Broken Silicon

By Moore's Law Is Dead, Bleav

One brother is an Engineer, and the other is a Scientist. Both are hilarious and discuss the latest news, rumors, and developments going on in the Computer Hardware and PC Gaming Space.

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October 07, 2025 330. XBOX Magnus Cancelled (?) Leak, AMD Zen 6 & Zen 7 X3D Specs, Intel Panther Lake
We break down the next generations of Ryzen V-Cache, leak XBOX info, and discuss Intel Ultra 400!
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00:00 Starting new hobbies (intro)
3:01 PlayStation blocks on PC GPUs (Corrections)
5:23 FSR 4 on RDNA 3 & 2 Tested by Hardware Unboxed
20:31 Is it worth it to use upscalers to go from 1080p to 4K in 4K screens
25:14 GPD WIN 5 w/ Strix Halo 395 Fully Tested
36:56 Does anything else use the same CPU chiplets as strix Halo?
39:19 AMD Zen 6 Design Details Reaffirmed, and more!
47:51 Will APUs take over desktop and DIY
52:25 With MDS-1 having 22 cores, what will be the point in Gator Range?
58:23 Between server, consoles, consumer desktop CPU & GPU could AMD supply the market with enough chips? Is the Media Die AMD has being built for RDNA 5, being built on SS 4nm?
1:03:00 Intel Panther Lake Fully Leaked
1:12:50 XBOX Continues to Collapse – Is XBOX Magnus Cancelled?
1:24:27 Magnus price and $1000 XBOX Series X, betting with XBOX
1:27:47 The Game Pass situation was inevitable, has PS6 already won next gen? Boycott
1:30:42 EA Games Bought by Saudi Arabia, Jared Kushner, and other Backers in $55B Deal
1:37:40 Intel Core Ultra X, HUB sales data, AMD fabbing at Intel, PS5 slim revision, Unity (Wrap-Up)
1:45:15 Time to bring expansions back (Final RM)
Links:
https://youtu.be/yB0qmTCzrmI?si=qGxLLYrg9FzfE42v
https://youtu.be/gqB4-DFhauM?si=bWnUsNsVT9KzD27V
https://youtu.be/Lj9AVkOL3b8
https://youtu.be/FVtwDOdmFNI?si=BTXsHsKBzOOSc-ee
https://youtu.be/NPiZBmrj_Aw https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1974216671909855658
https://youtu.be/ExpNObGI124
https://youtu.be/4iP6C7EV4G0
https://www.theverge.com/news/789424/xbox-game-pass-premium-essentials-ultimate-price-increase-changes
https://x.com/Wario64/status/1973423496610124281
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1973469590480101380
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1973489939053518982
https://youtu.be/OUPxytMLWzI?si=MNxGs7vNmpvOZiur
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-game-pass-premium-members-will-now-get-new-xbox-games-within-a-year-except-call-of-duty/
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/no-xboxs-next-gen-console-hardware-plans-arent-cancelled
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/30/ea-games-saudi-arabia-trump
https://news.ea.com/press-releases/press-releases-details/2025/EA-Announces-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-PIF-Silver-Lake-and-Affinity-Partners-for-55-Billion/default.aspx
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/ex-bioware-veteran-says-eas-usd55-billion-buyout-is-likely-going-to-mean-layoffs-and-studio-closures-and-a-dramatic-reduction-in-people-thanks-to-that-looming-usd20-billion-of-debt/
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/mass-effect/ea-goes-usd20-billion-in-debt-as-part-of-its-usd55-billion-buyout-and-the-bioware-fans-whove-already-waited-8-years-for-mass-effect-5-are-terrified-of-how-the-company-might-cut-costs/
Intel Core Ultra X: https://www.techpowerup.com/341543/intel-core-ultra-x-series-reportedly-arriving-with-panther-lake-launch
HUB comes in clutch with GPU sales data for Australia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlcgAG-C9wo TLDR: https://x.com/treasureh8nter/status/1974408735100489995
AMD fabbing at Intel – a hoax?: https://www.semiaccurate.com/2025/10/03/is-amd-fabbing-at-intel-foundry/
PS5 Slim Revision Adds Liquid Metal Fix: https://wccftech.com/new-playstation-5-cfi-2100-model-addresses-critial-liquid-metal-issue/
Unity security flaw: https://www.theverge.com/news/791609/unity-security-exploit-developers-update-games

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September 30, 2025 329. AMD Zen 6 Medusa, Strix Halo GPD WIN 5, PS6 Handheld, XBOX Ally X | The Phawx
We review GPD Win 5 w/ Zen 5 Strix Halo, get hyped about Zen 6 RDNA 5 APUs, and discuss PS6!
