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132. Intel Alchemist Launch, Nvidia’s Shady 2021, AMD Mindshare, Windows 11 Flops Dec 21, 2021

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Tom & Dan look back on 2021 to discuss the biggest stories, & their lasting impressions going into 2022. They also discuss ARC & Win11.
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0:00 Interview Advice, Underrated Games from 2021 we recommend (Intro Banter)
9:20 The Game Awards Thoughts
11:50 Ray Casting Sound (Corrections & Omissions)
13:56 Q1 - Did Tiger Lake arrive too late? Was Cezanne a bigger deal than Renoir?
19:44 Did Ampere improve laptop performance? Was the 3060 12GB improperly reviewed?
27:18 The Legacy of Nvidia CMP Mining Cards & LHR
33:18 Q2 - Intel Enthusiasm hits Rock Bottom with Rocket Lake
45:20 Debunking "Zen 3+ Warhol" and the 4700S using XBOX - We learned a lot...
53:30 AMD FSR - Is it actually living up to expectations by the end of the year?
1:03:40 June 2021 – Raptor Lake, Zen 4, Bergamo – Which mega leak was a bigger deal?
1:09:25 Q3 - Threadripper Leaked then Cancelled, Nintendo Switch 2
1:21:43 PlayStation 5 Pro, RDNA 3, RDNA 4Leaks - Putting Future Pricing in Perspective
1:33:57 Intel ARC December Leak - Should we be worried about it's launch?
1:49:09 Nvidia Halting Ampere Production and losing their ARM Acquisition
2:01:59 Windows 11 is a Complete Flop - We need to talk about it.
2:08:51 Alder Lake Market Share, i3-12300 Performance, RTX 3080 12GB (Wrap Up)
2:18:31 AMD Monet, Lowest Common Denominator, Designing for Ray Tracing (Final RM)

https://www.platinumgames.com/official-blog/article/10021
https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1343462867811495937
https://www.techspot.com/review/2200-amd-ryzen-5900hx/
https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/147255-amd-unveils-ryzen-mobile-5000-series-cezanne-processors/
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3080-mobile.c3684
https://www.techspot.com/review/2254-geforce-rtx-3080-laptop/
https://youtu.be/wvKCQTWEep0
https://youtu.be/msmmdMrKPuY
https://youtu.be/sg__YdXbRtI
https://www.techspot.com/review/2211-geforce-rtx-3060/
https://www.techspot.com/review/2222-intel-core-i9-11900k/
https://youtu.be/9-Txn8A9LUA
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1372992263165513728
https://youtu.be/3qA-72lFC6U
https://youtu.be/BKYSFeL2fBw
https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1397173117487828992
https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4
https://youtu.be/HDnwT5h472c
https://youtu.be/cUJtIK94Djc
https://www.eenewsautomotive.com/news/nvidia-announces-new-superprocessor-autonomous-cars
https://youtu.be/9sUM29iMO5w
https://youtu.be/T1KdV-lwMMY
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1400367814440013826
https://www.techpowerup.com/289568/windows-11-a-flop-survey-claims-less-than-1-upgraded-microsoft-improves-start-menu
https://www.statista.com/chart/3864/windows-10-adoption/
https://videocardz.com/newz/gigabyte-confirms-geforce-rtx-3080-12gb-rtx-3070ti-16gb-and-radeon-rx-6500-xt-through-eec-filing
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-to-launch-on-january-27th-rtx-3070-ti-on-january-11th
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-to-be-announced-on-january-4th-launches-january-27th
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-mx550-might-be-the-first-ampere-card-with-2gb-gddr6-memory-15-faster-than-mx450
https://wccftech.com/intel-entry-level-core-i3-12300-core-i3-12100-alder-lake-desktop-cpu-benchmarks-leak-out-strong-single-core-performance-run-cool-under-65w-power-usage/
https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/cpu-amd_ryzen_5_5600x-1750
https://wccftech.com/intel-cpus-report-highest-share-for-the-entirety-of-2021-thanks-to-alder-lake-but-amd-ryzen-cpus-retain-their-dominating-lead/
https://wccftech.com/samsung-begins-sampling-24-gbps-gddr6-memory-chips-for-next-gen-gpus/
https://wccftech.com/evga-gpu-firmware-boosts-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-crypto-mining-performance-by-up-to-21/
https://wccftech.com/https-wccftech-com-the-riftbreaker-interview-talking-about-ray-tracing-next-gen-and-more/

