Broken Silicon

Josh Walrath from PC Perspective joins Tom to recap eras where PC Gaming was far more expensive than now…and why the market is starting to look like those old eras again. Intel Xe Arc DG2, the future of Ray Tracing, RDNA 3, and even 3dfx Interactive are all discussed. [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 Who is Josh Walrath? What got him into PC Hardware? 10:00 A low end PC used to cost $4000+ in today's money! 16:15 ow did Josh see cheap consoles in the 1990s? 18:19 3dfx & Voodoo Graphics Cards Impact on the Market…and why they failed… 29:25 When the PC Gaming market change to become cheaper and more approachable? 37:23 What was it like to cover the years of Intel stagnation? 43:00 Discussing how much "worse" PC Gaming prices used to be... 48:31 Did the death of Moore's Law make PC Gaming dirt cheap? What's raising prices? 58:27 Is Ray Tracing the future of gaming graphics? Are graphics getting that much better? 1:16:52 What's going to happen to PC Gaming Prices? Are budget builds dead? 1:24:50 What would happen if TSMC was eliminated? 1:30:55 Will Intel succeed at becoming an IDM? 1:34:41 Intel Xe Arc - How strong will it be? Will it help the market? 1:52:02 What was the biggest leap in the last 20 years? Was it Ampere? https://twitter.com/JoshDWalrath https://web.archive.org/web/20121114080719/http://www.penstarsys.com/ Any Excellent blast from the past: https://web.archive.org/web/20120325155847/http://www.penstarsys.com/editor/tech/process/sl_pc_mg/index.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3dfx_Interactive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlon_64 https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-ati-radeon-hd-4870-1024mb-review,1.html https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/mooreslaw.asp#:~:text=Moore's%20Law%20states%20that%20the,observation%20that%20became%20Moore's%20Law. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenom_II https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-hd-5870.c253 https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There are no shortages of AMD, Nvidia, Intel, PlayStation, or Nintendo Gaming Hardware News this week....nor are there shortages of profits for these companies… [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkeyoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink 0:00 Hot Chips 2021 vs 2019, AMD GPU Mindshare (Intro Banter) 9:45 Ti-83 as a Gaming Handheld, Nintendo Design & Profits 20:15 RX 6600 XT Reviews – Reviewers Cry, Gamers Buy 30:32 Navi 23 can sustainably be sold for under $379 40:10 Why can Nvidia outproduce RADEON so much? 50:59 AMD & Nvidia Report Massive Profits, PS5 is NOT sold at a loss 58:23 Should Nvidia Lovelace use HBM? RX 6600 XT good Mining? 1:06:28 RX 570 Dual Polaris Mining GPU Released by SAPPHIRE 1:19:36 Nvidia is preventing some developers from adding FSR 1:23:30 Intel Buying TSMC 3nm Capacity 1:33:12 Nova Lake info & Intel Rumors, ARM Deal in Jeopardy, Navi 31 1:42:32 A2000 70w GA106, Alder Lake DDR4 1:50:10 New Nintendo Controller, PlayStation 5 Pro Expectations 2:02:30 Nvidia Orin in TVs, RDNA with Vcache, Blue Box Conspiracy https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1426088615885606912 https://www.techspot.com/review/2305-amd-radeon-rx-6600-xt/ https://youtu.be/VFHOZN5AV6E https://youtu.be/QYt8TAxtkB0 https://youtu.be/OVE1f5NxQ7g https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-30-lhr-series-mining-hashrate-partially-unlocked-nbminer-update/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-reports-record-financial-results-for-q2-2021 https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/08/ps5_will_meet_shipment_target_as_sony_secures_chips_amid_semiconductor_shortage MLID RX 490 Leak: https://youtu.be/6HqrZW9lCQI https://wccftech.com/amd-lists-rx-490-dual-gpu/ https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1426038690405523458 https://wccftech.com/sapphire-radeon-rx-570-duo-dual-amd-polaris-mining-graphics-card-pictured/ https://bbs.saraba1st.com/2b/thread-2020538-1-1.html https://www.amd.com/en/products/professional-graphics/radeon-pro-duo-polaris https://www.notebookcheck.net/Metro-Exodus-PC-Enhanced-Edition-will-not-support-AMD-FidelityFX-4A-Games-clarifies-on-FidelityFX-Super-Resolution-support.536490.0.html https://youtu.be/0Trey5tFRUo https://in.ign.com/ps5/163088/news/arcadegeddon-first-ps5-game-to-get-amd-fsr-support https://wccftech.com/intel-grabs-majority-tsmc-3nm-capacity-4-server-graphics-chips-production-q2-2022/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-n3-rumors-august-2021 https://udn.com/news/story/7240/5662232 https://youtu.be/pmKSLILb5Cg?t=473 https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arrow-lunar-and-nova-lake-codenames-appear-in-a-leak-as-meteor-lake-successors https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nvidia-tycoon-jensen-huang-offloads-160m-of-shares-amid-doubts-over-arm-holdings-qdlfmjnm7 https://www.techpowerup.com/285227/new-amd-radeon-pro-w6000x-series-gpus-bring-groundbreaking-high-performance-amd-rdna-2-architecture-to-mac-pro https://wccftech.com/amd-next-gen-rdna-3-navi-31-navi-33-gpus-listed-in-rocm-opengpu-platform/ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/rtx-a2000/?nvid=nv-int-cwmfg-919816#cid=sigg21_nv-int-cwmfg_en-us&ncid=afm-chs-44270&ranMID=44270&ranEAID=TnL5HPStwNw&ranSiteID=TnL5HPStwNw-qvoCZUTh3HJoQmqGEb3aig https://wccftech.com/gigabyte-leaks-next-gen-aorus-17g-laptop-intel-alder-lake-p-14-core-cpu-ddr5-4800-memory/ https://wccftech.com/intel-poaches-anton-kaplanyan-former-nvidia-research-scientist-that-pioneered-rtx-dlss-techniques/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-removing-cannon-lake-driver-linux https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ddr5-4800-ddr4-3200-alder-lake-benchmarks https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-direct-buy-queue-for-rx-6000-gpus https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/amd-claims-its-largest-share-of-the-overall-x86-cpu-market-in-14-years/ https://wccftech.com/amd-cdna2-mcm-gpu-instinct-mi200-accelerator-launch-late-2021-confirmed/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBlueBoxConspiracy/comments/p3b829/do_you_still_believe_after_seeing_this/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tom interviews a GPU Seller & System Integrator from Silver Knights in person! We discuss the truth behind the Nvidia Ampere & AMD RDNA 2 launches, GPU supply, MSRP manipulation, and the state of PC Gaming. [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 Who is Ted? What does a "System Integrator" do? 7:00 Prebuilt Customer Service Challenges 10:25 Why are some Prebuilt PCs such low quality? 21:20 Why does our guest have so many GPUs with him? 27:56 Are used mining cards less reliable than gaming cards? 37:20 Importing Hundreds of Mining Cards from China (True Story) 52:20 The truth about Ampere Reference Cards, RDNA 2 Launch, GPU Supply, and MSRP 1:19:45 The Truth about AMD vs Nvidia Markups, Distributors forcing PSU Sales 1:26:40 Who in the supply chain is making the most money off of rising prices? 1:34:00 Are sub-$600 Midrange Builds Permanently Dead? 1:48:30 Nvidia Lovelace Launch https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodore-melkoumov-93bb52b1/ https://www.silverknightpcsfayetteville.com/ https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-ultimate-play https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-rtx-3060-flood-in-august Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With leaks emerging that AMD & Nvidia are openly discussing killing off the sub-$400 market…Tom and Dan ask – is it already dead? And did the sub-$300 market actually die last year? They also discuss, Intel’s new Process Roadmap, Nvidia Ampere Next, Xe DG2, Steam Deck, Nintendo Switch Pro, and much more! [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI 0:00 Tom is Going to the Carolina Games Summit, Dan getting mugged by Dogs 4:09 Proton on Steam Deck, The future of GlobalFoundries (Corrections & Omissions) 16:01 New Intel Process Roadmap - Alder Lake on "7", and Meteor Lake on "4" 30:06 RX 6600 XT Priced at a $379 "MSRP" and there's no Reference Model... 42:36 RTX 3060 & 6600 XT Volume in August - A lot may not be enough to fix MSRP 52:28 Will Intel DG2 Save us? Will prices go up forever? 56:08 Are Sub-$400 GPUs already dead? What would a market with less low end look like? 1:03:03 Nvidia Lovelace & Nintendo Super Switch Discussion 1:15:45 Is the Steam Deck Niche? Will it stand up to the Super Switch? 1:24:00 AMD RDNA 3 & Zen 4 in 2022 - why do people keep doubting release dates? 1:33:03 Can the Alder Lake i9-12900K plausibly beat the R9 5950X at everything? 1:50:12 FSR v DLSS in same games, New World Breaking GPUs, Intel ICX $4,499 (Wrap up) 1:59:44 Streaming Games becoming mainstream, Modular Laptops, Nvidia ARM (Final RM) https://www.carolinagamessummit.com/index.php https://www.anandtech.com/show/16823/intel-accelerated-offensive-process-roadmap-updates-to-10nm-7nm-4nm-3nm-20a-18a-packaging-foundry-emib-foveros https://youtu.be/0udMIkdEkFo https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1420810633717637132 New video looking at the RX 6600 XT: https://youtu.be/atNvf7rbujU https://youtu.be/yL3-2gKIm8A https://youtu.be/HDnwT5h472c https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-rtx-3060-flood-in-august https://youtu.be/cUJtIK94Djc https://wccftech.com/amd-next-gen-zen-4-ryzen-cpus-rdna-3-radeon-rx-gpus-on-track-for-2022-launch/ https://wccftech.com/amd-am5-lga-1718-cpu-socket-pictured-support-next-gen-ryzen-desktop-cpus/ https://www.pcgamer.com/leaked-intel-alder-lake-numbers-place-it-up-to-28-quicker-than-amds-finest-ryzen/ https://wccftech.com/intel-alder-lake-s-desktop-cpu-16-cores-24-threads-spotted-on-par-with-i9-11900k/ https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4 https://youtu.be/wvKCQTWEep0 https://www.techspot.com/news/90510-comparing-nvidia-dlss-vs-amd-fsr-same-games.html https://www.igorslab.de/en/evga-geforce-rtx-3080-rtx-3090-and-not-only-new-world-when-the-graphics-card-goes-amok-because-of-design-failures/ https://www.techpowerup.com/285061/intel-announces-new-xeon-w-3300-processors https://www.techpowerup.com/285058/amd-stock-breaks-usd-100-price-slightly-up-from-usd-7-prior-to-zen-breakthrough-in-2017 https://youtu.be/FBL6skkk38Y https://videocardz.com/newz/samsung-exynos-2200-now-rumored-to-feature-384-amd-rdna2-stream-processors https://wccftech.com/samsung-agrees-to-manufacture-24gb-ddr5-ics-up-to-768-gb-sticks-now-possible/ https://wccftech.com/samsung-foundry-which-produces-nvidia-gpus-announces-a-price-hike/ https://www.techspot.com/news/90587-steam-deck-expected-order-availability-starting-get-bit.html https://www.techspot.com/news/90528-ea-confirms-dead-space-remake-next-gen-consoles.html https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5-install-m2-ssd/ https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/688435-gaming-pc-ban-california-colorado-hawaii-oregon-vermont-washington https://frame.work/products/laptop-diy-edition Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chris Rey is a VFX Artist currently working on the new God of War, and previously worked on Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. He makes vehicle explosions, Zombie lasers, and Norse spells look cool! We discuss the organization of PlayStation Studios, Activision, and the hardware behind special effects. [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI 0:00 What made Chris Reach out? What does a VFX Artist do for Call of Duty Cold War? 9:52 Between various FX – what taxes gaming hardware the most? 12:07 Why don't more Developers go on the Record? 14:58 Jason Schreier’s Reporting on PlayStation Studios, How Sony manages their Devs 24:19 How much do COD Studios share tech? How much do PlayStation studios share? 27:06 Does making a gen Crossgen hold back the next gen version? 34:42 Optimizing for AMD & Nvidia Graphics vs PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series X 38:35 What specs would you improve on the PS5? Would more actually RAM improve graphics? 44:07 What effects need more work by devs? Why does smoke look worse than Fire? 50:48 Does hardware ever limit art direction? 57:16 Why do so many games get delayed? 1:00:07 How did the COVID Shutdown affect Game Development? 1:08:26 XBOX vs PlayStation marketing - how soon should companies reveal games? 1:17:13 Differences between Call of Duty & God of War development...and fans. 1:27:35 Why is Warzone's file size so large?! Did Activision expect it to be this successful? 1:34:51 Is there a way to stop Multiplayer Hackers? Does Activision have vulnerabilities? 1:39:46 Why don't more console games support Keyboard & Mouse? 1:48:52 How do devs adjust settings for MP Competion? Why isn't DX12 the standard? 1:59:51 Difference between doing VFX for movies versus Games 2:05:57 Advice for people looking to get into game development Christopher Reay: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjreaytechart/ Sony Santa Monica: https://sms.playstation.com/ Jason Schreier PlayStation Studios Report: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/sony-s-obsession-with-blockbusters-is-stirring-unrest-within-playstation-empire https://www.gamespot.com/articles/obsidian-denied-bonus-over-new-vegas-metacritic-score-studio-head/1100-6366337/ https://www.reddit.com/r/blackopscoldwar/comments/jubtwm/acid_trip_bug_anyone_else_had_this_dont_know_what/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaaFEWz5uaQ https://twitter.com/AntiCheatPD/status/1412024189561851904 Fire VFX Guy: youtube.com/channel/UCjgqdaigk7VSDqqqkHkcNTg Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Zen 4 Raphael tops out at 16 Cores on AM5, but 96 Cores are coming to Threadripper afterwards! We discuss upcoming AMD products, Valve Steam Deck Concerns, Intel buying GlobalFoundries, and Switch 2 Whispers…. [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI 0:00 Reesie dog was sick – should her vet bills be considered a Business Expenses? (Intro Banter) 5:26 Dog Bloopers, Custom Modding a 3070 16GB 11:09 Intel Ponte Vecchio FP32:64, Preordering Games, Windows 11 Security (Corrections) 22:55 Raphael Zen 4 Confirmed to be 16 Cores - will it beat Raptor Lake in MT? 36:38 Zen 3 Vcache Threadripper, 96C Zen 4 HEDT Leak Discussion 47:16 What upcoming Intel & AMD projects are Tom most excited for? 50:43 AMD FSR comes to DLSS Games, PS5, and XBOX Series 56:32 Switch OLED – what is Nintendo’s strategy? 1:02:54 Steam Deck with Van Gogh APU – Are we impressed? Do we think it will succeed? 1:20:33 Should Sony or Microsoft make a handheld? If so, what should it be? 1:32:01 Tom talked to someone at Intel about Buying Global Foundries 1:39:22 PlayStation Teaming up with Netflix, Intel 10nm hitting above 5GHz 1:48:06 Navi 3X Clarifications, Ampere vs RDNA Aging, Windows 11 Expectations (Final RM) Turbo Belly Rub: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1416847963087851522 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1416860751910821888 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1415108450850332672 https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1415045059385434114 https://twitter.com/patrickschur_/status/1415065218087100422 MLID First Leaking 16 Cores: https://youtu.be/BKYSFeL2fBw AMD almost certainly having all performance crowns in 2022: https://youtu.be/0udMIkdEkFo Ryse PCIe 3.0: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-gtx-980-pci-express-scaling/15.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:It-Bergamo.ogg https://youtu.be/la-7Q_VsWUM https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1415723995865960449 https://wccftech.com/fsr-will-be-available-in-all-versions-of-edge-of-eternity-its-a-must-for-consoles-says-dev/ Far Cry 6 gets FSR at Launch: https://youtu.be/aONEN-gxalg RDR 2 gets DLSS 2 years after release: https://wccftech.com/red-dead-redemption-2-comparison-dlss/ https://youtu.be/4mHq6Y7JSmg https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/6/22456337/nintendo-switch-oled-model-specs-date-price https://youtu.be/XYJOJj40ONQ https://www.steamdeck.com/en/tech https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/15/22578783/valve-steam-deck-gaming-handheld-pc https://videocardz.com/newz/steam-deck-has-m-2-2230-ssd-slot-but-valve-does-not-recommend-upgrading-it https://youtu.be/9-Txn8A9LUA https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1382524383210668033 https://www.wsj.com/articles/intel-is-in-talks-to-buy-globalfoundries-for-about-30-billion-11626387704 https://www.techspot.com/news/90319-nvidia-dlss-client-libraries-allows-users-manually-update.html https://www.techspot.com/news/90379-amd-80-system-designs-unofficially-using-ps5-hardware.html https://www.techspot.com/news/90369-even-steve-wozniak-supports-right-repair-movement.html https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/07/netflix_allegedly_plotting_gaming_service_and_playstation_could_be_a_partner https://wccftech.com/intel-beast-canyon-nuc-11-extreme-disassembled-insane-sff-pc-core-i9-11900kb-tiger-lake-cpu/ https://videocardz.com/newz/specifications-of-intel-core-i9-12900k-i7-12700k-and-i5-12600k-alder-lake-cpus-leak-out https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/rank-charts Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's guest has extensive experience developing on PC, Switch, PlayStation, XBOX, and Mobile! We discuss the business behind games, FSR, DLSS, Nvidia vs RADEON, Zen vs Intel Core, & more! [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI 0:00 Bryan Heemskerk's Lisa Su Pixel Art 5:22 Comparing PS3 & XBOX 360 Hardware 15:21 Bryan's Education & Background - From Art School to Game Development 20:53 Mobile Gaming's Collapse of Quality in 2010 26:23 RDR2 has 5+ Horse Artists - Rising Game Development & GPU Costs 34:12 How will Game Studios evolve over the next 5 years? Bigger or Smaller? 