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292. AMD RX 9070 XT Performance, RTX 5090, Nvidia's Strix Halo APU, Intel Arrow Lake Jan 14, 2025

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We leak RDNA 4 Performance, new Nintendo Switch 2 info, and discuss Nvidia Blackwell! [Visit Partner Mint Mobile at https://trymintmobile.com/mooreslaw to get 50% OFF their 12 Month Unlimited Plan! SEE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW.]
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0:00 The Holidays are Over & Tom got a Motorcycle (Intro)
5:24 Nuh-Vidia & Linux User-friendliness (Corrections)
10:26 RTX 5000 Series Specifications (and not really Performance) Revealed
23:59 DLSS 4 Thoughts – Dark Magic or Dark Marketing?
31:29 RTX 5090 Street Pricing Expectations
38:50 Nvidia's Strix Halo Killer & RTX 5060 Pictures Leak!!!
44:00 Can Nvidia really get Windows on ARM working?
51:28 AMD (Kinda) Announces RX 9000 Series
55:00 RX 9070 XT & 9070 Performance Leak
1:03:01 Thoughts on DLSS 4 & FSR 4 Frame Generation
1:11:12 Should AMD have given RDNA 4 GDDR7?
1:13:34 AMD Strix Halo & Krackan Announced
1:20:43 Is Strix Halo releasing too late to impress?
1:23:02 Ryzen 9 9950X3D & 9900X3D Announced at CES
1:28:13 Intel Panther Lake, 140T iGPU is (kinda) Good
1:32:37 SteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck!!!
1:35:27 Nintendo Switch 2 Dev Support Leak
1:40:16 Dell Copies Apple, AMD Trashes Intel, Re-Reviews of B580 are BAD (Wrap-Up)

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https://youtu.be/WlND7pFg2pk?t=103
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antonyleather/2025/01/06/nvidia-reveals-the-rtx-5090-theres-good-and-bad-news/
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-blackwell-geforce-rtx-50-series-opens-new-world-of-ai-computer-graphics
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-announces-rtx-50-series-at-up-to-usd1-999
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k82RwXqZHY8&ab_channel=NVIDIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7rR69tMAxs&ab_channel=Moore%27sLawIsDead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k82RwXqZHY8&ab_channel=NVIDIA
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-rdna-4-radeon-rx-9000-series-gpus-revealed-targeting-mainstream-price-and-performance-with-improved-ai-and-ray-tracing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt_opWoL89w&ab_channel=HardwareUnboxed
https://wccftech.com/gmk-announces-worlds-first-mini-pc-based-on-amd-ryzen-ai-9-max/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJoaV5NnPtw&t=1274s&ab_channel=AMD
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/heres-all-the-sexy-silicon-amd-launched-at-ces-2025-strix-halo-krackan-point-ryzen-9000x3d-fire-range-and-hawk-point-refresh-pose-for-family-photo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJoaV5NnPtw&t=1274s&ab_channel=AMD
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/heres-all-the-sexy-silicon-amd-launched-at-ces-2025-strix-halo-krackan-point-ryzen-9000x3d-fire-range-and-hawk-point-refresh-pose-for-family-photo
https://x.com/DrFrederickChen/status/1876482078013063225?t=MF2wSYbn8GkM8WH8GDd2jQ&s=19
https://www.pcmag.com/news/at-computex-intel-demos-meteor-lake-processor-the-vpu-takes-its-first-steps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1jQY2pXybo&ab_channel=AnshelSag
https://hothardware.com/news/intel-18a-panther-lake-chip-laptop-demo-ces
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-shows-off-working-panther-lake-systems-at-ces-celestial-xe-gpu-cores-power-intel-sneak-peek
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/529834914570306831
https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/dell-killing-the-xps-name-is-an-unforced-error-200006195.html
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-officially-introduces-ryzen-5-9600-non-x-6-zen5-cores-and-65w-tdp-at-5-2-ghz

