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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. Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPdsCVuH53rcbTcEkuY4uQ 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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6/7/2022

156. Arrow Lake vs Zen 5, Meteor Lake LGA 1851, Nvidia Lovelace Q4, RX 6700 10GB artwork

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156. Arrow Lake vs Zen 5, Meteor Lake LGA 1851, Nvidia Lovelace Q4, RX 6700 10GB

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We discuss Intel’s long term competitiveness, the RX 6700 10GB, Lovelace launching Q4, & ARC Q3! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Slow news weeks, Depp vs Heard, 6-Slot GPUs (Intro Banter & Corrections) 11:08 AMD X670 Extreme and B650 Motherboard Pricing 21:16 Zen 4 IPC, Performance, and Power Consumption Update 41:42 Did AMD intentionally “lower IPC” for higher clock speeds? 44:24 Raptor Lake Performance and Release Date Update 57:21 AMD’s APU Laziness, Mendocino/Dragon Range/Phoenix Update 1:06:18 Meteor Lake BGA 2551 and LGA 1851 Update 1:11:18 Meteor Lake Performance and Delay Leaked 1:21:35 Is Sapphire Rapids Delayed? 1:26:11 Arrow Lake & Intel's Future 1:37:15 Alchemist Release Date Update 1:41:14 RX 6700 10GB Leaked 1:44:55 Igor’s Lab leaks Lovelace Production in Q3 1:50:17 PlayStation State of Play 1:55:11 Used Game Prices in an All-Digital World… 1:59:16 ADL i5 beats i7 in Laptops, 138Hz OLED TVs, More FSR 2.0 Testing (Wrap-Up) 2:06:39 Wireless Display Tech, VR Battery Life, EPYC APUs (Final Reader Mail) https://youtu.be/JnLbqB1FBu8?t=199 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1532395430704734210 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1532265363999805441 https://www.anandtech.com/show/15850/the-amd-b550-motherboard-overview-asus-gigabyte-msi-asrock-and-others/39 https://youtu.be/JnLbqB1FBu8?t=1342 https://www.angstronomics.com/p/computex-beyond-the-coverage?s=w https://www.google.com/search?q=AMD+Zen+3+IPC+increase&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS880US880&sxsrf=ALiCzsZKlE6tES_ZZJ2DG-IYUhrGfng7NQ:1654468120741&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiF04OFrpf4AhV3TjABHa43DMIQ_AUoA3oECAEQBQ&biw=1996&bih=1022&dpr=1.93#imgrc=eOjc0dHywbm1cM https://youtu.be/jjJodTVvGHQ https://benchlife.info/arrow-lake-s-and-meteor-lake-s-will-take-lga-1851-after-raptor-lake-s/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1533852774127095809 https://www.techpowerup.com/295534/intel-shows-off-its-arc-graphics-card-at-intel-extreme-masters https://www.techpowerup.com/295491/amd-readies-radeon-rx-6700-non-xt-sapphire-custom-design-card-suggests-so https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-6700M-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.515472.0.html https://www.techpowerup.com/295493/alleged-nvidia-ad102-pcb-drawing-reveals-nvlink-is-here-to-stay-launch-timelines-revealed https://www.igorslab.de/ad102-und-ad104-warum-es-zu-nvidias-neuen-geforce-karten-noch-gar-keine-echten-informationen-geben-kann/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr4PGa1sHFQ&ab_channel=PlayStation https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intels-12th-gen-core-i5-1240p-beats-the-core-i7-1260p-and-i7-1270p-with-a-slightly-higher-base-clock/ https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intels-12th-gen-core-i5-1240p-beats-the-core-i7-1260p-and-i7-1270p-with-a-slightly-higher-base-clock/ https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intels-12th-gen-core-i5-1240p-beats-the-core-i7-1260p-and-i7-1270p-with-a-slightly-higher-base-clock/ https://videocardz.com/press-release/lg-launches-47-5-inch-oled-gaming-display-with-refresh-rate-up-to-138-hz https://wccftech.com/microsoft-azure-upgraded-amd-instinct-mi200-gpu-clusters-for-large-scale-ai-training/ https://wccftech.com/intel-falcon-shores-xpu-to-push-high-performance-computing-to-extreme-multi-tiled-x86-cpu-xe-gpu-configurations-targeting-5x-performance-per-watt/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-introduces-800w-rialto-bridge-next-gen-data-center-gpu-with-up-to-160-xe-cores https://www.forbes.com/sites/davealtavilla/2022/06/01/intel-arc-mobile-graphics-performance-preview-a-new-player-enters-the-gpu-game/?sh=6d35f406125e https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-next-generation-data-center-gpu-likely-codenamed-lancaster-sound https://www.techpowerup.com/review/god-of-war-fsr-2-vs-fsr-1-vs-dlss/ https://www.techpowerup.com/295302/amd-rdna-3-gpus-to-support-displayport-2-0-uhbr-20-standard Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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5/31/2022

155. Lovelace VR Performance, PlayStation VR2 vs Quest 3, Apple VR | Oculus Engineer artwork

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155. Lovelace VR Performance, PlayStation VR2 vs Quest 3, Apple VR | Oculus Engineer

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An Oculus Engineer joins to discuss upcoming VR devices, developing for them, and GPUs of the future. SPON: Support MLID with code “MOORESLAW” for 82% off AtlasVPN: https://atlasv.pn/MOORESLAW SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Who is our guest? What got him into VR work? 7:12 What does VR offer traditional gaming doesn’t? (Insidious is the Movie!) 15:09 The History of VR before 2012 - From Virtual Boy to Oculus 21:27 PlayStation's Instant (and fleeting) VR Dominance, Problems with Early VR 30:57 Why PlayStation bet on VR, and XBOX didn't... 37:01 Apple VR is Coming - What would be its Killer App? 49:54 Will PS VR2 make VR Gaming mainstream? 1:03:14 What games do PS VR2 & Quest 3 need to be successful? 1:11:24 How important was Carmack to Oculus development? 1:15:31 XR2 Programming 1:20:20 What should the Quest 3 do well? What's the ideal VR Device of the Future? 1:38:42 Will putting computers on our head give us cancer? 1:43:49 Will shortages affect VR Pricing moving forward? 1:45:16 When will VR be "Mom and Dad" mainstream? 1:48:32 Lovelace Performance, RDNA 3, FSR 2.0 - How will VR be improved? 1:56:14 When will we make walking work well in VR games? 2:09:03 Besides VR, what's the next gaming experience revolution? 2:14:38 Will RDNA 5 APUs match the PS5? When will we get 1000 Core CPUs? https://virtualspeech.com/blog/history-of-vr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_VR https://9to5mac.com/2021/04/03/opinion-apple-arcade-just-went-from-a-potential-flop-to-a-likely-success/ https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/RSX https://www.qualcomm.com/products/application/xr-vr-ar/snapdragon-xr2-5g-platform?&cmpid=foxdus2231&gclid=CjwKCAjws8yUBhA1EiwAi_tpEQ9AYVIGvik8-i1AaGRamDOtpMNgXzgA-_vjvXD4YnoXKQwxV_FBXRoCYQcQAvD_BwE https://uploadvr.com/snapdragon-888-adreno-660/ https://www.gfinityesports.com/vr/valve-index-2-release-date-specs-price-deckard/ https://twitter.com/id_aa_carmack/status/1371485209603022853?lang=en https://www.khronos.org/openxr/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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5/24/2022