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131. Game Engines, AMD v Nvidia TFLOPS, Halo Infinite, Next Gen XBOX | Obsidian Developer Dec 14, 2021

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A Game Tools Engineer from Obsidian joins to discuss Next Gen Hardware and Game Engines.
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0:00 What got Taylor into game development?
8:01 What does a “Senior Tools Engineer” do at Obsidian Entertainment?
13:22 How are Open World games actually made? How do you even start them?
22:05 What is a "Game engine," and why did Frostbite hurt Bioware?
29:15 Why Studios use Old Game Engines for so long - what's the advantage?
44:23 Are developers able to optimize for Ray Tracing effectively yet?
56:00 When is Ray Tracing worth it? When is 4K worth it? What's the best combination?
1:05:46 Unreal Engine 5 Matrix Demo - What impressed us? What needs work?
1:11:30 Optimizing for AMD v Nvidia v PS5 v XBOX Series X – how important are TFLOPS?
1:20:45 Why isn't dynamic resolution used more in PC Games?
1:25:11 Why do shooters this fall feel half finished? Did COVID hurt 2021’s releases?
1:32:36 Halo Infinite vs Battlefield 2042 - Making Good Launch Decisions
1:42:05 Microsoft Buying Obsidian & Bethesda, Game Pass vs Profits
1:51:32 Advice for aspiring game developers
2:17:57 What would you want in a next gen XBOX Series X or PlayStation 6?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-hadden-01a09827
Check out Taylor’s Twitter and Tangent Notes: https://mobile.twitter.com/cptn_chillpill
https://youtu.be/gr9TORbHA2M
https://screenrant.com/battlefield-2042-originally-battle-royale-game-report/
https://youtu.be/mCxHcvtpfAk
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3090.c3622
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-6900-xt.c3481
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/introducing-the-matrix-awakens-an-unreal-engine-5-experience

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130. RTX 2060 12GB, AMD 6500 XT 4GB v 3050 8GB, Nvidia Arm Blocked, Battlefield 2042 Dec 07, 2021

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Intel, AMD, and Nvidia are all about to launch a flurry of new graphics cards! We discuss them, & more!
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0:00 It’s definitely feeling like the end of year (Intro Banter)
3:14 If we had access to unlimited money & all Devs – what games would we make?
7:45 Nvidia RTX 2060 12GB Leak - It's to Cover for Mining Contracts
15:17 RX 6500 XT vs RTX 3050 vs ARC 128 EU Discussion
33:55 FTC Blocks Nvidia from Buying ARM - Is the deal truly dead?
43:22 AMD Rembrandt Leak Suggests Double Cezanne's GPU Performance - and?
50:15 PCIe 5.0 Support on H670 – Kinda, but not likely often
56:23 Are Intel Little Cores "Bad for Gaming"?
1:05:00 Will Raptor Lake lose at gaming against Zen 4 based on HUB's testing?
1:10:45 CDProjekt Red ends work on base Cyberbunk 2077 - What does this mean?
1:15:00 Can Battlefield 2042 be saved? Is it as bad as some people say?
1:32:56 A4500, Innosilicon GPUs, Alder Lake i3 Performance (Wrap Up)
1:39:50 Ray Tracing Audio, Intel buying their way back, APUs with Vcache (Final RM)

