Broken Silicon

Broken Silicon

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Broken Silicon episodes

  • 197. RTX 4060 Ti 8GB Price, Raptor Lake Refresh, Zen 5 big.LITTLE | Hardware Unboxed

    Steve from HUB joins to discuss RDNA 3, Lovelace, and future Intel & AMD architectures.

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    0:00 Steve Introduction, Favorite Content

    7:39 Lovelace vs RDNA 3 in 2023
    13:04 RTX 4070 Pricing – Will they actually go with $749?
    17:51 Would the RX 7900 XT sell like an XTX at $699?
    26:56 RTX 4060 Ti 8GB Pricing - What won't be a slap in the face?
    35:57 RTX 4060 Positioning, DLSS 3
    50:59 Zen 4 X3D – Was the 7950X3D a mistake?
    57:47 Raptor Lake Refresh – Could the i9-14900K compete with AMD?
    1:06:19 Intel vs AMD DDR5 Support, Wasting Money before Zen 5
    1:11:36 Will Zen 5 & Little Phoenix struggle with Hybrid Architecture?
    1:20:07 Can anything force Nvidia to lower prices?
    1:35:31 Did Steve expect Intel ARC to turn out better?
    1:41:51 What does Intel Battlemage need to achieve for success?
    1:45:33 Reviewer Trends, VR Benchmarking, Overclocking in 2023

    Check out HUB: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8iQa1hv7oV_Z8D35vVuSg

    RTX 4070 Pricing Leak: https://youtu.be/JIqoMyjmC5A
    Raptor Lake Refresh Leak: https://youtu.be/IOQxFZdTdDE
    HUB A770 Retested: https://youtu.be/xUUMUGvTffs
    MLID A770 Retested: https://youtu.be/k_wJ6laaZBQ?t=3656
    MLID Battlemage & Celestial Leak: https://youtu.be/HzV1RS5Oc6I
    Steve’s New Video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8iQa1hv7oV_Z8D35vVuSg


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    2 hr 6 min
  • 196. AMD Navi 33 Defeats RTX 4060, Intel A770 Retested, 4070 Launch, Meteor Lake IPC

    Tom & HUB benchmarked Alchemist w/ the latest drivers, and the RX 7600 XT should be a beast!

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    0:00 Daylight Savings Time, Tom’s Flowers, Jessie’s Branch (Intro Banter)

    6:34 RTX 4070 Launch Update, RX 7900 XT Price Drops
    20:02 Navi 33 Benchmarked - RX 7600 XT should beat RTX 4060
    30:35 UM773 Lite with R7 7735HS Review [SPONSORED]
    34:01 TSMC has plenty of Capacity this Year
    43:26 Cadence Delivers Technical Details on GDDR7
    50:11 Jon Peddie Confirms Intel ARC did not outsell RADEON
    1:00:56 Intel A770 & A380 Retested by MLID & Hardware Unboxed
    1:15:09 Could Intel change their mind with Battlemage? Should they?
    1:19:58 AdoredTV confirms MLID Meteor Lake IPC Leak, Z890 Platform Leaks
    1:26:48 Overpriced Mendocino Handhelds, DRG-X Confirmed, Starfield (Wrap-Up)
    1:37:06 Car vs GPU Supply Management, X3D Mindshare, AMD Marketing (Final RM)
    1:54:00 Chat GPT

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h-MwcJoaT8&ab_channel=Moore%27sLawIsDead

