Broken Silicon

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102. RX 6600 XT 32MB Infinity Cache, Nvidia LHR & RTX 3090 Ti, AMD Zen 4 Whispers May 25, 2021

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How much Infinity Cache is enough for 1440p? Is the RTX 3090 Ti really launching to fight the RX 6900 XTX? What should we expect out of Zen 4? The latest gaming hardware news is discussed!
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0:00 Dark Souls, Snobby Engineers, Frog Killing (Intro Banter)
14:20 Nintendo 3DS Early Issues, PS4 Pro Planning (Corrections)
19:54 Intel Xe DG2 Leaked again at 275w with a Q4 Launch
25:58 RX 6600 XT & Navi 24 Leaks - Will 32MB of IC do above 1080p?
39:31 Nvidia Ampere LHR Series and CUDA Throttling
47:04 Nvidia’s Attempt to Crush AMD FSR
56:51 RTX 3090 Ti Rumors & Potential Specs
1:01:22 AMD Zen 4 Early Whispers – LGA, PCIE 4.0, Core Counts, Cost
1:09:03 Taiwan vs China, BF6 Players, Lovelace vs RDNA 3 (Wrap up)
1:21:10 Ray Tracing impressions in 2021, Global Foundries WA, DX12 SLI

https://www.igorslab.de/en/intel-xe-hpg-based-dg2-with-5-different-chips-new-foils-and-certifications/
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210521VL200.html
https://youtu.be/84IV8VmQoY4
https://youtu.be/mvTxMmdevCg
https://youtu.be/FBP18day1rg
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1393797062291042306
https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6600-xt-navi-23-graphics-card-allegedly-pictured-8-gb-gddr6-memory/
https://tekdeeps.com/infinity-cache-for-apu-amd-is-probably-planning-something-better/
https://www.techpowerup.com/282332/amd-radeon-rx-6600-series-to-feature-pcie-4-0-x8-interface-and-up-to-8-gb-of-gddr6-memory
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2021/05/18/lhr/
https://youtu.be/3AFsEBvbqo4
https://www.igorslab.de/en/jensens-anti-mining-move-nvidias-new-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-will-get-the-new-chip-pre-installed-with-hash-brake-exclusively-before-launch/
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080ti-to-be-available-on-june-3rd-rtx-3070ti-on-june-10th
https://www.amd.com/en/events/computex
https://www.techpowerup.com/282427/amds-2019-gaming-super-resolution-patent-could-be-the-blueprint-for-fidelityfx-super-resolution
https://www.techpowerup.com/282412/nvidia-working-on-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-zotac-firestorm-changelog-confirms-it
https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1396185408904564738
https://www.hardwaretimes.com/gigabyte-delisted-from-major-chinese-retailers-after-calling-made-in-china-products-low-quality/
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/213796/intel-xeon-w-11955m-processor-24m-cache-2-60-ghz.html
https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-overclocked-record-breaking-3-3-ghz-over-41000-points-3dmark-fire-strike-extreme-benchmark/
https://www.igorslab.de/en/exclusive-intel-arctic-sound-two-existing-models-total-specs-and-pictures/
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-radeon-pro-w6800-32gb-leak
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-alder-lake-s-es-cpu-with-ddr5-4800-memory-tested-in-dota2
https://videocardz.com/newz/one-xplayer-handheld-gaming-console-features-intel-tiger-lake-and-1600p-screen-costs-899-1599-usd
https://mp1st.com/news/new-battlefield-game-will-be-a-relaunch-of-the-franchise-will-have-unbelievable-player-counts
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-470-Ends-Kepler
https://www.techpowerup.com/282208/amd-and-globalfoundries-wafer-supply-agreement-now-non-exclusive-paves-way-for-7nm-siod

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101. XBOX Series X APU in Servers, Intel Xeon vs AMD EPYC | Azure SAP Engineer May 18, 2021

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An anonymous engineer who specializes in Azure & SAP discusses the server-centric design of the XBOX Series X, Intel Ice Lake Xeon, AMD EPYC, and other subjects related to gaming and servers.

