The Hardware Unboxed Podcast

Episode 8: With Intel rapidly improving their GPU division, and the new launch of the Arc A580, how close are Intel GPUs to getting our recommendation? We discuss that, as well as AMD's not very good Fluid Motion Frames technology

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

04:55 - Intel Arc A580 Recap

11:13 - Arc is Still A Bit Inconsistent Across Games

19:45 - Intel Arc GPUs are Well Priced

23:11 - Arc Isn't Far Away from Being Recommended

28:28 - This is Intel's First Attempt

32:58 - Good Intel GPUs Are Great For Competition

40:32 - AMD Fluid Motion Frames Sucks

55:44 - Updates from Our Boring Lives

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Episode 7: We discuss AMD's FSR 3 Frame Generation technology, the strange launch of it, and how with this generation of GPUs both Nvidia and AMD have lost sight of what makes a graphics card good

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

00:29 - We're Going to Talk About Frame Generation

06:52 - AMD FSR 3 Recap

10:45 - The FSR 3 Launch was Very Strange

23:29 - FSR 3 is Not Beta Technology

33:43 - Frame Generation is Marketed Incorrectly

38:18 - Frame Generation Can Be Worse Than Not Using It

40:17 - GPU Companies Have Lost Sight of What Makes a GPU Good

59:23 - Broad Feature Support Isn't That Important

1:12:52 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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Episode 6: Steve responds to widespread hatred over his decision not to use DLSS for testing Cyberpunk 2077. Plus we rank every current generation AMD and Nvidia graphics card from worst to best, or more accurately, worst to least bad.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

02:21 - Why No DLSS and FSR Testing for Cyberpunk?

24:54 - Ranking All GPUs from Worst to Least Bad

50:57 - Newegg GPU Trade In Program

57:57 - Our Boring Lives

NEWS LINKS

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/newegg-launches-gpu-trade-in-program

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Episode 5: It's a news episode! With the recent next-gen Xbox console leaks, we discuss future AMD CPU and GPU tech, how an Nvidia console would impact the market, and whether upscaling is being relied on too heavily for next-gen game experiences. We also chat about Ray Reconstruction, Asus' new $3200 GPU, Dough being dodgy and more.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

1:38 - Xbox 2028 CPU Design Leaks

9:43 - Xbox 2028 GPU Design Leaks

12:54 - Xbox Wants Next-Gen Features, Can AMD Deliver?

17:52 - What About an Nvidia Console?

25:40 - New Consoles Might Rely Too Heavily on Upscaling

34:14 - DLSS is Different at Different GPU Tiers

40:35 - Steve Tested a $3200 GPU

49:43 - Asus Schools Steve on How to Pronounce Asus

52:53 - DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction Thoughts

1:07:29 - Dough Screws Their Monitor Customers

1:13:42 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

NEWS LINKS

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880138/microsoft-xbox-2028-hybrid-cloud-games-platform

https://www.theverge.com/23872874/dough-eve-spectrum-monitor-refunds-v-tablet-follow-up

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Episode 4: It's a battle! Steve and Tim each spec out a $1000 gaming PC build that the other one hasn't seen and discuss whose is better. Also, a few brief news topics including the latest Nvidia driver for Starfield and RX 7600 XT rumors.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

2:13 - RX 7800 XT Pricing in the US vs Other Regions

4:27 - Nvidia's New Starfield Driver with ReBAR Enabled

11:35 - Is the RX 7600 XT a Real Product?

17:21 - Our $1000 Gaming PC Builds for 2023

52:05 - Other Stuff in Our Lives

NEWS LINKS

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-7600-xt-to-feature-10gb-and-12gb-memory-configs-according-to-powercolor-eec-filing

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Episode 3: Today we're recapping the Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT reviews and discussing some missed opportunities in AMD's marketing. We also chat about Starfield: is the game badly optimized? Should you be thinking about more frequent CPU upgrades? What happened to DLSS?

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

4:04 - AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Recap

16:01 - Is Performance Close to RDNA2 a Fail?

19:20 - Heaps of Old Stock Still Affecting Releases

22:44 - What About Manufacturing Costs

25:43 - Missed Opportunity with Radeon Launches and Starfield

35:23 - Is Starfield Badly Optimized?

44:17 - Is it Time to Think About More Frequent CPU Upgrades?

49:41 - Should Bethesda or Intel Have Optimized Starfield for Arc GPUs?

53:54 - What Happened to AMD Blocking DLSS in Starfield?

1:06:38 - Other Stuff in Our Lives

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Episode 2: It's a news episode! We talk about Nvidia's new DLSS 3.5 technology; our early thoughts and how this impacts AMD and benchmarking. We also revisit some difficulties with VRAM benchmarking, give our thoughts on new PresentMon features, Nvidia's BIOS signature check being bypassed and more.

CHAPTERS

0:00 - Intro

2:56 - Nvidia DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction

25:25 - Benchmarking is Getting More Difficult, VRAM Discussion

37:49 - DLSS 3 is Coming to Fortnite, Latency Testing

42:30 - GPU Busy Metric in PresentMon

48:28 - Nvidia BIOS Signature Lock Bypassed

58:41 - Insights into Steve's Boring Life

NEWS LINKS

Nvidia DLSS 3.5: https://www.nvidia.com/en-au/geforce/news/nvidia-dlss-3-5-ray-reconstruction/

TechPowerUp Nvidia BIOS Lock Bypass: https://www.techpowerup.com/312631/nvidia-bios-signature-lock-broken-vbios-modding-and-crossflash-enabled-by-groundbreaking-new-tools

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First ever episode? Let's make it a hot topic one by discussing the latest Gamers Nexus video on Linus Media Group, general thoughts on testing methodologies, whether Linus is a net benefit to the community and more.

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