41:14 Dev’s thoughts on Ray Tracing, AMD vs Nvidia Hardware Scheduling 49:30 Did devs like Vega or Pascal more? - GPU Architecture Weaknesses 58:20 Is the RX 6900XT or RTX 3090 Hardware "stronger" long term? 1:03:07 Is Ray Tracing even worth it? 1:10:59 Is the Resolution debate obsolete? What will devs spend TFLOPs on in the future? 1:16:11 Do Developers really need more RAM? What specs would Bryan Improve? 1:23:13 How many Cores do PC Gamers need to be "Future Proofed"? 1:30:19 How will Memory Evolve in Consoles & PC Gaming Hardware? 1:35:41 How do Studios plan for future hardware? Has AMD changed game development? 1:43:16 Common mistakes in game programing? Are Publishers "the bad guy?" 1:51:23 Developers thoughts on Switch OLED Announcement 1:58:13 Why is Sony porting PS5 games back to PS4? Is this a mistake? 2:04:25 AMD FSR & DLSS - What do developers think? Were Tensor Cores a mistake? 2:10:13 Thoughts on the Techtuber Space LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-heemskerk-a111b351/ Bryan made the Lisa Su Pixel art: https://twitter.com/tekwendell/status/1314244123654844416 Bryan’s studio: http://massdmg.com/ Dave Eggleston Episode: https://youtu.be/mCxHcvtpfAk Switch Video: https://youtu.be/XYJOJj40ONQ https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/40-teraflops-tim-sweeney-epic-photo-realism/ https://pcper.com/2017/06/deux-ex-mankind-divided-frame-breakdown/ 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 upcoming AMD Zen 3D & Zen 4 codenames, core counts, and how Intel will compete on TSMC 3nm. There’s also heavy FSR 2.0, DLSS 2.2.9, 6600 XT, PlayStation, and XBOX talk! [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI 0:00 Happy Fourth of July, Hot Weather, Was The Italian Job a Good Movie? (Intro Banter) 6:00 The PS3 CELL CPU was made on 28nm, PS5 BWC (Corrections & Omissions) 9:00 AMD EPYC Bergamo 128 Core Leak, Warhol Codename Whispers, Raphael Core Count Thoughts 20:39 EVGA Begins Making AMD Motherboards – This is a big deal! 26:36 Intel 3nm at TSMC in 2023 – Another rumor points to Intel hitting back hard by 2023 33:58 RX 6600 XT Cooler Leaks with 64 ROPs, Navi 23 Release Date + MSRP Whispers 40:32 Nvidia DLSS 2.2.9 Ultra vs AMD FSR 2.0 54:54 Windows 11 has a Bizarre Cringey Reveal…and we have concerns for PC Gamers… 1:09:58 RADEON Long Term Support, Sony Buying Studios, Kojima at MS (Start Wrap Up) 1:20:10 Intel Sapphire Rapids "Delay," 12nm Monet on GF, 4700S is a PS5 (End Wrap Up) 1:27:49 What would make Tom buy Xe DG2? (Start of Final Reader Mail) 1:34:10 What Intel Info can we trust? 1:41:00 XBOX Game Pass a threat to PS5’s Future? BF6 the new MAG? How will AI evolve? https://vrzone.com/articles/sony-ps3-revision-coming-in-2014-to-feature-28nm-rsx-and-22nm-cell-processor/42253.html https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1410671676464013317 MLID Bergamo 128C Leak: https://youtu.be/kiOUUY_zrIE MLID Warhol & 4700S Leak: https://youtu.be/bqkGNtsZejc https://wccftech.com/evga-bombshell-motherboards-for-amd-ryzen-cpus-are-on-their-way/ https://www.extremetech.com/computing/322741-amds-market-share-surges-on-steam-and-in-servers-shrinks-overall https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/Apple-and-Intel-become-first-to-adopt-TSMC-s-latest-chip-tech https://videocardz.com/newz/alleged-amd-radeon-rx-6600-xt-leaks-in-a-new-render https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/rop-of-navi-23.283868/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/oaxdvp/interesting_tidbit_of_info_i_found_in_unreal/ https://twitter.com/Dachsjaeger/status/1410272673746370570 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1400367814440013826 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/event?ocid=usoc_sv_cons_win_awr_TWSound https://youtu.be/i8rckejTi60 https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/24/22546801/microsoft-windows-11-free-upgrade-details https://www.techpowerup.com/283806/amd-fsr-fidelityfx-super-resolution-is-coming-to-xbox-consoles https://community.amd.com/t5/blogs/product-and-os-support-update-for-radeon-software-adrenalin-21-6/ba-p/477423 https://blog.playstation.com/2021/06/29/welcoming-housemarque-to-the-playstation-studios-family/ https://twitter.com/hermenhulst/status/1410591921676832773 https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2021/06/sony_acquisition_of_bluepoint_games_supposedly_leaked_by_image_mistake https://wccftech.com/housemarque-ceo-major-other-players-interested/ https://venturebeat.com/2021/07/01/hideo-kojimas-deal-with-xbox-reaches-key-milestone/ https://www.techspot.com/news/90251-horror-dev-bloober-team-partner-konami-intensifying-rumors.html https://seekingalpha.com/news/3711073-intel-stock-drops-after-delaying-sapphire-rapids-data-center-processor https://twitter.com/Olrak29_/status/1410422782253404160 https://www.techpowerup.com/283989/intels-gaming-graphics-architecture-xe-hpg-now-sampling-to-partners https://www.techpowerup.com/283989/intels-gaming-graphics-architecture-xe-hpg-now-sampling-to-partners https://wccftech.com/samsung-tests-exynos-amd-gpu-results-beat-a14-bionic/ https://wccftech.com/xbox-series-xs-hardware-revisions/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Colin Moriarty of Sacred Symbols joins Tom of Moore's Law Is Dead to discuss the state of XBOX, PlayStation 5, and gaming Journalism. We also talk about upcoming exclusives... [SPONSOR for cheap Windows & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI 0:00 Sacred Symbols, Can Ratchet & Clank run on PS4? (Intro Banter) 6:29 Dealing with Fanboys, and choosing to be an outsider with these companies. 15:27 Who is Colin Moriarty? What brought him into gaming journalism? 22:40 How has Gaming Journalism changed over the last 16 years? 29:24 Do Games Journalist Suck at Games? Are techtubers becoming influencers? 40:34 Do Publishers try to pay for reviews? 49:10 Should everyone stop pre-ordering games? Is "dev crunch" a problem? 53:26 Cyberpunk 2077 & No Man's Sky – Was it the Media’s Fault for the hype? 1:06:50 How do Console gamers see PC Gamers? Are the next gen consoles underutilized? 1:23:58 Differences in developing for PlayStation, XBOX, Nintendo Switch, PC/Steam 1:32:20 Does Sony hate Crossplay? Why don’t PS5 games support Keyboard & Mouse? 1:39:10 Is Gaming Hardware getting too expensive? Will consoles become modular? 1:44:00 Is Cloud Streaming the future of console gaming? Will it kill enthusiast gaming? 1:51:55 Explaining the current Silicon Shortage - Miscalculations & Substrate Suppliers 1:57:30 PlayStation 5 vs XBOX Series X|S – The state of the current “Console War” 2:13:10 XBOX Game Pass vs PlayStation Exclusives, Upcoming Studio Purchases 2:19:10 PlayStation 5 Backwards Compatibility, and Sony's Software Laziness. 2:25:56 The Blue Box Game Studios Silent Hills Conspiracy, Metal Gear Solid Remake Follow Colin: https://twitter.com/notaxation https://www.colinslaststand.com/ https://twitter.com/LillymoGames https://venturebeat.com/2017/09/08/the-deanbeat-our-cuphead-runneth-over/ The infamous “The Verge PC Building” Video: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6tvby8 Hardware Unboxed Going Public about Nvidia banning them: https://youtu.be/wdAMcQgR92k Hardware Unboxed Going Public about LG banning them: https://youtu.be/J5DuXeqnA-w MLID Leaking Metal Gear Solid Remake: https://youtu.be/LH8imxKeSPo Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this special edition of Broken Silicon - Tom & Dan cover the AMD FSR launch the evening after the launch, and also go deep into their thoughts on the Microsoft & Nintendo E3 Press Conferences. There's also heavy discussion of the Silent Hills Conspiracy, Intel Raptor Lake, 6900 XT Liquid Cooling, and the 3070 Ti Launch. 0:00 Is Dan Socrates? Is Tom a Dork for having a Mini?(Intro Banter) 4:56 Do companies try to have shortages? 8:22 Is Tom overestimating Alder Lake’s Importance? (Corrections) 11:22 Intel Raptor Lake & Alder Lake Leak – Is AMD threatened? 23:34 AMD FSR vs DLSS Discussion 46:45 RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled 56:23 Intel DG2 & RDNA 3 Update 1:09:59 RTX 3070 Ti Reviews – Is Nvidia trying to look stupid? 1:18:26 E3 2021 – MS & Nintendo, Silent Hills Intrigue, PS5 in Trouble? 1:57:27 Genoa 128-Cores, AMD Razer Laptops, Intel RISC-V (Wrap Up) 2:02:31 Last Gen Gamers, Intel at TSMC, Future Shortages (Final RM) https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1400367814440013826 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-am5-motherboards-to-arrive-in-q2-2022-raptors-lake-z790-series-in-q3-2022 MLID FSR Analysis Video: https://youtu.be/AssKiQvaSQ8 https://youtu.be/yFZAo6xItOI https://www.techspot.com/review/2277-amd-fsr-analysis-benchmark/ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-fsr-fidelityfx-super-resolution-quality-performance-benchmark/ https://youtu.be/9ZBfG3IDTD0 https://youtu.be/KCzjQ4qP124 https://wccftech.com/dlss-coming-to-rust-on-july-1st-linux-will-get-dlss-in-vulkan-games-tomorrow/ https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-emphasizes-on-DLSS-support-in-current-and-upcoming-games-just-ahead-of-AMD-s-FSR-deep-dive.546918.0.html https://www.pcgamesn.com/cyberpunk-2077/dlss-2-2-mod https://twitter.com/VideoCardz/status/1407422520828076033 https://youtu.be/2Zjg-6a42Bo https://youtu.be/IJHnaxZdeEk https://www.dospara.co.jp/5press/share_info.php?id=2067 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-launches-radeon-rx-6900-xt-liquid-edition-with-330w-tbp-and-18gbps-memory https://youtu.be/dL1VbthX0oA https://youtu.be/Fkx3FAeI6tc https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1405764828254199810 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1402685671232389120 https://www.techspot.com/review/2270-geforce-rtx-3070-ti/ https://www.techspot.com/review/2270-geforce-rtx-3070-ti/ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-ti-founders-edition/37.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-ti-review https://youtu.be/q76jhOinT9I https://screenrant.com/silent-hill-kojima-blue-box-game-conspiracy-theory/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBlueBoxConspiracy/comments/o58kbd/jason_schrier_interviews_hasan/ https://youtu.be/SjDMwsbaSd8 https://www.polygon.com/22526689/halo-infinite-release-date-gameplay-xbox-e3-2021 https://www.pcgamer.com/elden-ring-everything-we-know/ https://twitter.com/AnsYuuki/status/1403699835883171843 https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6600m-navi-23-laptop-rdna-2-gpu-tested-slower-than-nvidia-rtx-3060/ https://twitter.com/Nexusunny/status/1404311161319825412 https://youtu.be/cNs432VgxmQ https://twitter.com/patrickschur_/status/1407044836637790212 https://wccftech.com/stalker-2-massive-file-size/ https://www.razer.com/gaming/laptops/razer-blade-14 https://www.techspot.com/news/90026-microsoft-puts-out-11-minute-video-lo-fi.html https://www.anandtech.com/show/16780/intel-to-create-riscv-development-platform-with-sifive-p550-cores-on-7nm-in-2022 https://www.anandtech.com/show/16777/intel-licenses-sifives-portfolio-for-intel-foundry-services-on-7nm Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

James was a Senior Product Manager at AMD who stewarded Zen, Threadripper, and more to success! He now works at SiFive – A RISC-V company that seems poised to become part of Intel… [SPONSOR cheap Win10 & Gaming Keys: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink Windows 10 Key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI 0:00 Who is James Prior? What did he do at Rage3D & AMD? 8:00 Remembering the HD 6670 – one of the last great $80 GPUs 11:54 The Journey from AMD Piledriver to Zen 2 16:28 How does AMD see Intel? How companies analyze competition. 23:09 Do companies adjust their products based on rumors? 26:48 Zen 1’s Turbulent Launch 29:00 Did AMD expect Intel to have more? Creation of Threadripper. 38:20 The State of Tech Journalism 42:35 Lisa Su’s Leadership: What changed at AMD to make them win? 53:00 AMD’s Competitive Position in 2021, When will Intel comeback? 57:51 Why is Intel bringing big.LITTLE to Desktop? 1:05:00 What is AMD’s biggest weakness right now? 1:15:17 RADEON vs Nvidia vs Intel – Graphics Competition 1:26:04 How does AMD decide who gets new products for review? 1:37:37 RISC-V & Intel Buying SiFive https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdprior/ https://www.sifive.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOCA_2_Touring_Cars https://www.rage3d.com/reviews/video/amd_hd6670_hd6570_launch_review/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-10/chipmaker-sifive-is-said-to-draw-intel-takeover-interest Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On our 2-Year Anniversary we discuss Zen 3D, Zen 4, Intel Alder Lake, FSR, RX 6800M, 3080 Ti, Xe, Van Gogh, SteamPal, & PlayStation’s Crossgen. [SPONSOR for cheap Keys: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% EVERYTHING discount code: dieshrink 0:00 Happy 2-Year Anniversary, Dan's Favorite Leaks (Intro Banter) 8:08 Tiger Lake Competitiveness, LGA vs PGA (Corrections) 16:42 AMD Zen 4 Raphael Leaks Discussion 35:35 Zen 3D Confirmed for 2022 - what are AMD's options? 42:43 Intel Alder Lake October Release with Windows 11 Support 49:01 AMD FSR is NOT DLSS! It's not intended to be the same thing! 58:41 RX 6800M Reviews - AMD is back in High End Laptop! 1:08:00 Latest RDNA 3 Whispers from MLID 1:11:16 RTX 3080 Ti Reviews - Nvidia wasn't Greedy, they were Stupid. 1:20:24 How much of the GPU demand is miners vs gamers? 1:23:46 Intel Xe DG2 Confirmed, and sounding competitive! 1:35:06 AMD Van Gogh Lives on in the VALVE SteamPal? 1:41:27 TSMC 4nm, Switch Pro, Reference 6900 XTX, BF6 (Wrap up) 1:50:30 PlayStation Crossgen Stupidity 1:57:58 Mining Efficiency, GDDR6 Costs, RDNA 3 Memory (Final RM) 2:10:05 Inside Jokes, Dan's Future (BONUS Anniversary Reader Mail) https://youtu.be/ot9z0N2z67I?t=942 https://youtu.be/BKYSFeL2fBw https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1399076515837530112 https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1401241159872176132 https://www.pcinvasion.com/amd-6nm-tsmc-2022-ryzen/ https://wccftech.com/old-amd-ryzen-raphael-zen-4-desktop-cpu-am5-platform-slides-leaked-show-just-how-much-has-changed-since-2020/ https://www.anandtech.com/show/16725/amd-demonstrates-stacked-vcache-technology-2-tbsec-for-15-gaming https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1400349377793826816 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1400367814440013826 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1400369692364115969 https://www.techpowerup.com/282975/intel-12th-gen-core-alder-lake-to-launch-alongside-next-gen-windows-this-halloween https://youtu.be/zA4mDSh7nvc https://twitter.com/Rajaontheedge/status/1399964541291622407 https://youtu.be/GvXg4JVF740 https://www.techspot.com/review/2268-amd-radeon-6800m/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1400622490779521030 https://youtu.be/n4_4SKtq_Gs https://www.techspot.com/review/2264-geforce-rtx-3080-ti/ https://twitter.com/Kepler_L2/status/1399605257529876480 https://youtu.be/Vtkk-0jrPU https://www.3dcenter.org/news/hardware-und-nachrichten-links-des-2930-mai-2021 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-review https://youtu.be/Fkx3FAeI6tc https://twitter.com/Rajaontheedge/status/1399966271182045184 https://twitter.com/Locuza/status/1400095861116477440 https://wccftech.com/intel-dg2-512-xe-hpg-gpu-die-size-measured-bigger-than-nvidia-ampere-amd-rnda-2-gpus/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/exclusive-valve-is-making-a-switch-like-portable-gaming-pc/ https://twitter.com/Kepler_L2/status/1397301608090845189 https://videocardz.com/press-release/xpg-to-launch-ddr5-7400-memory-modules-in-third-quarter-overclockable-up-to-12600-mt-s https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2021/5/25/22453936/usb-c-power-delivery-extended-power-range-epr https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-demos-alder-lake-mobile-laptop-chips-sampling-to-customers https://wccftech.com/sapphire-lists-an-amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-lc-possibly-the-first-radeon-rx-6900-xtx/ https://www.techspot.com/news/89943-tsmc-n4-node-trial-production-start-quarter-sooner.html https://www.techpowerup.com/282865/amd-samsung-partnership-to-see-variable-rate-shading-ray-tracing-on-exynos-soc https://videocardz.com/newz/dell-intentionally-crippled-alienware-m15-r5s-geforce-rtx-3070-gpu-by-disabling-10-of-cores https://www.tomsguide.com/round-up/nintendo-switch-pro-release-date-specs-leaks-and-more https://www.polygon.com/22465238/god-of-war-ps5-release-date-delay-ragnarok https://blog.playstation.com/2021/06/02/hermen-hulst-qa-whats-next-for-playstation-studios/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Nvidia & AMD Computex Keynotes, RDNA 2 Mobility , Intel Alder Lake, & laptop design are discussed with special guest Jarrod'sTech. [SPONSOR for cheap legitimate Keys: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] [25% software code: brokensilicon] [3% EVERYTHING code: dieshrink] [Link to Win10 Pro: product: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI] 0:00 Thoughts on RTX 3080 Ti, 3070 Ti, and Nvidia's Keynote 3:30 Who is Jarrod? Why Review laptops? 