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0:00 Anonymous Guest Introduction
7:33 Guest's Background in PC Gaming
16:10 XBOX Series X APU was Designed for Servers AND Console
26:10 Will Microsoft put the XBOX Series S APU in Surface Devices?
32:25 Console vs PC Gaming
42:14 Why isn't full Windows 10 on XBOX?!
46:56 Windows Software, Intel Alder Lake Scheduling, Lakefield
53:17 How Cloud Server Services Work, Azure for Multiplayer Games
1:12:20 Azure vs AWS & Luna
1:18:06 Intel Xeon vs AMD EPYC
1:36:23 Is it worth it to host your own private cloud?
1:38:09 CXL, OMI, GenZ, Optane
1:48:46 Disaggregating Servers, ARM, Apple M1
2:03:32 Mid-Generation XBOX & PlayStation upgrades, MGS Remake

https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/18/21295326/microsoft-project-xcloud-xbox-series-x-servers-hardware-2021
https://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/hardware/processors-memory/1253015-linux-5-13-to-add-perf-support-for-intel-alder-lake
https://venturebeat.com/2019/07/18/intel-and-sap-broaden-datacenter-tech-partnership/
https://youtu.be/bqkGNtsZejc

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100. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti vs AMD FSR, RDNA 3 Performance, Intel Alder Lake TDP May 11, 2021

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Tom & Dan round out the first 100 episodes of Broken Silicon with deep discussions on Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti, 3070 Ti, AMD FSR, RDNA 3, Zen 4, Intel Alder Lake, Xe DG2, and Nintendo Switch news.

0:00 100th Episode of Broken Silicon! Dan is now a frog killer! (Intro Banter)
05:06 Navi 21 XTXH, CMP GPU Costs, Intel SMT-4 (Corrections & Omissions)
19:59 Ampere is Nvidia's Main Architecture till at least Mid-2022
24:13 RTX 3080 Ti & 3070 Ti vs AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution
46:24 Should you feel bad for selling your old GPU at inflated prices?
51:02 RDNA 3 Performance Expectations
1:09:13 Intel Xe DG2 Laptop Power Consumption Leaks!
1:16:21 Alder Lake Clockspeeds, TDP, and November
1:27:43 Nintendo Switch Sells 85m, Production hit 30m PER YEAR
1:35:36 Ray Tracing Gens, 6nm PS5, EPYC Marketshare (Wrap up)
1:54:50 Intel 10nm Reporting, AMD Eclipsing Intel, DDR5(Final RM)

RE8 Console Performance from NXGamer: https://youtu.be/SkQg6K_V8P4
https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1387424570181832707
https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1387434990628188160
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-and-rtx-3070-ti-to-be-announced-on-may-31st-launching-in-june
https://youtu.be/3qA-72lFC6U
https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/dominic-moass/amds-frank-azor-talks-sam-smartshift-fsr-more/
https://www.techpowerup.com/281885/amds-elusive-fidelityfx-super-resolution-coming-this-june
https://youtu.be/E8JCSTPdwHs
https://www.techpowerup.com/281983/amd-rx-7900-xt-reportedly-brings-40-performance-uplift-over-rx-6900-xt
https://wccftech.com/intel-xe-hpg-dg2-gpu-powered-laptop-desktop-graphics-cards-specifications-leak-out/
https://www.igorslab.de/exklusiv-intels-dg2-fuer-mobile-und-desktop-xe-geht-in-die-zweite-phase/
https://www.igorslab.de/en/exclusive-data-to-intel-alder-lake-s-hot-fight-with-amd/
https://www.techpowerup.com/281788/intel-core-1800-alder-lake-engineering-sample-spotted-with-16c-24t-configuration
https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intel-rocket-lake-s-processors-have-a-higher-pl1-pl2-power-draw-despite-lower-core-counts/
https://wccftech.com/intel-alder-lake-s-landing-in-november-2021-first-to-market-with-pcie-5-0-ddr5-ram-and-new-coolers/
https://mynintendonews.com/2021/05/02/the-nikkei-nintendo-increasing-switch-production-to-30-million-units-for-this-fiscal-year-as-switch-pro-model-looms/
https://www.techspot.com/news/89578-switch-lifetime-sales-close-ps3-wii-playstation.html
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-30-lite-hash-rate-series-to-begin-shipping-mid-may
https://wccftech.com/amd-super-resolution-isnt-compatible-with-metro-exodus-enhanced-rendering-techniques-and-wont-be-added-to-the-game/
https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/resident-evil-village-pc-graphics-performance-benchmark-review,7.html
https://videocardz.com/newz/modded-geforce-rtx-2080-ti-supports-22gb-of-gddr6-memory
https://twitter.com/GPUsAreMagic/status/1391360664518766592/photo/1
https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-new-ps5-console-with-6nm-amd-chip-expected-in-2022
https://wccftech.com/amd-epyc-server-cpu-share-rose-8-9-in-q1-2021-largest-gain-against-intel-since-2006/
https://www.techpowerup.com/281849/amd-ryzen-7-5700g-and-ryzen-5-5600g-zen-3-cezanne-desktop-processors-benched
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-9-6900h-rembrandt-rumored-to-feature-zen3-cores-and-12-rdna2-compute-units
Weird PS5 BWC Ad: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1389656682654011393