154. ZEN 4 Bombshells, Mendocino APU, X670 & B650 Extreme, Nvidia Farts at Computex artwork

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We discuss the latest Computex reveals, AMD’s potential SP6 Threadripper Platform, and more! SPON: Use “BROKENSILICON” at http://www.magicmind.co/brokensilicon to get 40% off a subscription SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Favorite Drinks, Hardware Dreams & Nightmares (Intro Banter) 9:20 Silicon Tape Out Costs, macOS porting (Corrections & Omissions) 12:46 AMD Kinda Details Zen 4 Architecture at Computex 24:25 MLID definitely got IPC Wrong - but clock speeds, core counts, etc was correct 31:30 Zen 4 vs Raptor Lake Gaming Performance, Zen 4 with Vcache 41:31 Will we get quadcore Zen 4 SKUs? 46:31 AMD Mendocino APU with Zen 2 + RDNA 2 56:02 X670E, X670, B650 Motherboards Detailed by AMD 1:08:38 Zen 5 and Zen 6 Details Leaked by MLID 1:18:03 AMD SP6 32 Core Zen 4 Leaked by AdoredTV - New HEDT Platform? 1:26:20 Can AMD compete in supply with Intel & Nvidia? 1:31:40 Userbenchmark.com is a complete Joke! 1:36:41 Is the 6750 XT an ok replacement for the RX 6800? 1:39:51 Nvidia Farts at Computex 1:44:22 Apple Forced to use USB-C, RX 6950 XT Overclocked Infinity Cache (Wrap Up) 1:49:25 Will Q4 be a great time to build? Is Nvidia doomed after the ARM fail? (Final RM) https://www.bajasae.net/app/CompetitionResources.aspx https://www.bajasae.net/app/SmartScheduleViewer.aspx?scheduleid=43523eb1-4e96-4a50-87d6-a0e66a9ce759 https://youtu.be/BRtBB2VnF8M https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1528717091682996224 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1528806198392328192 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1528814892400123905 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1528807673898090496 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7000-zen4-raphael-desktop-engineering-sample-cpu-with-16-cores-has-been-spotted https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-mendocino-zen-2-apus-rdna-2-graphics https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-9-6980hx https://twitter.com/patrickschur_/status/1315788414877347850?lang=en https://angstronomics.substack.com/p/site-launch-exclusive-all-the-juicy?s=r https://youtu.be/6yFn85I5PbY https://youtu.be/_NhM02NE8c8 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1526965958287495170 https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/11/23066661/apple-iphone-15-drop-lightning-port-usb-c-2023-prediction-rumor https://csrreportbuilder.intel.com/pdfbuilder/pdfs/CSR-2021-22-Full-Report.pdf https://twitter.com/witeken/status/1525031590522408960?s=21&t=QAjD5KVyk8p8a2-gXxDv7A https://www.techspot.com/review/2463-amd-radeon-6950xt/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/framework-will-sell-you-its-laptop-motherboard-without-the-laptop-for-399/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1528619628150374400 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/hot-chips-34-schedule-reveals-intels-3d-foveros-ambitions-for-meteor-lake-arrow-lake-cpus https://github.com/SmokelessCPU/UniversalAMDFormBrowser Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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5/17/2022

153. 4K 144Hz Displays for Lovelace, FSR 2.0, Zen 4 IPC, RDNA 3 | Hardware Unboxed artwork

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153. 4K 144Hz Displays for Lovelace, FSR 2.0, Zen 4 IPC, RDNA 3 | Hardware Unboxed

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Tim from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss FSR 2.0, DLSS, XeSS, and upcoming launches! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 4K 144Hz Monitors - Getting Cheaper? Will they be mainstream for Lovelace? 5:13 The Future of TN vs IPS vs Micro LED vs OLED Displays 8:16 Displays for people with Motion Sickness 12:33 Building a PC for 240Hz Gaming 16:13 Is 100% native resolution favorable to DLSS & FSR? 23:17 Is AMD FSR 2.0 as good as DLSS 2.3? Did FSR 1.0 succeed? 29:55 Do we expect any surprises with FSR 2.0 in future games? 31:37 What does AMD need to do to make FSR 2.0 more successful than FSR 1.0? 42:30 Is DLSS a Rubegoldbergian feature next to FSR 2.0? 48:06 Will FSR be HW Accelerated by RDNA 3? What Accelerators should Nvidia add? 58:38 Is Tim doing an Xe Super Sampling Review this week? When will ARC launch? 1:04:43 What do we expect out of Intel Alchemist? 1:18:49 Why does Nvidia hide Laptop GPU Power Consumption? 1:25:28 How much does it matter if Lovelace has a 600w Flagship? 1:35:11 RDNA 3 Ray Tracing vs Rasterization Performance - Equal importance? 1:42:10 Can AMD charge Nvidia prices? Will Lovelace availability horrible? 1:49:32 Where are the Rembrandt Laptops?! Did Ryzen 6000 live up to the hype? 1:54:14 Zen 4 IPC - Is Tim impressed? Will it beat Raptor Lake? 2:08:14 When will Devs utilize the latest God-tier CPUs and SSDs? 2:12:43 What are the biggest AMD/Nvidia/Intel successes and failures? Visit Hardware Unboxed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8iQa1hv7oV_Z8D35vVuSg https://www.techspot.com/review/2462-amd-radeon-6750xt/ https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/82931/intel-core-i75930k-processor-15m-cache-up-to-3-70-ghz/specifications.html https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-xess-super-resolution-technology-launches-on-may-20-with-dolmen https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-claims-to-offer-better-performance-per-dollar-than-nvidia-gpus-across-its-entire-radeon-rx-6000-stack https://www.evga.com/products/ProductList.aspx?type=0&family=GeForce+30+Series+Family Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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5/9/2022

152. RX 6950 XT Reviews, MI300, Phoenix & Dragon Range, ZEN 4 96C TR vs 112C Xeon-W artwork

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152. RX 6950 XT Reviews, MI300, Phoenix & Dragon Range, ZEN 4 96C TR vs 112C Xeon-W

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The AMD RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6650 XT are all out! Also, HEDT is getting interesting! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Colds vs COVID, MLID’s Reach (Intro Banter) 6:59 RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT, and RX 6650 XT Reviews & Availability 16:35 Intel ARC A750, A580 and A380 GPU Launch Rumors 27:18 Lovelace Rumors Update – 900w?! Triple Performance?! 36:52 Where does Nvidia go with Chiplets? 38:44 AMD RDNA 3 Navi 31 and MI300 Leak 50:35 Why can't Nvidia use 3D Stacking? When will HBM be used again? 54:47 AMD Confirms Dragon Range & Phoenix for 2023 1:06:50 Intel 24-Core & 112-Core Fishhawk Falls Leaked 1:16:15 AMD Zen 4 Raphael & Threadripper vs Fishhawk Falls 1:22:48 Is TSMC 3nm gets delayed, can Intel catch up? 1:34:32 Zen 6 Venice Early Details Leak 1:38:43 AMD Locks OC'ing, Intel 4 & Meteor Lake, FTC vs Sony/MS (Wrap Up) 1:50:30 Will 16GB VRAM become the min? Will DDR5 get cheap? Disable E-Cores? (Final RM) https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6950xt-to-cost-1099-rx-6750xt-549-rx-6650xt-399 https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6950-xt-1099-usd-faster-rtx-3090-rx-6750-xt-549-usd-faster-rtx-3070-rx-6650-xt-399-usd-faster-rtx-3060-gaming-benchmarks-prices-leak/ https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6950-xt-rx-6750-xt-rx-6650-xt-rdna-2-refresh-graphics-cards-being-advertised-by-retailers-worldwide-prior-to-launch/ https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6950-xt-1099-usd-faster-rtx-3090-rx-6750-xt-549-usd-faster-rtx-3070-rx-6650-xt-399-usd-faster-rtx-3060-gaming-benchmarks-prices-leak/ https://videocardz.com/newz/official-radeon-rx-6x50xt-series-gaming-performance-leaks-out-rx-6950xt-is-4-faster-than-rx-6900xt https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6950xt-features-navi-21-kxtx-gpu-supports-hynix-and-samsung-18gbps-memory https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-graphics-ready-for-showtime-a750-a580-and-a380-gpu-sales-embargo-msrp-and-positioning/ https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-alchemist-gaming-graphics-cards-delay-late-summer-drivers-problematic/ https://youtu.be/NGdu6v9jERc https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-next-gen-gpu-ada-lovelace-is-no-longer-a-simple-ampere-refresh-rumours-suggest/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1518337344948035587 https://youtu.be/uVcJ3X8eU5s https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/3/23056024/amd-dragon-range-zen-4-extreme-gaming-laptop-cpu-ryzen https://youtu.be/bGXa_ECv7dQ https://mlech26l.github.io/pages/images/cpus.png https://youtu.be/psdGqYZdYnA https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-epyc-with-zen6-architecture-is-allegedly-codenamed-venice https://www.techpowerup.com/review/msi-radeon-rx-6400-aero-itx/38.html https://wccftech.com/nvidia-h100-80-gb-pcie-accelerator-with-hopper-gpu-is-priced-over-30000-us-in-japan/ https://twitter.com/witeken/status/1521428223896211457?s=21&t=7OjXe2ii25MiOkcutGFurQ https://www.techpowerup.com/294535/amd-announces-ryzen-5000c-zen-3-processors-for-chromebooks https://twitter.com/IanCutress/status/1522591128838623234 https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7000-5nm-zen-4-desktop-cpus-am5-platform-september-launch-rumor/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-alder-lake-hx-specifications-leaked-up-to-16-cores-with-overclocking-and-pcie-5-0-support-for-enthusiast-class-laptops https://hothardware.com/news/intel-purchase-siru-innovations https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1520120577893281792 https://www.techspot.com/news/94504-nvidia-lhr-limiter-has-bypassed-enabling-full-mining.html https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/activision-blizzard-microsoft-deal-approved https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ftc-opens-inquiry-into-sonys-3-6-billion-bungie-gaming-purchase Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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5/3/2022