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0:00 History of PC Handhelds & Low-Power Desires
13:26 AMD Zen 5 Strix Halo Analysis
22:53 GPD Win 5 w/ AI Max+ 395 Review
34:38 Windows 11 vs SteamOS
45:22 Zen 6 Medusa will be a "Zen 2 Moment" for APUs
1:01:57 Z3 Extreme Performance
1:07:57 ROG XBOX Ally X Analysis
1:17:06 PlayStation 6 Handheld
1:25:16 PS6 handheld vs PS5 power, Series S holding back
1:32:29 Why did Intel Lunar Lake Handhelds fail?
1:43:21 Intel x Nvidia Partnership
1:54:28 Rising Handheld Prices, Steam Deck 2 LITE, Future of Laptops (Final RM)
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PhawX Halo Handheld Testing: https://youtu.be/vuQelz8q7Iw?si=TZgOzF1LfiuE1vOd
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1958424678743089500
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September 23, 2025 328. Nvidia RTX 6090 CPX (?) Leak, PS6 Performance, FSR 4 on RDNA 2, Intel ARC B770
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0:00 Sponsors & The end of Beer Reader Mail (Intro Banter)
5:12 RTX 5090 Effective Bandwidth (Corrections)
6:52 (NEW Leak) NVIDIA Unveils Rubin CPX – is it the RTX 6090?
18:47 How would an AI Crash affect Nvidia?
22:43 Nvidia to Make Future Intel iGPU Tiles
34:18 Will Nvidia end up buying Intel? Is N1X Dead?
43:21 Battlemage B770 Launch Details Leaked
55:16 Full PS6 Specs Leaked - We did NOT say it was a 5090 lol
1:06:08 Will Next-Gen Ray Tracing Kill XBOX Series S?
1:13:11 Microsoft Raises XBOX Pricing AGAIN
1:21:16 Is ROG XBOX Ally X a Beta for a "Gaming Windows OS"?
1:24:57 FSR 4 Works on RDNA 2?!
1:36:26 Borderlands 4 has Massive Technical Issues on All Platforms
1:45:41 Switch 2 Key Cards, RX 7700 16GB, Nvidia Leak Confirmed(Wrap-Up)
1:54:46 Intel Instability, MLID Wiki, YouTube Algorithm (Final RM)
Links:
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-unveils-rubin-cpx-a-new-class-of-gpu-designed-for-massive-context-inference
https://youtu.be/zBAxiQi2nPc?si=TeX2na084Tc908jj
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-and-intel-to-develop-ai-infrastructure-and-personal-computing-products
https://youtu.be/h9BdITGw9pY
https://youtu.be/mmAX6XFQsA8 https://youtu.be/BO7jZFz97Tg
https://www.theverge.com/news/782079/microsoft-xbox-console-price-increase-us
https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/console/may-2025-pricing-updates
https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1nk5bvq/fsr4_is_100_worth_using_on_steam_deck/
https://www.notebookcheck.net/FSR-4-now-runs-on-Steam-Deck-and-delivers-massive-image-quality-boost-in-supported-games.1117010.0.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/109495-amd-fsr-4-leak-modders-unlock-upscaling-tech.html
https://youtu.be/kRWW6qwjFBA?si=X6IHVL_kqsV6eZRm
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/i-fixed-borderlands-4s-stuttering-issue-by-upping-my-shader-cache-size-to-100-gb-which-feels-like-something-i-shouldnt-have-to-do-in-a-well-optimised-game/
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/borderlands-4-performance-benchmark/
https://youtu.be/11XZL0VinHY?si=InoMQlFUJQ7AWFCp
https://youtu.be/CMkukKv-C-E?si=WIaE5oGtqOCpq3iq
https://www.techspot.com/review/3033-borderlands-4-benchmark/
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/nintendo/star-wars-outlaws-developer-explains-that-nintendo-switch-2-game-cards-are-too-slow-for-a-physical-game-release-snowdrop-game-engine-uses-disk-data-streaming-to-render-the-game-world