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291. AMD RX 9070 XT Leak, Nvidia RTX 5090 Performance, DLSS 4 Claims | Alderon Games Jan 08, 2025

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A Game Dev joins to discuss how realistic Nvidia’s DLSS 4 claims will be, and we have RDNA 4 updates!
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0:00 Intel Raptor Lake Failures Update
13:45 Nvidia RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, and 5070 Thoughts
33:38 Will DLSS 4 work as well as stated?
42:10 Will "Neural Compression" actually fix Nvidia's VRAM issues?
47:30 FSR 4 vs DLSS 4 vs XeSS2, Intel Battlemage's Future
1:04:12 Why does Sony’s PSSR references XeSS in Code?
1:09:22 (NEW LEAK) AMD RX 9070 XT & 9070 Release Date Update
1:21:45 RDNA 4 Pricing, Nvidia Marketing Trapped AMD
1:30:47 AMD vs NVIDIA Ray Tracing
1:39:12 Nintendo Switch 2 Performance Analysis
1:53:37 Windows on (Qualcomm) ARM
2:04:20 Nvidia’s ARM APU could actually be REALLY good!
2:10:01 Linux Support & Anti-Cheat Issues
2:26:21 Intel's CES Keynote

Last time Matt was on: https://youtu.be/rkVSgix0L38?si=KK4Szr9VVl0Bisjw
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/50-series/
https://research.nvidia.com/labs/rtr/neural_texture_compression/
https://youtu.be/07UFu-OX1yI?t=218
https://alderongames.com/

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290. Project Amethyst for PS6 & UDNA, AMD RDNA 4, Nvidia RTX 5090, Nintendo Switch 2 Dec 30, 2024

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We discuss Sony x AMD Project Amethyst, RDNA 4, RTX 5000, and next-gen CPUs!
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RECORDED 12/20/2024

0:00 PS5 Pro Sales Update, Sony buying 10% of Kadokawa
10:08 Project Amethyst for PS6 & RADEON
15:45 DRAM Companies are starting to bet on AMD over Intel
18:25 Intel terminates x86S
19:49 What we’re looking forward to in 2025
23:47 Nintendo Switch 2
29:42 PC Handhelds in 2025, ChromeOS vs Windows
33:32 What will happen to XBOX & Game Pass in 2025?
35:24 Nvidia entering Laptop CPU
40:38 RTX 5000 Series
46:06 AMD RDNA 4
54:45 DLSS vs FSR in 2025
58:15 AMD Krackan, R9 9950X3D, R5 9600
1:02:58 AMD Zen 6
1:05:30 Zen 5 Threadripper, ARL mobile, Panther Lake
1:10:54 Bartlett Lake - Should gamers be excited for ADL+++?
1:14:47 Final Thoughts on 2025

https://x.com/CultureCrave/status/1869667605268816256
https://www.techspot.com/news/106024-initial-playstation-5-pro-sales-promising-despite-console.html
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-doesnt-plan-to-bring-3d-v-cache-like-tech-to-consumer-cpus-for-now-next-gen-clearwater-forest-xeon-cpus-will-feature-local-cache-in-the-base-tile-akin-to-amds-3d-v-cache
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-terminates-x86s-initiative-unilateral-quest-to-de-bloat-x86-instruction-set-comes-to-an-end
https://videocardz.com/newz/lexar-unveils-ultra-low-latency-ddr5-6000-cl26-expo-memory-ideal-for-9800x3d
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-5-9600-non-x-sku-reportedly-launches-late-january
https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-dock-4k-30-fps-only/
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/18/24324317/amd-playstation-ai-work-better-graphics-project-amethyst
https://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/news/hardware/grafikkarten/65128-geforce-rtx-50-serie-inno3d-spricht-von-neural-rendering-f%C3%A4higkeiten.html
https://wccftech.com/amd-krackan-point-8-core-cpu-benchmarked-on-passmark/

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289. Nvidia RTX 5060 8/12GB, PS6 Portable, AMD RDNA 4, Zen 5 | Dawid Does Tech Stuff Dec 23, 2024