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-12gb-to-feature-2176-cuda-cores-184w-tdp
https://youtu.be/FnojzUWuhQI
https://youtu.be/eS6pYpOYZKs
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-with-8gb-memory-now-rumored-to-launch-on-january-27th
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-12gb-will-not-have-a-founders-edition
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6500xt-coming-mid-january-2022-rx-6400-in-march
https://youtu.be/T1KdV-lwMMY
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/12/ftc-sues-block-40-billion-semiconductor-chip-merger
https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1466782978487775234
https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1650-Max-Q-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.418763.0.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1050-ti.c2885
https://youtu.be/hx18lRwaKi4
https://youtu.be/pWxMyundiZY
https://youtu.be/wqB96Bdsb4M
https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-expansion
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefield-franchise-undergoes-major-shake-up/1100-6498521/
https://wccftech.com/battlefield-2042-santa-claus-skins-not-happening/
https://www.pny.com/nvidia-rtx-a4500
https://videocardz.com/newz/innosilicon-graphics-cards-based-on-fantasy-one-gpu-feature-up-to-32gb-gddr6x-memory
https://youtu.be/EcGkF9SBuSo
https://twitter.com/chiakokhua/status/1466589830398152706?s=21
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1466840163020161026
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-03/playstation-plans-new-service-to-take-on-xbox-game-pass
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/12/05/apple-headset-focus-on-gaming-media-communication/
https://wccftech.com/intel-chief-says-taiwan-instability-calls-for-subsidies-to-american-chip-makers/
https://wccftech.com/intel-chief-says-taiwan-instability-calls-for-subsidies-to-american-chip-makers/
https://www.techpowerup.com/289532/intels-entry-level-core-i3-12100-alder-lake-beats-ryzen-3-3300x-comfortably
https://wccftech.com/intel-chief-says-taiwan-instability-calls-for-subsidies-to-american-chip-makers/

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129. Ray Tracing in Indie Games, FPS Design, Unreal Engine 5, Unity | Solo Developer Nov 30, 2021

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A Solo Indie Developer joins to discuss RTX, Intel Alder Lake, Unity, UE5, and much more!
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0:00 Who is Zach? When did he start "making games"?
9:33 Why choose Video Games as a creative pursuit over movies?
11:55 Should games be used as teaching tools more often?
16:39 How does college help you become a better developer?
19:25 Who should be a solo developer? Who should join a bigger team?
25:01 Unity vs Unreal Engine 5
31:57 Why does UE4 have stuttering? Why does Dunia have so much screen tearing?
44:25 Mistakes to Avoid in Game Development
50:50 Shooting Mechanics in Video Games - What's fun? What's Tedious? What's Arcady?
1:06:55 Balancing Weapons in MP Shooters
1:16:40 Advice for giving effective feedback to developers
1:25:22 Funding Indie Projects
1:36:07 Advice for getting your kid into game development
1:41:54 Gracemont and big.LITTLE for enhancing future games
1:50:20 Is Ray Tracing a bigger deal for indie Games more-so than AAA games?

Follow Zach: https://twitter.com/kaderazachary
Zach’s Games: https://ducknoir.itch.io/
https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/unreal-engine-4-titles-and-stuttering-hitching.429973/

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128. Nvidia 3080 Ti 16GB, Sapphire Rapids Xeon W, AMD RX 6500 XT vs Intel 128 EU 6GB Nov 23, 2021

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Tom & Dan discuss GTC 2021, Nvidia Image Scaling vs AMD FSR, GA103S, Entry Xe, SPR, and more!
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0:00 Intro Banter - Happy Thanksgiving!
3:25 Alder Lake Final Thoughts - Is Intel truly "back"? What's with LGA 1800?
16:38 Comet Lake Motherboard Support, Broken Silicon Credits (Corrections)
19:43 Nvidia GTC 2021 - AMD has an opening with the MI250X...and better marketing?
29:26 Nvidia NIS goes open source, and DLSS 2.3 is now official…is FSR in trouble?
37:50 RTX 3080 Ti 16GB on Laptop - GA103, GA103S, and A4500 Rumored!
44:52 Alchemist 128 EU 6GB vs AMD RX 6500 XT
57:25 Intel Fishhawk Falls Sapphire Rapids Mainstream Workstation Leaks!
1:09:02 Hardware Unboxed Benchmarks Apple M1 Pro - Does it live up to the hype?
1:14:41 Steam Deck Delayed to 2022, Raptor Lake Efficiency, PS5 Shortages (Wrap Up)
1:25:15 AMD on SAMSUNG 3nm, ADL 32 EU Benchmarked, Intel Meteor Lake Pictured
1:34:30 Nvidia Buying ARM, AMD Monet for Budget CPUs (Final Reader Mails)
1:40:00 Battlefield 2042 Thoughts - Who would like it? Is it good?
1:53:00 Why does EA close so many studios? Are they really so bad?

