351. AMD Zen 6 vs Intel Nova Lake, PS6 Ray Tracing, RDNA 5 Performance | High Yield

Mar 3, 2026

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Max joins once again to discuss the latest tech leaks and Next-Gen Gaming Hardware!
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00:00 YouTube Burnout & CTR Optimizing (Intro Banter)
6:07 AMD is Not Just Competing with Intel
9:11 Zen 6 Bridge Dies, Packaging, Intel Chiplets
32:14 Zen 7 “Silverking” Budget 8-Core Strategy
47:25 Intel Nova Lake vs AMD Zen 6
1:08:52 Why hasn’t AMD used RDNA 4 in APUs?
1:20:54 RDNA 5 Performance & RADEON Software
1:29:22 PS6 Ray Tracing, FSR 4 on RDNA 3, PSSR 2 & RE9
1:49:20 Can XBOX Turn Things Around?
2:05:45 When will RTX 6090 Launch? Are 3-Year Gens now standard?

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