151. R7 5800X3D vs i7-12700K, Zen 4 vs Raptor Lake, 600w Lovelace | Hardware Numb3rs artwork

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We discuss the price/performance of AMD Zen 3D vs Intel Alder Lake, and the future of CPUs! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://bit.ly/3wKx6v1 0:00 Who is Max? What type of Overclocking does he do? 6:13 Zen+ vs Zen 2 IPC at 5GHz, Rocket Lake vs Comet Lake at 6GHz 15:43 R7 5800X3D Overclocking - Does it even need fast RAM? 20:00 R7 5800X3D vs Alder Lake - Who should buy what? For what price? 38:49 Which Zen 4 Models will likely get Vcache? 41:36 Zen 4 vs Raptor Lake - Who do we think will win? 47:58 Buy now…or wait for Zen 4? 1:00:05 Do PC Gamers need to change how they think about upgrading? 1:06:31 0.1% vs 1% Lows – Which is more important for smooth framerates? 1:15:26 What if Intel wouldn't have gotten lazy? 1:20:50 What does overclocking gain you on average? 1:25:15 Does Intel have a 3D Stacking advantage? What do we think about Apple? 1:32:49 What will devs do with Zen 4 & Meteor Lake's insane performance? 1:36:00 Can APUs realistically replace the low end GPU market? 1:39:17 Max has a 600w 3090 Kingpin - how is the heat? Will the 4090 be useable? Hardware Numb3rs YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HardwareNumb3rs Hardware Numb3rs Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareNumb3rs Italian Extreme Modders: https://www.youtube.com/c/ItalianExtremeModders Previous Episode with Hardware Numb3rs: https://youtu.be/vm3VvEYyPrw At 6GHz Rocket Lake did overtake Comet Lake notably: https://youtu.be/0K0ICpbssTk https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/213801/intel-core-i911900h-processor-24m-cache-up-to-4-80-ghz.html https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/225916/intel-core-i912900ks-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-50-ghz.html Original MLID Raptor Lake Leak: https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4 Raptor Lake Update: https://youtu.be/y3nxqq6Q9mY?t=568 100% Zen 4 will run all-core above 5GHz, they proved it: https://youtu.be/_jX-hKvUQDU?t=2353 https://youtu.be/O0gbfvJDsv4?t=321 https://tpucdn.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d/images/relative-performance-games-1920-1080.png https://tpucdn.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d/images/relative-performance-cpu.png https://youtu.be/hBFNoKUHjcg?t=1153 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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4/26/2022

150. 4nm Lovelace at 600w, R7 5800X3D Reviews, Falling GPU Prices, Intel Execution artwork

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150. 4nm Lovelace at 600w, R7 5800X3D Reviews, Falling GPU Prices, Intel Execution

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RTX 4090 specs are almost entirely confirmed, RX 6700 XT is getting cheap, and Intel is adrift… SPON: Use “brokensilicon” for 10% off XREART Gaming Art: https://xreart.com/?ref=brokensilicon SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Minnesota Weather, Mosquito Territories, Giant Goofy Fish (Intro Banter) 5:57 Navi 33 Die Size, RTX IO vs PS5 Asset Streaming (Corrections) 12:41 R7 5800X3D Official Reviews - Is it the "best" gaming CPU? 26:12 Zen 4 vs Zen 3D, Vcache on APUs 31:20 Intel’s Execution Problem – Where is Sapphire Rapids, Ponte Vecchio, & Alchemist?! 39:25 Falling GPU Prices 52:10 RX 6400 Released 1:02:43 RX 6650 XT, RX 6750 XT, 6950 XT Update 1:05:44 RTX 4090 consumes 600w, Professional Lovelace consumes 330-400w 1:19:49 Lovelace uses TSMC 4nm and PCIe 4.0 1:28:54 i9-12950HX 16C Laptop CPU, 40GB XBOX Series X, TSMC 2nm (Wrap Up) 1:33:01 Zen 4 I/O, VR Adoption, 3D Stacking vs Moore’s Law (Final Reader Mail) https://youtu.be/8n2cIeIpzLA https://youtu.be/ajDUIJalxis https://www.techspot.com/review/2450-ryzen-5800x3D-vs-core-i9-12900k/ https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=i9-12900KS https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i7-12700k-core-i7-12th-gen/p/N82E16819118343 5800X3D “Loses” on TPU: https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d/18.html 5800X3D “Wins” on Techspot: https://www.techspot.com/review/2449-amd-ryzen-5800x3D/ https://wccftech.com/intel-sapphire-rapids-sp-xeon-platinum-es-cpus-fail-to-impress-against-epyc-milan-x-last-gen-xeons-in-leaked-benchmarks/ https://youtu.be/nJrbnaqanRk $299 RTX 3050: https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P5-3553-KR https://youtu.be/pGs2OKEUm68 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1515129745427496961 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1515478749441052678 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1516474038260203524 https://youtu.be/nJrbnaqanRk https://www.techpowerup.com/294037/amd-radeon-rx-6400-launched-at-usd-159 https://www.techpowerup.com/294037/amd-radeon-rx-6400-launched-at-usd-159 https://www.techpowerup.com/294051/sapphire-launches-the-radeon-rx-6400-pulse https://www.tomshardware.com/news/radeon-rx-6400-review-reveals-gtx-1650-performance https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1518337344948035587 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1518158879125012481 https://youtu.be/c--1_0HqB3w https://videocardz.com/newz/dell-precision-7770-7670-leak-confirms-16-core-mobile-intel-core-i9-12950hx-supports-vpro-tech https://youtu.be/Wno4t7YqMM4 https://wccftech.com/msi-agesa-1-2-0-7-bios-rolling-out-soon-offers-amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-bclk-overclock-support/ https://www.techpowerup.com/294108/apple-intel-to-become-alpha-customers-for-tsmcs-2-nm-manufacturing-node https://www.anandtech.com/show/16639/tsmc-update-2nm-in-development-3nm-4nm-on-track-for-2022 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-am5-platform-for-ryzen-7000-launches-with-ddr5-support-only-dual-chipset-design Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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4/19/2022