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Dawid joins to discuss the highlights (and lowlights) of 2024, and what we’re excited for in 2025.
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RECORDED 12/15/2024

0:00 RTX 4010, 3070M, Vertical Gaming Mice (Intro)
11:05 Was Nvidia SUPER a success? What is a “midrange” GPU?
23.39 Was PlayStation 5 Pro a success?
33:51 Should the PS Handheld be a mini PS6 or PS5?
42:09 Nintendo Switch 2
47:29 Nvidia RTX 5060 8/12GB, AMD Zen 6 Medusa
54:44 Nvidia making CPUs!
1:02:01 Our Favorite Lovelace & RDNA 3 GPUs
1:07:32 AMD RDNA 4 vs RTX 5000
1:11:35 Thoughts on Intel's Situation
1:16:41 AMD Zen 5 - From Rags to Riches
1:22:09 Best Products of 2024
1:24:22 Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine Consoles
1:39:53 Why we're optimistic for 2025

Last Time Dawid was on: https://youtu.be/SulVF2k-V9g?si=N0ZSdRDQlY_vsJGr
RTX SUPER Pricing Leak: https://youtu.be/27mT_Am9NUo?si=7yCJoq8J-7vEQ6_n
RTX 4070 SUPER Sales Analysis: https://youtu.be/Oz7G2RjIjj4?si=rZYUYRp25OTeiS1q
BMG Laptop Cancelled Leak: https://youtu.be/hJJJLQZD_vA?si=No8uCjSa5ipEVTo3
PlayStation Handheld Leak: https://youtu.be/A0s0Usfg__g?si=7HCpAHCFEHMUcPCv
Switch 2 Leak: https://youtu.be/SibxVnw3LwY?si=bFM79xc5aOW3TGl1
Zen 7 Prometheus: https://youtu.be/cv3k_LP1cr4?si=GAillp1_GUjEwxwS
Strix Halo Low-Power Leak: https://youtu.be/5tah4ALPgOk?si=tbWWWxfEw_cXYpZE
RTX 5080 / 5090 Laptop Leak: https://youtu.be/I_2I5K5r5jE?si=NTy6TiocF9tTRnVd
RTX 5090 24GB Laptop Leak: https://youtu.be/Gy4HAJdjeRA?si=OvrfLnpH8We86vxX
Pictures of RTX 5080 Die: https://youtu.be/V_UHVWcfeTg?si=oNdvDLg1Yuk9yQQ7
Blackwell Pricing Leak: https://youtu.be/EbEPwJvtA5M?si=C89U2iaoPVSf0Co5
AMD's ARM Sound Wave APU Leak: https://youtu.be/u19FZQ1ZBYc?si=gjwsH94qvjCkd9WN
Third (fourth?!) Zen 5 IPC Leak: https://youtu.be/SeEBPbehttY?si=xadfctMJVhZ7MVrg
Zen 5 Pricing Leak: https://youtu.be/ytH3MzK0on8?si=6_4UZMgeqsCzum49
Early Zen 6 Medusa Leak: https://youtu.be/oUv4US_FAjM?si=VcCfA0uFGpnrxU_n
Recent Zen 6 Medusa Point Leak: https://youtu.be/h5dDn8nzvAw?si=l5saDjjik0JUXMKr
Strix Halo Picture Leak: https://youtu.be/pZjqzQVc-So?si=pVVF84VRBnu1RC2p
RPL Ring Bus Flaw: https://youtu.be/ZFE4q35buKs?si=Jv1idvxD9zMRd2cG
Dev Interview Regarding RPL Flaws: https://youtu.be/rkVSgix0L38?si=P0YFHUJm0eJhI8un
Zen 5 Launch Analysis: https://youtu.be/5Z1-FNBMw0w?si=-D-m_BjycWVwbm5t
Arrow Lake Analysis: https://youtu.be/PKUXU1gewco?si=vAHcvgfVZ-afexhn
40-Core Arrow Lake Cancelled: https://youtu.be/yzimFlRJbAM?si=7TpgYJGeJgDYG39D
Beast Lake Cancelled: https://youtu.be/yzimFlRJbAM?si=Lt7xi_Wq_l14v9x9
Intel Griffin Cove Leaked: https://youtu.be/G0bDB2AkHvE?si=TEMV8eDbPszB8iWC
PS5 Pro Review Podcast: https://youtu.be/JyTRoMXngRk?si=Oz3wS5BW8dh1YAS4