https://youtu.be/hd94vC8DYAw
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-announces-agx-orin-jetson-agx-orin-platforms-powered-by-orin-soc-12-arm-hercules-cpu-cores-ampere-gpu/
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-introduces-a2-tensor-core-gpu-with-ga107-gpu-and-16gb-gddr6-memory
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/a100/
https://youtu.be/SBjL0M25t04
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-image-scaling-goes-open-source-nis-now-available-to-all-games
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-laptop-gpu-spotted-with-7424-cuda-cores-and-16gb-memory
https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i7-12700h-alder-lake-p-cpu-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-gpu-powered-hp-omen-laptop-spotted/
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-preparing-rtx-a4500-workstation-graphics-card
https://youtu.be/v1LlF905RYg
https://youtu.be/Pxn-QOpkrBw
https://youtu.be/0sWIrp1XOKM
https://kotaku.com/steam-deck-delayed-valve-apologizes-1848033356
https://www.reuters.com/technology/sony-invest-500-mln-tsmcs-new-chip-unit-japan-2021-11-09/
https://wccftech.com/microsoft-publishes-amd-epyc-milan-x-cpus-performance-benchmarks-azure-hbv3-vm/
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-raptor-lakes-digital-linear-voltage-regulator-dlvr-could-reduce-cpu-power-up-to-25
https://videocardz.com/newz/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2060-with-12gb-memory-listed-at-eec
https://youtu.be/6fIf-C8UjWY
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-11/sony-trims-playstation-5-assembly-plans-after-chip-shortages-hit
https://wccftech.com/amd-rumored-to-become-samsungs-first-3nm-customer-along-with-65-revenue-growth/
https://youtu.be/8XCUAnWNXvU
https://www.cnet.com/pictures/a-look-inside-intels-mammoth-arizona-chipmaking-fab/7/
https://www.techpowerup.com/289118/amd-to-steer-motherboard-partners-away-from-intel-wlan-toward-mediatek-co-branded-ones
Tom & Dan fixed their BF2042 Issue: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1462683903735521281

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127. RDNA 3 Pricing, 500w Nvidia Lovelace, FSR v DLSS, Alder Lake | Hardware Unboxed Nov 16, 2021

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Steve from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss Intel, AMD Zen 3D, RDNA 3 pricing, & 500w Nvidia!
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0:00 How important is Alder Lake for the market?
6:25 Is AMD still in a better competitive position than Intel? ( Zen 3 Threadripper Cancelled)
11:33 R7 5800X vs i5-12600K – which is the better buy?
17:40 Will Alder Lake age better than Zen 3 as drivers mature? Or worse?
21:55 Why are there so many Alder Lake haters? When does future-proofing make sense?
32:04 Should people wait for Zen 3D? Is DDR5 & Windows 11 a problem for Alder Lake?
47:43 Is Z690 overpriced...or is X570 overpriced? Is Z690 almost an HEDT platform?
56:12 Is Steve worried about how complicated CPUs will be to test?
1:00:34 Biggest Tech Release of 2021
1:15:29 DLSS vs FSR in 2022 - Who will win? Will Nvidia make their own FSR?
1:24:29 RDNA 3 & RDNA 4 Pricing – will insane performance be worth higher prices?
1:40:35 Nvidia Lovelace Power Consumption - How much is too much?
1:55:30 Nvidia Mindshare in 2022 - Can RDNA 3 "win" even if it's better?
2:01:00 What is the max people will pay for a High End GPU? For a midrange GPU?