149. Ryzen Mindshare 2022, Nvidia Lovelace TDP Limits, SI Steam Deck | MAINGEAR CEO artwork

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149. Ryzen Mindshare 2022, Nvidia Lovelace TDP Limits, SI Steam Deck | MAINGEAR CEO

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Wallace Santos joins to discuss running an SI, and upcoming AMD, Intel, and Nvidia generations. SPON: Use “brokensilicon” for 10% off XREART Gaming Art: https://xreart.com/?ref=brokensilicon SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Who is Wallace? What made him start a System Integrator Company? 10:55 PC Gaming since 2002 - How has this community changed? 20:17 What do you think about the Secret Shopper Videos? 23:26 Why are some OEMs and System Integrators so bad? 31:34 When did the COVID shortages first hit MAINGEAR? 40:32 Nvidia Selling Graphics Cards directly to Miners 45:04 When did Ryzen become popular? Is Intel getting Mindshare back? 49:58 Is the mind share shifting back to Intel? 54:06 How does MAINGEAR price their GPUs? 57:42 SI Laptops - Where they come from, challenges, rising TDPs 1:06:07 RTX 4090 TDP - When would MAINGEAR have issues supporting it? 1:15:41 Would MAINGEAR consider making a Steam Deck competitor? 1:20:06 Planning for Raptor Lake, Zen 4, Lovelace, RDNA 3, Meteor Lake, Zen 5, Battlemage https://www.linkedin.com/in/wallace-santos/ https://twitter.com/santos_wallace https://maingear.com/about/ https://youtu.be/-VVC1NOgqeg https://maingear.com/product/maingear-vybe-custom-q4-2021/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Laporte https://youtu.be/VRFEr3rAizY https://www.tomshardware.com/news/bitcoin-mining-nvidia-cmp--gpus-30-million-order https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/docs/boards-kits/nuc/nuc-assets/nuc-laptop-kits-queens-county.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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4/12/2022

148. RDNA 3 Efficiency, RX 6750 XT Supply, AMD 5800X3D Benchmarks, Intel ARC Lies artwork

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148. RDNA 3 Efficiency, RX 6750 XT Supply, AMD 5800X3D Benchmarks, Intel ARC Lies

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We discuss Navi 33, 6x50 XT launches, Nvidia Lovelace Rumors, R7 5800X3D, and more! SPON: Use “BROKENSILICON20” at http://www.magicmind.co/brokensilicon for 20% off your first order! SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Taxes, XeSS pronunciation (Intro Banter) 6:24 Dan’s Navigational Skills, GDDR7 Readiness, RAM Stagnation (Corrections) 15:23 AMD RX 7600 XT & RDNA 3 Efficiency 30:36 What is a 4K gaming card? (VRAM, PCIe 5.0 x 8, 128-bit bus Discussion) 44:54 Is the RTX 3090 Ti a test board for Lovelace RTX 4090? 52:08 RX 6750 XT & 6650X T Power Consumption and Launch Date 54:59 RX 6750 XT Supply & Segmentation 58:35 R7 5700X, R5 5600, R5 5600 Reviews 1:03:13 R7 5800X3D Benchmarked, Newegg Scam Warning 1:12:50 Intel admits they Lied about Alchemist Launch Date, Drivers Unoptimized 1:23:15 Intel's NOT launching a "Zen-like Ocean Cove", ARC SOC3, TSMC & Nvidia (Wrap Up) 1:35:27 Future Low End GPU Demand, Future CPU Features, Graphics Settings (Final RM) https://youtu.be/tefqiCaikGk https://youtu.be/iUGppQVpXzU https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1513087469796872203 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rtx-3090-ti-pcbs-are-designed-to-support-next-gen-rtx-40-ada-ad102-gpus https://www.igorslab.de/nvidias-und-amds-forderungen-an-die-pci-sig-fuer-die-neuen-600-watt-karten-grenzen-erlaubte-ueberschreitung-und-lastspitzen-exklusiv/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/new-details-about-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-to-24-gb-gddr6x-and-a-clever-voltage-converter-orgy/?s=03 https://videocardz.com/newz/powercolor-radeon-rx-6750xt-red-devil-graphics-card-has-been-listed-on-rra-website https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6950x-rx-6750xt-and-rx-6650-xt-pictured-release-date-moved-to-may-10th https://www.techspot.com/review/2438-geforce-rtx-3070-vs-radeon-6700-xt/ https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2342/bench/1440p.png https://videocardz.com/127008/amd-ryzen-7-5700x-ryzen-5-5600-and-5500-review-roundup https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-5-5600-and-ryzen-5-5500-review https://youtu.be/ifI9nnmW5sg https://youtu.be/ifI9nnmW5sg https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/ryzen-5-5500.c2756 https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-gets-benchmarked-ahead-of-embargo-lift.html https://youtu.be/31R8ONg2XEU https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1512366877648973826 https://www.techpowerup.com/293709/laptops-with-arc-graphics-nowhere-in-sight-intel-says-wait-till-june https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-a350m-gpu-has-finally-been-tested-slower-than-gtx-1650-up-to-2-2-ghz-clock https://www.pcmag.com/news/where-is-intels-arc-laptop-gpu-the-rollout-may-take-a-while https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1511759887386169358 https://wccftech.com/intel-copies-amd-next-gen-ocean-cove-architecture-shows-resemblance-zen-core-architecture/ https://videocardz.com/newz/aida64-receives-preliminary-support-for-alder-lake-x-hedt-xeon-cpus https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-might-still-release-a-third-arc-gpu-with-16-xe-cores-new-patches-for-intel-graphics-compiler-suggest https://wccftech.com/tsmc-to-become-nvidias-sole-gpu-supplier-in-2022-report/ https://videocardz.com/newz/amds-53w-entry-level-radeon-rx-6400-card-quietly-goes-on-sale-slightly-cheaper-than-gtx-1050-ti-and-rx-6500-xt?s=03 https://gamerant.com/dying-light-2-development-history/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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4/5/2022

147. Nvidia Lovelace vs Consoles, PS5 Pro, 6nm XBOX Series S, PlayStation VR2 | NX Gamer artwork

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NX Gamer joins to discuss upcoming AMD, Nvidia, Intel, PlayStation, and XBOX hardware releases. SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 0:00 Who is NX Gamer? What does he do professionally? 5:54 Console Optimization, Bad Benchmarking YouTube Channels 12:40 Are the shortages ending? Should people buy now, or wait till Summer? 17:46 Will RDNA 3 & Lovelace change the value proposition of the consoles? 24:34 PlayStation 5 Pro - Should Sony launch one? What node and specs? 36:20 Why a PS5 Pro may be cheap, and even help supply 47:43 XBOX Series S 6nm Refresh - What should Microsoft do? 1:03:19 Why don't more devs target native 4K? 1:12:05 Have the Consoles lived up to Expectations? 1:18:15 Will the PS5 actually use the SSD for more performance...ever? 1:25:51 TFLOPs vs Networking vs Software Quality 1:32:46 If performance quadruples - will people care about new hardware anymore? 1:39:39 PS VR2 - Pricing, Performance, Capabilities, and VR Games 1:55:35 Why did Google Stadia Fail? Is game streaming going to succeed? 2:01:36 PS Plus Premium - A worthy answer to XBOX Game Pass? 2:11:03 Metal Gear Solid Remake – Is it still coming out? 2:21:19 Hyperscalars & Hybrid Cloud NX Gamer’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Jo0VTzeyYbZ8cVk3k-EhA These types of videos are usually FAKE: https://youtu.be/WJqIuxD2NZ0 6600 XT Perf Relative to 2016: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-6600-xt.c3774 MLID Lovelace Leak: https://youtu.be/c--1_0HqB3w MLID Early RDNA 4 Leak: https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M MLID PS5 Pro and XSS 6nm Leak: https://youtu.be/Qlqq7JrJujI?t=416 Dying Light 2 was badly optimized on Console: https://youtu.be/vTtU71MmFZU https://blog.playstation.com/2022/02/22/first-look-the-headset-design-for-playstation-vr2/ https://www.gamesradar.com/psvr-2-everything-we-know/ https://gamerant.com/playstation-vr2-event-rumor/ https://www.pushsquare.com/guides/new-ps-plus-memberships-all-three-tiers-explained https://www.theloadout.com/halo-infinite/co-op-campaign-release-date#:~:text=It%20was%20previously%20announced%20that,July%2025%20or%20August%201. https://www.polygon.com/22965387/halo-infinite-co-op-forge-release-date-season-2-new-maps https://www.youtube.com/c/VGTech/videos https://youtu.be/239ntwGzg7c https://www.trueachievements.com/n46935/how-many-xbox-game-pass-games Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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3/31/2022