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99. Bitcoin Developer Jimmy Song discusses the Future of Crypto & 2021 Shortages May 04, 2021

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VP of Engineering, Lead Software Developer, and Bitcoin developer - Jimmy Song is a man who has worn many hats. He joins to discuss Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, and other semiconductor subjects.
[NOTE: This was on Recorded March 26th]

0:00 The 2021 GPU Shortage, Evidence of Inflation in Semiconductor Prices
8:50 Why are people afraid to ask honest questions about Bitcoin?
16:20 Jimmy Song’s Background with Gaming PCs and becoming a Developer
22:00 What is Bitcoin?
32:20 What gives money value? Time wasted protecting inflationary money.
41:25 The Biggest Misconception about Bitcoin – Technology vs Stability
55:46 Transaction Speeds
1:01:20 Ethereum’s Future
1:09:45 Is Bitcoin the Myspace of Crypto?
1:13:50 Environmental Concerns about Bitcoin
1:22:20 How would you improve Bitcoin?
1:24:00 Can regulation kill crypto?
1:30:50 Advice for young programmers

Jimmy Song’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimmysong?s=20
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmysong
https://jimmysong.medium.com/
Jimmy’s Website where you can sign up for the Bitcoin Bootcamp: https://programmingbitcoin.com/
The Little Bitcoin Book: https://amzn.to/2QGaWXJ
https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf
Episode with Stephan Livera: https://youtu.be/4Q4IE0Xrg4M
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_16
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beenz.com
https://medium.com/hashmart-blog/the-history-of-first-cryptocurrencies-before-bitcoin-6eccebca152a
Tom’s Introductory Bitcoin article: https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/what-you-must-understand-first-before-you-can-truly-understand-bitcoin
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/kentucky-governor-signs-bitcoin-mining-incentive-bill-into-law

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98. Intel Lunar Lake IPC Leak, RTX 3080 Ti Pricing, RX 6900 XTX, AMD Van Gogh Apr 27, 2021

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Tom discusses what he can say about Intel Lunar Lake’s IPC – it’s MUCH higher than their current products. Then, the MLID brothers discuss the 6900 XTX, 3080 Ti pricing, AMD APUs, & other news.