Check out Hardware Unboxed: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8iQa1hv7oV_Z8D35vVuSg
MLID RDNA 3 & RDNA 4 leak with expected performance chart: https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i7-1165G7-Processor-Benchmarks-and-Specs.467756.0.html
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/134599/intel-core-i912900k-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink

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126. Intel Alder Lake Reviews, AMD CDNA 2 & Milan-X, Zen 5 Leaks, Intel ARC Pics Nov 09, 2021

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Intel Alder Lake is out! AMD Bergamo & Genoa are Revealed! Intel ARC Pics are leaked! Tom & Dan discuss the latest hardware gaming news - and man is there a lot already this November!

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0:00 GTC Disclaimer, Apple Colors, Kilo-core Processors (Intro Banter)
6:46 Apple A15 4nm, Pro Max 5nm (Corrections & Omissions)
8:45 Intel Alder Lake Discussion Start – Windows 10, Efficiency, DDR4 vs DDR5 Performance
25:40 Raptor Lake with DDR4, Alder Lake vs Zen 3 Pricing, Describing Core Counts
32:50 Who should wait for Zen 3D? Who should wait for Zen 4?
38:13 AMD Data Center Keynote Discussion Start: Bergamo, Zen 4c, Vcache
44:35 Milan-X crushes Sapphire Rapids, MI250X is big trouble for Nvidia
49:58 Is Zen 3D Threadripper Cancelled? Why did AMD Cancel Desktop Zen 3+?
54:41 Zen 5 & Zen 4c Details Leaked – Insane IPC, Insane Implications of “Dense” Architectures
1:05:10 Mining on OSX & Neural Engines, Apple Entering the Server Market
1:11:10 Zen 5 Turin EPYC Leaked - 600w Processors are coming...
1:20:41 Intel ARC Pictures Leaked, Performance + Release Date Update
1:29:17 Nvidia Ampere actually uses Next-Gen PCIe Gen 5
1:32:51 Apple M1 Max Reviews, Nvidia ARM Blocked, Intel buys VIA, GA103S, Lovelace Q3 (Wrap Up)
1:44:12 Nvidia using Intel Fabs as a backup, Horizon 5 Graphics on Last Gen (Final RM)

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-core-i9-12900k-vs-ryzen-9-5900x-5950x
https://youtu.be/LzhwVLUVork
https://youtu.be/XBFTSej-yIs
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/core_i5_12600k_processor_review,5.html
https://youtu.be/BdRxXRRrJeU
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1456677878469382153
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/core-i5-12400f-strong-gaming-engineering-sample?fbclid=IwAR20DQQF8ecnMDt3At6GLrMllaVGU-iBRwd-BzWWMaHgtmlwD0qVI_W6qFE
https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed/status/1456868513574842371
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1457603739414671360
https://youtu.be/ECHhuvuiNzs
https://youtu.be/TX6bREO3Nd4
https://twitter.com/Redfire75369/status/1457750350308331522
https://www.anandtech.com/show/17054/amd-announces-instinct-mi200-accelerator-family-cdna2-exacale-servers
https://youtu.be/dE9N95uSqHA
https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1453707924338089990
https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1453747256046219269
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-epyc-turin-with-zen5-cores-rumored-to-feature-maximum-tdp-of-600w
https://youtu.be/tD7s1ZFLoO4
https://videocardz.com/newz/pci-express-gen5-12-pin-power-cable-looks-just-like-nvidias
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/apple-macbook-pro-16-inch-2021-m1-max
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/27/nvidias-takeover-of-arm-faces-in-depth-investigation-in-europe.html?fbclid=IwAR2oDyO-ugV27cz1VsEMl_pkLha7lJBaJSTVGZ-ap6XhK7Po7I99DNxY8z8
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/geforce-rtx-3080-vs-radeon-rx-6800-xt-megabench/
https://adoredtv.com/intel-rumored-to-hire-remaining-employees-from-centaur-maker-of-haswell-level-x86-cpus-with-avx-512-support-from-via-technologies-for-125-million-dollars/
https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/2874
https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1457730626790907911
https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1457732761423257609?s=20