146. Intel ARC A780 & A380, Nvidia H100 v AMD MI300, RTX 3090 Ti Launch, PS+ Premium artwork

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We discuss 4nm Hopper, Alchemist, FSR 2.0 vs DLSS 2.3, and other recent Hardware News! SPON: Go to http://www.magicmind.co/brokensilicon and use code BROKENSILICON20 for 20% off! SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Sleep Issues and Additional Co-Hosts (Intro Banter) 7:00 Die Shrink 69, GDDR5 Performance and Longevity (Corrections and Omissions) 10:33 Nvidia Reveals 4nm Hopper at GTC - What does it mean for Lovelace? MI300? 20:35 Orin Variant Teased that could be similar to the Nintendo Switch 2 26:31 RTX 3090 Ti Launches: Better than Expected, Still not Good 34:24 Will AMD design GPUs around VRAM? Should people sell their Ampere cards? 43:27 When will “Mega APUs” replace the Low End? 46:27 AMD Unveils FSR 2.0 52:01 Intel Details Xe Super Sampling 57:33 Intel Alchemist Reveal Discussion 1:15:49 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900KS Launches 1:20:41 PlayStation Plus Revamped to Compete with Game Pass 1:31:18 170w AM5 Zen 4, Nvidia Streamline, TSMC's "Exploding" Orders (Wrap Up) 1:35:28 Windows Updates breaking RADEON, RDNA 3 Whispers, Custom Nodes (Final RM) https://youtu.be/39ubNuxnrK8 https://youtu.be/FHAwIKakoKA https://videocardz.com/press-release/nvidia-announces-h100-hopper-gpu-with-up-to-16896-fp32-cores-80gb-hbm3-memory-700w-of-tdp https://www.anandtech.com/show/17327/nvidia-hopper-gpu-architecture-and-h100-accelerator-announced https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/autonomous-machines/embedded-systems/jetson-orin/?ncid=so-yout-503454&sfdcid=undefined#cid=gtcs22_so-yout_en-us https://youtu.be/CE8ssnSqgZg https://youtu.be/DDcA0c-Ahq0 https://youtu.be/tDzO4r-p7Pg https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1507843938845175810 https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=RTX+3090+Ti&n=8000 https://youtu.be/0dES7q6ave4 https://youtu.be/97JIldpUGE4 https://youtu.be/JYmTkYTknNY https://youtu.be/Fj-oW-FKBmQ https://wccftech.com/intel-xess-interview-karthik-vaidyanathan/?beta=1 https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-xe-super-sampling-xess-to-feature-five-quality-modes-including-ultra-quality https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/events/arc-events.html https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/displayport-2-everything-you-need-to-know/ https://youtu.be/2F5hJsTJrP0 https://videocardz.com/press-release/intel-announces-core-i9-12900ks-5-5-ghz-alder-lake-cpu-for-739-usd-launches-april-5th https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/ https://www.pushsquare.com/features/reaction-ps-plus-ps-nows-makeover-a-necessary-and-positive-step-for-sony https://www.dualshockers.com/new-playstation-plus-neo-spartacus-price-tier-leak-explained/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/532431/playstation-plus-subscribers-global/ https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-enters-ark-a-non-public-intel-database-lists-mysterious-dg2mb-entry https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7000-zen-4-cpus-feature-170w-16-core-105w-12-core-ryzen-9-desktop-skus-rumor/?beta=1 https://twitter.com/chiakokhua/status/1506814429635444736 https://youtu.be/tDzO4r-p7Pg https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-zen4-epyc-genoa-features-1mb-of-l2-cache-per-core Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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3/24/2022

145. RX 7700 XT VRAM, AMD FSR 2.0, Intel ARC & XeSS, Steam Deck Perf. | Art Director artwork

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Bryan Heemskerk is the Lead Artist at Massive Damage, Inc. We discuss FSR vs DLSS vs XeSS. SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 0:00 Bryan Heemskerk Introduction 3:38 What if the RX 7700 XT only has 8GB? How much will RAM vs TFLOPs matter going forward? 16:49 Why do we need FSR and DLSS? Why did DLSS 1.0 suck? 23:42 FSR 2.0 vs FSR 1.0 32:58 Why AMD needs to make FSR 2.0 gain adoption quickly to Succeed 35:28 Why do ports from AMD consoles sometimes run terribly on AMD PCs? 42:04 Why has FSR adoption for console games been almost non-existent? 48:30 Is RSR enough to mitigate Nvidia's DLSS adoption? 54:40 Will FSR 2.0 match DLSS 2.3 Quality? What comes next? 56:30 Intel Alchemist and Xe Super Sampling 1:13:04 RDNA 3 vs Lovelace – Architecture Design, Economics, Mind Share 1:30:47 Potential PS5 Pro Performance 1:41:02 Will the Steam Deck hold back graphics progress? 1:50:20 How Valve can incentivize Steam Deck Support 2:02:13 Developing Games with FSR and DLSS in mind, Preserving a Game's Vision 2:09:19 Game bugs, Elden Ring Save Management Previous Bryan Heemskerk Episode: https://youtu.be/daRC4l4NgnA Massive Damage on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/massivedamage/ Bryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryanheemskerk?lang=en Bryan's work Portfolio: http://www.bryanheemskerk.com/gallery/pixelart/ Bryan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-heemskerk-a111b351/?originalSubdomain=ca https://www.anandtech.com/show/17327/nvidia-hopper-gpu-architecture-and-h100-accelerator-announced https://community.amd.com/t5/gaming/amd-fidelityfx-super-resolution-2-0-gdc-2022-announcements/ba-p/517541 https://gpuopen.com/fidelityfx-superresolution-2/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fsr2 https://www.hardwaretimes.com/amd-fsr-2-vs-nvidia-dlss-2-comparisons-radeon-offers-better-anti-aliasing-but-geforce-produces-sharper-images/ https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/look-out-dlss-first-tests-amds-game-boosting-radeon-super-resolution https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/february-2022-rtx-dlss-game-updates/ https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/outriders-nvidia-dlss-out-now/#:~:text=NVIDIA%20DLSS%20is%20available%20in,titles%20each%20and%20every%20month https://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/145294-nvidia-dlss-21-delivers-vr-8k-dynamic-resolution-support/ https://youtu.be/upGTctUo93A https://youtu.be/AgFGI8JFo8g https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2277/images/6.jpg https://in.ign.com/ps5/163088/news/arcadegeddon-first-ps5-game-to-get-amd-fsr-support https://wccftech.com/intel-showcases-arc-alchemist-gpu-performance-xess-raytracing-enabled-calls-xess-better-than-temporal-upscaling/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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3/15/2022

144. Nvidia Lovelace vs AMD RDNA 3 Economics, Nintendo Switch 2, Apple M1 Ultra artwork

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144. Nvidia Lovelace vs AMD RDNA 3 Economics, Nintendo Switch 2, Apple M1 Ultra

