait-till-june https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-a350m-gpu-has-finally-been-tested-slower-than-gtx-1650-up-to-2-2-ghz-clock https://www.pcmag.com/news/where-is-intels-arc-laptop-gpu-the-rollout-may-take-a-while https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1511759887386169358 https://wccftech.com/intel-copies-amd-next-gen-ocean-cove-architecture-shows-resemblance-zen-core-architecture/ https://videocardz.com/newz/aida64-receives-preliminary-support-for-alder-lake-x-hedt-xeon-cpus https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-might-still-release-a-third-arc-gpu-with-16-xe-cores-new-patches-for-intel-graphics-compiler-suggest https://wccftech.com/tsmc-to-become-nvidias-sole-gpu-supplier-in-2022-report/ https://videocardz.com/newz/amds-53w-entry-level-radeon-rx-6400-card-quietly-goes-on-sale-slightly-cheaper-than-gtx-1050-ti-and-rx-6500-xt?s=03 https://gamerant.com/dying-light-2-development-history/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

NX Gamer joins to discuss upcoming AMD, Nvidia, Intel, PlayStation, and XBOX hardware releases. SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We discuss 4nm Hopper, Alchemist, FSR 2.0 vs DLSS 2.3, and other recent Hardware News! SPON: Go to http://www.magicmind.co/brokensilicon and use code BROKENSILICON20 for 20% off! SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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) https://youtu.be/39ubNuxnrK8 https://youtu.be/FHAwIKakoKA https://videocardz.com/press-release/nvidia-announces-h100-hopper-gpu-with-up-to-16896-fp32-cores-80gb-hbm3-memory-700w-of-tdp https://www.anandtech.com/show/17327/nvidia-hopper-gpu-architecture-and-h100-accelerator-announced https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/embedded-systems/jetson-orin/?ncid=so-yout-503454&sfdcid=undefined#cid=gtcs22_so-yout_en-us https://youtu.be/CE8ssnSqgZg https://youtu.be/DDcA0c-Ahq0 https://youtu.be/tDzO4r-p7Pg https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1507843938845175810 https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=RTX+3090+Ti&n=8000 https://youtu.be/0dES7q6ave4 https://youtu.be/97JIldpUGE4 https://youtu.be/JYmTkYTknNY https://youtu.be/Fj-oW-FKBmQ https://wccftech.com/intel-xess-interview-karthik-vaidyanathan/?beta=1 https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-xe-super-sampling-xess-to-feature-five-quality-modes-including-ultra-quality https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/events/arc-events.html https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/displayport-2-everything-you-need-to-know/ https://youtu.be/2F5hJsTJrP0 https://videocardz.com/press-release/intel-announces-core-i9-12900ks-5-5-ghz-alder-lake-cpu-for-739-usd-launches-april-5th https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/ https://www.pushsquare.com/features/reaction-ps-plus-ps-nows-makeover-a-necessary-and-positive-step-for-sony https://www.dualshockers.com/new-playstation-plus-neo-spartacus-price-tier-leak-explained/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/532431/playstation-plus-subscribers-global/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-enters-ark-a-non-public-intel-database-lists-mysterious-dg2mb-entry https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7000-zen-4-cpus-feature-170w-16-core-105w-12-core-ryzen-9-desktop-skus-rumor/?beta=1 https://twitter.com/chiakokhua/status/1506814429635444736 https://youtu.be/tDzO4r-p7Pg https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-zen4-epyc-genoa-features-1mb-of-l2-cache-per-core Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bryan Heemskerk is the Lead Artist at Massive Damage, Inc. We discuss FSR vs DLSS vs XeSS. SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 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 Previous Bryan Heemskerk Episode: https://youtu.be/daRC4l4NgnA Massive Damage on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/massivedamage/ Bryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryanheemskerk?lang=en Bryan's work Portfolio: http://www.bryanheemskerk.com/gallery/pixelart/ Bryan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-heemskerk-a111b351/?originalSubdomain=ca https://www.anandtech.com/show/17327/nvidia-hopper-gpu-architecture-and-h100-accelerator-announced https://community.amd.com/t5/gaming/amd-fidelityfx-super-resolution-2-0-gdc-2022-announcements/ba-p/517541 https://gpuopen.com/fidelityfx-superresolution-2/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fsr2 https://www.hardwaretimes.com/amd-fsr-2-vs-nvidia-dlss-2-comparisons-radeon-offers-better-anti-aliasing-but-geforce-produces-sharper-images/ https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/look-out-dlss-first-tests-amds-game-boosting-radeon-super-resolution https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/february-2022-rtx-dlss-game-updates/ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/outriders-nvidia-dlss-out-now/#:~:text=NVIDIA%20DLSS%20is%20available%20in,titles%20each%20and%20every%20month https://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/145294-nvidia-dlss-21-delivers-vr-8k-dynamic-resolution-support/ https://youtu.be/upGTctUo93A https://youtu.be/AgFGI8JFo8g https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2277/images/6.jpg https://in.ign.com/ps5/163088/news/arcadegeddon-first-ps5-game-to-get-amd-fsr-support https://wccftech.com/intel-showcases-arc-alchemist-gpu-performance-xess-raytracing-enabled-calls-xess-better-than-temporal-upscaling/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New GeForce, Intel Alchemist, AMD RDNA, Apple, and Nintendo GPUs are on the horizon! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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) https://www.techpowerup.com/292781/elden-ring-pc-stuttering-issues-fixed-but-only-on-valves-steam-deck https://www.eetimes.com/hack-of-nvidia-a-national-disaster/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-under-attack-by-hacker-group-seeking-1-million-for-lhr-ethereum-bypass/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4_technical_specifications https://www.techpowerup.com/292479/nvidia-dlss-source-code-leaked https://www.techpowerup.com/292690/malware-on-the-prowl-using-stolen-nvidia-code-signing-certificates https://www.techadvisor.com/news/game/nintendo-switch-2-3806401/ https://www.inverse.com/gaming/nintendo-switch-2-nvidia-leak-release-timeline https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-next-gen-console-nvidia-ampere-dlss-2-2-ray-tracing-leak/ https://twitter.com/NWPlayer123/status/1498701174609899521 https://twitter.com/NWPlayer123/status/1498714482448777216 https://www.anandtech.com/show/17306/apple-announces-m1-ultra-combining-two-m1-maxes-for-even-more-performance https://videocardz.com/newz/confirmed-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-launches-on-march-29th-reviews-coming-on-the-same-day https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-ga102f-gpu-support-added-to-aida64-is-this-the-chip-powering-the-geforce-rtx-3090-ti/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/the-geforce-rtx-3070-ti-16gb-doesnt-come-into-arc-promises-again-and-the-gddr6x-is-itching/ https://www.techpowerup.com/292776/intel-plans-may-june-2022-launches-of-arc-alchemist-desktop-graphics-cards https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-high-end-desktop-skus-rumored-to-launch-between-week-18-and-22-may-8-june-5 https://www.techpowerup.com/292782/amd-asks-motherboard-makers-to-remove-overclocking-options-for-ryzen-7-5800x3d https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-also-preparing-ryzen-5700-5100-and-4700-10-new-am4-cpus-planned-in-april https://www.techpowerup.com/292835/amd-readies-even-more-ryzen-5000-series-desktop-skus-for-april https://twitter.com/CapFrameX/status/1501544449503072261 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-to-cost-449-launches-april-20 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-hopper-successor-likely-named-after-david-blackwell https://www.techpowerup.com/292572/italy-creating-eur4-billion-chipmaking-fund-trying-to-attract-intel https://wccftech.com/tsmc-exceeds-3nm-yield-expectations-production-can-start-sooner-than-planned/ https://videocardz.com/newz/amds-upcoming-radeon-rx-6950xt-reference-card-might-feature-an-all-black-cooling-solution https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-to-discuss-next-generation-image-upscaling-at-gdc-2022 https://videocardz.com/newz/xfx-china-website-shuts-down-after-chinese-customs-office-seizes-5840-illegally-mislabeled-xfx-graphics-cards-worth-3m-usd https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-cpus-see-less-than-10-performance-drop-from-revised-spectre-v2-mitigations Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/29/why-did-last-nights-game-of-thrones-look-so-bad-here-comes-the-science/ https://www.statista.com/topics/1959/silicon/ https://youtu.be/cUJtIK94Djc https://www.inverse.com/gaming/nintendo-switch-2-nvidia-leak-release-timeline Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We discuss upcoming RADEON, GeForce, and ARC architectures…and talk about Zen 4 v MTL! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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) https://wccftech.com/intel-amd-reportedly-suspend-chip-shipments-to-russia-report/ https://youtu.be/R2s5HodOX9I https://youtu.be/qCYHBsaZVdQ https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1496509701273833475 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1496514978006069250 https://www.tweaktown.com/news/83703/evga-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-kingpin-teased-2-12-pin-pcie-power-needed/index.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-technology-roadmaps-milestones.html#gs.qw0j14 https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-celestial-gpus-to-target-ultra-enthusiast-gpu-market-in-2024 https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-wants-a-piece-of-the-dollar1000-gpu-market-targeting-the-ultra-enthusiast-segment-with-celestial/ https://youtu.be/y3nxqq6Q9mY https://www.tomshardware.com/news/jpr-q3-2021-desktop-discrete-gpu-shipments https://www.techpowerup.com/292375/nvidia-has-allegedly-been-hacked-internal-systems-compromised https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-amd-ryzen-6900hs-radeon-rx-6800s https://youtu.be/pNSnSkNGI3g https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-7-6800h https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-7-6800u https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4?t=799 https://twitter.com/KOMACHI_ENSAKA/status/1497182956854853640 https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1497184003626979328 https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_core_i7_12700k-vs-intel_core_i9_12900hk https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_core_i9_12900hk-vs-amd_ryzen_9_5900x https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-showcases-13th-gen-core-raptor-lake-cpu-with-24-cores-and-32-threads https://youtu.be/y3nxqq6Q9mY https://www.techpowerup.com/review/elden-ring-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/5.html https://www.techpowerup.com/292357/intel-fails-to-deliver-on-promised-day-0-elden-ring-graphics-driver https://wccftech.com/intel-pay-additional-features-cpus-sdsi/?fbclid=IwAR1jd-Z0yHuZ19I3ujdMGfgG6pn2uVhTNHe1fN-1wx7NAP7L2LZT9Dg8zDg https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-confirms-15th-gen-core-arrow-lake-xeon-granite-rapids-and-sierra-forest-2024-series https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-12900ks-5-5-ghz-cpu-benchmarks-leak-up-to-5-faster-in-single-10-faster-in-multi-threaded-tests/ https://blog.playstation.com/2022/02/22/first-look-the-headset-design-for-playstation-vr2/#sf253727454 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rtx-lhr-bios-v2-unlocker-supposedly-removes-mining-hashrate-limit-from-ampere-cards https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-ga103-gpu-desktop-debut-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-graphics-cards/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2050-laptop-gpu-benchmark-leak-faster-than-gtx-1650-plus-dlss/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An