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312. RX 9090 XT 32GB, RX 9060 XT 16GB Review, XBOX Handheld, AMD Zen 5 Threadripper Jun 03, 2025

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We review the RX 9060 XT, upcoming RDNA 4 flagships, FSR 4 Redstone, and more!
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0:00 Fire Weather is here! (Intro Banter)
2:30 AMD Zen 5 Threadripper Announced!
15:03 RX 9090 XT 32GB & RX 9080 XT 16GB ES Leak
32:52 RX 9060 XT Review / Analysis
48:09 Could AMD bring back Vega’s HBCC for 8GB cards?
51:40 AMD FSR Redstone Announced
57:18 Nvidia Manipulates RTX 5060 Reviews & Cuts RTX 50 Production
1:10:44 Nvidia Gaming APU Confirmed w/ Picture, TDP, and Release Date!
1:16:12 XBOX Handheld Reportedly Sidelined
1:23:43 SteamOS comes to AMD APU Devices – Valve is challenging Windows!
1:31:23 Arrow Lake Refresh, MSI Claw goes AMD, Ryzen 9000G, PS5 Price Drop (Wrap-Up)

https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/workstations/ryzen-threadripper.html
https://www.servethehome.com/amd-reveals-ryzen-threadripper-9000-family-big-zen-5-chips-for-hedt-and-workstations/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkUEijON-88
https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-RX-9080-XT-ES-engineering-sample-could-rival-RTX-5080-Super.1027707.0.html
https://x.com/AzorFrank/status/1925651286998794443
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-radeon-rx-9060-xt-is-up-to-31-percent-faster-than-7600-xt-in-early-compute-benchmarks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I5pyS0cAuQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1U9vHdrxQA
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/amd-radeon-rx-9060-xt-launches-on-june-5-starting-at-usd299
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/amd-just-gave-us-our-first-glimpse-of-fsr-4s-redstone-update-with-a-host-of-machine-learning-based-improvements/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiekGcwaIho&ab_channel=GamersNexus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtFDz-BQLew&ab_channel=HardwareUnboxed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHz8Z0rEIMA&ab_channel=der8auerEN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_CuOTK-XiY&ab_channel=JayzTwoCents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_CuOTK-XiY&ab_channel=JayzTwoCents
https://www.techspot.com/review/2992-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060/
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-rumored-to-reduce-rtx-50-gpus-production-in-china-in-favor-of-ai-gpus/
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1928167314509222038
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nvidia-s-120-Watt-gaming-laptop-APU-shown-off-by-new-leak.1025348.0.html https://youtu.be/6tASUo7UqNw
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/exclusive-xboxs-handheld-pembrooke-has-been-sidelined-for-now-as-microsoft-doubles-down-on-windows-11-pc-gaming-handheld-optimization
https://www.theverge.com/news/673114/valves-huge-steam-deck-update-is-now-ready-for-everyone-including-rival-amd-handhelds
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1B71-EDF2-EB6D-2BB3#testingsteamos
https://wccftech.com/intel-arrow-lake-s-refresh-cpus-confirmed-coming-to-lga-1851-800-series-motherboards/
https://youtu.be/yTePIHdC7AM
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B650M-GAMING-WIFI6E-rev-13/support#support-memsup
https://videocardz.com/newz/asrock-goes-on-record-confirms-ryzen-cpu-failures-are-linked-to-bios-settings-offers-warranty-support
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-pledges-rocm-support-for-windows-ryzen-ai-max-radeon-rx-9000
https://videocardz.com/newz/acer-confirms-geforce-rtx-5050-laptop-gpu-clocks-and-tdp-specs
https://wccftech.com/user-receives-a-bunch-of-backpacks-inside-geforce-rtx-5090-box/
https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/the-ps5-pro-gets-a-50-discount-in-sonys-days-of-play-sale-144517141.html

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311. Nvidia Gaming CPU Leak, AMD Zen 7 AM6, RX 9060 XT 16GB, RTX 5060 | Level1Techs May 27, 2025

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Wendell joins to leak Nvidia's Laptop APU! [SPON: Use "brokensilicon“ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ]
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0:00 What keeps Wendell on YouTube?
6:13 SteamOS supplanting Windows
18:40 Steam coming to XBOX
28:29 Is x86 actually Screwed?
38:50 Nvidia CPU Picture & Release Date Leak
47:59 Nvidia CPU Strategy, The Downfall of GeForce
1:10:28 Nvidia Blackwell (Professional) Issues
1:15:43 AMD ROCm coming to Windows
1:23:18 RX 9060 XT & RDNA 4
1:26:51 FSR Redstone, PSSR 2, Strix Halo
1:46:40 Raptor Lake Instability UPDATE
2:03:29 AMD Zen 7, Zen 6, AM6 Discussion
2:14:21 Do consumers need more than 16 Cores?