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125. A War Over TSMC: Is it likely? Severity of Shortages? | Jason Fields, Angry Planet Nov 02, 2021

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Jason Fields joins Tom to discuss a potential conflict over Taiwan, and what shortages would look like.
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0:00 Intro Warning – an important, but atypical episode.
3:10 Who is Jason Fields? What is the Angry Planet Podcast?
6:00 Is Jason, a war reporter, aware of how bad gaming shortages are now?
10:50 Taiwan's ascent to incredible global importance
18:00 Can the US afford to lose Taiwan? Can China afford to lose afford the blowback?
26:02 How would a potential takeover of Taiwan likely happen?
32:00 What are China’s motivations for taking Taiwan?
38:49 Would controlling Taiwan be an easy weapon to wield?
41:42 Do corporations have any power to prevent a war?
48:52 What should we hope happens with Taiwan? Is America in decline?
1:04:25 If Taiwan was "Knocked Out" - what would the shortages look like?
1:15:00 Should the West Diversify silicon production more? Or focus many on relations?

Jason’s Podcast, Angry Planet: https://angryplanet.substack.com/p/when-will-china-invade-taiwan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonqfields/
https://www.reuters.com/journalists/jason-fields
https://twitter.com/JasonQFields
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS49548278220160520
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2021/06/03/2003758486
https://www.notebookcheck.net/TSMC-has-the-largest-market-share-in-the-global-semiconductor-manufacturing-industry-Counterpoints-Research.518137.0.html
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-27/china-ghost-cities-show-growth-driven-by-debt/9912186
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chung_Kuo_(novel_series)

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124. Final Alder Lake Leaks, Zen 3 Threadripper Cancelled, AMD Navi 24, Apple M1 Max Oct 26, 2021

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We are almost to Alder Lake's launch - Tom & Dan give their final thoughts on Intel's upcoming bombshell release. They also discuss the Threadripper cancellation, and Q1 GPU releases!
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0:00 Favorite Scary Movies, Favorite Games of 2021 (Intro Banter)
8:07 American Chocolate, 30-SUPER vs RTX 4000, Steam Deck (Corrections & Omissions)
19:40 Intel Alder Lake Pricing & Performance Leaks - 1 Week before Launch!
31:37 Zen 3 Threadripper Cancelled...AMD's Roadmap is changing...
42:48 AMD confirms AI Accelerators & PCIE 5.0 in Zen 5
52:15 Zen 3+ Rembrandt vs R7 6800X Zen 3D
56:29 AMD Navi 24 Leak - Performance, Specs, and Launch Date
1:10:33 RTX 3090 Ti Leak
1:16:15 RTX 4090 vs RX 7950 XT Pricing & Power Consumption
1:25:29 Nvidia Reducing Ampere Supply in Q4 while AMD increases RDNA 2 Shipments!
1:38:09 Apple M1 Max Thoughts - Impressive, but not Alien Technology
1:49:57 Kepler Support Ends, Intel ARC Pricing, MI250X & RDNA 3 (Wrap-Up)
1:57:20 AMD W6800, xCloud, Bloodborne 2 (Final Reader Mail)