GPD Win 5 Review: https://youtu.be/vuQelz8q7Iw?si=mdEqNrLsHDirQHCV
RX 7700 16GB Silently Announced: https://www.techpowerup.com/341166/asrock-launches-radeon-rx-7700-challenger-graphics-cards-with-16-gb-memory
Another MLID Leak Confirmed: https://www.techpowerup.com/341165/nvidia-confirms-n1-laptop-processor-is-a-variant-of-gb10-grace-blackwell-superchip
Nvidia banned from China by China: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/17/nvidia-ceo-disappointed-after-reports-china-has-banned-its-ai-chips.html
Intel not on 2nm TSMC Customer list: https://www.techpowerup.com/341044/tsmcs-first-2-nm-node-customers-are-apple-amd-nvidia-and-mediatek-intel-missing
Raptor Lake legacy affects BL4: https://www.pcguide.com/news/intel-13th-14th-gen-cpu-instability-is-another-reason-why-borderlands-4-might-slowdown-or-crash-says-gearbox/

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September 16, 2025 327. PS6 Specs Dev Feedback, Borderlands 4 Performance, AMD RDNA 5 | Bryan Heemskerk
A game dev joins to discuss PlayStation 6 Handheld Specs, XBOX Magnus, and Next-Gen GeForce!
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0:00 Bryan's Game Development History
4:53 Bryan is making a Game! (Radiant Starlets)
8:55 Borderlands 4 & UE5 Performance Analysis
43:38 PlayStation 6 Specs Analysis
1:11:59 What will XBOX Magnus & PS6 be capable of?
1:32:57 Comparing PS4-PS5 to PS5-PS6
1:40:09 (Cool ways) AI could be used Next-Gen
1:49:07 AMD RDNA 5 & RADEON's Upcoming Chiplet Revolution
2:04:37 Nvidia CPU Overhead and GeForce Mindshare
2:19:04 How well will 16GB GPUs age in the PS6 Era?
2:33:59 Will Next-Gen Consoles rely on Frame Gen?
2:39:02 XBOX Hopes & Fears
Support Radiant Starlets: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/busterxbuster/radiant-starlets
Last time Bryan was on: https://youtu.be/G0ET6qpfrFg
Bryan's Twitter Account: https://x.com/bryanheemskerk
BL4 TPU Performance: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/borderlands-4-performance-benchmark/
HUB Borderlands Bench: https://youtu.be/dfaN3emhChQ?si=8zcz4_IywiZBVVhh
Bryan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-heemskerk-a111b351/
PS6 Orion: https://youtu.be/mmAX6XFQsA8?si=8AWKdalV8DhxsJV9
PS6 Canis: https://youtu.be/x-A3Bl2hXoQ?si=It9qgEIQS26VHHob
RDNA 5 APUs & XBOX Magnus: https://youtu.be/K0B08iCFgkk?si=oVVhB6gydO7uz-w0
RDNA 5: https://youtu.be/uLsykckkoZU?si=ahaBQzLptki1quyK
Intel Nova Lake: https://youtu.be/sqnjiEOHx78?si=WgRJ2NAiNiA_ceJJ
RTX 50 SUPER: https://youtu.be/9ii4qrzfV5w?si=q08HhgOKkBaGcDeB
https://twistedvoxel.com/rog-xbox-ally-handhelds-price-revealed/
https://steamcommunity.com/app/49520/discussions/0/864972399895861423/
https://www.facebook.com/OpenSurpriseYT/posts/street-fighter-6-graphics-on-nintendo-switch-2-vs-xbox-series-sx-vs-ps5-comparis/1198294372308234/
https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/7000-series/amd-radeon-rx-7900xtx.html
Infinity Ward Dev Episode: https://youtu.be/tmfHxJT1I3I
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/president-of-xbox-at-microsoft-asked-about-the-closure-of-hi-fi-rush-developer-tango-gameworks-spends-close-to-a-minute-saying-almost-nothing/

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2h 53min
September 09, 2025 326. Nvidia RTX 5080 SUPER Bad Drivers, Intel Panther Lake Leak, RX 9070 GRE, PS6
Panther Lake is having major issues…and we discuss the latest RADEON, GeForce, and PlayStation news!