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288. Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti, AMD Zen 5 Krackan, Nintendo Switch 2, Intel Battlemage B580 Dec 15, 2024

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We discuss upcoming RTX 5000 launches, the future of ARC, and Zen 5 / 6 CPUs!
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0:00 Slow News Holiday, New Jersey Drones, Console Laptops (Intro Banter)
3:56 Virtual Link, Intel & CHIPS (Corrections)
10:58 Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti 16GB, Blackwell Pricing
19:29 Pat Gelsinger “Retired” from Intel – Was he to blame?
26:29 Could Intel bounce back in a few years?
31:42 B580 12GB Reviewed & “Launched”
50:45 Intel Celestial, ARC Chiplets, B770
57:47 NEW Arrow Lake firmware offers little to no Performance Gains
1:02:45 AMD Zen 5 Krackan Performance & Specs Leaked
1:08:19 Will Krackan have a Zen 6 successor?
1:11:04 Valve is working on Steam Machines again!
1:14:42 Nintendo Switch 2 Pictured
1:18:09 Strix Latency, Intel Falcon Shores, Qualcomm Returns, GTA 6 (Wrap-up)
1:23:16 8K 144Hz Monitors, The Real Ultra Enthusiasts (Final RM)

https://www.techpowerup.com/329873/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-leak-tips-more-vram-cores-and-power-draw
https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-retire-2024-12-02/
https://www.techspot.com/review/2935-intel-arc-b580/
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-arc-b580/
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2553897/intel-arc-b580-review.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=599O7Q4BfaI&ab_channel=KitGuruTech
https://x.com/GPUsAreMagic/status/1867311371848650856
https://youtu.be/1PDiFr0UhtQ?si=PY9qhjNxnKta77GO
HWU Tim talking with Intel’s Tom Peterson
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-latest-arrow-lake-cpu-firmware-reportedly-offers-little-to-no-performance-gains-users-test-the-microcode-ahead-of-launch-on-the-asrock-z890-taichi-ocf
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/cyberpunk-2077-update-2-2-reportedly-improves-arrow-lake-performance-by-up-to-33-percent-theoretically-matching-the-ryzen-7-7800x3d
https://www.pcgamesn.com/intel/cyberpunk-2077-arrow-lake-benchmarks
https://videocardz.com/newz/cyberpunk-2077-2-0-patch-to-increase-8-core-cpu-utilization-to-90-mods-for-ryzen-smt-no-longer-needed
https://videocardz.com/newz/acer-swift-laptop-to-feature-8-core-ryzen-ai-7-350-amd-krackan-processor-faster-than-ryzen-7-8845hs
https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/9384066
https://www.techspot.com/news/105892-valve-may-ready-revive-steam-machines-project-fremont.html
https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/1864960198760100115
https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/1864960200924450934
https://www.techspot.com/news/105849-powered-steamos-valve-linux-gaming-os-prepares-expand.html
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/13/24320477/lenovo-legion-go-s-steamos-handheld-gaming-pc-rumors
https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-joy-con-pictures/
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV19GzdYSEhe/?spm_id_from=333.999.0.0
https://videocardz.com/newz/nintendo-switch-2-design-revealed-by-case-manufacturers
https://x.com/deckwizardyt/status/1868098994963910865
https://wccftech.com/amd-finally-finds-fixes-for-improving-inter-core-latency-on-strix-point-apus/
https://www.techspot.com/news/105914-time-names-amd-boss-lisa-su-ceo-year.html https://time.com/7200909/ceo-of-the-year-2024-lisa-su/
https://www.techpowerup.com/329828/intel-co-ceo-dampens-expectations-for-first-gen-falcon-shores-gpu
https://www.techspot.com/news/105962-intel-claims-retailers-facing-high-return-rates-snapdragon.html