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/hersheys-chocolate-tastes-like-vomit_l_60479e5fc5b6af8f98bec0cd
https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-3-3d-vache-ryzen-cpus-enter-mass-production-next-month-zen-3-b2-stepping-available-end-of-december-alleges-rumor/
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i9-12900k-to-cost-669-99-usd-according-to-microcenter
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Alder-Lake-Core-i9-12900K-retail-all-P-core-5-2-GHz-overclock-manages-miniscule-multi-core-lead-over-stock-Ryzen-9-5950X-but-guzzles-330-W.574058.0.html
https://mobile.twitter.com/OneRaichu/status/1452203998455468035
https://www.reddit.com/r/AMDGPU/comments/q8fqm4/zen_3_vs_alder_lake_in_a_nutshell_intel/
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1451240240623099907
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-zen3-chagall-32-core-ryzen-threadripper-pro-5975wx-shows-up-on-geekbench
https://youtu.be/la-7Q_VsWUM
https://youtu.be/yE9PsKWYYXA
https://youtu.be/igInU0aZtOA
https://youtu.be/bCitvluqTlA
https://www.techspot.com/review/2343-amd-radeon-rx-6600/
RDNA 4 Leak Looking at Future Pricing: https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M
https://youtu.be/hH-W-zVcjNQ
https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-halts-ampere-production-to-keep-pricing-high
https://youtu.be/F-eB6UysSpw
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/10/introducing-m1-pro-and-m1-max-the-most-powerful-chips-apple-has-ever-built/
https://www.techspot.com/news/91809-apple-new-m1-pro-m1-max-most-powerful.html
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-m1-pro-max-everything-we-know
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ends-game-ready-driver-support-for-kepler-geforce-600-700-series-gpu-family/
https://youtu.be/HEagFvmjW4w
https://www.razer.com/campaigns/halo-giveaway
https://www.techpowerup.com/288193/intel-xe-hpg-arc-alchemist-graphics-card-alleged-pricing-points-towards-usd-650-usd-825-range
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-instinct-mi250x-with-mcm-gpu-to-feature-110-compute-units-128gb-hbm2e-memory-and-500w-tdp
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-rembrandt-8-core-16-thread-zen3-apu-for-fp7-socket-has-been-spotted

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123. XBOX Series X Advantages, PS6 Expectations, AMD Sponsored Titles | Ubisoft Dev Oct 19, 2021

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Keith Kadera, Senior Animator & Games Consultant at Red Storm, joins to discuss gaming hardware & AAA development. Why are games delayed? What advantages do consoles have? Where are graphics going?

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0:00 Who is Keith? What do animators and riggers do at AAA studios
5:11 What got you into this career? What games left an impact on you?
12:57 Early Professional Work - Savage Skies, the Ozzy Osbourne Flight Simulator
17:38 Ubisoft Games He Worked on - Ghost Recon, Rainbow 6, The Division
24:02 Biggest advantage the XBOX 360 over the XBOX? What made the PS3 difficult?
28:19 What has been the biggest hardware upgrade from PS3 - PS5?
34:17 Are AAA games still taking increasingly longer to make in 2021?
39:50 Does the PS5 or XSX have any "secret sauce"?
44:48 How long will Cross-Gen games be a thing? Are they holding Next Gen back?
55:07 How does AMD Sponsoring a game affect performance?
1:01:28 What do you expect in the PlayStation 6?
1:06:36 What's next for gaming realism? Can we do better than photorealism?
1:18:45 Biggest challenges in taking feedback? Was the BF2042 beta an "old build"?
1:28:23 Why are almost all AAA games delayed? Why can't devs plan accordingly?
1:38:28 Scaling UI with Resolution, 21:9 vs 16:9 Standards, Cross-Team Work
1:52:22 Is the era of exciting teaser trailers done?
1:57:17 What do people get wrong about Game Development?
2:02:33 How will we use AI/ML to enhance graphics? Advice for becoming a game dev?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kkadera/
https://www.redstorm.com/games
What Keith learned to build games on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_Yaroze
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Skies
https://wccftech.com/new-far-cry-6-pc-console-comparison-shows-solid-performance-across-all-platforms-faster-loading-on-ps5-slight-resolution-advantage-on-xsx/
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2021-far-cry-6-tech-review
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/far-cry-6-benchmarks
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12066/Microsoft-to-Epic-You-Cost-Me-a-Billion-Dollars
https://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox360/gears-of-war
https://time.com/6039381/yasuke-black-samurai-true-story/

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