Last Episode Wendell was on: https://youtu.be/ZK6jAc8LY48?si=1vvzX-EIYOae7wND
Check out Level1Techs Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@Level1Techs/videos
Zen 6 Specs: https://youtu.be/970JyCapx8A?si=HXCgYsM6UPY-IGK1
Zen 6 LP: https://youtu.be/CcXN9xoXwns?si=BAvViKT0a0T0zYYB
Zen 7 Leak: https://youtu.be/bvHrJzB4-MQ?si=m1-iTiSLztuTJQMi
RTX 5080 SUPER 24 GB Leak: https://youtu.be/Z-29AJ5nCyw?si3KQ7qd-TpMdXsC
https://www.theverge.com/pc-gaming/672637/nvidia-rtx-5060-review-meddling-gamersnexus-wake-up-call
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/game-dev-adds-in-game-crash-warning-for-13th-and-14th-gen-intel-cpus-link-provides-affected-owners-instructions-to-mitigate-crashes#:~:text=Alderon%20Games%20was%20one%20of,its%20customers%20about%20the%20problem.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/raptor-lake-instability-saga-continues-as-intel-releases-0x12f-update-to-fix-vmin-instability
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-releases-firmware-fix-for-geforce-rtx-5060-series-to-address-black-screen-and-reboot-issues
https://www.theverge.com/news/633478/microsoft-xbox-steam-games-support-ui
https://youtu.be/M8R4CGXrXDc?si=aaF6vGi5I-N4ws8F

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310. RTX 5060 8GB War on Reviewers, Nvidia APU Delay Leak, AMD Zen 7, Intel B770 MIA May 20, 2025

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We have details on GeForce Supply, Nvidia cancelling or delaying CPUs, and Zen 7!
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0:00 Scotland Vacation (Intro Banter)
6:17 RTX 5060 Reviews & Nvidia’s War on Techtubers
17:12 Nvidia’s 8GB Mistake
27:52 Nvidia Computex Keynote
34:39 AMD Q1 Earnings – Intel’s now a “Value Brand”
39:36 (NEW Leak) First AMD Zen 7 Details
49:19 Zen Lower Power Cores
51:24 Intel Computex Announcements
1:01:41 Upcoming PSSR Details Leaked by MLID
1:11:26 Nintendo Switch 2 lacks VRR, New Intel Vulnerabilities, XBOX "ARM Leaks" (Wrap-Up)
1:24:13 Handheld XBOX, RX 9070 XT vs RTX 4090 (Final RM)

Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiekGcwaIho
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/live/news/nvidia-rtx-5060-review-doing-it-live/
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidias-rtx-5060-will-launch-without-reviews-since-chipmaker-opts-not-to-supply-press-drivers-to-reviewers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtFDz-BQLew
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1923978222070362114
https://youtu.be/8RHQJenbuIc?si=F_5Mr84BXGDuVFyy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLzna9__DnI&ab_channel=NVIDIA
https://www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/nvidia-gb10-und-mehr-mediateks-pc-chip-im-plan-computex-vorstellung-vermutet.92465/
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-dgx-spark-features-6144-cuda-cores-just-as-many-as-rtx-5070
https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1247/amd-reports-first-quarter-2025-financial-results
https://www.investopedia.com/amd-earnings-q1-fy2025-11728921
https://www.reuters.com/business/sanmina-buy-zt-systems-manufacturing-business-amd-3-billion-deal-2025-05-19/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvHrJzB4-MQ
https://www.techpowerup.com/336808/amd-zen-7-rumors-three-core-classes-2-mb-l2-7-mb-v-cache-and-tsmc-a14-node?cp=2
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Detailed-AMD-Zen-7-leak-reveals-new-3D-Core-IPC-uplift-release-date-and-more.1016727.0.html
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-launches-usd299-arc-pro-b50-with-16gb-of-memory-project-battlematrix-workstations-with-24gb-arc-pro-b60-gpus
https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/computex-2025-intel-unveils-new-arc-pro-battlemage-gpus-gaudi-3-accelerators-and-more/
https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1741/computex-2025-intel-unveils-new-gpus-for-ai-and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGxZdY731Us
https://tech.yahoo.com/gaming/articles/major-ps5-pro-pssr-reportedly-120510731.html
https://mynintendonews.com/2025/05/16/switch-2-supports-vrr-only-in-handheld-mode/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Branch-Privilege-Injection
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-reports-wave-of-high-severity-gpu-vulnerabilities-ten-unique-security-vulnerabilities-stemming-from-poor-software-hit-range-of-graphics-solutions
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-ai-max-strix-halo-processors-now-available-for-standalone-purchase-in-china
https://www.theverge.com/news/668349/fortnite-star-wars-james-earl-jones-vader-ai-voice
https://m.gsmarena.com/report_samsung_will_be_making_some_snapdragon_8_elite_2nd_gen_chips_on_a_2nm_node-news-67593.php
https://x.com/bdsams/status/1923032065584320580
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-core-ultra-7-265k-cpu-is-currently-priced-at-a-record-low-of-usd269