    https://www.techpowerup.com/305777/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-allegedly-launches-on-april-13
    https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/session-catalog/?tab.catalogallsessionstab=16566177511100015Kus#/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah99ekbPMHQ&t=959s&ab_channel=Jarrod%27sTech
    https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/amd-navi-33.g1001
    https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nvidia-s-TDP-values-for-the-RTX-4050-4060-and-4070-Laptop-do-not-matter-for-gaming.698161.0.html
    https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-780m-integrated-rdna3-gpu-finally-breaks-3k-points-in-timespy
    https://www.angstronomics.com/p/amds-rdna-3-graphics
    https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20230308PD216/3nm-5nm-7nm-tsmc.html
    https://www.anandtech.com/show/18759/cadence-derlivers-tech-details-on-gddr7-36gbps-pam3-encoding
    https://www.pcgamer.com/how-intel-caught-up-to-amds-graphics-card-sales-bad-maths/
    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/opinion/accelerating-customer-results-with-accelerated-computing.html
    https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-discontinues-rialto-bridge-hpc-gpu-roadmap-shifts-to-2025-falcon-shores
    https://youtu.be/xUUMUGvTffs
    https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1633939886645411840
    https://youtu.be/MAJ8xdevLZA
    https://youtu.be/ykYm6uVYTnQ
    https://youtu.be/8NFc1bumTwc
    https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-meteor-lake-s-desktop-cpus-to-feature-20-pcie-gen5-lanes-z890-platform-to-support-wifi-7
    https://www.notebookcheck.net/AYA-NEO-Air-Plus-New-gaming-handheld-revealed-at-higher-than-expected-prices.698162.0.html
    https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-panther-lake-rumored-to-feature-xe3-lpg-integrated-gpu-architecture
    https://www.techspot.com/news/97864-starfield-delayed-september-6-more-information-coming-june.html
    https://www.techpowerup.com/305672/amd-ryzen-7-7745hx-beats-higher-priced-13th-gen-core-i7-mobile-processor-options-in-gaming-performance-and-battery
    https://www.techpowerup.com/305687/amd-ryzen-7045hx3d-dragon-range-with-3dv-cache-should-technically-be-possible
    https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-community-continues-to-blow-our-minds-valve-talk-the-steam-deck-one-year-on
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/rthallock/


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    2 hr 10 min
  • 195. DLSS 3 vs FSR 3, Boosting RDNA 3, AMD Zen 4 X3D, XSX Elite | Bryan Heemskerk

    The Lead Art Director at Massive Damage joins to discuss PC Ports & the latest architectures.

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    00:00 Who is Bryan? Will future Gamers appreciate their hardware?

    13:05 Why do so many recent releases on PC have performance issues?
    25:07 Should PlayStation & XBOX bother with "Pro Consoles" this gen?
    42:45 Why do some games decide to not release on PC?
    48:29 Do we need new engines for efficient Ray Tracing?
    58:43 If games were optimized for Zen 4 X3D - what would be possible?
    1:18:00 Bryan's Thoughts on the R9 7950X3D & 7900X3D
    1:36:25 Can RDNA 3 be boosted with Drivers? What is going wrong?
    1:55:56 Intel ARC - Our Thoughts 1 Year after the “Q1 Launch”
    2:09:07 DLSS 3 vs FSR 3 - How can AMD get more adoption?
    2:21:00 Is FSR just a crutch for lazy devs?
    2:39:20 What's the next big feature DLSS or FSR could use?
    2:44:42 Tornados destroying Tom's Yard, Massive Damage's New Game!

    Previous Bryan Episode: https://youtu.be/k6qDwx--R-0

    Bryan's Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/bryanheemskerk?lang=en
    MLID RDNA 3 Node Analysis: https://youtu.be/-QU1qiLVCTg
    https://www.fovotec.com/-002
    https://www.microcenter.com/product/661656/powercolor-amd-radeon-rx-7900-xt-triple-fan-20gb-gddr6-pcie-40-graphics-card
    https://youtu.be/PA1LvwZYxCM
    MLID R9 7950X3D Analysis: https://youtu.be/ek3y-rNOOc0
    MLID Phoenix iGPU Leak: https://youtu.be/elpaKQ0On1Q
    https://hothardware.com/news/intel-arc-closes-gap-amds-radeon-gpu-share-caveat
    Broken Silicon 109: https://youtu.be/daRC4l4NgnA
    HUB DLSS 3 Revisit Video: https://youtu.be/uVCDXD7150U


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    2 hr 57 min
  • 194. AMD R9 7950X3D, Nvidia RTX 4070 / 4060 / 4050 Laptop Review, RDNA 3 Price War

    Tom and Dan burn the midnight oil discussing Zen 4 X3D and the latest Nvidia & RADEON News!