8:13 Initial Reactions to AMD FSR 10:00 Is FSR more exciting than when DLSS was initially revealed? 16:17 Cezanne desktop - $359 for an APU... 18:08 How does the 6800M compare to the 3070? (Jarrod has one!) 22:56 Loose Laptop Memory Timings Hurting AMD 30:24 Zen 3D Prototype - when could this release? For what Price? 35:53 AMD's Mobile Revolution with Renoir, Cezanne vs Tiger Lake 44:40 AMD in Razer, Rembrandt, USB4, Should CZN have RDNA? 56:10 Expectations for Intel Alder Lake 1:04:45 Bulky Laptops, SFF Desktop vs Laptop, eGPU's Future 1:21:21 What do you look for in a laptop? Thermals in 2021 laptops 1:46:09 Where are the HBM Laptops? Jarrod’sTech Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/JarrodsTech/featured AMD Keynote: https://youtu.be/GvXg4JVF740 FSR: https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/radeon-software-fidelityfx-super-resolution Nvidia Keynote: https://youtu.be/1Kio8Hn8f3U https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/30-series/rtx-3070-3070ti/ https://twitter.com/Kepler_L2/status/1399605257529876480 Video with HWUB & Jarrod from last year: https://youtu.be/qj1gpsqFnhU Jarrod Already has a 6800M Review!: https://youtu.be/Nxnu9D_p9Do Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How much Infinity Cache is enough for 1440p? Is the RTX 3090 Ti really launching to fight the RX 6900 XTX? What should we expect out of Zen 4? The latest gaming hardware news is discussed! [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 20% software discount code: brokensilicon Windows 10 Pro OEM key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI Office 2016: https://bit.ly/3aBenUX Office 2019: https://bit.ly/2GcGdJn Windows 10 pro OEM +Office 2019 package: https://bit.ly/2Orz0Jx 0:00 Dark Souls, Snobby Engineers, Frog Killing (Intro Banter) 14:20 Nintendo 3DS Early Issues, PS4 Pro Planning (Corrections) 19:54 Intel Xe DG2 Leaked again at 275w with a Q4 Launch 25:58 RX 6600 XT & Navi 24 Leaks - Will 32MB of IC do above 1080p? 39:31 Nvidia Ampere LHR Series and CUDA Throttling 47:04 Nvidia’s Attempt to Crush AMD FSR 56:51 RTX 3090 Ti Rumors & Potential Specs 1:01:22 AMD Zen 4 Early Whispers – LGA, PCIE 4.0, Core Counts, Cost 1:09:03 Taiwan vs China, BF6 Players, Lovelace vs RDNA 3 (Wrap up) 1:21:10 Ray Tracing impressions in 2021, Global Foundries WA, DX12 SLI https://www.igorslab.de/en/intel-xe-hpg-based-dg2-with-5-different-chips-new-foils-and-certifications/ https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210521VL200.html https://youtu.be/84IV8VmQoY4 https://youtu.be/mvTxMmdevCg https://youtu.be/FBP18day1rg https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1393797062291042306 https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6600-xt-navi-23-graphics-card-allegedly-pictured-8-gb-gddr6-memory/ https://tekdeeps.com/infinity-cache-for-apu-amd-is-probably-planning-something-better/ https://www.techpowerup.com/282332/amd-radeon-rx-6600-series-to-feature-pcie-4-0-x8-interface-and-up-to-8-gb-of-gddr6-memory https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2021/05/18/lhr/ https://youtu.be/3AFsEBvbqo4 https://www.igorslab.de/en/jensens-anti-mining-move-nvidias-new-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-will-get-the-new-chip-pre-installed-with-hash-brake-exclusively-before-launch/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080ti-to-be-available-on-june-3rd-rtx-3070ti-on-june-10th https://www.amd.com/en/events/computex https://www.techpowerup.com/282427/amds-2019-gaming-super-resolution-patent-could-be-the-blueprint-for-fidelityfx-super-resolution https://www.techpowerup.com/282412/nvidia-working-on-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-zotac-firestorm-changelog-confirms-it https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1396185408904564738 https://www.hardwaretimes.com/gigabyte-delisted-from-major-chinese-retailers-after-calling-made-in-china-products-low-quality/ https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/213796/intel-xeon-w-11955m-processor-24m-cache-2-60-ghz.html https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-overclocked-record-breaking-3-3-ghz-over-41000-points-3dmark-fire-strike-extreme-benchmark/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/exclusive-intel-arctic-sound-two-existing-models-total-specs-and-pictures/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-radeon-pro-w6800-32gb-leak https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-alder-lake-s-es-cpu-with-ddr5-4800-memory-tested-in-dota2 https://videocardz.com/newz/one-xplayer-handheld-gaming-console-features-intel-tiger-lake-and-1600p-screen-costs-899-1599-usd https://mp1st.com/news/new-battlefield-game-will-be-a-relaunch-of-the-franchise-will-have-unbelievable-player-counts https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-470-Ends-Kepler https://www.techpowerup.com/282208/amd-and-globalfoundries-wafer-supply-agreement-now-non-exclusive-paves-way-for-7nm-siod 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 who specializes in Azure & SAP discusses the server-centric design of the XBOX Series X, Intel Ice Lake Xeon, AMD EPYC, and other subjects related to gaming and servers. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 20% software discount code: brokensilicon Windows 10 Pro OEM key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI Office 2016: https://bit.ly/3aBenUX Office 2019: https://bit.ly/2GcGdJn Windows 10 pro OEM +Office 2019 package: https://bit.ly/2Orz0Jx 0:00 Anonymous Guest Introduction 7:33 Guest's Background in PC Gaming 16:10 XBOX Series X APU was Designed for Servers AND Console 26:10 Will Microsoft put the XBOX Series S APU in Surface Devices? 32:25 Console vs PC Gaming 42:14 Why isn't full Windows 10 on XBOX?! 46:56 Windows Software, Intel Alder Lake Scheduling, Lakefield 53:17 How Cloud Server Services Work, Azure for Multiplayer Games 1:12:20 Azure vs AWS & Luna 1:18:06 Intel Xeon vs AMD EPYC 1:36:23 Is it worth it to host your own private cloud? 1:38:09 CXL, OMI, GenZ, Optane 1:48:46 Disaggregating Servers, ARM, Apple M1 2:03:32 Mid-Generation XBOX & PlayStation upgrades, MGS Remake https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/18/21295326/microsoft-project-xcloud-xbox-series-x-servers-hardware-2021 https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/hardware/processors-memory/1253015-linux-5-13-to-add-perf-support-for-intel-alder-lake https://venturebeat.com/2019/07/18/intel-and-sap-broaden-datacenter-tech-partnership/ https://youtu.be/bqkGNtsZejc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tom & Dan round out the first 100 episodes of Broken Silicon with deep discussions on Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti, 3070 Ti, AMD FSR, RDNA 3, Zen 4, Intel Alder Lake, Xe DG2, and Nintendo Switch news. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 20% software discount code: brokensilicon Windows 10 Pro OEM key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI Office 2016: https://bit.ly/3aBenUX Office 2019: https://bit.ly/2GcGdJn Windows 10 pro OEM +Office 2019 package: https://bit.ly/2Orz0Jx 0:00 100th Episode of Broken Silicon! Dan is now a frog killer! (Intro Banter) 05:06 Navi 21 XTXH, CMP GPU Costs, Intel SMT-4 (Corrections & Omissions) 19:59 Ampere is Nvidia's Main Architecture till at least Mid-2022 24:13 RTX 3080 Ti & 3070 Ti vs AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 46:24 Should you feel bad for selling your old GPU at inflated prices? 51:02 RDNA 3 Performance Expectations 1:09:13 Intel Xe DG2 Laptop Power Consumption Leaks! 1:16:21 Alder Lake Clockspeeds, TDP, and November 1:27:43 Nintendo Switch Sells 85m, Production hit 30m PER YEAR 1:35:36 Ray Tracing Gens, 6nm PS5, EPYC Marketshare (Wrap up) 1:54:50 Intel 10nm Reporting, AMD Eclipsing Intel, DDR5(Final RM) RE8 Console Performance from NXGamer: https://youtu.be/SkQg6K_V8P4 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1387424570181832707 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1387434990628188160 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-and-rtx-3070-ti-to-be-announced-on-may-31st-launching-in-june https://youtu.be/3qA-72lFC6U https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/dominic-moass/amds-frank-azor-talks-sam-smartshift-fsr-more/ https://www.techpowerup.com/281885/amds-elusive-fidelityfx-super-resolution-coming-this-june https://youtu.be/E8JCSTPdwHs https://www.techpowerup.com/281983/amd-rx-7900-xt-reportedly-brings-40-performance-uplift-over-rx-6900-xt https://wccftech.com/intel-xe-hpg-dg2-gpu-powered-laptop-desktop-graphics-cards-specifications-leak-out/ https://www.igorslab.de/exklusiv-intels-dg2-fuer-mobile-und-desktop-xe-geht-in-die-zweite-phase/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/exclusive-data-to-intel-alder-lake-s-hot-fight-with-amd/ https://www.techpowerup.com/281788/intel-core-1800-alder-lake-engineering-sample-spotted-with-16c-24t-configuration https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intel-rocket-lake-s-processors-have-a-higher-pl1-pl2-power-draw-despite-lower-core-counts/ https://wccftech.com/intel-alder-lake-s-landing-in-november-2021-first-to-market-with-pcie-5-0-ddr5-ram-and-new-coolers/ https://mynintendonews.com/2021/05/02/the-nikkei-nintendo-increasing-switch-production-to-30-million-units-for-this-fiscal-year-as-switch-pro-model-looms/ https://www.techspot.com/news/89578-switch-lifetime-sales-close-ps3-wii-playstation.html https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-30-lite-hash-rate-series-to-begin-shipping-mid-may https://wccftech.com/amd-super-resolution-isnt-compatible-with-metro-exodus-enhanced-rendering-techniques-and-wont-be-added-to-the-game/ https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/resident-evil-village-pc-graphics-performance-benchmark-review,7.html https://videocardz.com/newz/modded-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-supports-22gb-of-gddr6-memory https://twitter.com/GPUsAreMagic/status/1391360664518766592/photo/1 https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-new-ps5-console-with-6nm-amd-chip-expected-in-2022 https://wccftech.com/amd-epyc-server-cpu-share-rose-8-9-in-q1-2021-largest-gain-against-intel-since-2006/ https://www.techpowerup.com/281849/amd-ryzen-7-5700g-and-ryzen-5-5600g-zen-3-cezanne-desktop-processors-benched https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-9-6900h-rembrandt-rumored-to-feature-zen3-cores-and-12-rdna2-compute-units Weird PS5 BWC Ad: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1389656682654011393 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

VP of Engineering, Lead Software Developer, and Bitcoin developer - Jimmy Song is a man who has worn many hats. He joins to discuss Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, and other semiconductor subjects. [NOTE: This was on Recorded March 26th] [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 20% software discount code: brokensilicon Windows 10 Pro OEM key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI Office 2016: https://bit.ly/3aBenUX Office 2019: https://bit.ly/2GcGdJn Windows 10 pro OEM +Office 2019 package: https://bit.ly/2Orz0Jx 0:00 The 2021 GPU Shortage, Evidence of Inflation in Semiconductor Prices 8:50 Why are people afraid to ask honest questions about Bitcoin? 16:20 Jimmy Song’s Background with Gaming PCs and becoming a Developer 22:00 What is Bitcoin? 32:20 What gives money value? Time wasted protecting inflationary money. 41:25 The Biggest Misconception about Bitcoin – Technology vs Stability 55:46 Transaction Speeds 1:01:20 Ethereum’s Future 1:09:45 Is Bitcoin the Myspace of Crypto? 1:13:50 Environmental Concerns about Bitcoin 1:22:20 How would you improve Bitcoin? 1:24:00 Can regulation kill crypto? 1:30:50 Advice for young programmers Jimmy Song’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmysong?s=20 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmysong https://jimmysong.medium.com/ Jimmy’s Website where you can sign up for the Bitcoin Bootcamp: https://programmingbitcoin.com/ The Little Bitcoin Book: https://amzn.to/2QGaWXJ https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf Episode with Stephan Livera: https://youtu.be/4Q4IE0Xrg4M https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_16 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beenz.com https://medium.com/hashmart-blog/the-history-of-first-cryptocurrencies-before-bitcoin-6eccebca152a Tom’s Introductory Bitcoin article: https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/what-you-must-understand-first-before-you-can-truly-understand-bitcoin https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/kentucky-governor-signs-bitcoin-mining-incentive-bill-into-law Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tom discusses what he can say about Intel Lunar Lake’s IPC – it’s MUCH higher than their current products. Then, the MLID brothers discuss the 6900 XTX, 3080 Ti pricing, AMD APUs, & other news. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 20% software discount code: brokensilicon Windows 10 Pro OEM key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI Office 2016: https://bit.ly/3aBenUX Office 2019: https://bit.ly/2GcGdJn Windows 10 pro OEM +Office 2019 package: https://bit.ly/2Orz0Jx 0:00 Tom has moved, and Dan was sick! (Intro Banter) 4:51 Comparing Xe to Larrabee & Auburn (Corrections & Omissions) 10:13 Intel Lunar Lake Early Leak on IPC & Features 19:55 Nvidia Omniverse, A30 GPU, A5000, Grace (GTC Coverage) 27:30 RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDDR6X Pricing & Segmentation 38:08 RX 6900 XTX @2.73GHz is Official 47:30 RDNA 3 Rasterization Performance 55:39 AMD Launches Cezanne to OEM Desktop 59:24 AMD Van Gogh Leak 1:08:10 XBOX Series S APU comes to Win10 Desktop (Wrap Up Start) 1:12:10 RE8 supports “45FPS” option, GTA Online fixed by a Fan, 4.5K 1:23:32 How good is Intel 10nm+ & Superfin?(Final Reader Mail start) 1:33:25 Is the PS5 in trouble? Do they need to announce new games? 1:51:15 Chia Cryptocurrency & Bitcoin Questions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel740 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larrabee_(microarchitecture) https://youtu.be/84IV8VmQoY4 https://videocardz.com/newz/the-first-mass-produced-ddr5-memory-has-succesfully-completed-its-testing-phase https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-ceo-reacts-to-grace-nvidias-first-data-center-cpu-were-on-offense-not-defense/ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/products/a30-gpu/ https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-cpu-for-giant-ai-and-high-performance-computing-workloads https://videocardz.com/press-release/nvidia-announces-a10-and-a30-tensor-core-gpus https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-allegedly-launches-may-25th-rtx-3070-ti-early-june https://www.tomsguide.com/news/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-leak-just-revealed-price-release-date-and-anti-scalper-measures https://www.ithome.com/0/547/425.htm https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-tis-ga102-225-gpu-pictured-and-specifications-leaked https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-liquid-cooled-rumor https://videocardz.com/newz/unreleased-amd-radeon-rx-6900-xtx-with-water-cooling-allegedly-pictured https://videocardz.com/press-release/sapphire-launches-radeon-rx-6900-xt-toxic-extreme-edition-with-navi-21-xtxh-gpu https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-announces-ryzen-5000-g-series-desktop-processors-with-radeon-graphic.html https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-5000g-cezanne-desktop-apus-official-ryzen-7-5700g-ryzen-5-5600g-ryzen-3-5300g/ https://youtu.be/9-Txn8A9LUA https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-4700s-might-be-xbox-series-xs-apu-for-pcs https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-village-console-resolutions-and-frame-rates-revealed/ https://videocardz.com/newz/dell-announces-inspiron-16-plus-the-first-laptop-with-intel-tiger-lake-h45-cpu https://twitter.com/Newegg/status/1384356278638571525 https://www.techpowerup.com/281283/apple-announces-the-2021-imac-powered-by-m1-chip-featuring-4-5k-retina-display https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-epyc-milan-breaks-cinebench-record-heres-a-10nm-ice-lake-xeon-comparison https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/news/battlefield-franchise-update-oskar-gabrielson https://www.pcgamer.com/rockstar-thanks-gta-online-player-who-fixed-poor-load-times-official-update-coming/ https://www.pcgamer.com/pc-ps5-and-xbox-gamers-rejoice-the-first-hdmi-21-gaming-monitor-is-finally-launching-in-may/ https://www.hardwaretimes.com/xbox-series-x-cpu-looks-identical-to-amd-renoir-unlike-the-ps5-560gb-s-vs-336gb-s-memory-config-explained/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Senior Editor at AnandTech Dr. Ian Cutress joins Tom to discuss everything Intel vs AMD vs Nvidia. This includes a Postmortem on Rocket Lake, challenges bringing big.LITTLE to windows, and who will be most equipped to win the Heterogenous Silicon Wars of 2025. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/ For a limited time get 30% TOTAL off on the website!] 20% software discount code: brokensilicon Windows 10 Pro OEM key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI Office 2016: https://bit.ly/3aBenUX Office 2019: https://bit.ly/2GcGdJn Windows 10 pro OEM +Office 2019 package: https://bit.ly/2Orz0Jx 0:00 Who is Ian? 10:11 The State of Tech Journalism, and the art of good question asking 15:22 Rocket Lake - What did Intel try to accomplish? Did they succeed? 25:11 Alder Lake – Do we think it will succeed? 30:22 Challenges bringing big.LITTLE to Windows x86 43:17 Did Zen 1 Overperform Expectations? 49:41 Jim Keller's Role at AMD & Intel 54:21 AMD Buying Xilinx, Intel Buying Altera, EPYC Milan 1:00:11 The Truth about Supply & Demand Issues in 2021 1:10:50 The Importance of Intel Fabs competing with TSMC 1:17:55 Intel Tiles vs AMD Chiplets, 3D Stacking Architectures 1:30:35 Heterogeneous Architectures vs Silicon Photonics Scaling Outwards 1:37:50 AMD vs Intel vs Nvidia in 2025 - Who will make the best APUs? 1:52:37 Advice for Computer Science & Engineering Students Articles by Ian: https://www.anandtech.com/author/140 Ian's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1r0DG-KEPyqOeW6o79PByw linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iancutress/?originalSubdomain=uk Ian’s RKL: https://youtu.be/oaB1WuFUAtw Tom’s Tweet confirming Ian’s Threadripper question at Hot Chips 2019: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1163569630067040256 Ian’s transcript of the Q&A with Lisa at Hot Chips 2019: https://www.anandtech.com/show/14762/hot-chips-31-keynote-day-1-dr-lisa-su-ceo-of-amd-live-blog-145pm-pt https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amd-xilinx-stockholders-overwhelmingly-approve-164900232.html https://newsroom.intel.com/press-kits/intel-acquisition-of-altera/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-xe-hpc-ponte-vecchio-examined Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

While Intel may have some impressive products coming…so does AMD according to the latest leaks. We break down the latest Nvidia, AMD, Intel, PlayStation, XBOX, and Nintendo Hardware news. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/ For a limited time get 30% TOTAL off on the website!] 20% software discount code: brokensilicon Windows 10 Pro OEM key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI Office 2016: https://bit.ly/3aBenUX Office 2019: https://bit.ly/2GcGdJn Windows 10 pro OEM +Office 2019 package: https://bit.ly/2Orz0Jx 0:00 Intro Banter, Nvidia GTC 6:56 JOLED Monitors Incoming, DX12 Overhead(Corrections & Omissions) 13:48 Final Thoughts on Intel Rocket Lake Reviews (i5-11400F seems ok!) 29:11 Was AMD Bulldozer worse than Intel Rocket Lake? 34:48 Ice Lake Server Significance - Generationally Big, Competitively Small 49:15 Nvidia Resizable BAR Test - comparing it to Smart Access Memory 55:34 RTX 3050 Ti & 3050 Benchmarks Leak 1:05:11 Intel DG2 GPU Leak, Things people missed about the Xe Roadmap. 1:17:00 At what price would Xe fail? 1:27:04 AMD Roadmap Leaks again - Zen 3+ & Zen 4 Integrated Graphics 1:36:28 Razer Considers AMD, 43K Mining GPUs, TSMC Spends $100B 1:44:58 RX 6700 XT Reception, VRAM Issues, XBOX Servers, Nintendo Design A5000 was announced on 4/12, just not in the GTC Keynote: https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-rtx-a5000-a4000-a3000-a2000-workstation-desktop-laptop-graphics-cards/ https://www.techpowerup.com/280789/once-again-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-to-showcase-whats-been-cooking-for-gtc-from-his-kitchen https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/hardware-accelerated-gpu-scheduling/ https://www.j-oled.com/eng/ https://www.j-oled.com/eng/press/20210113/ https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i5-11600k-core-i5-11th-gen/p/N82E16819118235?Description=11600k&cm_re=11600k--19-118-235--Product&quicklink=true https://youtu.be/L0qaZ85CpUM https://www.techspot.com/review/2220-intel-core-i5-11600k/ https://youtu.be/TyGFKCrnPM4 https://wccftech.com/intel-launches-3rd-gen-ice-lake-sp-xeon-cpu-lineup-10nm-server-chips/ https://www.anandtech.com/show/16594/intel-3rd-gen-xeon-scalable-review https://youtu.be/T7OL_A1vY8M https://youtu.be/GqErX7VkitI https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-pci-express-resizable-bar-performance-test/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-ga107-geforce-rtx-3050-specs-leak https://www.notebookcheck.com/Exklusive-Benchmarks-Die-Nvidia-GeForce-RTX-3050-RTX-3050-Ti-Laptop-GPUs-bieten-eine-solide-Einsteiger-Gaming-Performance.530417.0.html https://youtu.be/84IV8VmQoY4 https://youtu.be/64T-bnwmV3Y https://www.techradar.com/news/amd-zen-4-rumor-could-be-bad-news-for-intel https://twitter.com/Olrak29_/status/1378568763180609537 https://wccftech.com/razer-readies-new-blade-laptops-with-amd-ryzen-5000-cpus-rumor/ https://www.techspot.com/news/89108-sony-confirms-legacy-store-shutdowns-what-means-you.html https://news.bitcoin.com/hut-8-purchases-30m-worth-of-nvidias-gpu-miners-looks-to-push-capacity-to-1600-gigahash/ https://www.techspot.com/news/89212-rtx-1080-ti-could-next-line-comeback.html https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-to-launch-radeon-rx-6800-xt-midnight-black-today https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-to-launch-radeon-rx-6800-xt-midnight-black-today https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/TSMC-cancels-chip-price-cuts-and-promises-100bn-investment-surge https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/amd-ryzen-9-5900-blurs-the-line-between-performance-and-value https://wccftech.com/nvidia-gtc-2021-has-a-scavenger-hunt-hidden-message-decoded/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Josh of NFC has been building the most compact high-performance cases for years. His builds have been featured on Linus Tech Tips and his perspective on DIY building is very unique. We discuss the state of modern graphics card design, and AMD's new success in SFF. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/ For a limited time get 30% TOTAL off on the website!] 20% software discount code: brokensilicon Windows 10 Pro OEM key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI Office 2016: https://bit.ly/3aBenUX Office 2019: https://bit.ly/2GcGdJn Windows 10 pro OEM +Office 2019 package: https://bit.ly/2Orz0Jx 0:00 Graphics Cards have gotten a lot bigger recently... 7:36 Who is NFC? What does he do? 12:33 Small Form Factor Building Advice 17:11 Is AMD Ryzen the new standard for Small Form Factor builds? 21:21 Intel Rocket Lake vs AMD Zen 3 26:26 Nvidia Ampere vs RADEON RDNA 2 32:12 Will Nvidia's 12-pin connector become a common standard? 36:36 Are ITX GPU designs getting worse? 42:41 What could have made the Fury Nano more successful? 51:02 Is the PS5 & XSX's size indicate all gaming is getting bigger? 54:37 Is size or noise more important in small form factor building? 58:42 Are laptops more competitive with SFF builds in 2021? 1:11:02 Boutique vs Mass Market - The Future of Small Form Factor Building 1:20:58 STX vs ITX vs DTX Motherboard Form Factors - what's best ideally? 1:27:46 PCIE 4.0 & 5.0 challenges, High Performance APUs 1:35:18 SFF Popularity in 2021, Advice for people starting a small business 1:42:57 Is the KFC Console the perfect SFF PC? NFC Store: https://store.nfc-systems.com/ Josh’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NotFromConcentrate/featured Previous NFC Episode: https://youtu.be/93q9O7uPhEM Rocket Lake Review: https://youtu.be/jVAfk4AG3A Zen 3 Review: https://youtu.be/72AHENDeTEI KFC Console: https://www.engadget.com/kfcs-viral-marketing-gets-real-with-a-chickenwarming-gaming-pc-112558482.html https://lian-li.com/product/pc-tu150/ https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P5-3663-KR https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-r9-nano.c2735 https://www.newegg.com/super-flower-leadex-platinum-se-sf-1000f14mp-v2-1000w/p/1HU-024C-00020?item=9SIAMNPC0F2629&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googlemkp-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googlemkp-pc--pla-super+flower--power+supplies--9SIAMNPC0F2629&gclid=CjwKCAjw3pWDBhB3EiwAV1c5rMngD_v2GAIZKMys8jSItOrH13C1Gsl4URjKZ4863_564cTItv_RfxoCuxgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds https://www.newegg.com/black-fractal-design-node-202-mini-itx/p/N82E16811352058?item=N82E16811352058&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-pc--pla--cases+%28computer+cases+-+atx+form%29-_-N82E16811352058&gclid=CjwKCAjw3pWDBhB3EiwAV1c5rBbo5r0hgXCVQiCgIIZcqJPgxRS96invqGyw2VRmM6eseV_0-lzr5hoCTd4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tim & Steve of Hardware Unboxed join to discuss the current state of competition between AMD, Nvidia, and Intel in 2021. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/ For a limited time get 30% TOTAL off on the website!] 20% software discount code: brokensilicon Windows 10 Pro OEM key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI Office 2016: https://bit.ly/3aBenUX Office 2019: https://bit.ly/2GcGdJn Windows 10 pro OEM +Office 2019 package: https://bit.ly/2Orz0Jx 0:00 Intro Banter – How Steve and Tim met each other 7:35 Did AMD Zen 3, Tiger Lake, and other products live up to the Hype? 21:00 Will low end graphics cards go extinct? 31:40 How has Hardware Unboxed changed it’s content recently? 37:15 AMD RDNA 2 vs Nvidia Ampere – Who is “winning” so far? 41:00 Explaining Nvidia’s CPU Overhead Problem – it’s a major issue. 55:00 If MSRP still existed, which GPU lineup is more competitive? 1:03:45 Nvidia Mining Cards, Ethereum Limiters, Solving Mining 1:11:30 When do we expect the RTX 4000 and RX 7000 series to launch? 1:18:20 Intel Rocket Lake & Alder Lake vs AMD Zen 3 & Zen 4 1:27:00 OLED Technology and the 2021 Gaming Monitor Market 1:50:15 “Tech Influencers” and Staying honest as a Techtuber 2:13:30 Are Tim Tams or Oreos better? Previous Broken Silicon with Steve: https://youtu.be/jxGDF1sJ5IA Previous Broken Silicon with Tim: https://youtu.be/Gp-AX0riW7o https://www.techspot.com/review/2218-radeon-6700-xt-vs-5700-xt/ https://www.techspot.com/review/2216-amd-radeon-6700-xt/ https://www.techspot.com/review/2211-geforce-rtx-3060/ https://youtu.be/3n0_UcBxnpk https://www.anandtech.com/show/16573/intels-new-strategy-20b-for-two-fabs-meteor-lake-7nm-tiles-new-foundry-services-ibm-collaboration-return-of-idf https://www.anandtech.com/show/16529/amd-epyc-milan-review https://youtu.be/msmmdMrKPuY https://youtu.be/sg__YdXbRtI https://www.google.com/search?q=Tim+Tam+Candy&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS880US880&sxsrf=ALeKk018P3ubD27ZIU6EYXuPVTjp75_5Vw:1616711768368&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiU_aDVwMzvAhVFZ80KHb7yC10Q_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=2744&bih=1406 https://wccftech.com/nvidia-allegedly-sold-175-million-worth-ampere-geforce-rtx-30-gpus-to-miners/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

AMD just launched Zen 3 EPYC Milan…and Nvidia may actually launch an RTX 3070 Ti with GDDR6X soon as well! But AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution? That doesn’t seem to be coming anytime soon… [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/ For a limited time get 30% TOTAL off!] 20% software discount code: brokensilicon Windows 10 Pro OEM key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI Office 2016: https://bit.ly/3aBenUX Office 2019: https://bit.ly/2GcGdJn Windows 10 pro OEM +Office 2019 package: https://bit.ly/2Orz0Jx 0:00 Intro Banter – Tom is buying a house! 12:01 Games Techtubers choose to Benchmark 16:42 Nvidia CPU Driver Overhead, Out of Control Sports (Corrections) 24:30 Final Thoughts on the RX 6700 XT 35:27 ZEN 3 EPYC Milan Release and Comparison to Intel 48:04 AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution...many months away 53:57 RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X - Nvidia skimps on VRAM again? 1:00:17 A100 Mining Card, Navi 22 Mobile Rumors (Wrap-Up) 1:10:58 RX 6490 Questions, New GPU Manufacturers (Final Mail) https://youtu.be/5wO2vUZv4zw https://www.techspot.com/review/2216-amd-radeon-6700-xt/ https://youtu.be/PJboWJJFk9I https://youtu.be/oj8SuJ2Mb6A https://youtu.be/CkfPlpz5Qiw https://www.anandtech.com/show/16529/amd-epyc-milan-review https://videocardz.com/press-release/amd-laches-epyc-7003-milan-zen3-server-processors https://twitter.com/nerdtechgasm/status/1372454588335280129 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1372992263165513728 https://www.techpowerup.com/279883/confronting-nvidias-dlss-amd-confirms-fidelityfx-super-resolution-fsr-to-launch-in-2021 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-to-feature-ga102-225-gpu-rtx-3070-ti-gets-ga104-400 https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-cryptocurrency-mining-hash-rate-limit-bypassed-hacked-rtx-3060-ethereum/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-a100-cryptocurrency-mining-monster-cmp-hx-gpu-rumor/ https://blog.playstation.com/2021/03/18/next-gen-vr-on-ps5-the-new-controller/ https://wccftech.com/remedy-xbox-series-s-optimization-is-nowhere-near-as-simple-as-lowering-resolution-and-textures/ https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6800m-high-end-mobile-gaming-card-to-feature-navi-22-gpu https://twitter.com/markel__/status/1373059797155778562 https://www.techpowerup.com/279938/trendforce-consumer-dram-pricing-to-increase-20-in-2q2021-due-to-increased-demand https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1373465391339552772 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 6700 XT may technically launch on March 18th, but already Tom & Dan have review day info to discuss. Additionally, Tom divulges RTX 3080 Ti info, XBOX Exclusives, and some Intel Raptor Lake whispers. 0:00 Tom is Officially Moving (Intro Banter) 4:56 Opening Reader Mail – Shots? Amazon Dollars vs Crypto… 12:12 Corrections – ETH Profits, Nvidia Resizable BAR vs AMD SAM, VR in 2021 19:49 RX 6700 XT Reviews: Perf, Pricing, & RTX 3070 Competitiveness 31:00 Concluding Thoughts on Navi 22 Perf, and the state of PC Gaming 37:57 RTX 3080 Ti 12GB – According to Sources, it could be real THIS time… 50:17 Nvidia DX12 CPU Performance – Warning for 3080 & 3090 Buyers 1:01:02 Intel Xe DG2 Progress Leak, 40 Core Ice Lake, Sapphire Rapids APU 1:11:04 Leaked Intel Rocket Lake Reviews 1:15:06 Nintendo Switch Production could be ending…what’s next? 1:29:33 Intel Raptor Lake Info, XBOX Exclusive, Metro Full RT(Wrap up) 1:43:21 DX12 vs Vulkan, PC Gaming Prices, Games as Art (Final Reader Mail) https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6700-xt-12-gb-graphics-card-gaming-benchmarks-1440p-raytracing-performance-at-1080p-leaked-faster-than-rtx-3070/ https://www.tweaktown.com/news/78192/amds-new-radeon-rx-6700-xt-has-minimum-of-40mh-eth-mining-power/index.html https://www.newegg.com/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3070-gv-n3070gaming-oc-8gd/p/N82E16814932342?Description=rtx%203070&cm_re=rtx_3070--14-932-342--Product&quicklink=true https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-rtx-3070-rtx-3070-gaming-x-trio/p/N82E16814137603?Description=rtx%203070&cm_re=rtx_3070--14-137-603--Product https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1357936741403955202 https://twitter.com/momomo_us/status/1369994721750175749 https://twitter.com/jayztwocents/status/1367111633063927813?s=21 https://youtu.be/JLEIJhunaW8 https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed/status/1370914637965762560 https://youtu.be/T7OL_A1vY8M https://www.techspot.com/news/88910-intel-upcoming-xe-hpg-graphics-card-could-compete.html https://www.tomsguide.com/news/intel-rocket-lake-core-i7-and-core-i9-leaks-weve-got-good-news-and-bad-news https://www.techpowerup.com/279521/intel-core-i9-11900k-rocket-lake-gaming-performance-leaked https://www.gamereactor.eu/mega-manectric-and-therian-forme-thundurus-will-be-debuting-in-pokemon-go-later-this-month/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tegra#Xavier https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/intel-processors-vulnerable-to-more-data-theft-attacks https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/412020/view/5716726968473484897 https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-modded-with-16-gb-gddr6-memory/ https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-5-5300g-cezanne-desktop-cpu-ebay-listed-fastest-zen-3-quad-core-chip/ https://www.techpowerup.com/279634/amd-fixes-intermittent-usb-connectivity-issues-on-500-series-chipsets-bios-update-arrives-in-april https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-fidelityfx-super-resolution-to-launch-as-cross-platform-technology https://youtu.be/VOWPt56iZoE https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-raptor-lake-desktop-and-mobile-series-appear-on-a-leaked-roadmap https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/03/09/officially-welcoming-bethesda-to-the-xbox-family/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jim from AdoredTV & Freethinker joins Tom to discuss the current GPU & CPU landscape of 2021. Everything from Ampere, RDNA 3, Intel Xe, and more are discussed. NOTE: Jim does not currently have any problem with PC Perspective. He was referencing past management. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/ For a limited time get 30% TOTAL off on the website!] 20% software discount code: brokensilicon Windows 10 Pro OEM key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI Office 2016: https://bit.ly/3aBenUX Office 2019: https://bit.ly/2GcGdJn Windows 10 pro OEM +Office 2019 package: https://bit.ly/2Orz0Jx 0:00 Jim's Background before becoming a YouTuber 10:47 What made Jim get into YouTubing? 24:47 What made doing YouTube worth it for you? 29:58 What made Jim switch from AdoredTV to Freethinker? 33:45 The struggles of managing leaks and Relationships 46:40 Comparing the current Nvidia v AMD v Intel to 2009 51:33 What's to like about Nvidia? Are DLSS & Ray Tracing gimmicks? 1:03:21 Nvidia Turing vs Ampere 1:14:54 Is Intel a threat to Nvidia AI Initiatives? Are they exposed? 1:25:23 Nvidia vs RDNA 3…can AMD win? Will AMD become Nvidia? 1:38:13 What can be done about GPU Pricing? 1:50:24 Should gamers with a 1080 Ti wait for RDNA 3 & RTX 4000? 1:55:11 Does Jim really hate RX Vega? 1:58:19 Intel Xe DG2 2:05:51 Jim & the AMDone Controversy 2:17:50 Details behind Jim's ZEN 2 Leak… 2:27:10 Futurism Talk – AI, Synthetic Meat, Cybernetics, Deepfakes Jim’s new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSyMZya9Q3_CodygzE15G7w Conspiracy Thinker Video: https://youtu.be/R21H2k67biw HD 5870 Review: https://www.anandtech.com/show/2841 Jim’s video on the RTX 3090 & Titan: https://youtu.be/s23GvbQfyLA Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

AMD Revealed the RX 6700 XT – and we have so much to say about it’s release and expected performance. We also discuss the latest Nvidia GPU, Intel Xe, and x86 CPU Rumors. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/ For a limited time get 30% TOTAL off on the website!] 20% software discount code: brokensilicon Windows 10 Pro OEM key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI Office 2016: https://bit.ly/3aBenUX Office 2019: https://bit.ly/2GcGdJn Windows 10 pro OEM +Office 2019 package: https://bit.ly/2Orz0Jx 0:00 Intro Banter, Warm-Up Reader Mail 5:06 Corrections and Omissions 9:17 RX 6700 XT Reveal – Start of Discussion 21:53 RX 6700 non-XT Release Date 26:40 Navi 22 Performance, Clockspeeds Expectations 35:00 Are High End GPUs becoming like Rolexes? 43:07 RTX 3060 Thoughts after Reviews 52:31 Nvidia CMP and Turing Mining Cards 1:07:29 Nvidia Resizable BAR Support 1:10:08 Intel Xe DG2 Rumors Heat Up Again – Tom’s New info 1:17:37 Intel Rocket Lake Pricing and Performance 1:25:04 XBOX Boost, PSVR2, Google Stadia, 3090 Blowers Cancelled 1:40:48 Zen 3+ Expectations, AMD AIB Support (Final Reader Mail) https://www.amd.com/en/events/gaming?utm_campaign=wheregamingbegins&utm_medium=redirect&utm_source=301 https://youtu.be/jjBqaGLRycc https://youtu.be/LFCE1WWKzoo https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1367176534683975681 https://youtu.be/QAaUW_uEKwQ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-says-its-hard-to-crack-geforce-gpu-mining-hash-rate-limiter-current-ampere-turing-gpus-remain-unaffected/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-launches-cmp-30hx-40hx-50hx-and-90hx-gpus-for-mining-cripples-hash-rate-of-rtx-3060/ https://youtu.be/sg__YdXbRtI https://youtu.be/msmmdMrKPuY https://etherscan.io/chart/difficulty https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/26/22302679/nvidia-rtx-3060-resizable-bar-support-30-series-gpus https://youtu.be/QAaUW_uEKwQ?t=763 https://videocardz.com/newz/specifications-of-intel-dg2-xe-hpg-gaming-gpu-family-emerge https://twitter.com/harukaze5719/status/1365269633536679939 https://wccftech.com/exclusive-intel-rocket-lake-core-i7-core-i9-cpu-lineup-and-specifications/ https://www.techspot.com/news/88662-xbox-series-xs-gain-fps-boost-mode-doubles.html https://www.techspot.com/news/88765-insiders-google-lacked-focus-discipline-run-successful-game.html https://blog.playstation.com/2021/02/23/introducing-the-next-generation-of-vr-on-playstation/ https://videocardz.com/newz/blower-geforce-rtx-3090-graphics-cards-are-quietly-being-discontinued https://wccftech.com/amd-next-gen-zen-4-ryzen-7000-phoenix-notebook-apus-ryzen-7000-raphael-desktop-cpus-rumored/ https://twitter.com/harukaze5719/status/1365269633536679939 https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1365981401808580614 https://videocardz.com/newz/first-laptops-with-intel-high-end-11th-gen-8-core-tiger-lake-h-processors-listed https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-ordered-to-pay-dollar22-billion-in-damages-for-patent-infringement https://youtu.be/mvTxMmdevCg https://www.notebookcheck.net/More-Intel-Xe-HPG-gaming-GPU-specs-and-performance-info-leak-out.498703.0.html https://youtu.be/vUC6iMDlfMY https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-ROG-Zephyrus-G15-laptop-review-Eye-catcher.517789.0.html#toc-performance https://www.alternate.de/ASUS/ROG-Zephyrus-G15-(GA503QS-HQ020T)-Gaming-Notebook/html/product/1714240?campaign=Notebook/ASUS/1714240 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Going fast, not wide. Tom interviews a Coding Developer who focuses on reducing latency for financial servers. They discuss everything from cloud gaming, console SSDs, game dev crunch, and Alder Lake vs Zen 4. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 What is a “Low Latency Developer”? 7:57 Guest’s Background in PC Gaming 14:58 What got you into Coding? What made you focus on latency? 19:39 What does a low latency developer do for Financial Trading? 25:05 What is the current bottleneck for long distance latency? 32:10 How much more can you improve latency in Game Streaming? 39:50 Fixing the “Crunch” issue in Game Dev, and Coding in general 43:50 The Difference between coding for finance & coding for games 1:00:45 Are clockspeeds or core count more important for trading? 1:07:57 Is latency in DDR5 a problem? Are devs excited about PCIE 6? 1:12:14 Are financial Servers considering AMD? 1:17:27 Custom ASICs, Samsung AI HBM, Direct Storage API v Console 1:37:04 Should AM5 have 4-channel mem? big.LITTLE Benefits in ADL https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-develops-industrys-first-high-bandwidth-memory-with-ai-processing-power https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/reflex-low-latency-platform/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/cyberpunk-2077-what-caused-the-video-game-s-disastrous-rollout Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Right before the Ampere RTX 3060 launches we have a flurry of AMD & Intel news leaking. RX 6700 6GB, RX 6800 8GB, Intel Alder Lake, Ponte Vecchio, and Zen 4 rumors galore! [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 It's Cold Outside 3:06 Best PC for Heating your House 7:06 Corrections & Omissions 9:50 Concerns about big changes to the channel 19:02 Laptop Mining Farms, and advice to Gamers thinking of Mining 35:40 RX 6800 8GB incoming? 38:29 RX 6700 6GB Release & Pricing 43:08 AMD Fidelity 2.0 Incoming? Will DLSS have competition soon? 51:52 Zen 4 IPC & Core Count Rumors 1:03:10 R7 5800X Availability 1:06:31 Alder Lake IPC & Efficiency Leak – Is Intel competitive again? 1:21:00 Rocket Lake Leaked Benchmarks 1:29:18 Intel Ponte Vecchio Leak hints at the future of GPUs 1:36:12 First PlayStation 5 Die Shots Emerge (Start of the Wrap Up) 1:46:15 Zen 3 Failure Rates, RX 6900XT TOXIC Edition, AMD Sales in Q4 1:56:29 AMD’s Earnings, Starlink, Gaming Discussion (Final Reader Mails) https://www.tomshardware.com/news/rtx30series-laptops-mining-ethereum https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1359652505198723075 https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6700-xt-12-gb-rx-6700-6-gb-custom-graphics-cards-powercolor-spotted/ https://www.hardwaretimes.com/amd-fidelityfx-super-resolution-and-enhanced-radeon-boost-coming-in-spring-adrenaline-update/ https://chipsandcheese.com/2021/02/05/amds-past-and-future-cpus/ https://wccftech.com/amd-5nm-next-generation-zen-4-ryzen-epyc-cpus-to-feature-over-25-ipc-increase/ Alder Lake IPC Leak: https://youtu.be/wvKCQTWEep0 https://www.techspot.com/news/88621-someone-stole-reviewed-intel-i7-11700k-engineering-sample.html https://lab501.ro/procesoare-chipseturi/preview-intel-core-i7-11700k-es-rocket-lake/25 https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Intel-Core-i9-11900K-loses-gaming-performance-comparison-against-the-AMD-Ryzen-7-5800X-and-Ryzen-7-5700G.519892.0.html Intel Ponte Vecchio Leak: https://youtu.be/2JMxnEblKlA https://www.glitched.online/first-ps5-die-photo-shows-off-console-soc/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1361416654719098883 What Tom said about PS5: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1361405238947835911 https://youtu.be/8bkm9-DEbew?t=619 https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/1/22260803/google-stadia-game-development-studio-shut-down-jade-ra https://t.bilibili.com/487875763338155532?tab=2 https://www.anandtech.com/show/16483/samsung-in-the-usa-a-17-billion-usd-fab-by-late-2023 https://wccftech.com/retailers-in-europe-hike-prices-of-the-upcoming-nvidia-rtx-3060-to-599/ https://seekingalpha.com/news/3657968-intels-stock-of-pc-processors-led-to-q4-market-share-gains-over-amd?mail_subject=amd-intel-s-stock-of-pc-processors-led-to-q4-market-share-gains-over-amd&utm_campaign=rta-stock-news&utm_content=link-1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=seeking_alpha https://videocardz.com/newz/sapphire-teases-radeon-rx-6000-toxic-and-atomic-series https://wccftech.com/amd-shipped-nearly-1-million-ryzen-5000-zen-3-desktop-cpus-q4-2020-intel-still-gained-market-share/ https://twitter.com/NVIDIAGameDev/status/1359935065577299971 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/tesla-buys-1point5-billion-in-bitcoin.html https://twitter.com/tommihommi1/status/1360992173563469840 https://ctee.com.tw/news/tech/413238.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There has been much discussion about how hard it is to switch from Intel Servers to AMD…but that hasn’t been true for everyone. An IT Director from Richardson Electronics joins Tom to discuss everything server: Zen 4, Sapphire Rapids, Ice Lake-X, and the future of core counts. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Guest's Work Experience 3:40 Applying PC Gaming Hardware Knowledge to IT Management 11:48 It's not always hard to switch from Intel to AMD... 16:29 Convincing management to switch to AMD...are some intentionally stalling? 24:10 Will AMD take market share with Zen 4? ICL-X & SPR? 33:41 The Solar Winds Hack: Dangers keeping legacy products 35:14 Would you switch back to Intel? How many cores do you need? 41:32 Advantages of Modern Storage 46:20 Waiting for Zen 4 & Sapphire Rapids due to PCIE 5.0 & CXL? 53:04 Is Sapphire Rapids or Zen 4 more interesting to IT? Ice Lake? 1:00:56 Would our guest switch to ARM? Do servers need to be x86? 1:05:36 What about IBM? 1:08:10 Will we eventually have Made-To-Order Chiplet APUs? 1:12:30 The Future of Dedicated Graphics Cards 1:21:17 Do our input devices hold back gaming? 1:27:00 What skills do you need for a career in IT? 1:31:17 What technology are IT Managers missing? https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-clark-3a431988/ https://www.amd.com/en/case-studies/richardson-electronics Server Engineer Interview (#2 out of 3 interviews): https://youtu.be/Fh95scsUX_M https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/02/us/politics/russian-hacking-government.html https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/2/22210667/solarwinds-hack-worse-government-microsoft-cybersecurity Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Though insatiable demand has prevented true competition from emerging in the gaming market recently, the freeze on competition is starting to thaw. RTX 3060, RX 6700XT, and even Intel Xe + Alder Lake are starting to look promising…and on the horizon. We discuss all this and Gamestop. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink 0:00 Intro Banter & plans for 2021 9:31 Are PC Gamers ever content with their build? 14:48 PlayStation vs XBOX Revenue, HZD 21:9 Support, PS4 Core Count (Corrections) 26:13 RX 6700XT Estimated Performance & Release Date 39:02 Nvidia has 28 Mobile Ampere cards…and won’t say which one you are buying… 58:02 Intel Alder Lake & Xe DG2 Leak – can Intel comeback in 2021? 1:15:52 AMD RDNA 3 MCM Rumors & Release Date Estimate 1:30:38 Intel Tiger Lake 8-Core (H45) Release Date and Supply 1:34:31 Gamestop Short squeeze proves consumers can fight back 1:45:09 Intel Optane Cancelled, RDNA at Samsung, 3080 Ti Performance (Start of the Wrap Up) 1:50:30 NVMe Based GPUs for Laptops, XBOX Gold Doubles in Price…then doesn’t 2:00:23 How long will a 3700X last? Why do fanboys frustrate us so much? https://twitter.com/aschilling/status/1355550024680280066 https://youtu.be/aR00m41Wi-o https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-RTX-30-Ampere-Mobile-will-no-longer-offer-Max-Q-or-Max-P-branding-OEMs-free-to-decide-TGP-and-Max-Q-features-to-implement.515922.0.html https://wccftech.com/buyers-beware-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3000-laptops-have-a-total-of-28-gpu-variants-where-most-arent-specified-by-the-manufacturer/ https://videocardz.com/newz/geforce-rtx-3070-max-p-is-30-faster-than-max-q-in-msi-gaming-laptops https://www.purepc.pl/intel-oraz-nvidia-mieli-wewnetrzna-umowe-ktora-blokowala-tworzenie-laptopow-z-amd-renoir-oraz-geforce-rtx-2070-i-wyzej https://youtu.be/mvTxMmdevCg https://semiwiki.com/semiconductor-services/295042-295042/ https://wccftech.com/tsmc-mass-produce-intel-core-cpus-5nm-3nm-process-nodes-2h-2021-2022/ https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intel-constantly-ramping-up-10nm-capacity-crossover-with-14nm-volume-expected-next-year/ https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-rdna-3-based-navi-31-gpu-rumored-to-feature-mcm-design-improved-ray-tracing-support/ https://twitter.com/Kepler_L2 https://www.reddit.com/r/XMG_gg/comments/l64dgp/rtx_3000_and_ryzen_5000h_supply_forecast_for_xmg/ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gamestop-skeptics-citron-melvin-succumb-122837853.html https://www.techspot.com/news/88439-reddit-gamestop-traders-now-driving-up-stock-amc.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-kills-off-all-optane-only-ssds-for-consumers-no-replacements-planned https://www.anandtech.com/show/16408/samsung-confirms-amd-rdna-gpu-in-next-exynos-flagship https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-dg1-gpu-teardown-and-first-failed-benchmarks https://wccftech.com/amd-announces-zen-3-based-cezanne-ryzen-5000-mobility-series-processors/ https://www.techspot.com/news/88459-alleged-rtx-3080-ti-benchmarks-puts-performance-almost.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/rtx-3090-mod-m.2-amd-ryzen-laptop https://www.techspot.com/news/88449-cdrp-you-cant-mod-johnny-silverhand-joytoy-cyberpunk.html https://wccftech.com/amd-navi-23-rdna-2-gpu-reportedly-powers-tesla-2021-infotainment-system-10-tflops-horsepower-can-run-cyberpunk-2077/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/confirmed-microsoft-has-increased-the-price-of-xbox-live-gold-to-60-for-6-months/ https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-raises-xbox-live-gold-subscription-price-120-per-year-2021-1 https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/xbox-live-gold-price-phil-spencer-response-apology/ https://twitter.com/VeiiTM/status/1350055988037083136 https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1955-horizon-zero-dawn-ultrawide-patches/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An anonymous Senior Software Engineer with decades of experience joins Tom to discuss Game Optimization, Ray Tracing Misconceptions, and our expectations for Nvidia RTX 4000 Series & AMD RDNA 3 designs & release schedules. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 What made our guest want to join us? 14:08 Guest’s Background 17:12 The State of Tech Journalism 23:44 Why are some games poorly optimized? 33:11 Misconceptions about Console Ports 48:22 Horizon Zero Dawn’s Issues 56:03 Problems with making Cross-generation games 59:34 Ray Tracing Misconceptions 1:14:15 Will AMD RDNA 2 Ray Tracing age better than Nvidia Ampere? 1:22:15 Will all current gen cards age badly due to future Ray Tracing? 1:28:25 What incentivizes devs to optimize games? Or not bother? 1:37:15 PCIE 5.0 & 6.0 in PC Gaming 1:41:07 RTX 4000 – Sooner or later? Ampere Refresh or Lovelace? 1:58:55 AMD and Nvidia’s Race to get new Generations out 2:12:25 RDNA 3 Design – The problems & benefits of MCM GPU Series https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/cyberpunk-2077-what-caused-the-video-game-s-disastrous-rollout https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-is-expecting-the-next-gen-RDNA-3-GPUs-scheduled-for-2021-to-deliver-50-improved-performance-per-watt-over-the-new-RX-6000-series.503412.0.html https://hothardware.com/news/radeon-navi-31-rdna-3-gpu-10240-cores-performance-lift Daniel Nenni’s explanation of the Apple Innovation Model: https://youtu.be/O4DgXtxkZNg https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-navi-31-rumored-to-be-dual-80cu-chiplet-design-up-to-10240-cores Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What Nvidia calls a “3060 Laptop” is definitely NOT a 3060. Additionally, Tom confirms inside info on AMD Zen 4 & Alder Lake…and much more! [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink 0:00 Opening Banter – Tom bought his house from Count Olaf 10:29 Corrections & Omissions 17:36 RTX 3060 12GB & It’s Confusing Specs 34:44 Resizable BAR Comes to Nvidia, Smart Memory Access for All 38:39 Nvidia Ampere Laptops, what is a fair price of a high end GPU? 59:56 Intel Rocket Lake, Alder Lake, and Tiger Lake H35 1:09:59 AMD Cezanne HX & Desktop APU 1:30:34 AMD’s 5nm Dilemma with RDNA 3 & Zen 4 1:38:45 Intel Officially Making CPUs at TSMC, 10nm a working node 1:45:44 Intel CEO, 4K160, MS Buying Nintendo, GPU Tariffs(Wrap up) 2:05:34 Increasing Prices & a New Mining Boom (Final Reader Mails) https://youtu.be/6bn-H38vKOM https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-12-gb-gddr6-graphics-card-official-ampere-ga106-gpu-launching-in-february-for-329-us/ https://twitter.com/VideoCardz/status/1349082119667113986 https://www.techspot.com/news/88247-watch-nvidia-ces-event-here-9-pt-12.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-3060-Mobile-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.497453.0.html https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu_displays/nvidia_reveals_resizable_bar_support_for_geforce_rtx_30_series_products/1 https://youtu.be/6bn-H38vKOM https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/12/22226544/nvidia-rtx-3080-laptops-gpus-ces-2021 https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-3080-Mobile-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.497450.0.html https://youtu.be/8z9TztoqSZs https://wccftech.com/intel-rocket-lake-core-i9-11900k-cpu-gaming-benchmarks-ces-2021/ https://videocardz.com/press-release/intel-announces-four-new-processor-families https://www.anandtech.com/show/16405/amd-launches-ryzen-5000-mobile-zen-3-and-cezanne-for-notebooks https://www.techpowerup.com/277261/amd-talks-zen-4-and-rdna-3-promises-to-offer-extremely-competitive-products https://www.anandtech.com/show/16409/amd-ceo-dr-lisa-su-interview-on-2021-demand-supply-tariffs-xilinx-and-epyc https://www.pcinvasion.com/amd-talks-zen-4-rdna-3/ https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-5700g-8-core-cezanne-apu-performance-leaks-overclocked-to-4-75-ghz/ http://www.trendforce.com/presscenter/news/20210113-10651.html https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210113PD212.html https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-ceo-bob-swan-to-step-down-on-february-15th-vmware-pat-gelsinger-to-take-over https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210115PD208.html https://wccftech.com/lg-unveils-27gp950-27-inch-ultragear-4k-160hz-gaming-monitor/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/4/22212817/microsoft-windows-10-visual-changes-update-sun-valley-2021 https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gt-1010-entry-level-successor-to-the-geforce-710-finally-here/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/6/22217027/nintendo-xbox-microsoft-acquisition https://wccftech.com/battlefield-6-soft-reboot-ps4-xbox-one/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/cyberpunk-2077-what-caused-the-video-game-s-disastrous-rollout https://www.techpowerup.com/276858/gpus-to-see-price-increase-due-to-import-tariffs-other-pc-components-to-follow https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-ceo-bob-swan-to-step-down-on-february-15th-vmware-pat-gelsinger-to-take-over https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210115PD208.html https://wccftech.com/lg-unveils-27gp950-27-inch-ultragear-4k-160hz-gaming-monitor/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/4/22212817/microsoft-windows-10-visual-changes-update-sun-valley-2021 https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gt-1010-entry-level-successor-to-the-geforce-710-finally-here/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/6/22217027/nintendo-xbox-microsoft-acquisition https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/cyberpunk-2077-what-caused-the-video-game-s-disastrous-rollout https://www.techpowerup.com/276858/gpus-to-see-price-increase-due-to-import-tariffs-other-pc-components-to-follow 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.

Dave Eggleston has been a Product Engineer, VP, and CEO at multiple Semiconductor Companies over the past 40 years. He joins Tom to discuss the past, present, and future of memory. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Dave Eggleston Background(AMD, Micron, Global Foundries) 17:54 Future of Global Foundries, & TSMC’s potential domination 21:44 Why doesn’t AMD Manufacture Cards at Global Foundries? 31:05 Can and/or should Intel spin off their fabs? 36:14 How has memory evolved over the last 40 years? 45:45 How has storage design changed over time? What’s the hardest part of designing storage? 49:35 Why did it take so long to get PCIE Gen4 SSDs? Why did HMC? 57:20 Why isn't there more focus on performance versus capacity? 1:03:54 Is Intel Optane a failure? Is it being properly utilized? 1:18:07 CXL – will it replace NVMe? What is the future of memory? 1:23:58 The Future of Consumer Storage 1:41:57 What type of memory will next gen consoles like PS6 utilize? 2:01:07 The Future of Chip Design & Processing https://www.linkedin.com/in/deggleston/ https://www.techpowerup.com/225687/globalfoundries-announces-its-12-nm-fd-soi-silicon-fabrication-node https://semiwiki.com/wikis/company-wikis/globalfoundries-wiki/ https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7178 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Memory_Cube https://www.computerworld.com/article/3082658/intel-lets-slip-roadmap-for-optane-ssds-with-1000x-performance.html https://www.nextplatform.com/2019/10/23/a-look-inside-the-groq-approach-to-ai-inference/ https://www.anandtech.com/show/15978/micron-spills-on-gddr6x-pam4-signaling-for-higher-rates-coming-to-nvidias-rtx-3090 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan & Tom are snowed in...so I guess they will just be forced to talk about the RTX 3080 16GB, AMD Zen 3 APUs, Threadripper Milan, Intel Rocket Lake, and their final thoughts on Cyberpunk. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Dan is Snowed In 7:00 A Word on Bitcoin 13:35 The State of the Channel & Broken Silicon 16:20 Corrections & Omissions 18:10 Nvidia Lovelace 24:34 RTX 3080 16GB & Laptop Ampere 36:10 RTX 3080 Ti 20GB & 3060 12GB, Does DLSS 2.0 really use AI? 46:03 AMD Cezanne Supply & Performance 1:08:35 16-Core Zen 3 Threadripper 1:13:00 Rocket Lake Performance Leaks (again) 1:25:20 Official PS5 & XBOX sales numbers prove Gamer Demand is the “supply problem” 1:34:40 Cyberpunk 2077 – Final Thoughts on this controversial launch 1:48:30 RISC-V vs x86, College Advice, MLID Sources (Final Reader Mail) 2:02:20 Call of Duty Warzone & Battlefield 6 Talk BTC Episode: https://youtu.be/4Q4IE0Xrg4M https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-ad102-lovelace-gpu-rumored-to-offer-up-to-18432-cuda-cores https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1343462867811495937 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-mobile-confirmed-with-6144-cuda-cores-and-16gb-of-memory https://www.skikk.eu/en/laptops/gaming/nvidia-rtx-3060/nvidia-rtx-3070/nvidia-rtx-3080 https://www.techspot.com/news/88086-asus-accidentally-confirms-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-20.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gbt-rtx3080-20gb-3060-12gb https://videocardz.com/newz/lenovo-confirms-geforce-rtx-3050-ti-6gb-rtx-3050-4gb-and-rtx-3060-12gb https://www.techpowerup.com/276690/nvidia-could-give-a-super-overhaul-to-its-geforce-rtx-3070-and-rtx-3080-graphics-cards https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-9-5900h-is-25-faster-than-ryzen-9-4900h-in-single-core-geekbench-benchmark https://www.techpowerup.com/276305/amd-ryzen-5-5600h-cezanne-processor-benchmarked-crushes-renoir-in-single-core-and-multi-core-performance https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-5-5600h-cezanne-intel-core-i5-11300h-tiger-lake-cpu-benchmarks-leak-out/ https://www.techpowerup.com/276692/amd-ryzen-threadripper-5000-series-genesis-peak-processor-lineup-could-begin-with-a-16-core-model https://www.techpowerup.com/276692/amd-ryzen-threadripper-5000-series-genesis-peak-processor-lineup-could-begin-with-a-16-core-model https://www.techpowerup.com/276459/intel-core-i7-11700k-rocket-lake-cpu-outperforms-amd-ryzen-9-5950x-in-single-core-tests https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-rocket-lake-s-core-i9-11900k-cpu-allegedly-boost-up-to-5-3-ghz https://videocardz.com/newz/msi-confirms-rocket-lake-s-cpu-will-launch-in-march MLID Rocket Lake Leak from June: https://youtu.be/5K2TPnxknKo i9 Branding video: https://youtu.be/YrsE0DmMATQ https://twitter.com/serkantoto/status/1343864113676500992 https://wccftech.com/sony-reportedly-shipped-3-4-million-playstation-5-units-in-4-weeks-shipments-to-reach-16-18-million-units-in-2021/ https://www.techspot.com/news/88160-phil-spencer-xbox-cranking-out-many-next-gen.html https://www.techspot.com/news/88100-cdpr-launch-vigorous-defense-against-cyberpunk-2077-class.html https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-offers-31-fps-in-cyberpunk-2077-at-8k-with-raytracing-6-6-fps-without-dlss https://www.techspot.com/news/88085-cd-projekt-red-slapped-class-action-lawsuit-over.html https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-for-xbox-one-and-playstation-4-review https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/cyberpunk-2077-kid-models-small-adults/ https://youtu.be/ELC_e2QBQMk Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

BOTH Tech & Rogue join BOTH Tom & Dan to discuss the latest releases in 2020, and our hopes for releases in 2021. Next year is poised to be a year of midrange GPU releases, and Intel’s fight to compete again. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Intro Banter 3:21 What were Tech Deals’ expectations for 2020? 8:56 Cyberpunk 2077’s Launch Performance 14:30 AMD Zen 3 vs Comet Lake 19:27 Nvidia Ampere & AMD RDNA 2 Discussion 30:28 Are PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series X Future Proof? 43:01 Comparing the XSX & PS5 to XB1 & PS4 45:41 Final thoughts on Comet Lake & Zen 3 54:26 When will Intel be competitive again? 1:07:00 Do we think Intel Xe will be successful? (And why we need it to be) 1:21:22 RTX 3060 & RX 6700XT - GPU Launches in Early 2021 1:25:00 Is the midrange dying? (We need High End APUs) 1:34:34 Is Ray Tracing actually relevant yet in 2020? 1:43:59 Has Nvidia pressured Tech Deals to talk about Ray Tracing? 1:50:29 Undervolting RDNA 2 vs Ampere 1:55:47 AMD’s Answer to DLSS, Do we need to change how we review tech? 2:07:36 Final Hopes & Expectations for 2021 Tech Deals: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCss3QxegBkF8BAetIo0qXA https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-25-ps5-is-biggest-console-launch-in-history https://sports.yahoo.com/buggy-cyberpunk-2077-shaves-billions-115713410.html#:~:text=The%20company's%20stock%20value%20sank,to%20the%20Cyberpunk%202077's%20launch. https://www.techspot.com/news/87946-ugly-side-nvidia-rollercoaster-ride-shows-when-big.html https://www.techspot.com/review/2160-amd-radeon-6900-xt/ https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/xbox-series-x/consoles/products/xbox-series-x-xbox-all-access/B224744A.html https://youtu.be/1ITdex_JrBM?t=1093 https://www.techpowerup.com/review/cyberpunk-2077-benchmark-test-performance/4.html https://www.techpowerup.com/review/cyberpunk-2077-benchmark-test-performance/5.html https://youtu.be/RTXntnGhn1E $1500 3090 Ray Tracing: https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2160/bench/RT_Fortnite.png Crysis PS5 vs PC CPU Benchmark: https://youtu.be/xQKLWWpy0Tc?t=725 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dawid joins Tom to discuss the major tech releases of 2020 – and if they lived up to the hype! Everything from Ray Tracing, DLSS 2.0, Zen 3, Next Gen Consoles, and our hopes for 2021 are discussed! [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 A Crazy 2020, when we got into PC Gaming 5:30 Comparing RDNA1 RX 5000 to the HD 3000 Series 8:31 Has the Ray Tracing Situation actually improved in 2020? 22:18 Admitting we screw up, challenges in content creation 32:25 What hardware releases did we find most interesting in 2020? 39:54 DLSS vs AMD’s Solution (VRS Supersampling?) 44:56 Are Day One Reviews Useful Anymore? 49:00 Biggest rumors of 2020 53:41 Is Ampere actually more impressive than Turing? 1:08:06 Zen 3 Discussion 1:13:09 Is the way we review products outdated? 1:18:19 AMD Renoir, Comet Lake, Tiger Lake Discussion 1:29:04 Are gamers overly obsessed with high end products? 1:38:19 Shortages, & should people regret buying at the wrong time? 1:43:00 Should companies push back their launches? 1:52:35 Apple M1 – new competition for AMD/Intel/Nvidia 1:58:19 6700XT, 3060, Zen 3+…Will 2021 be more interesting than 2020? Dawid Does Tech Stuff: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvcRA2Hva1lULVf4GCouH8w https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-hd-4890.c244 https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2020-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-review#:~:text=Those%20faster%20models%20required%20two,the%203080%20and%203090%2C%20respectively. https://www.techspot.com/review/2003-amd-ryzen-4000/ https://www.techspot.com/review/2028-intel-core-i9-10900k/#:~:text=The%2010900K%20is%20very%20strong,tops%20out%20at%205%20GHz. https://www.techspot.com/review/2099-geforce-rtx-3080/ https://www.google.com/search?q=apple+market+cap&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS880US880&oq=Apple+market&aqs=chrome.0.0i433j69i57j0i433l2j0l4.3715j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://youtu.be/4MkrEMjPk24 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