0:00 Tom has moved, and Dan was sick! (Intro Banter)
4:51 Comparing Xe to Larrabee & Auburn (Corrections & Omissions)
10:13 Intel Lunar Lake Early Leak on IPC & Features
19:55 Nvidia Omniverse, A30 GPU, A5000, Grace (GTC Coverage)
27:30 RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDDR6X Pricing & Segmentation
38:08 RX 6900 XTX @2.73GHz is Official
47:30 RDNA 3 Rasterization Performance
55:39 AMD Launches Cezanne to OEM Desktop
59:24 AMD Van Gogh Leak
1:08:10 XBOX Series S APU comes to Win10 Desktop (Wrap Up Start)
1:12:10 RE8 supports “45FPS” option, GTA Online fixed by a Fan, 4.5K
1:23:32 How good is Intel 10nm+ & Superfin?(Final Reader Mail start)
1:33:25 Is the PS5 in trouble? Do they need to announce new games?
1:51:15 Chia Cryptocurrency & Bitcoin Questions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel740
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larrabee_(microarchitecture)
https://youtu.be/84IV8VmQoY4
https://videocardz.com/newz/the-first-mass-produced-ddr5-memory-has-succesfully-completed-its-testing-phase
https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-ceo-reacts-to-grace-nvidias-first-data-center-cpu-were-on-offense-not-defense/
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/products/a30-gpu/
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-cpu-for-giant-ai-and-high-performance-computing-workloads
https://videocardz.com/press-release/nvidia-announces-a10-and-a30-tensor-core-gpus
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-allegedly-launches-may-25th-rtx-3070-ti-early-june
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-leak-just-revealed-price-release-date-and-anti-scalper-measures
https://www.ithome.com/0/547/425.htm
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-tis-ga102-225-gpu-pictured-and-specifications-leaked
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-liquid-cooled-rumor
https://videocardz.com/newz/unreleased-amd-radeon-rx-6900-xtx-with-water-cooling-allegedly-pictured
https://videocardz.com/press-release/sapphire-launches-radeon-rx-6900-xt-toxic-extreme-edition-with-navi-21-xtxh-gpu
https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-announces-ryzen-5000-g-series-desktop-processors-with-radeon-graphic.html
https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-5000g-cezanne-desktop-apus-official-ryzen-7-5700g-ryzen-5-5600g-ryzen-3-5300g/
https://youtu.be/9-Txn8A9LUA
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-4700s-might-be-xbox-series-xs-apu-for-pcs
https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-village-console-resolutions-and-frame-rates-revealed/
https://videocardz.com/newz/dell-announces-inspiron-16-plus-the-first-laptop-with-intel-tiger-lake-h45-cpu
https://twitter.com/Newegg/status/1384356278638571525
https://www.techpowerup.com/281283/apple-announces-the-2021-imac-powered-by-m1-chip-featuring-4-5k-retina-display
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-epyc-milan-breaks-cinebench-record-heres-a-10nm-ice-lake-xeon-comparison
https://www.ea.com/games/battlefield/news/battlefield-franchise-update-oskar-gabrielson
https://www.pcgamer.com/rockstar-thanks-gta-online-player-who-fixed-poor-load-times-official-update-coming/
https://www.pcgamer.com/pc-ps5-and-xbox-gamers-rejoice-the-first-hdmi-21-gaming-monitor-is-finally-launching-in-may/
https://www.hardwaretimes.com/xbox-series-x-cpu-looks-identical-to-amd-renoir-unlike-the-ps5-560gb-s-vs-336gb-s-memory-config-explained/

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97. Intel 3D Stacking, Alder Lake big.LITTLE, Heterogeneous AMD | Dr. Ian Cutress Apr 20, 2021

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Senior Editor at AnandTech Dr. Ian Cutress joins Tom to discuss everything Intel vs AMD vs Nvidia. This includes a Postmortem on Rocket Lake, challenges bringing big.LITTLE to windows, and who will be most equipped to win the Heterogenous Silicon Wars of 2025.

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0:00 Who is Ian?
10:11 The State of Tech Journalism, and the art of good question asking
15:22 Rocket Lake - What did Intel try to accomplish? Did they succeed?
25:11 Alder Lake – Do we think it will succeed?
30:22 Challenges bringing big.LITTLE to Windows x86
43:17 Did Zen 1 Overperform Expectations?
49:41 Jim Keller's Role at AMD & Intel
54:21 AMD Buying Xilinx, Intel Buying Altera, EPYC Milan
1:00:11 The Truth about Supply & Demand Issues in 2021
1:10:50 The Importance of Intel Fabs competing with TSMC
1:17:55 Intel Tiles vs AMD Chiplets, 3D Stacking Architectures
1:30:35 Heterogeneous Architectures vs Silicon Photonics Scaling Outwards
1:37:50 AMD vs Intel vs Nvidia in 2025 - Who will make the best APUs?
1:52:37 Advice for Computer Science & Engineering Students