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    0:00 Tom got Norovirus, Slow News Month (Intro Banter)

    4:01 R9 7950X3D Reviewed & Launched
    18:46 Should AMD have not launched the RX 7950X3D?
    34:27 Zen 4 Threadripper 7000 Possibly a Year Away
    40:34 AMD Socket Support, Intel 4 vs 10nm Costs, “16C Stagnation”
    46:12 Nvidia Constricting 4090 Supply, AMD going for GPU Market Share
    56:51 RTX 4070 / 4060 / 4050 Laptop Reviews
    1:06:20 AMD working on ML-Accelerated FSR that only works on RDNA 3
    1:10:24 RTX 4070 12GB, Arrow Lake Delay (Wrap-Up)
    1:12:23 Monitor Advice, Steam Deck 2, PS5 Slim, 6nm XBOX Elite (Final RM)

    MLID R9 7950X3D Analysis: https://youtu.be/ek3y-rNOOc0

    https://youtu.be/DKt7fmQaGfQ
    https://youtu.be/9gCzXdLmjPY
    https://youtu.be/jNMcdIkef_c
    https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-9-7950x3d-cpu-review/8
    https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-9-7950x3d/25.html
    https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-announces-ryzen-7000-system-bundle-promotion-up-to-125-savings-on-select-am5-builds
    https://youtu.be/26a0Xl6eVt8
    https://youtu.be/26a0Xl6eVt8?t=626
    https://investor.nvidia.com/news/press-release-details/2023/NVIDIA-Announces-Financial-Results-for-Fourth-Quarter-and-Fiscal-2023/default.aspx
    https://youtu.be/H5lELVqb_J0
    https://youtu.be/ITmbT6reDsw
    https://www.notebookcheck.net/GeForce-RTX-4070-4060-4050-Laptop-Analysis-Nvidia-s-new-Mainstream-Laptop-GPUs-in-Review.696414.0.html
    https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1628136759350464522
    https://news.mydrivers.com/1/892/892911.htm
    https://twitter.com/SkyJuice60/status/1628038393119797249
    https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-ad104-250-gpu-for-geforce-rtx-4070-has-been-pictured
    https://www.techpowerup.com/305027/intel-defers-3-nm-wafer-orders-with-tsmc-pushes-arrow-lake-rollout-to-2025
    OLED 3440x1440 Monitor Tom Mentioned: https://amzn.to/3IWpNG7


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    1 hr 36 min
  • 193. PS VR2, PlayStation 5 Pro, 6nm XBOX Series X, Switch 2, MGS Remake | NX Gamer

    We discuss the Sony’s new VR Device, Next Gen Consoles, Nintendo, and exclusive rumors…

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    0:00 Dead Space Remake – VRS, FSR, and Dynamic Res have Limitations

    9:28 PS5 Geometry Engine vs XSX Variable Rate Shading
    16:48 Are recent "bad console ports" in reality a sign of things changing?
    25:03 Should Devs require NVMe 3.0 SSDs and 32GB of RAM?
    41:08 How are PS5 and XBOX Series X doing so far?
    44:30 Metal Gear Solid Remake, The Last of Us Factions, Starfield Updates
    48:00 Is Starfield in trouble? Where is Hellblade II? What's going on at MS?!
    1:03:11 Will the Activision-Blizzard Acquisition Fail?
    1:09:32 PlayStation VR2 Marketing and Hardware Quality
    1:23:32 Will PS VR2 get PC support?
    1:27:32 Meta Quest 3 Cost Leak – Why is Sony charging so much for PS VR2?
    1:44:26 6nm XBOX Series X & PlayStation 5 Pro - Sensible in a recession?
    2:08:50 When will Nintendo Switch 2 Launch? What will its specs be?
    2:21:39 Steam Deck's Future

    NX Gamer's YT: https://youtube.com/@NXGamer

    Last Episode he was on: https://youtu.be/1NZcVic-Fkg
    NX Gamer’s Dead Space Remake Video: https://youtu.be/TvuXU8GgJK8
    XBOX Server Broken Silicon: https://youtu.be/s6DF4eWU9uQ
    https://www.ign.com/articles/psvr2-vs-oculus-quest-2-valve-index-comparison-specs
    https://youtu.be/Jl2ij0cwBq8?t=7315
    https://youtu.be/l3FZqJXCuWQ
    6nm PS5 Leak: https://www.angstronomics.com/p/ps5-refresh-oberon-plus
    https://www.ign.com/articles/every-playstation-vr2-launch-game
    https://www.tweaktown.com/news/80750/nvidias-next-gen-ada-lovelace-gpu-for-nintendo-super-switch-not-pc/index.html
    https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-has-failed-to-reach-its-game-pass-subscriber-target-for-the-second-year-running/
    https://seekingalpha.com/news/3937769-one-third-party-in-china-said-to-express-concern-with-activisionmicrosoft
    https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-plans-last-ditch-effort-to-save-69bn-activision-blizzard-deal-with-eu-next-week
    https://www.techspot.com/article/2520-spiderman-cpu-benchmark/


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    2 hr 38 min
  • 192. RTX 4060 & 4070 Leak, 4090 Laptop Reviews, Zen 4 X3D, Meteor Lake Cancellations

    We saved up some NEW Nvidia & Intel Leaks for this episode!