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New GeForce, Intel Alchemist, AMD RDNA, Apple, and Nintendo GPUs are on the horizon! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Tim Apple Impressions, Elden Ring Performance Corrections 7:59 Nvidia Hack – 2 Weeks Later 15:36 Nintendo Switch 2 Specs Leak 29:33 Nvidia Lovelace AD102 and Early Lineup Leaked 34:25 Why 600w almost literally has to be the limit for practical reasons 44:38 GDDR7 – Why it might be ready within a Year 51:40 RDNA 3 vs Lovelace Segmentation 1:02:00 Lovelace & RDNA 3 Economics - Who has the pricing advantage? 1:09:05 Apple M1 Ultra Multi-Die APU Revealed 1:18:40 RTX 3090 Ti Planned to Launch March 29th 1:22:48 Intel Alchemist might be months away – when is it too late? 1:28:32 How do sources know performance of chips 2 years before they launch? 1:34:27 R7 5800X3D, Threadripper Zen 3, Milan-X, and Low End Ryzen launching by April 1:41:00 Nvidia Blackwell, TSMC 3nm, FSR 2.0 (Wrap Up) 1:47:50 GPU Inflation, AMD’s War Chest, VALVE’s Console Future (Final Reader Mail) https://www.techpowerup.com/292781/elden-ring-pc-stuttering-issues-fixed-but-only-on-valves-steam-deck https://www.eetimes.com/hack-of-nvidia-a-national-disaster/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-under-attack-by-hacker-group-seeking-1-million-for-lhr-ethereum-bypass/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4_technical_specifications https://www.techpowerup.com/292479/nvidia-dlss-source-code-leaked https://www.techpowerup.com/292690/malware-on-the-prowl-using-stolen-nvidia-code-signing-certificates https://www.techadvisor.com/news/game/nintendo-switch-2-3806401/ https://www.inverse.com/gaming/nintendo-switch-2-nvidia-leak-release-timeline https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-next-gen-console-nvidia-ampere-dlss-2-2-ray-tracing-leak/ https://twitter.com/NWPlayer123/status/1498701174609899521 https://twitter.com/NWPlayer123/status/1498714482448777216 https://www.anandtech.com/show/17306/apple-announces-m1-ultra-combining-two-m1-maxes-for-even-more-performance https://videocardz.com/newz/confirmed-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-launches-on-march-29th-reviews-coming-on-the-same-day https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-ga102f-gpu-support-added-to-aida64-is-this-the-chip-powering-the-geforce-rtx-3090-ti/ https://www.igorslab.de/en/the-geforce-rtx-3070-ti-16gb-doesnt-come-into-arc-promises-again-and-the-gddr6x-is-itching/ https://www.techpowerup.com/292776/intel-plans-may-june-2022-launches-of-arc-alchemist-desktop-graphics-cards https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-high-end-desktop-skus-rumored-to-launch-between-week-18-and-22-may-8-june-5 https://www.techpowerup.com/292782/amd-asks-motherboard-makers-to-remove-overclocking-options-for-ryzen-7-5800x3d https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-also-preparing-ryzen-5700-5100-and-4700-10-new-am4-cpus-planned-in-april https://www.techpowerup.com/292835/amd-readies-even-more-ryzen-5000-series-desktop-skus-for-april https://twitter.com/CapFrameX/status/1501544449503072261 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-to-cost-449-launches-april-20 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-hopper-successor-likely-named-after-david-blackwell https://www.techpowerup.com/292572/italy-creating-eur4-billion-chipmaking-fund-trying-to-attract-intel https://wccftech.com/tsmc-exceeds-3nm-yield-expectations-production-can-start-sooner-than-planned/ https://videocardz.com/newz/amds-upcoming-radeon-rx-6950xt-reference-card-might-feature-an-all-black-cooling-solution https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-to-discuss-next-generation-image-upscaling-at-gdc-2022 https://videocardz.com/newz/xfx-china-website-shuts-down-after-chinese-customs-office-seizes-5840-illegally-mislabeled-xfx-graphics-cards-worth-3m-usd https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-cpus-see-less-than-10-performance-drop-from-revised-spectre-v2-mitigations Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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143. Lovelace vs RDNA 3 Ray Tracing, Future DLSS, Ukraine War, FPGA | Govt Engineer artwork

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An anonymous Engineer working for the US Government joins to discuss Lovelace & RDNA 3 technology, the future of FSR & DLSS, FPGA & Xilinx, and the War in Ukraine’s effect on the world economy. SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 0:00 Who is our Mysterious Guest? What can he disclose about his position? 7:43 What got Matt into PC Gaming? When did he become an enthusiast? 16:57 Are we entering a new era of Graphics Cards? 21:28 Will DLSS and FSR matter if we have cards 2-4x stronger than what we have now? 29:54 When and why did MSAA die? 44:43 Do you expect RDNA3 to be close to Lovelace in Raytracing? 1:00:26 What can AMD do with FSR to make it beat DLSS? 1:07:03 Can AMD accelerate FSR on a hardware level? 1:13:14 The Value of Future GPUs, Nintendo Switch 2 Performance 1:22:11 What comes after DLSS and FSR? What's next for balancing picture quality? 1:27:26 FPGAs talk How do you see them being used moving forward? 1:36:58 AMD's FPGA advantage with Xilinx 1:41:37 The Russian Invasion of Ukraine, and how it will affect the world 1:55:28 Will PC Hardware prices continue to go down if gas prices go up? 1:59:10 Can manufacturing be "brought back to the west"? Where do we get rare materials? 2:09:44 Silicon Nodes for Spacecraft, Advice for getting into FPGAs & Engineering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/29/why-did-last-nights-game-of-thrones-look-so-bad-here-comes-the-science/ https://www.statista.com/topics/1959/silicon/ https://youtu.be/cUJtIK94Djc https://www.inverse.com/gaming/nintendo-switch-2-nvidia-leak-release-timeline Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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142. RX 7970 XT v RTX 4090 Ti, AMD Rembrandt Reviews, Nvidia Hacked, Intel Celestial artwork

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We discuss upcoming RADEON, GeForce, and ARC architectures…and talk about Zen 4 v MTL! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Elden Ring Bosses, Favorite Pokémon, RTX 3090 Ti Testing 8:42 Insider input on how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect Product Launches 15:38 Best Buy TotalTech, Monopolistic vs Anticompetitive, 6500 XT vs 3050 (Corrections) 27:59 RX 7970 XT v RTX 4090 Ti – What can MLID confirm about performance, specs, and TDP? [ FYI - Some Crackling Noises in Audio for next 5-10 minutes ] 42:42 Do Burst TDPs make sense in a GPU? How could Nvidia market 500w GPUs? 51:05 Intel Celestial & Battlemage Performance, Alchemist shipping 4+ Million in 2022 1:01:11 Nvidia Hacked 1:08:12 AMD Rembrandt Launches in Laptops 1:20:34 I9-12980HX 8+8 at 65w is coming to Mobile - Reconfirmed 1:27:21 Intel reveals 24C Raptor Lake & MLID confirms it launches Q3, Meteor Lake v Zen 5 1:33:50 How long will an i7-2600K be able to run games at 30 FPS? 1:39:41 Intel Arrow Lake potentially sharing tiles with Battlemage 1:42:23 Elden Ring Performance, PlayStation VR2, GTX 2050 benchmarked (Wrap Up) 1:54:43 Alienware QD-OLED for $1299, PS5 Pro, Steam Deck R&D Costs (Final RM) https://wccftech.com/intel-amd-reportedly-suspend-chip-shipments-to-russia-report/ https://youtu.be/R2s5HodOX9I https://youtu.be/qCYHBsaZVdQ https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1496509701273833475 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1496514978006069250 https://www.tweaktown.com/news/83703/evga-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-kingpin-teased-2-12-pin-pcie-power-needed/index.html https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-technology-roadmaps-milestones.html#gs.qw0j14 https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-celestial-gpus-to-target-ultra-enthusiast-gpu-market-in-2024 https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-wants-a-piece-of-the-dollar1000-gpu-market-targeting-the-ultra-enthusiast-segment-with-celestial/ https://youtu.be/y3nxqq6Q9mY https://www.tomshardware.com/news/jpr-q3-2021-desktop-discrete-gpu-shipments https://www.techpowerup.com/292375/nvidia-has-allegedly-been-hacked-internal-systems-compromised https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-amd-ryzen-6900hs-radeon-rx-6800s https://youtu.be/pNSnSkNGI3g https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-7-6800h https://www.amd.com/en/products/apu/amd-ryzen-7-6800u https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4?t=799 https://twitter.com/KOMACHI_ENSAKA/status/1497182956854853640 https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1497184003626979328 https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_core_i7_12700k-vs-intel_core_i9_12900hk https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_core_i9_12900hk-vs-amd_ryzen_9_5900x https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-showcases-13th-gen-core-raptor-lake-cpu-with-24-cores-and-32-threads https://youtu.be/y3nxqq6Q9mY https://www.techpowerup.com/review/elden-ring-benchmark-test-performance-analysis/5.html https://www.techpowerup.com/292357/intel-fails-to-deliver-on-promised-day-0-elden-ring-graphics-driver https://wccftech.com/intel-pay-additional-features-cpus-sdsi/?fbclid=IwAR1jd-Z0yHuZ19I3ujdMGfgG6pn2uVhTNHe1fN-1wx7NAP7L2LZT9Dg8zDg https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-confirms-15th-gen-core-arrow-lake-xeon-granite-rapids-and-sierra-forest-2024-series https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-12900ks-5-5-ghz-cpu-benchmarks-leak-up-to-5-faster-in-single-10-faster-in-multi-threaded-tests/ https://blog.playstation.com/2022/02/22/first-look-the-headset-design-for-playstation-vr2/#sf253727454 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rtx-lhr-bios-v2-unlocker-supposedly-removes-mining-hashrate-limit-from-ampere-cards https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-ga103-gpu-desktop-debut-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-graphics-cards/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2050-laptop-gpu-benchmark-leak-faster-than-gtx-1650-plus-dlss/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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2/22/2022