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309. AMD Zen 7 3D Core Leak, Intel Panther Lake, RX 9070 XT, RTX 5000 | High Yield May 13, 2025

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Max joins to discuss NEW Zen 7 details, Ryzen 10000 vs Intel Core Ultra 300, and RDNA 4 vs Blackwell.
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0:00 Why do YouTubers Burnout?
5:00 Zen 5 vs Arrow Lake in 2025
21:48 Was it a MISTAKE for Arrow Lake to cut Hyper-Threading?
30:19 What’s wrong w/ Intel’s Design Teams?
42:17 What must Panther Lake fix?
45:41 Does Nova Lake need a new socket?
52:48 (NEW Leak) Zen 7 3D Core Variant
1:07:30 Will Zen 6 be too expensive due to 2nm?
1:22:30 AMD RDNA 4 & Nvidia RTX 5000
1:26:14 Why is Nvidia blundering so hard?
1:33:23 Does Blackwell have a hardware flaw?
1:39:42 Next-Gen GPU advice for AMD, Intel, and Nvidia

Last Episode HY was on: https://youtu.be/EdVLIw6-TKg?si=by1dMj6E2IXI3SMK
HY Arrow Lake Deep-Dive: https://youtu.be/wusyYscQi0o?si=ZwDq7ifiLvoEKQGq
HY RDNA 4 Deep-Dive: https://youtu.be/u8cfrJTdo0E?si=OIH_sal4qi7-bhON
HY V-Cache Video: https://youtu.be/OlRLuajAgIc?si=p8awdBfTfMb1V3YX
HY Backside Power Delivery Video: https://youtu.be/hyZlQY2xmWQ?si=LQpkSVjYBw8LOsRP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF3ANpqBZ04
https://www.techspot.com/review/2965-amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d/#Performance_Summary
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/gadgets/two-sony-tablets-announced-including-foldable-model-flna121056

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308. Nvidia RTX 5000 SUPER Specs, RX 9060 XT Release Date, AMD 9070 GRE Performance May 06, 2025

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New RX 9060 XT Leaks, RADEON Details, and the latest Intel & Nvidia news are included in this episode!

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0:00 Slow News when Tom & Dan Vacation (Intro Banter)

5:04 RX 9070 GRE Launch Thoughts & Performance Discussion

11:38 (NEW Leak) RX 9060 XT 16/8GB Release Confirmation

19:34 (NEW Leak) RX 7600 XT Production, 12GB vs 8GB for RX 9050 XT

30:05 FSR 4 Confirmed for RDNA 3

34:13 Nvidia RTX 5080 & 5070 SUPER Leaks

41:35 Should RTX 5000 have used GDDR6?

44:07 AMD Zen 6 Medusa & Gorgon Point Confirmed!