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    0:00 Dan's Return, Long-term Phone Support (Intro Banter)

    8:22 RTX 4060 & 4070 Performance Leak, AD106 & AD107 Leak by MLID
    21:22 RTX “4090” and “4080” Laptops Reviewed
    33:15 AMD Beats Q4 Earnings Expectations, Projects Slight Decline in Q1
    37:49 AMD Zen 4 X3D Products Pricing and Launch Dates Announced
    52:22 Why is AMD so bad at pricing their products?
    58:12 ARC A750 & Raptor Lake see Prices Drop
    1:13:00 Meteor Lake Desktop Possibly Cancelled, Intel Sierra Forest & GNR Leaks
    1:28:57 The Occasionally Deceptive reality of “Manufacturing Ready” Nodes…
    1:33:05 Intel Fishhawk Falls Motherboard Pricing, Intel’s best Upcoming Products
    1:38:06 MTL iGPU Perf, Chinese S80 GPU, Apple's Proprietary USB-C (Wrap-Up)
    1:47:03 Hogwarts Legacy Performance, Future of 10GB GPUs, LTT Extreme Tech

    https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1621347905431867395

    https://youtu.be/7SHsJsAFadU
    https://www.tomshardware.com/news/rtx3060mobile-multiple-tdp-configs-tested
    https://www.techspot.com/review/2211-geforce-rtx-3060/
    https://www.techspot.com/review/2624-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-laptop-gpu/
    https://xoticpc.com/collections/sager-clevo-laptops/products/xotic-g370snw-g-x370snw-g
    https://www.techspot.com/review/2625-nvidia-rtx-4090-laptop-vs-desktop-gpu/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkmxGhwltmU&ab_channel=HardwareUnboxed
    https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1115/amd-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2022-financial
    https://www.techpowerup.com/304315/amd-ryzen-7000x3d-series-prices-revealed-available-feb-28
    https://www.techspot.com/review/2607-intel-core-i9-13900ks/
    https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-7700x-8-core-cpu-now-available-for-less-than-300-us/
    https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i9-13900k-drops-to-530-at-microcenter-13700k-to-330-and-13600k-to-250
    https://www.microcenter.com/product/662008/amd-ryzen-5-7600-raphael-am5-38ghz-6-core-boxed-processor-wraith-stealth-cooler-included
    https://www.microcenter.com/product/652628/intel-core-i5-13600k-raptor-lake-35ghz-fourteen-core-lga-1700-boxed-processor-heatsink-not-included
    https://videocardz.com/newz/250-gpu-battle-intel-arc-a750-wins-with-radeon-rx-6600-at-1440p-but-power-consumption-is-still-an-issue
    https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-drops-the-price-of-arc-a750-gpu-to-just-249-new-driver-gets-performance-improvements
    https://twitter.com/koubou_nipponba/status/1624060632684453889
    https://youtu.be/BNXlRdAKWTE
    https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-says-goodbye-to-rocket-lake-cpus
    https://www.techpowerup.com/304495/intel-meteor-lake-to-feature-50-increase-in-efficiency-2x-faster-igpu
    https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-starts-selling-budget-laptops-with-AMD-Mendocino-processors.692994.0.html
    https://videocardz.com/newz/chinese-moore-threads-mtt-s80-gpu-can-run-crysis
    https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/02/09/general-motors-globalfoundries-strike-semiconductor-deal.html
    https://twitter.com/Gadgetsdata/status/1624034527839649793
    https://youtu.be/qxpqJIO_9gQ
    https://www.techpowerup.com/review/hogwarts-legacy-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/6.html
    https://www.google.com/search?q=Intel+Extreme+Tech+Upgrade+LTT&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS880US880&oq=Intel+Extreme+Tech+Upgrade+LTT&aqs=chrome..69i57.7199j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8


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    2 hr 11 min
  • 191. RX 7600 XT 8GB, AMD Taking 50% Market Share, Intel 18A v TSMC | Server Engineer

    We discuss RADEON Navi 33, Lovelace RTX 4060 Laptops, and the Server Engineer joins in as well!