141. Nvidia vs AMD for Esports, MP Hackers, Directing Tournaments | Esports Manager artwork

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141. Nvidia vs AMD for Esports, MP Hackers, Directing Tournaments | Esports Manager

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An Esports Director & Business Manager joins to explain the competitive gaming industry. SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 0:00 Who is Phil? What made him decide to focus on Esports? 14:48 Difference between managing Live Sports and Esports 26:35 How does the Esports industry make money, make teams, and function? 34:41 Does a game need to be one of the most popular ones to become an Esport? 42:16 What makes a good Esports game? 54:06 Managing Tournaments & Venues 1:05:17 RX 6600 XT vs RTX 3060 for Esports and Production 1:10:29 Is the 1080p 144fps standard just convenient? 1:15:03 Do professionals use Nvidia Reflex? 1:17:20 Hackers in Multiplayer Shooters 1:24:08 Will Esports become as big as Traditional Sports? How can someone start a team? https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-englert-a7b26a37/ https://100thieves.com/ https://store.teamliquid.com/ https://www.google.com/search?q=number+of+people+who+watched+the+super+bowl+2022&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS880US880&oq=number+of+people+who+watched+the+super+bowl+2022&aqs=chrome..69i57.8692j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://techacake.com/is-fortnite-dying/#:~:text=With%20more%20than%2080.4%20million,eSports%20game%20in%20the%20world. https://playercounter.com/fortnite/ https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33050695/nfl-regular-season-ratings-increase-10-percent-last-season Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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2/15/2022

140. RX 6x50 XT Launch, RDNA 3 is 5/6nm, Steam Deck Reviews, AMD vs Nvidia Fake MSRP artwork

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We discuss the latest Nvidia, Intel Alchemist, RADEON, PlayStation 5, and XBOX Series news! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Is Reesie ok? Does Dan have food? (Intro Banter) 9:06 VALVE Steam Deck Reviews - Does it live up to the hype? 24:00 Is the Steam Deck being sold at a loss? 28:27 RTX 3090 Ti remains Vaporware 34:44 RX 6950 XT Confirmed, RX 6750 XT & 6650 XT likely coming to combat ARC 40:04 Intel Alchemist Launches Quarter 2 46:01 RDNA 3 Confirmed to be on 5nm & 6nm nodes 56:35 Google Stadia rumored to be Cancelled Soon 1:03:05 Nvidia ARM Acquisition is Officially Dead 1:07:59 AMD pays AIBs to Hide Higher Pricing – Do Reviews need to change? 1:26:46 Best Buy adds Membership tier for Scalpers? 1:31:11 RTX 3050 with GA107, MX550, Intel BTC Mining, Alder Lake -N (Wrap Up) 1:43:48 FTC Investigating Microsoft-Activision Deal, Thoughts on Sony buying Bungie 1:51:37 Wait for PS5 Pro? Will there be Nvidia Exclusives? Are $100 GPUs dead? (Final RM) https://youtu.be/HjZ4POvk14c https://youtu.be/NeQH__XVa64 https://youtu.be/DxTXIxjINeI https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1489311644693970952 https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1489318680139907073 https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1490167588252372993 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-engineer-confirms-radeon-7000-rdna3-navi-3x-gpus-use-5nm-and-6nm-nodes https://youtu.be/5Y7oF1bLpcU https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-engineering-sample-pictured-once-again https://www.businessinsider.com/google-stadia-stream-plan-partnerships-peloton-bungie-gaming-service-2022-2 https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/cloud/google-drop-stadia-cloud-gaming-service-reportedly-deprioritized https://www.techpowerup.com/291780/nvidia-acquisition-of-arm-collapses-uk-company-to-seek-ipo https://youtu.be/zwqlZHM_hrg https://hardocp.com/blog/status-quo-is-no-mo https://www.tomshardware.com/news/best-buy-gpu-paywall-scalpers https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1492962760233205765 https://videocardz.com/newz/asrock-preparing-radeon-rx-6400-challenger-mini-itx-graphics-card https://www.techpowerup.com/291775/nvidia-geforce-mx550-matches-ryzen-9-5900hs-vega-igpu-in-passmark https://youtu.be/ghxNiCKyF44 https://www.tomshardware.com/news/alder-lake-n-takes-shape-gracemont-xe-lp https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Lands-Mesh-Shaders https://wccftech.com/intel-eyeing-development-of-low-power-gpu-architecture-in-latest-job-listing/ https://youtu.be/2WklVah7ERo https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-announces-bitcoin-mining-initiative-bonanza-mine-chips-ship-this-year https://wccftech.com/intel-sapphire-rapids-sp-xeon-amd-epyc-7773x-milan-x-cpu-cache-memory-benchmarks-leak/ https://www.amazon.com/XPG-1TB-GAMMIX-Blade-AGAMMIXS70B-1T-CS/dp/B093DP3X4H/ https://wccftech.com/shinji-mikami-wants-to-direct-one-last-game-says-re4-remake-should-improve-on-his-story-since-he-wrote-it-in-three-weeks/ https://www.techpowerup.com/291861/amd-receives-all-regulatory-approvals-to-acquire-xilinx https://www.reviewgeek.com/109642/microsofts-xbox-mini-fridge-is-now-available-for-100/ https://www.pcgamer.com/microsofts-acquisition-of-activision-blizzard-to-be-investigated-by-the-federal-trade-commission/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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2/8/2022

139. AM5 PCIe 5.0 Cost, AMD vs Nvidia Failures, Future GPU Reviews | Tech Consultant artwork

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139. AM5 PCIe 5.0 Cost, AMD vs Nvidia Failures, Future GPU Reviews | Tech Consultant