At the start of 2020, Intel was already being regarded as the underdog…and yet “underdog” doesn’t say the half of it. Tom & Dan look back at a year that truly saw the rise of AMD, and the disillusionment of many gaming trends that just did not pan out this year… [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Setting the stage for 2020 9:26 When did Intel start to feel like an Underdog? 13:11 A lot of people said “Zen 2 isn’t that great for gamers” last year… 20:35 Is it a good thing that the gaming community grew in 2020? 26:15 Intel’s Loss of Prestige with their “i7” and “i9” branding 32:41 People don’t talk about Intel Security anymore, should they? 42:41 The Unprecedented Demand for Gaming Hardware in 2020 50:19 Why RDNA2, Ampere, Console launches are different situations 56:19 Intel Xe & Alder Lake – The hype for 2021 Intel Products 1:03:36 AMD Renoir vs Intel Tiger Lake – the battle for mobile 1:15:14 Can Intel comeback in 2021?(Tiger Lake vs CZN & VGH) 1:22:19 Can RDNA 3 fully take the performance crown? 1:28:44 Google Stadia Hype Vs Reality, The Silly TFLOPS Debate https://youtu.be/22SIp7iiRP0 https://youtu.be/F4NNh6UUqCQ https://youtu.be/EA3kdQ8bML4 https://www.techspot.com/review/1940-amd-ryzen-9-3950x/ https://youtu.be/YrsE0DmMATQ https://www.csoonline.com/article/3530306/design-flaw-could-compromise-intel-platform-security-features-researchers-warn.html https://youtu.be/xVgHg4neDqk https://youtu.be/1PDiFr0UhtQ https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-ultimate-play https://www.pcgamesn.com/stadia/google-stadia-cant-kill-pc-gaming https://www.pcgamer.com/phil-spencer-says-microsoft-is-competing-with-google-and-amazon-not-sony/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apple is prepping high end GPUs, AMD is competing in the high end, & Intel is truly in trouble over the next 12 months. As we go into the final month of 2020, it is becoming clear gaming hardware is only beginning a long period of change. [Arctic SPONSOR: https://amzn.to/38EGYKL] [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Intro Banter, End of Year Business 9:06 Open Discussion about Marked Up Prices & Solutions to Scalpers 28:40 RX 6900XT Reviews & Discussion 37:15 How will RDNA 2 age? How strong would an RX 6900XT Toxic be? 49:50 Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti Reviews & Discussion 56:10 AMD Navi 22, Navi 23, Navi 24 Leaks 1:13:00 Smart Access Memory Already Working on Intel Z490 1:22:00 AMD’s ARM M1 Competitor 1:29:16 Apple High End GPU 1:34:21 Intel Rocket Lake i9 & i7 Leaked – the same chip. 1:40:05 ICL-SP 36C 10nm CPU Confirmed (leaked by MLID 6 months ago) 1:42:46 Console Dev Kits, What hardware will the PS6 have? RDNA 5? 1:54:35 Halo Infinite, Battlefield 6, Cyberpunk 2077 2:12:00 End of Year Thoughts before the End of Year Series… AMD KEEPING Reference: https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-rx-6800-xt-and-rx-6800-reference-desings-are-being-discontinued https://youtu.be/5a1hH6pfjQs https://youtu.be/nxQ0-QtAtxA https://www.techspot.com/review/2160-amd-radeon-6900-xt/ https://youtu.be/1ITdex_JrBM https://youtu.be/b9ALYCuqtho https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2155/bench/4K-o.png https://www.techspot.com/review/2155-geforce-rtx-3060-ti/ https://youtu.be/Z9JH6_8gEaM https://youtu.be/RTXntnGhn1E https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6000m-rdna-2-mobility-gpus-navi-22-navi-23-navi-24-detailed/ https://twitter.com/patrickschur_/status/1335600622255697921 https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-5500-xt.c3468 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6800xt-sees-performance-boost-on-intel-z490-with-resizable-bar-enabled https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-rumored-to-have-a-prototype-Apple-M1-competitor-in-the-works.507238.0.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-07/apple-preps-next-mac-chips-with-aim-to-outclass-highest-end-pcs https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/7/22158264/apple-32-core-processor-arm-mac-macbook-pro https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-11900k-rocket-lake-14nm-flagship-8-core-desktop-cpu-spotted/ https://wccftech.com/intel-ice-lake-sp-cpu-with-36-cores-112-threads-at-3-60-ghz-leaks-out/ https://youtu.be/GqErX7VkitI https://www.somagnews.com/three-specifications-ps5-xbox-series-x-due/ https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/8/22164440/halo-infinite-launch-date-fall-2021 https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/cyberpunk-2077?ref=hp Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today I am joined by a UX Researcher from a AAA Studio. We discuss working on the PS5 & XBOX Series X, developing for PC, sustainable models, & the state of the industry as a whole. [SPONSOR: Get 10% off & support MLID w/ code “BROKENSILICON”: https://ridgewallet.com/BROKENSILICON ] [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 What is a Gaming UX Researcher? 7:40 Examples of how much effort goes into game design 14:00 How do consoles affect PC development? (and Vice Versa) 26:18 AMD Ray Tracing Support 31:30 Is creativity the biggest bottleneck for this new generation? 36:00 What do developers define as a “good game”? 45:18 Are AAA games “made by committee”? 55:18 Do Difficulty Settings in games need to change 1:04:48 Is Asymmetrical Gameplay Dying? 1:13:00 Gaming Trends, In-Game Advertising 1:28:40 Sustainable Business Models & The Future of AAA Games 1:36:45 Microtransactions & $70 Games 1:52:35 Is the Game Pass model destined to be dominant? 2:04:21 What should gamers do to avoid “getting tired of gaming”? 2:12:00 What motivated Sony & MS to make their design decisions? 2:22:00 Why is it so hard to get game devs to speak on the record? 2:28:00 Are game devs lazy? https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/videocard/ https://youtu.be/ejMHHr_Km4Q https://wccftech.com/ps5-better-console-xsx-bottleneck-crytek/ https://youtu.be/Yj0yqqu3t_E https://youtu.be/ibRsM1Nnpmk https://www.statista.com/statistics/297533/sony-sales-worldwide-by-business-segment/#:~:text=Revenue%20generated%20from%20Sony's%20game,it%20Sony's%20largest%20business%20segment https://www.geekwire.com/2020/xbox-revenue-falls-21-microsoft-gears-xbox-series-x-debut/#:~:text=cloud%3A%20What%20Microsoft's%20new%20Xbox,for%20the%20December%20holiday%20quarter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode Tom finally divulges what unannounced PS5 exclusives he knows are coming soon. Additionally, there’s plenty of AMD Big Navi, Nvidia Ampere, Apple M1, and Intel Alder Lake talk. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Intro Banter – Scalpers, drama, and Thanksgiving 5:14 Corrections & Omissions 12:39 RX 6800XT & 6800 Reviews, RDNA 2 Ray Tracing Performance 27:11 Is the 6800 good value versus the RTX 3070 & RX 6800XT? 35:06 Availability Discussion 40:28 Nvidia Selling cards directly to miners, AIB Price Fixing 58:24 RTX 3060 Ti & 3070 Ti 1:13:04 Can Nvidia bring Smart Access Memory (SAM) to Intel soon? 1:23:00 Alder Lake “P” & Intel Hybrid Threading 1:28:00 PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series X Launch Discussion 1:40:00 Scalpers are entirely out of control 1:47:20 MLID Confirms new PS5 Exclusives – Silent Hills & MGS Remake 2:04:20 Apple M1 Chip is Impressive 2:20:00 Is how we benchmark outdated? https://www.techspot.com/review/2146-amd-radeon-6800/ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-radeon-rx-6800/38.html https://www.techspot.com/review/2144-amd-radeon-6800-xt/ https://www.techspot.com/review/2146-amd-radeon-6800/ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-radeon-rx-6800/ https://youtu.be/IJHnaxZdeEk https://news.bitcoin.com/nvidia-posts-record-q3-earnings-sales-of-gpus-to-crypto-miners-reach-175-million/ https://youtu.be/_SAQmYS5qyk https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3070.c3674 https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-smart-access-memory-nvidia-version/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1330670624600154113 https://www.coelacanth-dream.com/posts/2020/08/04/intel-adl-core-config/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-confirms-alder-lake-s-to-require-lga1700-socket https://www.anandtech.com/show/16252/mac-mini-apple-m1-tested https://en.wikichip.org/wiki/apple/mx/m1 NXG Broken Silicon Episode on PS5 & XSX Launch: https://youtu.be/LYzD-1EbI-I Crysis PS5 vs PC CPU Benchmark: https://youtu.be/xQKLWWpy0Tc?t=725 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1328554422205558784 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1329633063891038208 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1329634942914080768 https://www.pcmag.com/news/should-you-skip-the-apple-m1-chip https://screenrant-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/screenrant.com/ps5-online-sales-bots-scalpers-resellers/amp/?amp_js_v=0.1 https://www.anandtech.com/show/16252/mac-mini-apple-m1-tested Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

NX Gamer does in-depth performance analysis of Console & PC Hardware...and finally the PS5 & XSX have officially launched! We discuss performance, features, and the future of these gaming devices. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Intro – Who is NX Gamer? 8:50 Nvidia Ampere, AMD RDNA 2, Zen 3, PC Hardware Availability 15:10 Is the PS5 & XSX selling well? 19:10 Comparing Performance between the Consoles & the 2080 Ti 32:10 Discussing Watch Dogs Legions horrible Console Performance 48:10 Next gen load times. (Not the point of the SSD long term) 57:00 What is actually important about having a Next Gen SSD 1:12:13 What External Drive do we recommend for the consoles? 1:21:430 “Quick Resume” & PS5 “Cards,” Improving the consoles 1:29:00 1440p support on PS5 1:34:43 Do the consoles need DLSS? 1:38:30 Next Gen Exclusives vs Backwards Compatibility 1:41:00 Where are the other rumored PS5 Exclusives? 1:45:00 Game Pass’ Value, Sustainability, and Future 2:04:43 Discussing modern Gaming, PS5 Pro, and Future Consoles Crysis PS5 vs PC CPU Benchmark: https://youtu.be/xQKLWWpy0Tc?t=725 USB Drive I Recommend for Next Gen Consoles: https://amzn.to/3kB2pyt https://www.cnbc.com/2013/12/11/xbox-one-playstation-4-sales-total-18b-first-three-weeks.html https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-series-x-s-was-microsofts-biggest-console-launch-in-the-uk/#:~:text=According%20to%20publishers%20speaking%20to,days%20on%20sale%20in%202013. https://www.techpowerup.com/review/godfall-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/assassins-creed-valhalla-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/ https://youtu.be/TiK257YS-3w https://www.techpowerup.com/review/watch-dogs-legion-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/5.html https://www.techpowerup.com/review/watch-dogs-legion-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/ https://youtu.be/_BN_wjO2M9Q https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/software/devil_may_cry_5_pc_performance_review/10 https://gadgetgang.com/good-news-ps5-may-be-supersampling-4k/ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/godfall-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/4.html https://youtu.be/OUaCO-c_sqo?t=90 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We have updates to RX 6800XT Ray Tracing from independent sources! We also discuss Intel Redwood Cove, Nvidia Price Fixing, and PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series X reviews. [SPONSOR: Get Surfshark VPN at https://Surfshark.deals/MOORESLAW and enter promo code MOORESLAW for 83% off and 3 extra months for FREE!] 0:00 Fav Drinks, GCN Alternative History, What's an RPG really? 13:43 Final Thoughts on Zen 3 Reviews & Release 23:21 Alder Lake & Redwood Cove Leak – Can Intel compete by 2023? 31:07 Zen 4 Info Reminder 35:00 RX 6800XT Ray Tracing Support & Performance 44:30 RDNA2 384bit v Cache, RADEON Drivers, RDNA3 Expectations 57:37 Nvidia Availability & Price Manipulation, 3060 scared of Navi 22 1:14:00 3080 Ti & 3060 TI 1:27:20 XBOX Series X Reviews 1:36:15 PlayStation 5 Reviews 1:40:00 Next Gen Console Discussion 1:50:00 Next Gen Load Times 2:04:00 Cross-gen saves, 1440p, Dealing with Trolls (Final Mail) https://youtu.be/y7ukz8WUdW4 https://www.techspot.com/review/2131-amd-ryzen-5950x/ https://youtu.be/72AHENDeTEI https://youtu.be/iZBIeM2zE-I https://youtu.be/0bIWQavbRmk https://www.techradar.com/amp/news/amd-has-a-subtle-dig-at-intel-suggesting-alder-lake-cpus-dont-make-sense?fbclid=IwAR2CMrlqkpOW2-ncPup466EYw7U0lb68FypE9UrFBO-5wnoB7GozXlOkkEs https://adoredtv.com/amd-confirms-rx-6000-series-will-support-existing-ray-tracing-titles/ https://www.thestreet.com/investing/amds-rick-bergman-talks-about-current-and-next-gen-cpus-and-gpus https://wccftech.com/amd-rdna-3-radeon-rx-gpus-and-zen-4-ryzen-cpus-perf-per-watt-gains-5nm/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1325550719882104834 https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-ultimate-play https://youtu.be/JDN8rLjWrTQ https://www.techpowerup.com/274219/nvidia-reportedly-working-on-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-graphics-card-with-20-gb-gddr6x-vram https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1323785556417863680 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1322022066913079296 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1322036514004574209 https://youtu.be/x7dtqdbJQW8 https://videocardz.com/newz/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-gaming-oc-pro-pictured https://www.techpowerup.com/274158/nvidia-reportedly-delays-rtx-3060-ti-launch-to-december https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-to-launch-in-january-2021 https://www.hkepc.com/19893/20GB_GDDR6X__%E7%9A%84_RTX_3090_1_%E6%9C%88%E7%99%BB%E5%A0%B4__RTX_3080_Ti_%E5%94%AE%E5%83%B9_US%24999_%E6%8A%97%E8%A1%A1_RX_6900_XT https://www.techspot.com/news/87480-xbox-series-x-s-review-roundup-microsoft-makes.html https://youtu.be/1Ebd4i3z4sA https://www.engadget.com/sony-playstation-5-review-130048353.html https://www.shacknews.com/article/121314/xbox-series-x-review-the-future-is-not-here https://www.shacknews.com/article/121342/ps5-review-its-whats-on-the-inside-that-counts https://youtu.be/4SHdNWRSQ5o https://youtu.be/bKQ6NeTjccA?t=1055 https://youtu.be/ZS0RMYod8pQ https://www.ign.com/articles/future-ps5-update-will-allow-console-to-output-8k-resolutions-2?sf132108241=1 https://www.techpowerup.com/review/watch-dogs-legion-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/6.html https://www.techpowerup.com/review/watch-dogs-legion-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/5.html https://youtu.be/bKQ6NeTjccA https://youtu.be/9tikSdmJ1zM PS5 loading 4-6x faster than PC: https://gamerant.com/devil-may-cry-5-ps5-load-time-comparison-video/ XSX loading Valhalla in 17 seconds: https://youtu.be/p65cBwWH-CU (PC loads 15-20 seconds) https://youtu.be/nwsI6RG7DDQ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/devil-may-cry-5-benchmark-performance-test/4.html https://youtu.be/0eBaPS3uj-A https://youtu.be/qOyPrvq_mSI Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Can AMD hit 50% market share in servers? How threatened are Intel’s margins? How big of a deal is Infinity Cache for Big Navi’s efficiency? All of this and much more is discussed with a returning fan favorite guest on Broken Silicon! [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Intro - Who is our anonymous guest? 3:11 Intel Security 2019 – the real cause of 14nm capacity problems… 9:51 Is AMD worth switching to from Intel yet in the server market? 14:56 Does Zen 3 change the competitive landscape? 18:46 How much of the server market can AMD take? 29:28 As a company, how competitive is AMD w/ Intel going in 2021? 32:11 Intel’s has Margin & Security Problems in 2021 40:56 Professional AMD Graphics Card Competitiveness with Nvidia 48:50 Why isn't there better protected from Over the Air Hacking? 52:30 What upcoming gen is most exciting? Zen 4? SPR? Mega APU? 1:00:49 AMD buying Xilinx, Nvidia buying ARM 1:08:44 RISC-V 1:14:02 Intel 7nm prospects, & how Intel actually their customers… 1:23:20 Docker & Hardware Independent Software 1:24:44 EPYC Cache Efficiency, & what it could mean for Big Navi… 1:29:00 Is the R9 3950X an ok substitute for low core-count EPYC? Previous Episode: https://youtu.be/Fh95scsUX_M https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-3-epyc-milan-cpus-up-to-20-faster-than-zen-2-epyc-rome/ https://www.anandtech.com/show/15984/hot-chips-2020-live-blog-next-gen-intel-xeon-ice-lakesp-930am-pt https://www.amd.com/en/processors/epyc-7002-series https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/18/21295326/microsoft-project-xcloud-xbox-series-x-servers-hardware-2021 https://www.thefpsreview.com/2020/05/20/nvidia-drops-tesla-name-from-data-center-gpus-to-avoid-confusion-with-elon-musks-electric-car-company/#:~:text=As%20Heise%20reports%2C%20the%20company,is%20simply%20called%20the%20GA100. https://www.anandtech.com/show/16202/amd-reveals-the-radeon-rx-6000-series-rdna2-starts-at-the-highend-coming-november-18th/2 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