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    0:00 Last Minute Guest Change

    5:03 RX 7600 XT 8GB Performance - The next RX 480?
    18:06 1000w GPU Cooling
    24:02 AMD Risk Aversion, Employee Counts, Intel's Low Cost Node
    39:43 Re-Introducing the Anonymous Server Engineer
    45:28 Intel Xeon vs AMD EPYC Security in 2023
    50:43 Can AMD take 50 Market Share by 2026?
    1:00:34 Intel Margins, Per-Socket Costs
    1:07:53 How long will it take for Intel to comeback?
    1:13:22 Can Intel catch up to TSMC? What will the future landscape look like?
    1:26:53 ARM, Nvidia Grace, Server Costs
    1:37:56 AMD Datacenter Cards, Intel Xe Datacenter Cards
    1:46:00 Server Owner PSAs – EPYC is Vendor Locked, Don’t Buy SMR Drives for RAID

    Last Episode with Server Engineer: https://youtu.be/sVN9LrWREBs

    Latest MLID Server Leak: https://youtu.be/h20inMLeDnE
    https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_85c13da17096eb11e6fba92dfe5d3a5f/intel/db/887/8894/earnings_presentation/Q4%272022+Earnings+Deck_Final+PDF.pdf
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/tiriasresearch/2022/07/25/intel-foundry-services-ifs-and-mediatek-strike-strategic-partnership-agreement/?sh=2ef65e541bac
    https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-7600M-XT-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.679270.0.html
    https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-brings-RDNA-3-to-laptops-with-the-Radeon-RX-7600M-XT-Radeon-RX-7600M-Radeon-RX-7600S-and-Radeon-RX-7700S.678998.0.html#news_intro_image
    https://twitter.com/Zed__Wang/status/1619350027801100289/photo/2
    https://youtu.be/wwZr4kp2gnc


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    2 hr 3 min
  • 190. $699 RX 6950 XT vs RTX 4070 Ti, Titan Ada 48GB, Intel Sierra Forest, Apple M2

    We discuss Nvidia Lovelace, AMD 7900 XT, Intel Sierra Forrest, Granite Rapids, and more!

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    0:00 Sundance Recommendations, Possessor on Christmas (Intro Banter)

    4:52 PS5 Liquid Metal, AMD in ASUS G14, Phoenix Design Wins (Corrections)
    13:49 AMD Lowers RX 6950 XT to $699 – Is the 4070 Ti already Pointless?
    24:40 AMD Driver Support for RX 6000 Series (or Older) GPUs
    29:06 New Pictures of Nvidia Titan add Credibility, and Intrigue, to MLID Leak!
    40:49 Will GDDR7 make Graphics Cards notably more expensive?
    45:34 AMD A620 Motherboards with Prom 22 - Cheap AM5 is Still Coming!
    53:13 Intel Reports Disastrous Q4 2022 Earnings…and Warns of a WORSE Q1
    58:49 Does Intel's 10nm cost more than TSMC 7nm? Is Intel doomed?
    1:10:00 NEW Intel Sierra Forest & Granite Rapids Details leaked by MLID
    1:18:02 Could Intel Catch up to TSMC in 2 Years?
    1:24:28 Is AMD too Risk Adverse for its own good?
    1:29:10 Apple Launches M2 Pro and M2 Max
    1:37:10 Upgrading B650 to X670, Microsoft Layoffs, Recession (Wrap-Up)
    1:45:25 Should Nvidia make a 32-bit Lovelace MX650? Is MX obsolete?