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A Veteran Journalist & Tech Consultant joins to discuss the cost of product launches, supply chains, Nvidia’s business practices, AMD’s failures, and the future of GPU reviews! SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 Who is Lars? What got him into reporting on & consulting on computers? 6:23 How has the Hardware Landscape changed over the last 25 years? 15:31 Is inflation, shortages, or GREED causing rising prices the most? 22:33 Rising Power Consumption in GPUs – when will it become a real issue? 27:13 What is making motherboards more expensive? Will costs come back down? 35:00 Will AM5 Motherboards be more expensive than AM4, or even LGA 1700? 40:21 Is the death of low end necessary? 51:09 Working with Nvidia 57:12 Has AMD just been the Greater Fool at times? 1:01:16 Will Nvidia's anti-consumer and anti-partner practices catch up with them? 1:06:25 How does the industry see Intel now? 1:10:12 AMD’s Failures and Mistakes 1:16:21 Does the industry need to work on minimizing risk? 1:25:24 Are PC Gamers being critical of the right problems? 1:33:27 Do bad GPU reviews make any difference? 1:41:27 How can we improve the review process? Is PC Gaming too mainstream? 1:57:13 Supply Chain Misconceptions, Working in Taiwan, GPU Margins Link to the guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lg-nilsson/ Guest’s recent Motherboard costs article: https://www.techpowerup.com/289728/intel-z690-motherboard-costs-explained https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/01/oem_chip_costs_gartner/ https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-engineer-confirms-radeon-7000-rdna3-navi-3x-gpus-use-5nm-and-6nm-nodes https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-alchemist-engineering-sample-pictured-once-again https://twitter.com/SquashBionic/status/1489613397410811906 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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138. Nvidia Hopper 900mm², 6950 XT vs 3090 Ti, RTX 3050 vs RX 6600, Sony Buys Bungie artwork

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138. Nvidia Hopper 900mm², 6950 XT vs 3090 Ti, RTX 3050 vs RX 6600, Sony Buys Bungie

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Upcoming GeForce, AMD, & Intel ARC launches are discussed in addition to Microsoft buying Activision… SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR 0:00 We're Excited about Upcoming Leaks, RX 5700 XT Drivers (Intro Banter) 5:13 80-bit GPUs, Biggest RADEON (Corrections & Omissions) 10:24 Microsoft Buying Activision Blizzard - What's good about this? What's bad? 38:06 Sony Buys Bungie - Last Minute Addition to the Episode! 47:57 Nvidia's Acquisition of ARM is all but Officially Dead... 55:50 RTX 3050 8GB "Launches" - Nvidia Rickrolls Reviewers Again! 1:11:54 Final Thoughts on the RX 6500 XT 1:25:45 RX 6950 XT, 6850 XT, 6750 XT - Can Tom confirm them? How will they perform? 1:38:44 Nvidia GA103 Pictured and Efficiency Analyzed 1:44:53 Nvidia Hopper is Enormous according to recent rumors… 1:50:58 600w Lovelace, Dish Sues Nvidia, 27 Gbps GDDR6, ARC Volume (Wrap Up) 1:58:50 Intel Tile vs AMD, RDNA 3, Microsoft Direct Storage (Final Reader Mail) https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/business/microsoft-activision-blizzard.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-25/nvidia-is-said-to-quietly-prepare-to-abandon-takeover-of-arm https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-sony-buys-bungie https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1488211489672605697 https://www.eetimes.com/arm-predicts-stagnation-if-nvidia-deal-fails/ https://www.techpowerup.com/291303/nvidia-arm-deal-said-to-be-over-according-to-bloomberg Hoeg Law Broken Silicon: https://youtu.be/1Jn69SOllqM Daniel Nenni Broken Silicon: https://youtu.be/w8JmHsKhP9g https://youtu.be/g6R2_GEJVzw Gamers Nexus leaking 6GB GA106 costs $240 to make in 2020: https://youtu.be/JDN8rLjWrTQ https://www.techspot.com/review/2403-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050/ https://youtu.be/r2NNegA77uA https://youtu.be/8nAwu6CnmgY https://www.microcenter.com/product/646340/powercolor-amd-radeon-rx-6500-xt-itx-overclocked-single-fan-4gb-gddr6-pcie-40-graphics-card https://www.microcenter.com/product/640366/powercolor-amd-radeon-rx-6600-xt-fighter-dual-fan-8gb-gddr6-pcie-40-graphics-card https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6950-xt-rx-6850-xt-rx-6750-xt-rdna-2-refresh-graphics-cards-rumored-for-q2-2022-navi-21-22-gpus-with-18-gbps-memory/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-flagship-mobility-ga103-gpu-pictured/ https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/nvidia-ga103.g989 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/design-visualization/rtx-a4500/ https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-gh100-hopper-gpu-rumored-to-be-a-monolithic-design-with-a-massive-1000mm%c2%b2-die Kopite Clarifies 900mm^2: https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1487349383033405440 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-quietly-increases-prices-of-geforce-rtx-30-founders-edition-cards-in-europe https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1482547038172549120 https://www.pcgamer.com/future-nvidia-gpus-could-be-20-better-at-ray-tracing/ https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-dish-hopper-trademark-dispute https://exputer.com/news/games/tomb-raider-on-game-boy-advance/ https://www.techspot.com/news/93017-overclocking-non-k-alder-lake-cpus-possible-right.html https://wccftech.com/intel-readies-bonanza-mine-chip-for-bitcoin-crypto-mining-unveiling-at-isscc/ http://submissions.mirasmart.com/ISSCC2022/PDF/ISSCC2022AdvanceProgram.pdf https://twitter.com/HardOCP/status/1486015746559913992 https://wccftech.com/intel-arc-alchemist-gpus-to-get-resizable-bar-support-on-linux-platforms/ https://twitter.com/Rajaontheedge/status/1487259645961854976 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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137. Legality of Nvidia buying ARM, Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard | Hoeg Law artwork

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137. Legality of Nvidia buying ARM, Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard | Hoeg Law

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Attorney Richard Hoeg joins to discuss if the Nvidia-ARM deal is dead, & if MS is becoming a Monopoly. SPONSOR: Support MLID & try out Swifdoo PDF Editor for FREE: https://cutt.ly/5Ivl2HV SPONSOR: brokensilicon = -25% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk 0:00 What type of Law does he practice? What games does he play?! 14:28 AMD buying Xilinx, Company Due Diligence 18:51 Nvidia buying ARM – Is it fair they get blocked, but Facebook doesn’t? 27:43 Why did the EU pause their investigations into Nvidia buying ARM? 31:50 Why would Nvidia buy ARM? What’s their defense to the FTC? 37:27 How much does it matter that both Apple & SAMSUNG are against this? 43:49 Is the Nvidia deal effectively dead? 52:15 Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard – Another monopolistic acquisition? 1:00:44 How do you legally define a "monopoly"? 1:07:38 Did Microsoft get a Activision for cheap? 1:11:13 Non-legal concerns about Microsoft buying Everything 1:30:41 Facebook vs Valve, Apple vs EPIC, Becoming a Lawyer (Final Reader Mail) 1:38:37 What are the biggest misconceptions most consumers have? Subscribe to Richard’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HoegLaw/featured https://hoeglaw.com/about/richard-hoeg/ https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/12/ftc-sues-block-40-billion-semiconductor-chip-merger https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/eu-regulators-pause-investigation-into-nvidia-arm-deal-2021-12-06/ https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-to-acquire-arm-for-40-billion-creating-worlds-premier-computing-company-for-the-age-of-ai https://semiwiki.com/ip/arm/292037-three-important-questions-about-nvidia-acquiring-arm-answered/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/business/microsoft-activision-blizzard.html https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/18/22889258/microsoft-activision-blizzard-xbox-acquisition-call-of-duty-overwatch https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/embedded-revolution/article/21145996/xilinx-amd-agrees-to-buy-xilinx-for-35-billion-in-drive-to-diversify?gclid=CjwKCAiA55mPBhBOEiwANmzoQuoL-lHN0A8caxpyFH8_Rvu5j5r4TBOSYKuG9t9w-XbRCHl2qCOk1hoCErYQAvD_BwE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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