Broken Silicon
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.
Broken Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore's Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom.
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Broken Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore's Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom.
Youtube Channel:
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Patreon That Makes this Possible:
https://www.patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead
Music by SAHARA, who were awesome enough to give written permission to use their music. Please visit their excellent Alternative Rock Music at https://soundcloud.com/saharasuck
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Mar 14, 2023 • 2h 10min
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
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Mar 7, 2023 • 2h 57min
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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Feb 28, 2023 • 1h 35min
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
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Feb 21, 2023 • 2h 37min
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
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Feb 14, 2023 • 2h 10min
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
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Feb 7, 2023 • 2h 2min
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
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Jan 31, 2023 • 1h 59min
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
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Jan 24, 2023 • 2h 31min
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
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Jan 17, 2023 • 2h 54min
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
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Jan 10, 2023 • 1h 48min
187. RTX 4090 Laptop, RX 7600M XT vs 4060, Phoenix, AMD Market Share | Jarrod’s Tech
Jarrod'sTech joins to discuss Nvidia, AMD, and Intel announcements from CES 2023!
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0:00 Who is Jarrod? Why does he focus on Laptops?
3:49 What happened to gaming on battery?
7:27 Did AMD take Market Share in 2022? Where were their laptops?
18:33 Nvidia's Ada Lovelace Laptop Generation
23:21 How will a 35w “RTX 4070 Laptop” really perform?
33:27 AMD Navi 33, RX 7600M XT vs RTX 4060
39:41 Is Navi 33 “fixed” compared to Navi 31?
44:16 Where are the Phoenix iGPU benchmarks?
50:44 MI300 – Will we get Mega Gaming APUs?
55:14 AMD Phoenix & Dragon Range Thoughts
1:03:48 Has AMD failed to get design wins? Will they lose market share?
1:15:18 AMD branding Phoenix, Rembrandt, Cezanne, Mendocino as “7000”
1:25:50 Best time to buy a new laptop?
1:36:58 Are we excited for Meteor Lake and AMD Strix?
Check out Jarrod’s YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/jarrodstech
Previous Episode with Jarrod: https://youtu.be/cCsVH8gQK-Q
https://youtu.be/vyv1lLY-eiQ
https://www.amd.com/en/products/graphics/amd-radeon-rx-7600m-xt
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3060.c3682
https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-3050-Laptop-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.513790.0.html
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130315/worldwide-x86-intel-amd-laptop-market-share/
https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/y1hfcn/100_power_on_rtx_4090_make_no_sense_use_80_at/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_200_series
https://www.gsmarena.com/intel_announces_13th_gen_laptop_cpus__hx_series_brings_up_to_24_cores_and_56_ghz_max_frequency_-news-57058.php
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-announces-radeon-7000-mobile-series-with-rdna3-architecture
https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VivoBook-OLED-Laptop-WQXGA/dp/B0BHW3HJB1
HUB DLSS 3 Video: https://youtu.be/GkUAGMYg5Lw
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