    https://rog.asus.com/laptops/rog-zephyrus/rog-zephyrus-g14-2023-series/

    https://www.amd.com/en/direct-buy/us
    https://youtu.be/aH70c4S-XPk
    https://community.amd.com/t5/gaming/never-a-better-time-to-upgrade-with-radeon-graphics/ba-p/580010
    https://twitter.com/Zed__Wang/status/1619350027801100289/photo/2
    https://youtu.be/wwZr4kp2gnc
    https://www.techpowerup.com/304210/amd-allegedly-prepares-an-even-cheaper-a620-chipset-set-to-deliver-usd-125-motherboards
    https://youtu.be/JnLbqB1FBu8
    https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1600/intel-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2022-financial
    https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_2cead9b6413a1a91de449423742eea20/intel/db/887/8894/earnings_presentation/Q4%272022+Earnings+Deck_Final+PDF.pdf
    https://youtu.be/aH70c4S-XPk?t=728
    https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-discontinues-network-switch-business-along-with-Pathfinder-RISC-V-program-following-grim-Q4-2022-earnings.686929.0.html
    https://youtu.be/h20inMLeDnE
    https://youtu.be/7thf6CRILQk
    https://twitter.com/chiakokhua/status/1413357432554754049?lang=en
    https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/01/apple-unveils-m2-pro-and-m2-max-next-generation-chips-for-next-level-workflows/
    https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-launches-new-macbooks-mac-mini-rare-january-launch-2023-01-17/
    https://www.theverge.com/23559676/apple-macbook-pro-16-inch-2023-m2-max-review
    https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-MacBook-Pro-14-2023-review-The-M2-Pro-is-slowed-down-in-the-small-MacBook-Pro.687345.0.html
    https://www.dualshockers.com/bethesda-343-employees-microsoft-layoffs/
    https://videocardz.com/newz/asrock-expansion-card-could-turn-amd-b650-motherboard-into-x670
    https://store.nvidia.com/en-us/nvidia-rtx/store/?page=1&limit=9&locale=en-us
    https://wccftech.com/lenovo-vp-confirms-instinct-mi400-hpc-apu-accelerator-as-part-of-amd-instinct-roadmap/
    https://www.techpowerup.com/304124/forspoken-simply-doesnt-work-with-amd-radeon-rx-400-and-rx-500-polaris-gpus
    https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/ktxhdh/since_it_was_founded_343_industries_has_grown/


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    1 hr 59 min
  • 189. Intel vs AMD Price War, Sapphire Rapids vs EPYC Genoa, i9-13900KS | Level1Techs

    Wendell joins to discuss Xeon, EPYC, 13th Gen Releases, Threadripper, and more!

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    0:00 Who is Wendell? What is a “Computer Janitor”?

    10:27 i9-13900KS, i5-13500, DDR5-7200 Thoughts
    16:30 Does Intel have anything to counter Zen 4 X3D & Ryzen non-X?
    30:51 Sapphire Rapids - Is it actually competitive with Genoa?
    38:13 Why Netflix and other customers don’t want SPR’s Accelerators…
    48:09 Will licensing costs doom SPR? Would Wendell trade cores for accelerators?
    58:53 Bergamo, Genoa-X, Siena Launch 2023 – Will SPR be Quadruple Teamed?
    1:07:51 Can AMD get to 40% Server Market Share? Can Granite Rapids stop it?
    1:16:16 Is AMD not being aggressive enough with Laptop and Threadripper?
    1:22:27 Is AMD ROCm ready to take on Nvidia CUDA?
    1:35:04 Threadripper vs Intel Fishhawk Falls
    1:41:55 AMD’s Strategy to take Laptop Market Share
    1:52:31 6GHz Sever Chips, MI300, All-Cache Memory, X86 vs ARM
    2:04:56 2023-2024 are Critical Years for determining Intel’s Future…
    2:20:20 Don't Forget – Incredible Performance Uplifts are Happening Yearly!

    https://www.youtube.com/@Level1Techs

    Wendell’s i9-13900KS Review: https://youtu.be/rBexggqldDs
    Latest MLID Xeon Leak: https://youtu.be/h20inMLeDnE
    MLID Leak of Genoa Accelerators: https://youtu.be/6yFn85I5PbY?t=878
    https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Computer-CPU-Processors/zgbs/pc/229189
    https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-launches-sapphire-rapids-fourth-gen-xeon-cpus-and-ponte-vecchio-max-gpu-series
    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/212287/intel-xeon-platinum-8380-processor-60m-cache-2-30-ghz/specifications.html
    https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/134586/intel-core-i512400-processor-18m-cache-up-to-4-40-ghz.html
    https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230580/intel-core-i513500-processor-24m-cache-up-to-4-80-ghz/specifications.html
    https://www.screenhacker.com/intel-sapphire-rapids-xeon-4-tile-mcm-annotated/


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    2 hr 31 min
  • 188. RDNA 3 Fixes, Nvidia Sales Plummet, Navi 33 Pricing, i9-13900KS vs R9 7950X3D

    We discuss the RADEON, Nvidia, and Intel news from the past few weeks!