Esports Director & Business Manager joins to explain the competitive gaming industry. SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 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? https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-englert-a7b26a37/ https://100thieves.com/ https://store.teamliquid.com/ https://www.google.com/search?q=number+of+people+who+watched+the+super+bowl+2022&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS880US880&oq=number+of+people+who+watched+the+super+bowl+2022&aqs=chrome..69i57.8692j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://techacake.com/is-fortnite-dying/#:~:text=With%20more%20than%2080.4%20million,eSports%20game%20in%20the%20world. https://playercounter.com/fortnite/ https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33050695/nfl-regular-season-ratings-increase-10-percent-last-season Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We discuss the latest Nvidia, Intel Alchemist, RADEON, PlayStation 5, and XBOX Series news! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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) https://youtu.be/HjZ4POvk14c https://youtu.be/NeQH__XVa64 https://youtu.be/DxTXIxjINeI https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1489311644693970952 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1489318680139907073 https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1490167588252372993 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-engineer-confirms-radeon-7000-rdna3-navi-3x-gpus-use-5nm-and-6nm-nodes https://youtu.be/5Y7oF1bLpcU https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-engineering-sample-pictured-once-again https://www.businessinsider.com/google-stadia-stream-plan-partnerships-peloton-bungie-gaming-service-2022-2 https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/cloud/google-drop-stadia-cloud-gaming-service-reportedly-deprioritized https://www.techpowerup.com/291780/nvidia-acquisition-of-arm-collapses-uk-company-to-seek-ipo https://youtu.be/zwqlZHM_hrg https://hardocp.com/blog/status-quo-is-no-mo https://www.tomshardware.com/news/best-buy-gpu-paywall-scalpers https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1492962760233205765 https://videocardz.com/newz/asrock-preparing-radeon-rx-6400-challenger-mini-itx-graphics-card https://www.techpowerup.com/291775/nvidia-geforce-mx550-matches-ryzen-9-5900hs-vega-igpu-in-passmark https://youtu.be/ghxNiCKyF44 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/alder-lake-n-takes-shape-gracemont-xe-lp https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Lands-Mesh-Shaders https://wccftech.com/intel-eyeing-development-of-low-power-gpu-architecture-in-latest-job-listing/ https://youtu.be/2WklVah7ERo https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-announces-bitcoin-mining-initiative-bonanza-mine-chips-ship-this-year https://wccftech.com/intel-sapphire-rapids-sp-xeon-amd-epyc-7773x-milan-x-cpu-cache-memory-benchmarks-leak/ https://www.amazon.com/XPG-1TB-GAMMIX-Blade-AGAMMIXS70B-1T-CS/dp/B093DP3X4H/ https://wccftech.com/shinji-mikami-wants-to-direct-one-last-game-says-re4-remake-should-improve-on-his-story-since-he-wrote-it-in-three-weeks/ https://www.techpowerup.com/291861/amd-receives-all-regulatory-approvals-to-acquire-xilinx https://www.reviewgeek.com/109642/microsofts-xbox-mini-fridge-is-now-available-for-100/ https://www.pcgamer.com/microsofts-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard-to-be-investigated-by-the-federal-trade-commission/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Upcoming GeForce, AMD, & Intel ARC launches are discussed in addition to Microsoft buying Activision… SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 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) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/business/microsoft-activision-blizzard.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-25/nvidia-is-said-to-quietly-prepare-to-abandon-takeover-of-arm https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-sony-buys-bungie https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1488211489672605697 https://www.eetimes.com/arm-predicts-stagnation-if-nvidia-deal-fails/ https://www.techpowerup.com/291303/nvidia-arm-deal-said-to-be-over-according-to-bloomberg Hoeg Law Broken Silicon: https://youtu.be/1Jn69SOllqM Daniel Nenni Broken Silicon: https://youtu.be/w8JmHsKhP9g https://youtu.be/g6R2_GEJVzw Gamers Nexus leaking 6GB GA106 costs $240 to make in 2020: https://youtu.be/JDN8rLjWrTQ https://www.techspot.com/review/2403-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050/ https://youtu.be/r2NNegA77uA https://youtu.be/8nAwu6CnmgY https://www.microcenter.com/product/646340/powercolor-amd-radeon-rx-6500-xt-itx-overclocked-single-fan-4gb-gddr6-pcie-40-graphics-card https://www.microcenter.com/product/640366/powercolor-amd-radeon-rx-6600-xt-fighter-dual-fan-8gb-gddr6-pcie-40-graphics-card https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6950-xt-rx-6850-xt-rx-6750-xt-rdna-2-refresh-graphics-cards-rumored-for-q2-2022-navi-21-22-gpus-with-18-gbps-memory/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-flagship-mobility-ga103-gpu-pictured/ https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/nvidia-ga103.g989 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/rtx-a4500/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-gh100-hopper-gpu-rumored-to-be-a-monolithic-design-with-a-massive-1000mm%c2%b2-die Kopite Clarifies 900mm^2: https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1487349383033405440 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-quietly-increases-prices-of-geforce-rtx-30-founders-edition-cards-in-europe https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1482547038172549120 https://www.pcgamer.com/future-nvidia-gpus-could-be-20-better-at-ray-tracing/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-dish-hopper-trademark-dispute https://exputer.com/news/games/tomb-raider-on-game-boy-advance/ https://www.techspot.com/news/93017-overclocking-non-k-alder-lake-cpus-possible-right.html https://wccftech.com/intel-readies-bonanza-mine-chip-for-bitcoin-crypto-mining-unveiling-at-isscc/ http://submissions.mirasmart.com/ISSCC2022/PDF/ISSCC2022AdvanceProgram.pdf https://twitter.com/HardOCP/status/1486015746559913992 https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-alchemist-gpus-to-get-resizable-bar-support-on-linux-platforms/ https://twitter.com/Rajaontheedge/status/1487259645961854976 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Attorney Richard Hoeg joins to discuss if the Nvidia-ARM deal is dead, & if MS is becoming a Monopoly. SPONSOR: Support MLID & try out Swifdoo PDF Editor for FREE: https://cutt.ly/5Ivl2HV SPONSOR: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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? Subscribe to Richard’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HoegLaw/featured https://hoeglaw.com/about/richard-hoeg/ https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/12/ftc-sues-block-40-billion-semiconductor-chip-merger https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/eu-regulators-pause-investigation-into-nvidia-arm-deal-2021-12-06/ https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-to-acquire-arm-for-40-billion-creating-worlds-premier-computing-company-for-the-age-of-ai https://semiwiki.com/ip/arm/292037-three-important-questions-about-nvidia-acquiring-arm-answered/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/business/microsoft-activision-blizzard.html https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889258/microsoft-activision-blizzard-xbox-acquisition-call-of-duty-overwatch https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/embedded-revolution/article/21145996/xilinx-amd-agrees-to-buy-xilinx-for-35-billion-in-drive-to-diversify?gclid=CjwKCAiA55mPBhBOEiwANmzoQuoL-lHN0A8caxpyFH8_Rvu5j5r4TBOSYKuG9t9w-XbRCHl2qCOk1hoCErYQAvD_BwE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Inflation has changed AMD Low End, Meteor Lake is coming for ZEN 4, and RADEON Super Resolution! [SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk] [SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR] 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) https://youtu.be/xSi6wf4V_CA https://youtu.be/tS7lx5us1fg https://youtu.be/oBDFtJ4lR2c https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1480774660950216705 https://twitter.com/VideoCardz/status/1481953608614793218 https://www.tweaktown.com/news/83990/geforce-rtx-3090-ti-production-halted-trouble-in-silicon-paradise/index.html https://twitter.com/cdemerjian/status/1480597930780229633?s=21 https://hothardware.com/news/radeon-rx-6500-xt-only-supports-pcie-x4 https://youtu.be/qm_yHEr-d6U https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-8-gb-custom-model-from-galax-listed-online-for-over-400-us-sold-out-within-hours/ https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-Super-Resolution-to-deliver-up-to-70-performance-improvements-for-most-games.591804.0.html https://youtu.be/Qa7mPr5TMLM https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1481470432792436739 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-am5-to-be-a-long-lived-platform-backward-compatibility-with-am4-coolers-confirmed https://wccftech.com/amd-talks-next-gen-am5-ryzen-7000-platform-longevity-why-ryzen-7-5800x3d-is-the-only-v-cache-option-how-radeon-rx-6500-xt-tackles-miners-hint-at-8-gb-option/ https://www.pcgamer.com/asus-develops-a-ddr4-to-ddr5-adapter-card/ https://hardocp.com/blog/gpu-msrp-is-not-meaningless https://www.polygon.com/22880166/ps5-demand-sales-ps4-supported-production-sony https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-to-spend-up-to-120-billion-on-new-us-manufacturing-hub https://videocardz.com/newz/inno3d-confirms-geforce-rtx-3050-features-ga106-150-gpu https://www.techpowerup.com/290102/amds-upcoming-x670-chipset-could-be-a-dual-b650-package-very-difficult-for-itx-board-integration https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1473228052666925060 https://videocardz.com/newz/adata-shows-off-pcie-gen5-m-2-ssds-with-up-to-14-gb-s-sequential-read-speed https://www.hardwaretimes.com/nvidia-pays-tsmc-7-billion-to-secure-5nm-chips-for-rtx-4080-4090-gpus/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i9-12900hk-alder-lake-h-cpu-performance-demonstrated-during-pcworlds-podcast https://wccftech.com/tsmcs-3d-tech-supply-manufacturing-woes-may-cause-limited-amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-availability-could-also-explain-no-3d-variants-of-5900x-5950x/ https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/13/22881211/microsoft-discontinues-xbox-one-consoles-2020 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss QD-OLED Monitors, Ryzen 6000, Zen 4, and much more! [SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk] [SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR] 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? Subscribe to Hardware Unboxed: https://www.youtube.com/c/Hardwareunboxednow https://www.tomshardware.com/news/viewsonic-launches-4-144hz-mini-led-display https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/msi-meg-271q-gaming-monitor-launch-specifications-nvidia-g-sync-ultimate-300hz-1ms-esports-ces-2022-2692444 https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-unveils-new-radeon-rx-6000s-and-rx-6000m-gpus-for-gaming-laptops/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-12gb-now-rumored-to-announced-on-january-11th https://videocardz.com/newz/inno3d-confirms-geforce-rtx-3050-features-ga106-150-gpu https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/samsung-qd-oled-tv-tech-explained-welcome-quantum-dot-era/ https://www.anandtech.com/show/17180/ces-2022-the-asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-for-2022-ryzen-6000-mobile-with-radeon https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/amd-radeon-rx-6800s https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/3/22856102/lg-97-42-inch-oled-4k-8k-qned-tvs-announced-features