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0:00 What do we look like today (intro)
3:35 Corrections
6:12 RX 9070 GRE 16GB Leaked
13:35 AMD co-brand naming
20:06 Nvidia RTX 50 SUPER Series Fully Leaked
28:58 50 SUPER lineup is what it should have been from the start
34:42 RTX 5090 Vs 4090 is due to driver overhead?
39:26 Nvidia Reducing 5060 / 5060 Ti 8GB Supply
46:28 FSR 4 on RDNA 3 Update
52:12 PS6 Handheld Fully Leaked
1:04:37 “Old school” pricing, streaming marketing failed, Canis refresh, PS6 NPU
1:09:57 Intel “Pathetic Lake” Leak
1:22:09 Panther Lake, Intel APO, Legio Go 2, 9500F Budget CPU, Sapphire mb, MI500, GAIN AI Act, Nvidia Pro, Nintendo (Wrap up)
1:36:20 Budget CPU, government investment in Intel, CES 2026 (Final RMs)
Links:
https://www.youtube.com/live/HEdT4lCvWaY?t=154&si=T9hRWkOBpHA-hWIA
https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/radeon-rx-9070-gre-16gb-rumor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ii4qrzfV5w
https://www.techpowerup.com/340577/nvidia-allegedly-reducing-supply-of-rtx-5060-5060-ti-8-gb-cards-to-partners
https://www.youtube.com/live/HEdT4lCvWaY?t=440&si=Ydmg14mj_zUVV2p-
https://youtu.be/x-A3Bl2hXoQ
https://www.techpowerup.com/340638/intel-panther-lake-processor-spotted-in-acer-swift-16-ai-laptop
https://www.techpowerup.com/340749/intel-brings-more-apo-tuned-games-to-arrow-lake-with-up-to-14-fps-increase
https://www.theverge.com/news/769776/legion-go-2-official-lenovo-new-flagship-handheld-cost
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-launches-ryzen-5-9500f-claiming-up-to-24-percent-faster-than-ryzen-5-7500f-in-gaming-zen-5-chip-launches-as-a-china-exclusive-for-now
https://x.com/SapphireTech/status/1961053704125063350
https://www.techpowerup.com/340598/amd-instinct-mi500-ual256-mega-pod-to-scale-up-to-256-gpus-64-verano-cpus
https://www.pcmag.com/news/congress-considers-forcing-nvidia-to-sell-leading-gpus-to-americans-first
https://www.techpowerup.com/340754/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-and-rtx-6000-pro-plagued-by-the-virtualization-reset-bug
https://mynintendonews.com/2025/09/03/bloomberg-nintendo-repeatedly-pushed-back-switch-2-launch-for-developers/

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September 02, 2025 325. 7GHz Zen 6, Zen 7 on AM5, AMD RDNA 5 VRAM, Nvidia RTX 6090 | Hardware Unboxed
Steve from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss the future of RADEON, GeForce, and CPU competition!
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00:00 Frustrations with Benchmarking, DLSS 4 vs FSR 4
17:21 Nvidia CPU Overhead in BF6 & Low-Resolution CPU Testing
40:21 Can you even recommend Nvidia for Battlefield 6?
44:21 Is the RTX 6090 Pre-Bottlenecked?
55:32 AMD RDNA 5 solves Low-End VRAM, RTX 6060 VRAM Capacity
1:17:07 Behind-The-Scenes RDNA 4 Stories, Nvidia Software Issues
1:38:49 What should RDNA 5 be named?
1:46:50 Zen 5 vs Arrow Lake Post-Mortem
1:53:38 Zen 7 is Planned for AM5 – CONFIRMED!
2:11:03 Intel Nova Lake – How can it win back gamers?