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287. B580 Battlemage Leak, Intel after Pat Gelsinger, ARM GPU, Nvidia | Daniel Nenni Dec 08, 2024

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A semiconductor industry veteran & SemiWiki.com founder joins to discuss Intel’s implosion.
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0:00 Introducing Industry Veteran Daniel Nenni
3:18 What ultimately led to Intel's downfall?
11:29 Is SAMSUNG a Trailing Edge Foundry in 2025?
13:52 Are we about to deal with an OVERSUPPLY of silicon?
29:13 Why was Pat Gelsinger fired from Intel?
38:08 Will Intel Foundries ever be cost competitive?
41:28 Who could realistically buy Intel?
47:20 (NEW LEAK) Intel Battlemage B580 Prelaunch Performance
54:20 Chips Act Funding, Onshoring Manufacturing, 2025 Tariffs
1:05:34 Could an AMD x Intel merger happen?
1:10:39 What actions need to be taken to save Intel?
1:16:14 Nvidia entering CPU w/ ARM APUs for Laptop
1:22:04 ARM Discrete GPUs are (likely) Coming!
1:25:59 Is (Broken) Windows in danger of losing its monopoly?
1:29:51 AMD Sound Wave
1:38:09 AMD RDNA 4 & UDNA

Last time Daniel was on: https://youtu.be/w-49jKCGE5E?si=GuEtWOIhPS1wgTg7
SemiWiki: https://semiwiki.com/
Daniel Nenni’s Book “Fabless”: https://amzn.to/3OQ41Wt
Daniel Nenni's Podcast: https://semiwiki.com/podcast/
MLID Nvidia APU Leak: https://www.youtube.com/live/8bfS0fcyXpg?si=JquDQvKPpwk6DRBB&t=87
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/intel-arc-b580-battlemage-unboxing-preview/5.html
https://youtu.be/HhmloI9Kcs8?si=bKYTLLVFevyiZ9eH
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-announces-the-arc-b580-and-arc-b570-gpus
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/arc-a770.c3914
https://www.reuters.com/technology/intels-interim-co-ceo-zinsner-says-new-chief-executive-will-have-foundry-2024-12-04/
https://youtu.be/v1fEpWy9B0c?si=Rh5lkdBK-4kDBUjy
https://www.techspot.com/review/2812-amd-radeon-7900-gre-retest/
https://youtu.be/HT8UmPrQYvk?si=B4Yu-ApyaVMfnB2U
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intels-b570-b580-battlemage-and-amd-navi-44-rdna-4-gpus-reportedly-keep-pace-with-the-rtx-4060-ti-amd-and-intel-vie-to-capture-the-budget-gpu-market
https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-ceo-pat-gelsinger-retire-2024-12-02/
https://www.techspot.com/review/2794-amd-radeon-7600-xt/
https://www.fudzilla.com/news/graphics/42815-intel-s-nvidia-gpu-license-expires-in-march
https://www.chosun.com/english/industry-en/2024/11/01/UM2QF46ZSZG4PJATKVNRZ5PIOI/

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286. AMD 24C Zen 6, Intel Battlemage B580 & B570, RTX 5090 Release Date, Strix Halo Nov 29, 2024