https://www.techpowerup.com/290648/amd-socket-am5-a-long-lived-platform-ceo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI#Version_2.1 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nvidia, AMD, & Intel just had their CES Keynotes! We discuss everything announced, & DG3 Battlemage. [SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk] [SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR] 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! [SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk] [SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR] 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tom & Dan look back on 2021 to discuss the biggest stories, & their lasting impressions going into 2022. They also discuss ARC & Win11. [SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR] [SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk] 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) https://www.platinumgames.com/official-blog/article/10021 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1343462867811495937 https://www.techspot.com/review/2200-amd-ryzen-5900hx/ https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/147255-amd-unveils-ryzen-mobile-5000-series-cezanne-processors/ https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3080-mobile.c3684 https://www.techspot.com/review/2254-geforce-rtx-3080-laptop/ https://youtu.be/wvKCQTWEep0 https://youtu.be/msmmdMrKPuY https://youtu.be/sg__YdXbRtI https://www.techspot.com/review/2211-geforce-rtx-3060/ https://www.techspot.com/review/2222-intel-core-i9-11900k/ https://youtu.be/9-Txn8A9LUA https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1372992263165513728 https://youtu.be/3qA-72lFC6U https://youtu.be/BKYSFeL2fBw https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1397173117487828992 https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4 https://youtu.be/HDnwT5h472c https://youtu.be/cUJtIK94Djc https://www.eenewsautomotive.com/news/nvidia-announces-new-superprocessor-autonomous-cars https://youtu.be/9sUM29iMO5w https://youtu.be/T1KdV-lwMMY https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1400367814440013826 https://www.techpowerup.com/289568/windows-11-a-flop-survey-claims-less-than-1-upgraded-microsoft-improves-start-menu https://www.statista.com/chart/3864/windows-10-adoption/ https://videocardz.com/newz/gigabyte-confirms-geforce-rtx-3080-12gb-rtx-3070ti-16gb-and-radeon-rx-6500-xt-through-eec-filing 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://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-mx550-might-be-the-first-ampere-card-with-2gb-gddr6-memory-15-faster-than-mx450 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.cpu-monkey.com/en/cpu-amd_ryzen_5_5600x-1750 https://wccftech.com/intel-cpus-report-highest-share-for-the-entirety-of-2021-thanks-to-alder-lake-but-amd-ryzen-cpus-retain-their-dominating-lead/ https://wccftech.com/samsung-begins-sampling-24-gbps-gddr6-memory-chips-for-next-gen-gpus/ https://wccftech.com/evga-gpu-firmware-boosts-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-crypto-mining-performance-by-up-to-21/ https://wccftech.com/https-wccftech-com-the-riftbreaker-interview-talking-about-ray-tracing-next-gen-and-more/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A Game Tools Engineer from Obsidian joins to discuss Next Gen Hardware and Game Engines. [SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk] [SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR] 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Intel, AMD, and Nvidia are all about to launch a flurry of new graphics cards! We discuss them, & more! [SPON: Sign up for Extra: https://extra.app/mooreslawisdead, & start building credit with a debit card!] [SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk] 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) https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-12gb-to-feature-2176-cuda-cores-184w-tdp https://youtu.be/FnojzUWuhQI https://youtu.be/eS6pYpOYZKs https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-with-8gb-memory-now-rumored-to-launch-on-january-27th https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-12gb-will-not-have-a-founders-edition https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6500xt-coming-mid-january-2022-rx-6400-in-march https://youtu.be/T1KdV-lwMMY https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/12/ftc-sues-block-40-billion-semiconductor-chip-merger https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1466782978487775234 https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1650-Max-Q-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.418763.0.html https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1050-ti.c2885 https://youtu.be/hx18lRwaKi4 https://youtu.be/pWxMyundiZY https://youtu.be/wqB96Bdsb4M https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-expansion https://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefield-franchise-undergoes-major-shake-up/1100-6498521/ https://wccftech.com/battlefield-2042-santa-claus-skins-not-happening/ https://www.pny.com/nvidia-rtx-a4500 https://videocardz.com/newz/innosilicon-graphics-cards-based-on-fantasy-one-gpu-feature-up-to-32gb-gddr6x-memory https://youtu.be/EcGkF9SBuSo https://twitter.com/chiakokhua/status/1466589830398152706?s=21 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1466840163020161026 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-03/playstation-plans-new-service-to-take-on-xbox-game-pass https://www.macrumors.com/2021/12/05/apple-headset-focus-on-gaming-media-communication/ https://wccftech.com/intel-chief-says-taiwan-instability-calls-for-subsidies-to-american-chip-makers/ https://wccftech.com/intel-chief-says-taiwan-instability-calls-for-subsidies-to-american-chip-makers/ https://www.techpowerup.com/289532/intels-entry-level-core-i3-12100-alder-lake-beats-ryzen-3-3300x-comfortably https://wccftech.com/intel-chief-says-taiwan-instability-calls-for-subsidies-to-american-chip-makers/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A Solo Indie Developer joins to discuss RTX, Intel Alder Lake, Unity, UE5, and much more! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -30% Windows, dieshrink = -3% games: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 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? Follow Zach: https://twitter.com/kaderazachary Zach’s Games: https://ducknoir.itch.io/ https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/unreal-engine-4-titles-and-stuttering-hitching.429973/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tom & Dan discuss GTC 2021, Nvidia Image Scaling vs AMD FSR, GA103S, Entry Xe, SPR, and more! SPON: brokensilicon=-20% E-WIN Chairs (USD: https://bit.ly/3u7PPgr, CAD: https://bit.ly/39wQfU5) SPON: brokensilicon=-30% Win10, dieshrink=-3% games: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/cko/Win10 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? https://youtu.be/hd94vC8DYAw https://wccftech.com/nvidia-announces-agx-orin-jetson-agx-orin-platforms-powered-by-orin-soc-12-arm-hercules-cpu-cores-ampere-gpu/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-introduces-a2-tensor-core-gpu-with-ga107-gpu-and-16gb-gddr6-memory https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/a100/ https://youtu.be/SBjL0M25t04 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-image-scaling-goes-open-source-nis-now-available-to-all-games https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-laptop-gpu-spotted-with-7424-cuda-cores-and-16gb-memory https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i7-12700h-alder-lake-p-cpu-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-gpu-powered-hp-omen-laptop-spotted/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-preparing-rtx-a4500-workstation-graphics-card https://youtu.be/v1LlF905RYg https://youtu.be/Pxn-QOpkrBw https://youtu.be/0sWIrp1XOKM https://kotaku.com/steam-deck-delayed-valve-apologizes-1848033356 https://www.reuters.com/technology/sony-invest-500-mln-tsmcs-new-chip-unit-japan-2021-11-09/ https://wccftech.com/microsoft-publishes-amd-epyc-milan-x-cpus-performance-benchmarks-azure-hbv3-vm/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-raptor-lakes-digital-linear-voltage-regulator-dlvr-could-reduce-cpu-power-up-to-25 https://videocardz.com/newz/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2060-with-12gb-memory-listed-at-eec https://youtu.be/6fIf-C8UjWY https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-11/sony-trims-playstation-5-assembly-plans-after-chip-shortages-hit https://wccftech.com/amd-rumored-to-become-samsungs-first-3nm-customer-along-with-65-revenue-growth/ https://youtu.be/8XCUAnWNXvU https://www.cnet.com/pictures/a-look-inside-intels-mammoth-arizona-chipmaking-fab/7/ https://www.techpowerup.com/289118/amd-to-steer-motherboard-partners-away-from-intel-wlan-toward-mediatek-co-branded-ones Tom & Dan fixed their BF2042 Issue: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1462683903735521281 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Steve from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss Intel, AMD Zen 3D, RDNA 3 pricing, & 500w Nvidia! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon=-30% Win10, dieshrink=-3% games: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/cko/Win10 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon=-30% Win10, dieshrink=-3% games: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/cko/Win10 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) https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-core-i9-12900k-vs-ryzen-9-5900x-5950x https://youtu.be/LzhwVLUVork https://youtu.be/XBFTSej-yIs https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/core_i5_12600k_processor_review,5.html https://youtu.be/BdRxXRRrJeU https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1456677878469382153 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/core-i5-12400f-strong-gaming-engineering-sample?fbclid=IwAR20DQQF8ecnMDt3At6GLrMllaVGU-iBRwd-BzWWMaHgtmlwD0qVI_W6qFE https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed/status/1456868513574842371 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1457603739414671360 https://youtu.be/ECHhuvuiNzs https://youtu.be/TX6bREO3Nd4 https://twitter.com/Redfire75369/status/1457750350308331522 https://www.anandtech.com/show/17054/amd-announces-instinct-mi200-accelerator-family-cdna2-exacale-servers https://youtu.be/dE9N95uSqHA https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1453707924338089990 https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1453747256046219269 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-epyc-turin-with-zen5-cores-rumored-to-feature-maximum-tdp-of-600w https://youtu.be/tD7s1ZFLoO4 https://videocardz.com/newz/pci-express-gen5-12-pin-power-cable-looks-just-like-nvidias https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/apple-macbook-pro-16-inch-2021-m1-max https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/27/nvidias-takeover-of-arm-faces-in-depth-investigation-in-europe.html?fbclid=IwAR2oDyO-ugV27cz1VsEMl_pkLha7lJBaJSTVGZ-ap6XhK7Po7I99DNxY8z8 https://www.techpowerup.com/review/geforce-rtx-3080-vs-radeon-rx-6800-xt-megabench/ https://adoredtv.com/intel-rumored-to-hire-remaining-employees-from-centaur-maker-of-haswell-level-x86-cpus-with-avx-512-support-from-via-technologies-for-125-million-dollars/ https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/2874 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1457730626790907911 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1457732761423257609?s=20 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jason Fields joins Tom to discuss a potential conflict over Taiwan, and what shortages would look like. [SPONS: brokensilicon = -30% Win10, dieshrink = -3% games: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/cko/Win10] [SPONS: brokensilicon = -20% E-WIN Chairs (USD: https://bit.ly/3u7PPgr), (CAD: https://bit.ly/39wQfU5] 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? Jason’s Podcast, Angry Planet: https://angryplanet.substack.com/p/when-will-china-invade-taiwan https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonqfields/ https://www.reuters.com/journalists/jason-fields https://twitter.com/JasonQFields https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS49548278220160520 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2021/06/03/2003758486 https://www.notebookcheck.net/TSMC-has-the-largest-market-share-in-the-global-semiconductor-manufacturing-industry-Counterpoints-Research.518137.0.