2:19:54 Zen 6 gets 24 Cores – Long overdue?
2:29:44 Nova Lake gets 52 Cores - Too many?
2:38:05 What’s the “next big thing” in Gaming Tech?
Last Time Steve was on: https://youtu.be/36Av5pvgYX0?si=sHzCo4mG0K_zG7Dj
Check out HUB!!! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8iQa1hv7oV_Z8D35vVuSg
HUB BF6 Testing: https://youtu.be/pbdPNxe7O_I?si=vh-kCoogg3O1-Xm4
HUB Core Scaling: https://youtu.be/AR9V8RTvVcM?si=qx64QGfmQfWDyKf1
HUB Ryzen X3D Burnout Video: https://youtu.be/8UdTQbcduio?si=whi4qX2QKuxQENqa
https://frame.work/products/laptop16-diy-amd-ai300/configuration/new
https://frame.work/products/laptop16-graphics-module-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070
https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2021-age-of-empires-4-an-excellent-rts-but-tech-problems-need-addressing

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August 26, 2025 324. AMD RDNA 5 AT3 & AT4, Zen 6 Medusa Halo Specs, ROG XBOX Ally X Price Concerns
We dive into the latest news, leaks and rumors about Zen 6, RDNA 5, XBOX, PlayStation and more.
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0:00 Going european (intro)
7:12 Corrections
9:35 Upcoming Valve Fremont Console Surfaces on Geekbench
18:24 AMD Zen 6 Medusa Halo & Budget RDNA 5 Specs Leaked
34:08 Will AM5 support Halo-class APUs? Why did they decide to use LPDDR5X on a dedicated graphics card that will be released in 2027? How cheap do you estimate we could see AMD get a dedicated GPU to sell for?
42:13 RDNA4 seemingly needing less bandwidth than RDNA3, What have you been hearing (if anything) about AMDs use of lpddr6 ram? Why wouldn't PlayStation use Medusa Halo Mini with AT4 in their PS Handheld?
46:55 ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds Launch October 16, PS6 price
59:04 Sony Finally Raises PS5 Pricing
1:03:13 Portable PS5
1:05:51 Nvidia CPU Overhead is Hitting a Breaking Point w/ BF6
1:12:06 GN Smuggling Investigation
1:23:52 US stake in Intel, Nintendo, PS4, FSR 4, AMD vs Nvidia software, AMD 16-Pin (Wrap-up)
1:34:17 MFG, What if Apple stuck with AMD? Future of MLID(Final RMs)
Links:
https://www.techpowerup.com/340134/upcoming-valve-fremont-console-surfaces-on-geekbench-with-6-core-amd-zen-4-processor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0B08iCFgkk&ab_channel=Moore%27sLawIsDead
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/08/20/rog-xbox-ally-handheld-release-date-october-features/
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/introducing-advanced-shader-delivery/
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1958424678743089500
https://rog.asus.com/controllers/rog-raikiri-ii-xbox-wireless-controller/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqYDqdSIZbM
https://blog.playstation.com/2025/08/20/playstation-5-price-changes-in-the-u-s/
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/01/economy/us-jobs-report-july
https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-manufacturing-jobs-continue-decline-155324871.html
https://www.ddinstagram.com/p/DNaSXzSqxic/?igsh=cGI4MzczMDNyZ3g3
https://youtu.be/pbdPNxe7O_I?si=qQlDuxdLNHuODTtU
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1956966205203390624
https://youtu.be/1H3xQaf7BFI?si=m-XG8nfRppJDka0N
https://www.reuters.com/business/us-take-10-equity-stake-intel-trumps-latest-corporate-move-2025-08-22/
https://gameranx.com/updates/id/549028/article/rumor-nintendo-is-doing-business-with-intel-in-the-future/
https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2025/08/11/ps4-support-ending-starting-2026-report/
https://x.com/GPUOpen/status/1958196743641739699
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-accidentally-marks-fsr-4-open-source-source-code-reveals-potential-support-for-older-radeon-gpus
https://wccftech.com/tiny-corp-claims-amd-has-nearly-closed-the-software-gap-with-nvidia/
https://wccftech.com/first-case-of-melted-16-pin-connector-reported-on-amd-radeon-rx-9070-xt-gpu/

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August 19, 2025 323. R9 9955X6D, Intel Nova Lake vs AMD Zen 6, RDNA 5 vs RTX 6000 | Leo, KitGuru
We discuss behind-the-scenes whispers regarding Zen 5 Refresh, Nvidia N1X, and much more!