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AMD has 24 Core Ryzen INCOMING…and Nvidia, RADEON, and Intel GPUs are about to launch!
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0:00 Mastering the Swivel! (Intro Banter)
2:20 PlayStation 6 Naming
6:47 XBOX getting Buggier (?), 9800X3D Supply (Corrections)
14:51 Next-Gen GPU Release Dates CONFIRMED!
25:32 Will RDNA 4 be the “next Polaris”? USB-C Support?
30:55 Intel ARC B570 10GB Leaks
37:49 Nvidia ends Lovelace Production
40:08 Strix Halo Low Power Specs Leaked
48:46 Zen 6 Medusa Point (And Ridge?) Specs Leaked!
54:44 How should AMD segment the Zen 6 lineup?
1:10:39 Qualcomm loses interest in Intel amongst Funding Cuts
1:17:36 Is an Intel-AMD merger possible?
1:24:18 TSMC 2nm Okayed for USA, PS2 160M, PSP2 Confirmed, 4090 Ti Surfaces (Wrap-up)
1:30:45 Nvidia Orin, RTX to PTX, AMD Smartphones, 200K Subs (Final RM)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Sellers-CPUs/zgbs/computers/430515031
https://youtu.be/zipQWc2AzsU
https://www.techpowerup.com/329193/intel-arc-b580-gpu-leaked-ahead-of-imminent-launch
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-blackwell-rtx-50-series-gpus-everything-we-know
https://www.pcgamesn.com/nvidia/geforce-rtx-5090-launch-leak-inno3d
https://videocardz.com/newz/gunnir-arc-battlemage-gpus-to-be-revealed-on-december-4th
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arc-b570-specs-leaked-18-xe2-cores-10gb-memory-and-pcie-4-0x8
https://amzn.to/4g7aIPy
https://amzn.to/49wfXqh
https://www.newegg.com/p/27N-0002-001G2
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-warns-of-gaming-gpu-shortage-this-quarter-recovery-in-early-2025-chipmaker-rakes-in-record-profits-as-net-income-soars-by-109-percent-yoy
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-financial-results-for-third-quarter-fiscal-2025
https://youtu.be/h5dDn8nzvAw
https://youtu.be/h5dDn8nzvAw
https://www.guru3d.com/story/amd-zen-6-medusa-ridge-processor-leak-reveals-12core-ccd-architecture/
https://www.fudzilla.com/news/graphics/60169-zen-6-medusa-ridge-processor-leaked
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/qualcomm-reportedly-loses-interest-in-intel-takeover
https://www.trendforce.com/news/2024/11/26/news-qualcomms-interest-in-acquiring-intel-reportedly-fades-due-to-the-deals-complexity/
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-plans-to-shrink-intels-usd8-5b-chips-funding-to-below-usd8b-restructuring-takes-into-account-chipmakers-usd3-5b-contract-to-make-chips-for-the-military
https://www.reuters.com/technology/intels-786-billion-subsidy-deal-restricts-sale-its-manufacturing-unit-2024-11-28/
https://wccftech.com/tsmc-can-shift-advanced-2nm-manufacturing-to-us-after-2025-insinuates-taiwanese-minister/
https://www.techradar.com/pro/Only-about-720000-Qualcomm-Snapdragon--laptops-sold-since-launch
https://x.com/lithos_graphein/status/1858485988080640051
https://videocardz.com/newz/samsung-to-present-gddr7-memory-with-42-5-gb-s-speed-at-isscc-2025
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-crafts-custom-epyc-cpu-for-microsoft-azure-with-hbm3-memory-cpu-with-88-zen-4-cores-and-450gb-of-hbm3-may-be-repurposed-mi300c-four-chips-hit-7-tb-s
https://www.techspot.com/news/105744-sony-confirms-playstation-2-sales-top-160m-cementing.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/329307/sony-handheld-gaming-console-reportedly-coming-for-steam-deck-nintendo-switch-market-share
https://videocardz.com/newz/prototype-geforce-rtx-4090-ti-gpu-has-been-found-in-computer-junk-bin-massive-quad-slot-design-and-rotated-pcie

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285. AMD RDNA 4 is "Out for Blood", Nvidia RTX 5090, Intel B580, Zen 5 | James Prior Nov 24, 2024