52:17 Consumers reject Intel "AI Everywhere" PCs amongst Layoffs

1:01:20 (NEW Leak) Intel Raptor Lake Instability Update

1:06:15 XBOX Price Increased, Small Business Cloe (Tariff Update)

1:13:50 Nvidia Lobster Smuggling, Google Monopoly, GTA VI Delayed (Wrap-Up)

1:23:02 Game Price Increases, Strix Halo, Battery Life Overrated (Final RM)

https://www.amd.com/zh-cn/products/graphics/desktops/radeon/9000-series/amd-radeon-rx-9070-gre.html

https://www.techpowerup.com/336028/amd-radeon-rx-9070-gre-gets-early-may-launch-date-official-specifications

https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-unveils-radeon-rx-9070-gre-ats-megalodon-graphics-card

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-9060-xt-to-be-announced-on-may-21-at-computex-available-in-june https://benchlife.info/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-launch-may-19th/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrLgahCIgtk&ab_channel=Moore%27sLawIsDead

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-preparing-ryzen-9000g-gorgon-point-and-epyc-4005-grado-for-am5-socket

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-officially-confirms-threadripper-pro-shimada-peak-and-gorgon-point-apus-for-am5-socket https://bsky.app/profile/instlatx64.bsky.social/post/3lnx7orlhhs2a

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2763684/intel-customers-are-buying-up-all-its-older-cpus-to-beat-tariffs.html

20% job cuts reported: https://www.reuters.com/technology/intel-cut-over-20-workforce-bloomberg-news-reports-2025-04-23/

Q1 2025 earnings: https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1737/intel-reports-first-quarter-2025-financial-results

US Economy Shrinks, not grows due to Tariffs: https://www.reuters.com/business/stockpiling-ahead-tariffs-likely-hurt-us-economy-first-quarter-2025-04-30/

GN Screwed by Tariffs: https://youtu.be/6xXz1LlEyKE?t=2630

XboX price increase: https://x.com/3DCenter_org/status/1918201540252463200

Dropshipers leave US: https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/trump-moves-tax-small-parcels-some-retailers-give-up-us-2025-05-02/

Rossmann video on small business maker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri_ERbaTtgk

Nvidia Smuggling: https://www.techpowerup.com/336264/nvidia-dismisses-anthropics-report-of-ludicrous-gpu-cpu-smuggling-methods

MinisForum Impresses with mATX Mobo: https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2009334.html

Google Monopoly could be broken up: https://www.techspot.com/news/107784-doj-confirms-wants-break-up-google-advertising-tech.html

Titanfall 3 Cancelled: https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/electronic-arts-cancels-titanfall-layoffs-300-employees-1236381665/

Half Life 3 this year: https://www.techspot.com/news/107779-half-life-3-reportedly-playable-end-end-possibly.html

GTA6 delayed to May 26, 2026: https://x.com/RockstarGames/status/1918265468076605706?t=g2JkptnA6iAcKc6g7zYW4g&s=33

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307. Nvidia 5000 Series WARNING, RTX 5060 8GB vs Zen 6 Medusa, AMD Strix | Just Josh Apr 29, 2025

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Josh joins to discuss how RADEON and GeForce are evolving, Next-Gen APU, and Tariffs.
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0:00 From Wall Street to YouTube (Josh's Journey)
7:44 AI ruined PC Gaming Shopping…and so much more…
22:37 Are NPUs a “Waste of Sand”?
38:44 AMD Strix Halo & Nvidia's Blackwell Supply Failure
53:50 Nvidia's Crippling VRAM Issue
1:14:14 Will Zen 6 Medusa get better adoption than Strix Halo?
1:25:40 Qualcomm X Elite, Apple vs AMD
1:33:43 REAL EXAMPLES - How Tariffs are impacting Laptop Prices…

Josh's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JustJoshTech
Josh’s Journey: https://www.bestlaptop.deals/josh-journey#journey
Best Laptop Deals: https://www.bestlaptop.deals/recommendations/Crazy-Deals
Just Josh ZBook Ultra G1a (Strix Halo) Review: https://youtu.be/oyrAur5yYrA?si=PdZzf7rE9dJol-t9
MLID Zen 6 Leak: https://youtu.be/970JyCapx8A?si=RBpR780NBLr5PPFg
https://frame.work/products/desktop-diy-amd-aimax300/configuration/new
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-9-9955hx3d-leads-single-threaded-benchmarks-in-first-performance-tests

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306. Nvidia Supply Increase Leak, Intel Nova Lake LGA 1954, RTX 5060 Ti, AMD 9060 XT Apr 22, 2025

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Click for new info on GeForce Supply increases, Intel requiring NEW motherboards, and upcoming GPUs.

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0:00 Holy Moly Easter Time Crunch (Intro Banter)

2:41 RTX 5060 Ti Reviewed & Launched

17:41 (NEW Leak) RTX 5000 Supply INCREASED

21:17 RX 9060 XT & RX 9070 GRE Specs Leaked

36:42 MLID Zen 6 CONFIRMED on 2nm for 2026!