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0:00 How do you remain enthusiastic? Most boring and exciting periods (intro)
5:49 Exciting rumors and leaks. Upcoming products
18:02 Zen 5 and X3D in 2 CCDs
32:00 Summarizing Arrow Lake and Zen 5, Arrow Lake refresh
45:36 Nova Lake using TSMC. 18A not doing great, Intel talk
1:00:11 Summarizing Nova Lake
1:07:19 Have developers done anything with the E-cores or are they planning to
1:09:58 Why BLLC on Nova lake will make the dies more expensive
1:15:44 Weighting platform longevity as part of CPU buying decisions
1:27:42 Will Threadripper maintain relevancy as both Zen 6 and Zen 7 increase core counts
1:34:48 9950x3d gets just about tapped out when playing BF6, next gen consoles
1:48:59 PS6 size
1:54:49 RDNA 5
2:12:41 We are underestimating how fed up DIY gamers are, RDNA 5 dual-use case
2:16:39 Nvidia 6000
2:26:41 TSMC vs Intel nodes
Last Time Leo was on: https://youtu.be/TyvNfeRJdeI
KitGuru Threadripper Review: https://youtu.be/bQ42uuYpR3s?si=0lVfMMqk4QHD9oX-
Leo's Core Untra "Pointless" video: https://youtu.be/U1TDAXftWKc?si=_f-v1YMav0OlPIyV
9950X3D Review: https://youtu.beTjSRJXZ8gs?si=Hyt7cDTP8F8VWFE
ARL 104 Days Later: https://youtu.be/JSQ2pwhKyzA?si=uR9dZOQT76CxdGEu
Zen 5 Patch Video: https://youtu.be/uSJMKCmTssk?si=pPTWFsm1QShIxtwk
Zen 7 on AM5 Summary: https://youtu.be/gmEsqg-g_X4
XBOX Magnus: https://youtu.be/GKdRXEgV82g?si=9f7OLiSgDoW2sl5W
RDNA 5 Full Specs: https://youtu.be/uLsykckkoZU?si=qF3v_Zbf4p1miBDU
PS6 Rough Performance: https://youtu.be/tym6xxCKvHg?si=LN6vqjbf1JZatXGy
Intel Nova Lake Specs and Performance: https://youtu.be/sqnjiEOHx78?si=if4VJt0iI9-ca0ng
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1956966205203390624
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-dgx-spark-fails-to-launch-on-time

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August 12, 2025 322. PS6 RTX Remix, Intel Nova Lake 52C Price, Dual-X3D Zen 5, AMD Threadripper 9000
We discuss the latest news and leaks including Intel, PS6, AMD...
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0:00 Tomato festival, Battlefield 6 beta (intro)
12:25 AMD RX 9060 8GB, W7400, and RX 7400 Quietly Announced
18:48 AMD Zen 5 Threadripper Reviewed
25:03 Why doesn't Intel bring back the HEDT high end boards
26:08 Zen 5 “Double-X3D” Allegedly being Prepared for Launch!
34:23 Any plans for AM4 10 year celebration?
38:13 Intel Nova Lake Specs & Performance Leaked
59:21 Why exactly did Intel cancel royal core?
1:00:44 How expensive Nova Lake top config would be
1:02:10 Why AMD can’t benefit from IPO+
1:03:39 Intel marketing has not been good for a while
1:06:19 Trump demands 'highly conflicted' Intel CEO resign over China ties
1:14:03 AMD Q2 Earnings Reported
1:17:26 AMD's top leadership sharpening focus on consumer products instead of just datacenter
1:19:39 Early PS6 Specs & Capabilities Leaked
1:28:31 Will the PS6 handheld get a Pro variant?
1:29:13 Will Sony follow a similar launch cadence in the next generation
1:33:26 Is Canis a PS5 replacement
1:36:21 How much has Radeon benefited from RDNA being in consoles?