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-27/china-ghost-cities-show-growth-driven-by-debt/9912186 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung_Kuo_(novel_series) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! [SPONSOR: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR] [SPONSOR: dieshrink = 3% off games, brokensilicon = 25% off Win10: https://bit.ly/MoWin10Pro] 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) https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/hersheys-chocolate-tastes-like-vomit_l_60479e5fc5b6af8f98bec0cd https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-3-3d-vache-ryzen-cpus-enter-mass-production-next-month-zen-3-b2-stepping-available-end-of-december-alleges-rumor/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i9-12900k-to-cost-669-99-usd-according-to-microcenter https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Alder-Lake-Core-i9-12900K-retail-all-P-core-5-2-GHz-overclock-manages-miniscule-multi-core-lead-over-stock-Ryzen-9-5950X-but-guzzles-330-W.574058.0.html https://mobile.twitter.com/OneRaichu/status/1452203998455468035 https://www.reddit.com/r/AMDGPU/comments/q8fqm4/zen_3_vs_alder_lake_in_a_nutshell_intel/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1451240240623099907 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-zen3-chagall-32-core-ryzen-threadripper-pro-5975wx-shows-up-on-geekbench https://youtu.be/la-7Q_VsWUM https://youtu.be/yE9PsKWYYXA https://youtu.be/igInU0aZtOA https://youtu.be/bCitvluqTlA https://www.techspot.com/review/2343-amd-radeon-rx-6600/ RDNA 4 Leak Looking at Future Pricing: https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M https://youtu.be/hH-W-zVcjNQ https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-halts-ampere-production-to-keep-pricing-high https://youtu.be/F-eB6UysSpw https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/10/introducing-m1-pro-and-m1-max-the-most-powerful-chips-apple-has-ever-built/ https://www.techspot.com/news/91809-apple-new-m1-pro-m1-max-most-powerful.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-m1-pro-max-everything-we-know https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ends-game-ready-driver-support-for-kepler-geforce-600-700-series-gpu-family/ https://youtu.be/HEagFvmjW4w https://www.razer.com/campaigns/halo-giveaway https://www.techpowerup.com/288193/intel-xe-hpg-arc-alchemist-graphics-card-alleged-pricing-points-towards-usd-650-usd-825-range https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-instinct-mi250x-with-mcm-gpu-to-feature-110-compute-units-128gb-hbm2e-memory-and-500w-tdp https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-rembrandt-8-core-16-thread-zen3-apu-for-fp7-socket-has-been-spotted Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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? [SPONSOR: dieshrink = 3% off games, brokensilicon = 25% off Win10: https://bit.ly/MoWin10Pro] 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/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. [SPONSOR: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR] [SPONSOR: dieshrink = 3% off games, brokensilicon = 25% off Win10: https://bit.ly/MoWin10Pro] 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? https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6600-final-specifications-and-official-performance-leaked https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6600-non-xt-with-1792-stream-processors-launches-mid-october https://youtu.be/eS6pYpOYZKs https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rumored-to-launch-rtx-3090-super-rtx-3070-ti-16gb-and-rtx-2060-12gb-in-january https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-rumors-450w-tdp-21gbps-memory-and-new-power-connector https://wccftech.com/steam-deck-handheld-console-benchmarked-60-fps-with-decent-image-quality-in-several-aaa-games-30-fps-in-cyberpunk-2077-at-native-resolution/ https://3g.ali213.net/news/html/625257.html?s=09 https://youtu.be/Cr1tBFUjPBQ https://siliconlottery.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An AI researcher joins to discuss ways AI & Neural Engines can improve everyday products and games. [SPONSOR: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR] [SPONSOR: dieshrink = 3% off games, brokensilicon = 25% off Win10: https://bit.ly/MoWin10Pro] 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/3izasOD 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) Recent Daniel Nenni Broken Silicon: https://youtu.be/w8JmHsKhP9g https://youtu.be/x0vx5d5Acwo https://youtu.be/7SjgyRhfClA https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-graphics-cards-to-adopt-arc-a-naming https://twitter.com/momomo_us/status/1442121954853457922 https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-gigabyte-and-msi-to-launch-custom-intel-arc-alchemist-graphics-cards https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-dlaa-anti-aliasing/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ada-lovelace-ad102-gpu-clock-as-high-as-2-2-ghz-384-bit-bus-gddr6x-over-80-tflops/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-super-3070-super-and-3060-super-get-rumored-specifications https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1440516490164260868 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-radeon-instinct-accelerators-sneak-into-chinese-hpc-projects-through-vietnam https://twitter.com/GPUsAreMagic/status/1438082723277688836 https://twitter.com/GPUsAreMagic/status/1438098033162457089 https://twitter.com/GPUsAreMagic/status/1439205765559066627 https://ighor.medium.com/i-unlocked-nvidia-geforce-now-and-stumbled-upon-pirates-dc48a3f8ff7 