AMD Big Navi has been announced, the RTX 3070 is out, & Intel GPU rumors are beginning to trickle in! We are officially out of the lull – the second wave of gaming hardware news is here! [SPONSOR: 10% off & help MLID w/ code “BROKENSILICON”: https://ridgewallet.com/BROKENSILICON] [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Intro Banter – Would we beat Shia LaBeouf in a fight? 4:00 Corrections & Omissions 10:20 Will RX 5700XT see price drops soon? 13:00 RX 6900XT, 6800XT, 6800 Performance Discussion 21:20 Is RDNA 2 a complete slam dunk on Nvidia? 30:35 Why was MLID’s leak so accurate this time? What about RDNA 3? 33:15 AMD vs Big Navi Scalpers, Nvidia’s Problems, 6900XT vs 6800XT 41:48 RTX 3070 Reviews, Ampere Ray Tracing, 3070 Ti & 3080 Ti on the Horizon 52:18 Mining Turing & RDNA 1 Cards, a new Crypto Boom 58:10 Xe DG2 Leak – Intel’s 2021 Desktop gaming Cards 1:01:00 R7 5800X beats the 10900K, Rocket Lake Announced 1:09:40 Should R5 3600 owners upgrade to Zen 3? Any Milan Threadripper Rumors? 1:15:00 192GB of HBM Possible in 2023 1:18:00 PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series X Discussion 1:29:45 What happened to Internet of Things (IoT) devices? Imagination GPUs… 1:39:00 Is LCD Tech holding back photorealism? Cannibal Shia LaBeouf: https://youtu.be/o0u4M6vppCI https://youtu.be/AuJfP_GPiOs https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-rx-6000-rdna-2-big-navi-gpus-revealed https://youtu.be/oHpgu-cTjyM https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1318599153715433477 https://www.techspot.com/review/2124-geforce-rtx-3070/ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3070-founders-edition/35.html https://youtu.be/3XaOeLPztN4 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1320998162744578048 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1320702114977304577 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-preparing-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-with-9984-cuda-cores https://youtu.be/VWAzm-DUcM4 https://wccftech.com/xfx-allegedly-selling-almost-all-amd-radeon-rx-5000-series-gpus-to-mining-farms/ https://www.pcgamer.com/msi-registers-a-bunch-of-last-gen-turing-cards-for-cryptocurrency-mining/ https://www.techpowerup.com/273661/amd-seemingly-working-on-cryptocurrency-focused-navi-10-gpu https://www.techspot.com/news/87225-paypal-soon-users-buy-sell-hold-cryptocurrency.html https://youtu.be/vUC6iMDlfMY https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-5800x-8-core-zen-3-cpu-faster-than-intel-core-i9-10900k-single-core-benchmarks/ https://wccftech.com/intel-rocket-lake-details-officially-revealed-based-on-cypress-cove-cores-backported-from-ice-lake/ https://youtu.be/5K2TPnxknKo https://twitter.com/TUM_APISAK/status/1320922391950708736 https://www.techpowerup.com/273798/tsmc-to-enter-mass-production-of-6th-generation-cowos-packaging-in-2023-up-to-12-hbm-stacks https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sony-playstation-5/sony-seeing-very-considerable-ps5-demand-ahead-of-launch-idUSKBN27C2P5?il=0 https://wccftech.com/ps5-1440p-resolution-support-might-be-in-according-to-benq/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A product manager at a MAJOR Laptop OEM joins Tom to discuss the past 15 years of Laptop Innovation…and where we will go in the next 5 years. The Ultrabook Revolution, Ryzen 4000, Zen 3, Ampere Mobile, Tiger Lake, and the trade-offs in laptop design are all discussed. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:11 Who is our guest? What is a Laptop Product Manager? 6:11 How COVID-19 affected IT Businesses 9:11 Do businesses find Desktops useful anymore? Docked Laptops? 17:59 When did laptops stop being so awful? 26:33 Was the “Ultrabook” movement important, or just buzzwords? 31:13 Trade-Offs in Laptop Design: Batteries, cost, weight, perf, etc 37:53 “Gaming Ultrabooks,” or “Creator Laptops.” Is this a threat to AMD’s APU initiatives? 43:41 Can we have more USB ports? Where are the 1440p laptops? 58:10 Did AMD Renoir surprise OEMs? Intel's advantages over AMD? 1:10:10 Why do OEMs use cheap thermal paste? 1:16:45 How will laptops innovate over the next 3-5 years? 1:33:05 What type of laptop do we recommend? External GPUs? 1:41:00 Will windows continue to dominate OEM laptops? 1:44:05 OLED Screens in laptops Putting Renoir Performance in perspective: https://www.techspot.com/review/2018-amd-ryzen-4800h/ The Laptop Tom will evaluated (not recommended YET): https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-envy-laptop-15-ep0098nr Mini LED doesn’t sound cheap: https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-unveils-pg32uqx-4k-144hz-mini-led-hdmi-2-1-gaming-monitor Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

AMD revealed its market dominating products: Zen 3 & RDNA2! We discuss these products, Nvidia Ampere, Alder Lake, Rocket Lake, & PS5. [SPONSOR: 10% off & help MLID w/ code “BROKENSILICON”: https://ridgewallet.com/BROKENSILICON] [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Intro Banter – Favorite Memes? 12:30 AMD Reveals Zen 3 on October 8th – Start of Discussion 18:38 R7 5700X….or 5700G? 26:08 Comparing Zen 3 Pricing to Zen 1…Final Words on Pricing 36:46 Big Navi Reveal – Will AMD beat the RTX 3080? 51:37 AMD Infinity Cache – RDNA 2 could be “AMD’s Maxwell Moment” 1:02:35 AMD In Talks to Buy Xilinx 1:05:54 Intel Alder Lake & Sapphire Rapids Updates 1:15:00 Rocket Lake Expectations 1:21:45 Nvidia Quadro A6000 has double the Tensor Cores of 3090 1:28:10 Nvidia Ampere Availability, Updates to the “Ultimate Play” 1:39:35 RTX 3070 Performance, 16GB models 1:49:10 Nvidia RTX 4000 Series possibly being rushed out on TSMC 1:57:35 IBM Breaking Up 2:00:10 PlayStation 5 finally gets a Teardown 2:06:10 PS5 Storage Size 2:15:10 Scalpers & Shortages in the DIY Market https://www.amd.com/en/events/gaming-2020 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-5000-zen3-support-rolling-out-to-amd-500-series-motherboards https://youtu.be/SE5eYTIwoT0 https://www.pcworld.com/article/3585090/amd-radeon-rx-6000-big-navi-performance-tease-rtx-3080.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-rx-6000-series-gpus-to-support-the-av1-codec https://adoredtv.com/amd-previews-radeon-rx-6000-series-gaming-performance-with-new-ryzen-5900x-cpu/ https://trademarks.justia.com/902/22/amd-infinity-90222772.html https://youtu.be/IJHnaxZdeEk https://wccftech.com/amd-files-new-project-quantum-patent-coming-back-from-the-dead/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/amd-is-in-advanced-talks-to-buy-xilinx-11602205553?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2 https://www.techpowerup.com/273143/amd-to-enter-the-fpga-market-in-advanced-talks-to-acquire-xilinx https://youtu.be/pFIIUX1RWfg https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-alder-lake-s-cpu-with-16-cores-and-32-threads-leaks-on-sisoftware-benchmark-website https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Tiger-Lake-H-Alder-Lake-P-and-Alder-Lake-S-detailed-Alder-Lake-to-offer-up-to-8C-16T-configs-with-Xe-LP-DDR5-4400-RAM-Wi-Fi-6E-and-PCIe-Gen5-support.496197.0.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://twitter.com/davideneco25320/status/1315332115530121218 https://wccftech.com/nvidia-intros-quadro-rtx-a6000-rtx-a40-ampere-powered-workstation-cards-48-gb-memory/ https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-ultimate-play https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-ceo-geforce-rtx-3080-and-3090-shortages-to-last-until-2021 https://twitter.com/Avery78/status/1312805847475474434 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1312822947493670912 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/geforce-graphics-cards/5/402196/nvidia-store-update-geforce-rtx-3080-and-rtx-3090-/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-shares-official-geforce-rtx-3070-performance-figures https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3070.c3674 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-20gb-to-launch-in-december https://twitter.com/chiakokhua/status/1257685298118451200 https://www.reuters.com/article/ibm-divestiture/ibm-to-break-up-109-year-old-company-to-focus-on-cloud-growth-idUSKBN26T1V1 https://youtu.be/CaAY-jAjm0w https://videocardz.com/newz/sony-publishes-playstation-5-teardown-video https://twistedvoxel.com/xbox-series-x-retail-console-unboxed/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Did wall street see AMD’s comeback coming? Do investment firms perceive the Ampere launch as more successful than Turing? How do investors see Intel’s future? Chris Rolland, Semiconductor Analyst at Susquehanna International Group, joins Tom to discuss. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Who is our guest? What does a Sell Side Analyst do? 7:26 Remembering when AMD almost went out of business. 11:00 Nvidia’s Mining Boom (Fortnite boom lol) 15:30 Zen 1 – were Financial Analysts Impressed? 20:33 Intel’s 10nm “Faceplant” & failure to take AMD Seriously 30:11 AMD October 8th (Zen 3) Presentation Expectations 39:40 RDNA 2 Expectations, Thoughts on Turing & Ampere 46:50 AMD’s ability to take Market Share 54:40 How does Wallstreet view Ampere’s Launch? 59:50 The Nvidia ARM Deal 1:05:08 Intel’s Mountain of Cash – how much does it matter? 1:11:05 RISC-V 1:12:47 Is TESLA overvalued? Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-rolland-6412a179/ https://www.google.com/search?q=amd+stock+price+over+time&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS857US857&oq=amd+stock+price+over+time&aqs=chrome.0.0l2.3952j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.anandtech.com/show/14407/amd-ryzen-3000-announced-five-cpus-12-cores-for-499-up-to-46-ghz-pcie-40-coming-77 https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/amd-announced-the-ryzen-9-3950x-a-16-core-mainstream-processor https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-ultimate-play https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1312822947493670912 https://twitter.com/Avery78/status/1312805847475474434 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nvidia Ampere & Intel Tiger Lake are officially out, but next month should prove even crazier! RDNA 2, Zen 3, PS5, & XBOX Series X are right around the corner… This week feels like a temporary calm before an even bigger storm of gaming hardware news bombards us. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Intro Banter 6:56 RDNA 2 Update & Hints 12:05 Zen 3 Update 21:01 Will Nvidia launch a Titan? Possible responses if RDNA2's great? 27:07 RTX 3090 Review Discussion & Quadro Ampere Leak 33:40 What went wrong with Ampere? 46:29 RTX 3080 Black Screens & Hardware Issues 58:21 RTX 3070 16GB, 3080 20GB, 3060 8GB 1:04:30 Nvidia SLI Cancelled 1:08:40 TSMC 5nm Wafer Costs, 3nm in 2023: Can Samsung keep up? 1:20:35 Intel Tiger Lake Reviews & Discussion 1:33:20 PS5 Oodle loads textures @17.38GB/s, compresses game sizes 1:40:10 AMD’s DLSS, Console storage sizes [Final Reader Mail] 1:50:25 RDNA 2 Availability, RDNA 3 Talk https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-9-5900x-vermeer-12-core-24-thread-cpu-allegedly-up-to-5-ghz-150w-tdp/ https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-5800x-vermeer-8-core-16-thread-zen-3-cpu-benchmark-leaks-out/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvU_thLGEoM&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Moore%27sLawIsDead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTeXh9x0sUc&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=GamersNexus https://www.techspot.com/review/2105-geforce-rtx-3090/ https://youtu.be/Cf6g9U44NLU https://www.igorslab.de/en/simple-pad-mod-for-the-force-rtx-3080-founders-edition-slowers-the-gddr6x-temperature-by-a-whopping-8-degrees/ https://twitter.com/BradChacos/status/1310685745133350912 https://videocardz.com/newz/geforce-rtx-3080-sees-increasing-reports-of-crashes-in-games https://videocardz.com/newz/msi-quietly-changes-geforce-rtx-3080-gaming-x-trio-design-amid-stability-concerns https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-owners-report-fewer-crashes-after-updating-drivers https://www.techpowerup.com/272676/nvidia-aib-partners-clarify-rtx-3080-3090-crash-to-desktop-issues-capacitor-choices https://www.techpowerup.com/272685/nvidia-releases-game-ready-456-55-whql-driver-with-improved-stability-of-rtx-3000-series-cards-support-for-star-wars-squadrons https://twitter.com/VideoCardz/status/1310652510324035586 https://twitter.com/hms1193/status/1310613063742164996 https://videocardz.com/newz/gigabyte-confirms-geforce-rtx-3060-8gb-rtx-3070-16gb-and-rtx-3080-20gb https://www.techpowerup.com/272378/nvidia-will-stop-creating-sli-driver-profiles-after-january-2021 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/game-ready-drivers/13/240783/sooo-will-gears-ever-get-sli-support/ https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-ultimate-play https://www.techspot.com/news/86813-analysts-believe-single-tsmc-5nm-wafer-costs-17000.html https://twitter.com/chiakokhua/status/1306437988801486848 https://www.techpowerup.com/272670/tsmc-ramps-up-3-nm-node-production https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intel-reportedly-cancels-rocket-lake-u-8-core-tiger-lake-u-ddr5-alder-lake-p-in-pipeline/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1309631197639835653 https://www.anandtech.com/show/16084/intel-tiger-lake-review-deep-dive-core-11th-gen/14 https://www.notebookcheck.net/PlayStation-5-I-O-unit-gets-seriously-souped-up-to-a-potential-17-38-GB-s-bandwidth-thanks-to-potent-combination-of-Oodle-Kraken-and-Oodle-Texture.496015.0.html https://wccftech.com/ps5-io-system-to-be-supercharged-by-oodle-texture-bandwidth-goes-up-to-17-38gb-s/ https://cbloomrants.blogspot.com/2020/09/how-oodle-kraken-and-oodle-texture.html?m=1 https://www.tweaktown.com/news/75401/xbox-series-os-takes-up-131gb-of-ssd-space-or-14-storage-memory/index.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=tweaktown 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 Tom to discuss the latest in Silicon. Nvidia buying ARM, AMD Zen 3, Ampere, RDNA 2, & XBOX.[SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Intro Banter (Linux People) 4:30 What did Wendell expect from Zen 1 in 2016? 13:10 Zen 3 and Intel’s Situation 17:08 Threadripper Milan, Intel’s Latency Advantage 30:11 Zen 2 Rome’s weaknesses 35:11 Monolithic AMD vs big.LITTLE Intel, Lucienne APU Info 47:22 Small Form Factor & APU future, Edge Computing 1:00:14 Ampere Availability & Price Manipulation, is FE > AIB? 1:11:48 Nvidia Ampere Performance, The future of Ray Tracing 1:24:20 RDNA 2 Info, Should anyone wait for Hopper/RDNA3? 1:37:35 Console Availability, Microsoft buying Bethesda 1:43:40 Nvidia buying ARM Discussion 1:57:40 Desktop ARM, RISC-V Adoption, Apple Silicon, IBM Power10 Level1Techs YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4w1YQAJMWOz4qtxinq55LQ Level1Techs Forum: https://forum.level1techs.com/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-gaming-performance-review-leaks-out MLID confirming 256-bit: https://youtu.be/EvU_thLGEoM MLID confirming 10752 Cuda Core 48GB GA102: https://youtu.be/bx8RwwPNHKM https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6000-series-navi-21-16-gb-navi-22-12-gb-gpu-vram/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnarcher/2020/09/20/lg-oled-tvs-having-issues-with-latest-nvidia-rtx-30-graphics-cards/#30c4b41d267a https://www.notebookcheck.net/PS5-and-Xbox-Series-X-next-gen-consoles-could-face-shortages-until-mid-2021.494964.0.html https://www.cnet.com/news/xbox-expansion-microsoft-buys-fallout-maker-bethesdas-parent-company-for-7-5b/ https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-ultimate-play 5GHz Zen 2 scaling discussion with Hardware Numb3rs: https://youtu.be/vm3VvEYyPrw Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Gaming Hardware Seasons is officially here! We discuss Nvidia RTX 3080 reviews, buying ARM, Big Navi, PlayStation 5, and XBOX Series S. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Nvidia Buying Arm & Intro Banter 9:00 Important Questions 11:23 Corrections & Omissions 19:16 Start of Ampere Discussion 22:48 Nvidia Ampere Reviews & Thoughts 40:06 Clarifying our thoughts on Power Usage & Performance Gains 45:31 Ampere Mining Performance 47:56 Titan 48GB & Quadro 6000 57:41 Nvidia Pricing Manipulation 1:04:46 AMD Big Navi Coolers, Software, and Specs 1:19:04 CDNA 2 & MI200 Early Info 1:25:17 PlayStation 5 Pricing & Release Date Reveal 1:39:36 PlayStation 5 50% yields?! 1:42:00 XBOX Series S Performance & SSD 1:54:07 Intel 8-Core Tiger Lake 1:55:39 Final Reader Mail Gamers Nexus 3080 is “Only 25% in 4K”: https://youtu.be/oTeXh9x0sUc?t=1747 https://www.techspot.com/review/2099-geforce-rtx-3080/ https://youtu.be/oTeXh9x0sUc https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3618-nvidia-rtx-3080-founders-edition-review-benchmarks https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/9582/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-founders-edition-the-superman-of-gpus/index.html#Benchmarks-1080p https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ethereum-daggerhashimoto-mining-performance https://youtu.be/EvU_thLGEoM https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-s-ultimate-play https://youtu.be/BR70xbcwB6U https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1303136104019898368 https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/09/final_fantasy_xvi_announced_ps5_console_exclusive_gameplay_trailer https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/09/sony_confirms_ps5_games_will_cost_more https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-15/sony-is-said-to-cut-ps5-forecast-by-4-million-due-to-chip-woes https://www.gamespot.com/amp-articles/ps5-sony-denies-launch-supply-of-consoles-has-been-reduced/1100-6482165/ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-09-15-sony-reportedly-cuts-ps5-production-by-4m-units https://www.tomshardware.com/news/xbox-series-x-specs-price-features https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/9/21428764/xbox-game-pass-ea-play-subscription https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-confirms-tiger-lake-h-processors-with-8-cores Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.