1:37:34 What do we need from next get APUs to reach higher AF settings by default
1:39:07 Potential for “PlayStation Remix” w/ PS6 Ray Tracing and the old PS3 Catalog
1:48:02 What’s the point with Magnus
1:49:05 $1000 Strix Halo laptop, RIP Maxwell and Pascal, FSR4 for all FSR 3.1 games, Intel Credit Rating, AMD went through the same thing, ARC can’t boot BF6 (Wrap up)
Links:
https://www.techpowerup.com/339595/amd-officially-launches-radeon-rx-9060-non-xt-gpu
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-quietly-launches-radeon-rx-7400-8gb-budget-gaming-gpu-rdna-3-goes-another-rung-lower-on-the-ladder
https://www.techpowerup.com/339718/amd-quietly-adds-new-radeon-pro-w7400-graphics-card
https://youtu.be/fhOPIh6ryzI https://youtu.be/bDK1EKDa5j8
https://www.techpowerup.com/339579/amd-readies-16-core-ryzen-9000x3d-cpu-with-192-mb-l3-cache-and-200-w-tdp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqnjiEOHx78
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trump-demands-highly-conflicted-intel-ceo-resign-over-china-ties-2025-08-07/
https://www.techspot.com/news/109004-intel-ceo-calls-china-ties-allegations-misinformation-after.html
Apple in China Book: https://amzn.to/4mkr8rt
https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1257/amd-reports-second-quarter-2025-financial-results
https://youtu.be/tym6xxCKvHg
https://youtu.be/x9WV8r-T6LI
https://youtu.be/UAqwC5i-3L0?si=-G3UTO6prA62d1H_
More Evidence RADEON IS taking Market Share: https://wccftech.com/korean-diy-market-sees-the-highest-amd-gpu-share-in-the-last-10-years/
Maxwell and Pascal End of Life: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-confirms-end-of-game-ready-driver-support-for-maxwell-and-pascal-gpus-affected-products-will-get-optimized-drivers-through-october-2025
New tool enables driver FSR4 for all FSR 3.1 games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnt_NliT1II
Intel Credit Rating Slashed: https://wccftech.com/intels-credit-rating-slashed-to-just-2-notches-above-junk-status-fitch-now-wants-to-see-successful-product-ramps-and-net-debt-reduction-for-a-re-rating/
Reminder AMD went through the same thing: https://www.fitchratings.com/research/corporate-finance/fitch-downgrades-amd-to-ccc-withdraws-ratings-14-03-2016
ARC can’t boot BF6: https://wccftech.com/battlefield-6-crashing-reports-emerge-with-configurations-using-intel-arc-alchemist-graphics-cards/
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3539059925
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3539070670

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August 05, 2025 321. PS6 Ray Tracing Leak, AMD RDNA 5 Price Strategy, RTX 5080 SUPER | James Prior
PS6 Ray Tracing is leaked, and a former AMD Senior Product Manager joins to discuss RDNA 5!
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0:00 Meeting James, Threadripper name origins, ZEN evolution (intro)
8:29 Zen 6 leaks, 52C Intel
15:31 How do you think AMD will handle naming/pricing for core counts with 12 core CCDs
19:05 RDNA 5 leak and segmentation talk
26:55 How are they going to name RDNA 5 cards?
30:04 What could surprise about RDNA 5
36:47 XBOX magnus
43:19 Future of Redstone and FSR
54:54 PlayStation 6 ray tracing
1:05:37 PC Gaming in trouble if next-gen consoles achieve 4K120fps
1:11:06 Sony seems to want the PS6 to be a low cost and high volume system
1:17:21 PC and console APUs as differentiated products vs merging or reusing technologies
1:23:37 Should XBOX force the implementation of “XBOX Play Anywhere”
1:30:08 Nvidia 5000 refresh
1:34:05 GPU pricing and availability. The next 5 years
1:42:06 What do see in the future for halo apus in 2026/2027?
1:46:47 The future of Intel given their current struggles in execution and market share
Last Episode James was on: https://youtu.be/LvuCLKHzY78
Guest's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdprior/

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