https://www.pcgamer.com/amp/amd-rx-5000-graphics-card-sam-support/ https://wccftech.com/amd-microsoft-bring-tensorflow-directml-to-life-4x-improvement-with-rdna-2-gpus/ https://www.coolserver.com.cn/product_285.html https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1438420566243950595 https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-alchemist-gpus-tsmc-6nm-because-of-insufficient-manufacturing-capacity-at-intel-fabs-xess-backwards-compatibility-custom-graphics-cards/ https://videocardz.com/newz/gainward-and-galax-confirm-and-launch-geforce-rtx-3060-with-ga104-150-gpu https://wccftech.com/amd-achieves-epyc-record-breaking-16-market-share-in-recent-quarter/ https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/evga-x570-dark https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-32ep950-b-oled-monitor Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/3izasOD 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... https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/ https://www.counterpointresearch.com/tsmc-price-hike/ https://www.industryweek.com/operations/article/21126394/uaw-to-big-three-shut-down-plants-for-two-weeks-to-ensure-safety https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/intel-says-it-will-reserve-ireland-chip-factory-capacity-automakers-2021-09-07/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/tiriasresearch/2021/09/08/intel-to-build-two-new-fabs-in-europe/?sh=4d6561572792 https://min.news/en/economy/870f2fff0332b177b7584030218422e8.html HUB DLSS Latency Testing: https://youtu.be/osLDDl3HLQQ https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1435082749937786882 https://fuse.wikichip.org/news/2823/samsung-5-nm-and-4-nm-update/ https://videocardz.com/newz/leaked-slide-shows-intel-dg2-arc-alchemist-gpus-compete-with-geforce-rtx-3070-and-radeon-rx-6700xt https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1435217663765057540 https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1650-super.c3411 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1437171287982579719 https://youtu.be/84IV8VmQoY4 https://youtu.be/Fkx3FAeI6tc https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/amd-confident-in-our-suppliers https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1433463094647431171 https://wccftech.com/intel-12th-gen-alder-lake-s-desktop-cpus-z690-motherboards-launching-on-19th-november/ https://www.pcinq.com/news/cpus/intel-alder-lake-s-ddr5-platform/ https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-5000-series-cpus-are-receiving-price-cuts-across-the-board-ahead-of-the-intel-alder-lake-s-launch/ https://youtu.be/Qlqq7JrJujI https://youtu.be/QtNftRndQmk https://youtu.be/XhL3wCcOwVY https://youtu.be/5XOV3pZj8rI https://youtu.be/c5aQicr6l7I https://youtu.be/T5VtfD2i3rc https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rumored-to-launch-geforce-rtx-2060-with-12gb-memory-by-january-2022 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/3izasOD 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? Guest’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paxtongalvanek/ Funcom: https://www.funcom.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Citizen https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50093028 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/3izasOD 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) https://www.anandtech.com/show/16895/a-sneak-peek-at-intels-xe-hpg-gpu-architecture https://www.anandtech.com/show/16896/intel-architecture-day-20201-intel-unveils-xess-image-upscaling-technology https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-teases-dual-fan-cooler-for-its-discrete-arc-dg2-based-graphics-cards https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-graphics-cards-xe-hpg-gpu-ready-to-overclock-through-driver-ui-at-launch/ https://www.anandtech.com/show/16881/a-deep-dive-into-intels-alder-lake-microarchitectures https://youtu.be/Yk-6Fe0nkvs?t=1050 https://youtu.be/wMBOgzibr8w https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i7-12700-alder-lake-cpu-up-to-15-faster-than-ryzen-7-5800x-multi-threaded-benchmarks/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i9-12900k-is-12-faster-than-ryzen-9-5950x-in-leaked-single-core-geekbench-5-benchmark https://youtu.be/g44zQII9GV4 https://youtu.be/wMBOgzibr8w https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-adds-17-new-pci-ids-of-navi-21-22-and-23-gpus-to-linux-kernel-could-be-the-rumored-6nm-refresh https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMD-17-More-RDNA2-GPU-IDs https://www.tomshardware.com/news/jpr-gpu-q2-vendor-share https://youtu.be/Yk-6Fe0nkvs New MLID Video on Supply, LHR, 6nm RDNA 2, and Intel Arc performance: https://youtu.be/uaF-IdZCpfk https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-and-rtx-3060-supply-to-decrease-in-september https://youtu.be/uaF-IdZCpfk https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/loosened-windows-11-requirements-cover-the-surface-studio-2-but-not-much-else/ https://wccftech.com/intel-13th-gen-raptor-lake-alder-lake-s-desktop-cpu-power-requirements-revealed/ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=AMDGPU-DP-SST-UHBR10 https://wccftech.com/samsung-develops-512-gb-ddr5-module-speeds-up-to-7200-mbps-mass-production-end-2021/ https://wccftech.com/alder-lake-cpus-have-lots-of-room-for-optimization-in-games-says-intel/ https://twitter.com/FrontTron/status/1430192491450363913 https://www.igorslab.de/en/werkueberaktete-amd-radeon-rx-6600-with-a-radeon-pro-w6600-emulates-parity-to-geforce-rtx-3060-teaser/ https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1430934789171793923 https://wccftech.com/nvidia-next-generation-ada-lovelace-gpus-will-use-tsmcs-5nm-process-instead-of-samsungs/ https://sirusgaming.com/2021/08/26/battlefield-2042-builder-game-mode-customizations/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-28/musk-said-to-oppose-nvidia-s-planned-takeover-of-arm-telegraph https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/19/top-five-highlights-of-elon-musks-tesla-ai-day/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.