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A former AMD Senior Product Manager joins to discuss Zen 5, Arrow Lake, and Next-Gen GPUs!
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0:00 Who is James?
3:31 How AMD has Grown Up over the past 5 Years!
9:22 Intel's Laptop Entrenchment (Even with Raptor Lake)
18:14 Has HEDT become Obsolete?
29:40 How could AMD have handled the Zen 5 launch better?
40:10 Should Zen 6 be an all V-cache Lineup?
48:11 Arrow Lake – Is Intel done in DIY?
57:48 Intel Battlemage B580 - The End of ARC?
1:06:40 AMD RDNA 4 & UDNA Strategy
1:18:56 THIS Is why Big RDNA 4 was Cancelled!
1:29:16 Wafer Allocation - Does AMD "switch" capacity between products?
1:41:36 Nvidia Blackwell - Can RDNA 4 take market share?

Last time James was on: https://youtu.be/I9KTrPHkg-s?si=tfa7KRH_H0NNSnT9
Guest's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdprior/
James’ new company: https://mips.com/
Recent MLID video Updating GPU Release Dates: https://youtu.be/zipQWc2AzsU

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284. Nvidia RTX 5090 SOON, Intel Battlemage Release Date, PS5 Pro, Intel Arrow Lake Nov 18, 2024

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We discuss the fact that Nvidia RTX 5000 Series, RDNA 4, and Intel Battlemage launch SOON!
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0:00 Tom is in Costa Rica! (Intro Banter)
5:06 PS4 RAM, One Drive (Corrections)
12:09 Intel promises to Fix Arrow Lake
15:39 If Intel still need to cut prices if they “fix” ARL?
23:54 AMD cuts Workforce 4%
31:09 Panic Buying commences as Trump Tariffs Loom
42:59 Nvidia APU Performance & Release Date LEAKED!
47:59 How well would Zen 6 Medusa compete with Nvidia's APU?
57:05 Nvidia Ends RTX 4000 Production ahead of RTX 5090 Launch
1:03:09 Intel Battlemage will "Launch" in December
1:10:37 PS5 Pro Releases to Favorable Reviews & Impressive Sales
1:19:46 Phil Spencer CONFIRMS XBOX Handheld
1:22:34 PS5 Slim Price Drop, Intel Adamantine, AMD iGPU Naming (Wrap-Up)
1:29:24 Leaving X? (Final RM)

https://www.pcgamesn.com/intel/arrow-lake-updates-plan
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-announces-arrow-lake-fix-coming-within-a-month-robert-hallock-confirms-poor-gaming-performance-is-due-to-optimization-issues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2OHRH7221w
https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/intel_sued_over_raptor_lake_chips/
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.438883/gov.uscourts.cand.438883.1.0.pdf
https://www.techpowerup.com/328783/amd-to-cut-its-workforce-by-about-four-percent
https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/2024/amd-confirms-layoffs-2024
https://youtu.be/DT1WmptaKpc?si=AmJFroYOxEfbqrq5
https://youtu.be/DT1WmptaKpc?si=AmJFroYOxEfbqrq5
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/laptop-smartphone-and-game-console-prices-could-soar-after-the-election/
https://www.icis.com/explore/resources/news/2024/11/15/11051135/shipping-asia-us-container-rates-stable-as-east-coast-port-labor-negotiations-break-down/
https://theloadstar.com/trumps-tariff-plan-will-cause-another-massive-asia-us-freight-rate-spike/
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/06/companies-race-to-get-imports-to-us-with-trump-win-vow-on-new-tariffs.html
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/worlds-second-largest-gpu-maker-flees-china-on-cusp-of-rtx-5090-launch-to-avoid-us-sanctions-zotac-inno3d-and-manli-bail-amidst-looming-us-gpu-export-controls
https://www.youtube.com/live/8bfS0fcyXpg?si=rAxm2T6Ibb0kQRuU https://youtu.be/JyTRoMXngRk?si=rCkpWvW-WW2MJaII&t=6908
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/101634/nvidias-first-consumer-apu-teased-leaks-tease-rtx-4070-laptop-gpu-perf-at-65w-while-gaming/index.html
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-shifts-production-to-geforce-rtx-50-series-only-one-ada-gpu-reportedly-still-in-production
https://x.com/GawroskiT/status/1857504060246831464
https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-5-pro-review
https://www.theverge.com/reviews/24289319/ps5-pro-review
https://youtu.be/0lU1tuWg-zA?si=r1zp43vttybCVzFf
https://youtu.be/bUuEwJ8leCI?si=mmCiA_Jj1FErQOUo
https://insider-gaming.com/ps5-pro-sales-better-ps4-pro/
https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/mustafa-mahmoud/playstation-5-pro-sales-are-outpacing-the-ps4-pros/
https://gamerant.com/ps5-pro-sales-ps4-comparison/
https://www.techpowerup.com/328769/xbox-handheld-confirmed-to-join-mobile-gaming-fray-dont-hold-your-breath-though
https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/12/24294720/sony-playstation-5-ps5-price-cut-holidays
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2024/11/08/2003826545
https://x.com/highyieldyt/status/1857415777340526842
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-strix-halo-igpu-naming-revealed-radeon-8060s-to-feature-40-rdna3-5-compute-units
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-takes-down-amd-in-our-integrated-graphics-battle-royale