50:36 (NEW Leak) Intel Nova Lake CPUs Requires LGA 1954 Socket

57:39 PS6 Handheld Leaked (Again)

59:51 Nvidia misleads Customers, AMD Project losses, Apple airlifts iPhones (Tariff Update)

1:09:55 Nvidia Drivers, Nintendo Removes VRR from Switch 2 (Wrap-up)

https://youtu.be/Bu8I8fNK9pE?si=SoPl0he9m4SR96UA

https://youtu.be/B6qZwJsp5X4?si=5pnIUM5D_sXH9Cp4

https://youtu.be/ZLjLrDYcY70?si=AhMlzGT73QPgFicG

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/asus-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-tuf-16-gb

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-16gb-review

https://x.com/3DCenter_org/status/1912537193131974703

https://www.youtube.com/live/xFrb-lmhyP0?si=eB9l_yAb6dkI4HS2

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-9070-gre-to-feature-3072-cores-and-12gb-memory-further-specs-leaked

https://youtu.be/4qWDDPFapNw?si=1npxbNcOpqUnUFTV

https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1912251364585222562 https://x.com/Kepler_L2/status/1912171721924252095

https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1245/amd-achieves-first-tsmc-n2-product-silicon-milestone

https://www.amd.com/en/developer/resources/technical-articles/gaia-an-open-source-project-from-amd-for-running-local-llms-on-ryzen-ai.html

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-next-gen-nova-lake-cpus-will-seemingly-use-a-new-lga1954-socket

https://www.techpowerup.com/335510/sony-reportedly-prepping-playstation-6-portable-with-40-cu-chipset-design https://www.neogaf.com/threads/do-you-agree-with-chatgpt-that-ps6-portable-can-match-the-power-of-ps5-in-all-parameters-by-2028.1681803

https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-kept-some-china-customers-dark-about-new-us-chip-clampdown-sources-say-2025-04-16/

https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-expects-up-55-billion-charge-first-quarter-2025-04-15/</a>

https://www.reuters.com/technology/amd-flags-800-million-hit-new-us-curbs-chip-exports-china-2025-04-16/

https://www.theverge.com/news/645276/razer-blade-gaming-laptops-sales-pause-us-tariffs

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Asus-Lenovo-and-Co-Notebook-manufacturers-suspend-deliveries-to-the-USA-10346409.html

https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-airlifts-600-tons-iphones-india-to-beat-trump-tariffs-sources-say-2025-04-10/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1jx9ep5l63o

Dragon Range Refresh Official: https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-makes-ryzen-8000hx-dragon-range-refresh-official-up-to-16-zen4-cores-and-5-4-ghz-boost

VGH finally coming to DIY?: https://www.techpowerup.com/335607/amd-ryzen-z2-a-apu-could-utilize-older-van-gogh-rdna-2-igpu

Nvidia Fixes Drivers: https://www.techspot.com/downloads/drivers/essentials/nvidia-geforce/

Nvidia Zorah RTX Demo: https://www.techspot.com/downloads/7729-nvidia-zorah-tech-demo.html

TSMC moves 30% of 2nm to US: https://www.techpowerup.com/335610/tsmc-expects-to-produce-30-percent-of-its-sub-2nm-chips-in-the-us-denies-intel-joint-venture

Nintendo Removes VRR (WTF is going?!): https://www.techpowerup.com/335625/nintendo-revises-switch-2-product-info-vrr-support-scrubbed-from-some-official-sites

Tesla Sued over Messing with Odometers: https://www.techspot.com/news/107589-tesla-sued-allegedly-faking-odometer-readings-avoid-warranty.html

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305. Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti vs AMD RX 9060 XT Tariff Price, Nintendo Switch 2 | Hoeg Law Apr 15, 2025