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    0:00 There's a lot of news to cover in this episode... (Intro Banter)

    3:35 Intel 4 readiness, PCMR Mentalities, 4080 manufacturing costs (Corrections)
    18:45 RX 7900 XTX Reference Cooler Thermal Issues
    30:08 AMD Drivers Improve RDNA 3 Power Consumption
    41:51 Why do people defend AMD? Is AMD going to drop RDNA 3 prices?
    54:26 RTX 4070 Ti Reviewed & Launched…and no one is buying it!
    1:09:08 Nvidia Lovelace Laptop Pricing & Segmentation Revealed
    1:19:11 Navi 33 Discrete Laptop GPUs Revealed
    1:32:04 4090 Sales Dropping / 7900 XT below MSRP - Are prices about to Plummet?
    1:45:55 AMD Phoenix & Dragon Range
    1:52:29 R9 7950X3D, R9 7900X3D, R7 7800X3D Announced
    1:56:49 What's the point of the 7900X3D? Why only one X3D CCD?
    2:04:59 AMD Ryzen non-X Launched – Is Zen 4 pricing fixed?
    2:10:02 What will the Zen 4 X3D SKUs cost?
    2:15:32 Intel i9-13900KS Launched and Reviewed
    2:25:53 Intel Launches 4th Gen Xeon Sapphire Rapids
    2:34:35 AMD MI300 Revealed – Another MLID Render Leak Confirmed!
    2:40:28 Why do people keep hoping for “Mega Gaming APUs”?
    2:43:51 Does the PS5 have a Liquid Metal issue?

    https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/12/26/3-things-about-nvidia-that-smart-investors-know/

    https://youtu.be/X87OzJ3bU7o
    https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/5/23540281/amd-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-gpu-overheating-fault-refund-statement
    https://www.computerbase.de/2023-01/amd-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-temperaturprobleme-hotspot/
    https://youtu.be/rxaDZ6n2MNo
    https://wccftech.com/amd-confirms-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-throttling-issue-related-to-thermal-solution-used-in-reference-design/
    https://youtu.be/yTu-IWf4LKU
    https://videocardz.com/newz/updated-amd-radeon-rx-7900-drivers-reduce-power-consumption-in-fps-limited-games
    https://www.computerbase.de/2023-01/amd-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-adrenalin-22-12-2-test/
    https://youtu.be/8BGzTMz_BUg
    https://youtu.be/yTu-IWf4LKU
    https://www.techspot.com/review/2601-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-ti/
    https://youtu.be/1mE5aveN4Bo
    https://youtu.be/jKmmugnOEME
    https://twitter.com/microcenter/status/1610999609232429056
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/325498096363
    https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/geforce-rtx-40-series-laptops-available-february-8/
    https://videocardz.com/newz/geforce-rtx-4060-laptop-gpu-shows-20-higher-3dmark-performance-than-rtx-3060
    https://www.youtube.com/live/OMxU4BDIm4M?feature=share
    https://www.semianalysis.com/p/nvidia-ada-lovelace-leaked-specifications
    https://www.amd.com/en/direct-buy/us
    https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-7900-xt-reference-design-drops-below-msrp-to-880
    https://twitter.com/microcenter/status/1610999609232429056
    https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1611069294733053952
    https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1610738224753680384
    https://www.techspot.com/review/2602-amd-ryzen-7600-7700-7900/
    https://youtu.be/CTiRNnSg0jA
    https://youtu.be/qGAwgGxJLHI
    https://youtu.be/VtVowYykviM
    https://www.techspot.com/review/2607-intel-core-i9-13900ks/
    https://youtu.be/-QU1qiLVCTg
    https://videocardz.com/press-release/intel-introduces-4th-gen-xeon-scalable-max-series-cpus-gpus
    https://www.servethehome.com/4th-gen-intel-xeon-scalable-sapphire-rapids-leaps-forward/11/
    https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-xeon-platinum-8490h
    https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-4th-gen-epyc-genoa-9654-9554-and-9374f-review-96-cores-zen-4-and-5nm-disrupt-the-data-center
    https://www.anandtech.com/show/18721/ces-2023-amd-instinct-mi300-data-center-apu-silicon-in-hand-146b-transistors-shipping-h223
    https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1611469333410074637
    https://in.ign.com/ps5/177999/news/sony-playstation-5-keeping-the-gaming-console-standing-upright-can-be-disastrous-to-its-long-term-he?amp=1


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    2 hr 55 min

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