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283. PS5 Pro Review, Nvidia APU Performance Leak, AMD RDNA 4, XBOX Future | NX Gamer Nov 10, 2024

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NX Gamer joins to evaluate the PS5 Pro, XBOX’s Future, Nvidia Blackwell, and RDNA 4.
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0:00 Welcoming back Michael
4:30 PS5 Pro Opening Thoughts
9:18 CPU Analysis – Zen 3 Performance?
27:11 GPU Analysis – RTX 4070 Performance?
38:32 Who should buy the PS5 Pro?
50:27 Will Sony Kill Physical? Is $700 MSRP here to stay?
57:17 The Future of XBOX
1:09:10 Will Microsoft remove XBOX Series S Mandates?
1:13:13 Will Nintendo bring games to PC?
1:22:36 AMD RDNA 4 - PS5 Pro prove it's Great?
1:30:54 Can RDNA 4 take market share from Nvidia?
1:40:42 AMD Zen 5 vs Intel Arrow Lake
1:51:16 Will AMD or Samsung or Apple buy Intel?
1:55:08 Nvidia APU Performance Leak
1:58:43 The Future of Ray Tracing & Next-Gen AI in PS6

Check out NX Gamer! https://www.youtube.com/c/NXGamer
Last time Michael was on: https://youtu.be/9dRpq5mMs8g
NXGamer PS5 Pro Review: https://youtu.be/0lU1tuWg-zA?si=r1zp43vttybCVzFf
Digital Foundry PS4 Boost Analysis: https://youtu.be/bUuEwJ8leCI?si=mmCiA_Jj1FErQOUo
Initial MLID PS5 Pro Analysis (from announcement): https://youtu.be/jGRxqfG7RxY
Recent Blackwell Performance & Pricing Leak: https://youtu.be/EbEPwJvtA5M
Pictures & Specs of Nvidia GB203: https://youtu.be/V_UHVWcfeTg
RTX 5090 24GB Laptop Leak: https://youtu.be/Gy4HAJdjeRA
Extra RDNA 4 details and delay confirmation: https://youtu.be/LVXGDPKWsss
Comprehensive RDNA 4 Details: https://youtu.be/XLX0FmeFVh8
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2516084/intel-pledges-to-fix-arrow-lake-after-launch-didnt-go-as-planned.html
https://insider-gaming.com/ps5-pro-sales-better-ps4-pro/
https://youtu.be/bUuEwJ8leCI?si=u0rmj1NBqtgzfVxj
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/break-out-the-worlds-tiniest-violin-ps5-pro-scalpers-are-having-a-tough-time-reselling-units-because-its-in-stock-basically-everywhere/
https://gamerant.com/ps5-pro-disc-drive-scalpers/
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-ceo-says-xbox-is-intent-on-manifesting-a-multiplatform-future
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/alan-wake-2-performance-benchmark/7.html

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