Articles by Ian: https://www.anandtech.com/author/140
Ian's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1r0DG-KEPyqOeW6o79PByw
linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iancutress/?originalSubdomain=uk
Ian’s RKL: https://youtu.be/oaB1WuFUAtw
Tom’s Tweet confirming Ian’s Threadripper question at Hot Chips 2019: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1163569630067040256
Ian’s transcript of the Q&A with Lisa at Hot Chips 2019: https://www.anandtech.com/show/14762/hot-chips-31-keynote-day-1-dr-lisa-su-ceo-of-amd-live-blog-145pm-pt
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amd-xilinx-stockholders-overwhelmingly-approve-164900232.html
https://newsroom.intel.com/press-kits/intel-acquisition-of-altera/
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-xe-hpc-ponte-vecchio-examined

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96. AMD Zen 4 APU, Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti, Intel 40 Core Ice Lake vs EPYC Milan Apr 13, 2021

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While Intel may have some impressive products coming…so does AMD according to the latest leaks. We break down the latest Nvidia, AMD, Intel, PlayStation, XBOX, and Nintendo Hardware news.

0:00 Intro Banter, Nvidia GTC
6:56 JOLED Monitors Incoming, DX12 Overhead(Corrections & Omissions)
13:48 Final Thoughts on Intel Rocket Lake Reviews (i5-11400F seems ok!)
29:11 Was AMD Bulldozer worse than Intel Rocket Lake?
34:48 Ice Lake Server Significance - Generationally Big, Competitively Small
49:15 Nvidia Resizable BAR Test - comparing it to Smart Access Memory
55:34 RTX 3050 Ti & 3050 Benchmarks Leak
1:05:11 Intel DG2 GPU Leak, Things people missed about the Xe Roadmap.
1:17:00 At what price would Xe fail?
1:27:04 AMD Roadmap Leaks again - Zen 3+ & Zen 4 Integrated Graphics
1:36:28 Razer Considers AMD, 43K Mining GPUs, TSMC Spends $100B
1:44:58 RX 6700 XT Reception, VRAM Issues, XBOX Servers, Nintendo Design

A5000 was announced on 4/12, just not in the GTC Keynote: https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-rtx-a5000-a4000-a3000-a2000-workstation-desktop-laptop-graphics-cards/
https://www.techpowerup.com/280789/once-again-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-to-showcase-whats-been-cooking-for-gtc-from-his-kitchen
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/hardware-accelerated-gpu-scheduling/
https://www.j-oled.com/eng/
https://www.j-oled.com/eng/press/20210113/
https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i5-11600k-core-i5-11th-gen/p/N82E16819118235?Description=11600k&cm_re=11600k--19-118-235--Product&quicklink=true
https://youtu.be/L0qaZ85CpUM
https://www.techspot.com/review/2220-intel-core-i5-11600k/
https://youtu.be/TyGFKCrnPM4
https://wccftech.com/intel-launches-3rd-gen-ice-lake-sp-xeon-cpu-lineup-10nm-server-chips/
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16594/intel-3rd-gen-xeon-scalable-review
https://youtu.be/T7OL_A1vY8M
https://youtu.be/GqErX7VkitI
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvidia-pci-express-resizable-bar-performance-test/
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-ga107-geforce-rtx-3050-specs-leak
https://www.notebookcheck.com/Exklusive-Benchmarks-Die-Nvidia-GeForce-RTX-3050-RTX-3050-Ti-Laptop-GPUs-bieten-eine-solide-Einsteiger-Gaming-Performance.530417.0.html
https://youtu.be/84IV8VmQoY4
https://youtu.be/64T-bnwmV3Y
https://www.techradar.com/news/amd-zen-4-rumor-could-be-bad-news-for-intel
https://twitter.com/Olrak29_/status/1378568763180609537
https://wccftech.com/razer-readies-new-blade-laptops-with-amd-ryzen-5000-cpus-rumor/
https://www.techspot.com/news/89108-sony-confirms-legacy-store-shutdowns-what-means-you.html
https://news.bitcoin.com/hut-8-purchases-30m-worth-of-nvidias-gpu-miners-looks-to-push-capacity-to-1600-gigahash/
https://www.techspot.com/news/89212-rtx-1080-ti-could-next-line-comeback.html
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-to-launch-radeon-rx-6800-xt-midnight-black-today
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-to-launch-radeon-rx-6800-xt-midnight-black-today
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Tech/Semiconductors/TSMC-cancels-chip-price-cuts-and-promises-100bn-investment-surge
https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/news/amd-ryzen-9-5900-blurs-the-line-between-performance-and-value
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-gtc-2021-has-a-scavenger-hunt-hidden-message-decoded/

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95. Nvidia Ampere in Small Form Factor, Intel v AMD Reliability, ITX GPU Design | NFC Apr 06, 2021

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Josh of NFC has been building the most compact high-performance cases for years. His builds have been featured on Linus Tech Tips and his perspective on DIY building is very unique. We discuss the state of modern graphics card design, and AMD's new success in SFF.

0:00 Graphics Cards have gotten a lot bigger recently...
7:36 Who is NFC? What does he do?
12:33 Small Form Factor Building Advice
17:11 Is AMD Ryzen the new standard for Small Form Factor builds?
21:21 Intel Rocket Lake vs AMD Zen 3
26:26 Nvidia Ampere vs RADEON RDNA 2
32:12 Will Nvidia's 12-pin connector become a common standard?
36:36 Are ITX GPU designs getting worse?
42:41 What could have made the Fury Nano more successful?
51:02 Is the PS5 & XSX's size indicate all gaming is getting bigger?
54:37 Is size or noise more important in small form factor building?
58:42 Are laptops more competitive with SFF builds in 2021?
1:11:02 Boutique vs Mass Market - The Future of Small Form Factor Building
1:20:58 STX vs ITX vs DTX Motherboard Form Factors - what's best ideally?
1:27:46 PCIE 4.0 & 5.0 challenges, High Performance APUs
1:35:18 SFF Popularity in 2021, Advice for people starting a small business
1:42:57 Is the KFC Console the perfect SFF PC?

NFC Store: https://store.nfc-systems.com/
Josh’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/NotFromConcentrate/featured
Previous NFC Episode: https://youtu.be/93q9O7uPhEM
Rocket Lake Review: https://youtu.be/jVAfk4AG3A
Zen 3 Review: https://youtu.be/72AHENDeTEI
KFC Console: https://www.engadget.com/kfcs-viral-marketing-gets-real-with-a-chickenwarming-gaming-pc-112558482.html
https://lian-li.com/product/pc-tu150/
https://www.evga.com/products/product.aspx?pn=08G-P5-3663-KR
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-r9-nano.c2735
https://www.newegg.com/super-flower-leadex-platinum-se-sf-1000f14mp-v2-1000w/p/1HU-024C-00020?item=9SIAMNPC0F2629&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googlemkp-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googlemkp-pc--pla-super+flower--power+supplies--9SIAMNPC0F2629&gclid=CjwKCAjw3pWDBhB3EiwAV1c5rMngD_v2GAIZKMys8jSItOrH13C1Gsl4URjKZ4863_564cTItv_RfxoCuxgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
https://www.newegg.com/black-fractal-design-node-202-mini-itx/p/N82E16811352058?item=N82E16811352058&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-pc--pla--cases+%28computer+cases+-+atx+form%29-_-N82E16811352058&gclid=CjwKCAjw3pWDBhB3EiwAV1c5rBbo5r0hgXCVQiCgIIZcqJPgxRS96invqGyw2VRmM6eseV_0-lzr5hoCTd4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

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94. Hardware Unboxed - Intel Alder Lake v Zen 4, RDNA2 v Ampere, Nvidia CPU Overhead Mar 30, 2021

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Tim & Steve of Hardware Unboxed join to discuss the current state of competition between AMD, Nvidia, and Intel in 2021.
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0:00 Intro Banter – How Steve and Tim met each other
7:35 Did AMD Zen 3, Tiger Lake, and other products live up to the Hype?
21:00 Will low end graphics cards go extinct?
31:40 How has Hardware Unboxed changed it’s content recently?
37:15 AMD RDNA 2 vs Nvidia Ampere – Who is “winning” so far?
41:00 Explaining Nvidia’s CPU Overhead Problem – it’s a major issue.
55:00 If MSRP still existed, which GPU lineup is more competitive?
1:03:45 Nvidia Mining Cards, Ethereum Limiters, Solving Mining
1:11:30 When do we expect the RTX 4000 and RX 7000 series to launch?
1:18:20 Intel Rocket Lake & Alder Lake vs AMD Zen 3 & Zen 4
1:27:00 OLED Technology and the 2021 Gaming Monitor Market
1:50:15 “Tech Influencers” and Staying honest as a Techtuber
2:13:30 Are Tim Tams or Oreos better?

Previous Broken Silicon with Steve: https://youtu.be/jxGDF1sJ5IA
Previous Broken Silicon with Tim: https://youtu.be/Gp-AX0riW7o
https://www.techspot.com/review/2218-radeon-6700-xt-vs-5700-xt/
https://www.techspot.com/review/2216-amd-radeon-6700-xt/
https://www.techspot.com/review/2211-geforce-rtx-3060/
https://youtu.be/3n0_UcBxnpk
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16573/intels-new-strategy-20b-for-two-fabs-meteor-lake-7nm-tiles-new-foundry-services-ibm-collaboration-return-of-idf
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16529/amd-epyc-milan-review
https://youtu.be/msmmdMrKPuY
https://youtu.be/sg__YdXbRtI
https://www.google.com/search?q=Tim+Tam+Candy&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS880US880&sxsrf=ALeKk018P3ubD27ZIU6EYXuPVTjp75_5Vw:1616711768368&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiU_aDVwMzvAhVFZ80KHb7yC10Q_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=2744&bih=1406
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-allegedly-sold-175-million-worth-ampere-geforce-rtx-30-gpus-to-miners/

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93. Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti GDDR6X, Zen 3 EPYC Milan, AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution Mar 23, 2021

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AMD just launched Zen 3 EPYC Milan…and Nvidia may actually launch an RTX 3070 Ti with GDDR6X soon as well! But AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution? That doesn’t seem to be coming anytime soon…

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0:00 Intro Banter – Tom is buying a house!
12:01 Games Techtubers choose to Benchmark
16:42 Nvidia CPU Driver Overhead, Out of Control Sports (Corrections)
24:30 Final Thoughts on the RX 6700 XT
35:27 ZEN 3 EPYC Milan Release and Comparison to Intel
48:04 AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution...many months away
53:57 RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X - Nvidia skimps on VRAM again?
1:00:17 A100 Mining Card, Navi 22 Mobile Rumors (Wrap-Up)
1:10:58 RX 6490 Questions, New GPU Manufacturers (Final Mail)

https://youtu.be/5wO2vUZv4zw
https://www.techspot.com/review/2216-amd-radeon-6700-xt/
https://youtu.be/PJboWJJFk9I
https://youtu.be/oj8SuJ2Mb6A
https://youtu.be/CkfPlpz5Qiw
https://www.anandtech.com/show/16529/amd-epyc-milan-review
https://videocardz.com/press-release/amd-laches-epyc-7003-milan-zen3-server-processors
https://twitter.com/nerdtechgasm/status/1372454588335280129
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1372992263165513728
https://www.techpowerup.com/279883/confronting-nvidias-dlss-amd-confirms-fidelityfx-super-resolution-fsr-to-launch-in-2021
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-to-feature-ga102-225-gpu-rtx-3070-ti-gets-ga104-400
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-cryptocurrency-mining-hash-rate-limit-bypassed-hacked-rtx-3060-ethereum/
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ampere-a100-cryptocurrency-mining-monster-cmp-hx-gpu-rumor/
https://blog.playstation.com/2021/03/18/next-gen-vr-on-ps5-the-new-controller/
https://wccftech.com/remedy-xbox-series-s-optimization-is-nowhere-near-as-simple-as-lowering-resolution-and-textures/
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6800m-high-end-mobile-gaming-card-to-feature-navi-22-gpu
https://twitter.com/markel__/status/1373059797155778562
https://www.techpowerup.com/279938/trendforce-consumer-dram-pricing-to-increase-20-in-2q2021-due-to-increased-demand
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1373465391339552772

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