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A Business Lawyer joins to discuss how prices will change for PlayStation, Nintendo, AMD, and Nvidia.
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0:00 Greeting and Meeting Hoeg!
02:24 Nintendo’s Switch 2 BLUNDERING
24:48 Console Competition is entering a Multipolar World
31:43 Tariff Impacts as of NOW
39:58 Chaos is the problem...
57:22 Will Europe FINALLY get the GPU supply America used to get?
59:52 RX 9060 XT vs RTX 5060 Ti – Who will survive Tariffs better?
1:11:05 How much will prices go up? Will gaming become a luxury?
1:22:19 Lawfare against US Companies in China
1:28:31 Does Intel's New CEO have a China Problem?
1:32:13 Why wasn't Intel Sued over Raptor Lake Failure?
1:39:42 Intel-TSMC Merger, AMD buying Intel
1:45:07 Qualcomm vs ARM Lawfare, 12VHPWR (lack of) Lawsuits

Hoeg’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@HoegLaw/featured
Hoeg’s Firm: https://hoeglaw.com/
Last time Hoeg was on: https://youtu.be/aaiP7cQPwck?si=Kwp1vZjxEtxWJc7u
12VHPWR Summary: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/lifestyle/shopping/nvidia-rtx-5090-graphics-cards-are-melting-power-cables-again-but-who-s-to-blame-for-this-recurring-gpu-nightmare/ar-AA1z52fK
Can New Intel CEO legally run Intel? https://www.reuters.com/technology/intel-ceo-invested-hundreds-chinese-companies-some-with-military-ties-2025-04-10/
Raptor Lake Issues Summary: https://www.theverge.com/24216305/intel-13th-14th-gen-raptor-lake-cpu-crash-news-updates-patches-fixes-motherboards
MLID Leak on Raptor Lake Instability: https://youtu.be/ZFE4q35buKs?si=iv1upwEkfQjT3jHw
RADEON Gaining GPU Market Share: https://x.com/TechEpiphanyYT/status/1911406225494802456
https://www.theverge.com/news/645276/razer-blade-gaming-laptops-sales-pause-us-tariffs
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Asus-Lenovo-and-Co-Notebook-manufacturers-suspend-deliveries-to-the-USA-10346409.html
https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-airlifts-600-tons-iphones-india-to-beat-trump-tariffs-sources-say-2025-04-10/
https://x.com/harukaze5719/status/1909816066676826365
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-drops-below-msrp-in-uk-for-the-first-time
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy70yxdn8z6o
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-manufacture-american-made-ai-supercomputers-us/
https://mashable.com/article/tariff-news-dell-hp-lenovo-halt-laptop-shipments

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304. Nvidia Freezes Value w/ RTX 5060 Ti, Nintendo Switch 2, AMD Zen 6, 5090 Laptop Apr 06, 2025

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We analyze Switch 2 performance, the impacts of Trump Tariffs, Zen 6, and Nvidia releases.
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0:00 Weather Talk (Intro Banter)
2:48 Microsoft Teams vs Skype, AI Videos (Corrections)
7:31 Nvidia RTX 5090 & 5080 Laptops Reviewed
16:03 (Leak) RTX 5060 Ti Release Date
24:41 Nvidia’s Value Freezing Scheme
29:41 Zen 6 Medusa, Olympic Ridge, and Bumblebee FULLY Leaked
39:29 Zen 5+, X970 Extreme, Zen 6 DDR5, RDNA 5 vs UDNA, Steam Deck 2
54:25 Intel Vision 2025 - Panther Lake is 2026 & No ARC Updates
1:03:03 Intel-TSMC Joint Venture Rumors
1:05:57 Nintendo Switch 2 FINALLY Revealed & Detailed
1:16:26 Trump Tariffs hit the Global Economy
1:25:45 Nvidia Drivers, Qualcomm vs ARM, Copilot+ comes to AMD & Intel (Wrap-Up)
1:28:03 Shader Compilation, Ranking Bad Launches, ARM for Valve Deckard (Final RM)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-antarctica-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-antarctica-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands
https://youtu.be/RvCwMskRZHc?si=lZBT47Q1w7pRH5nV
https://www.techspot.com/news/107398-laptop-rtx-5080-comes-within-15-rtx-5090.html
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Our-first-GeForce-RTX-5080-laptop-benchmarks-are-in-and-results-are-roughly-10-percent-slower-than-the-mobile-RTX-5090.991312.0.html
https://www.theverge.com/tech/638930/razer-blade-16-2025-rtx-5090-gaming-laptop-impressions-price
https://videocardz.com/newz/reviewers-report-geforce-rtx-5090-for-laptops-is-50-slower-than-desktop-version
https://www.techspot.com/news/107424-nvidia-rtx-5060-ti-reportedly-launching-april-16.html
https://youtu.be/970JyCapx8A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcXN9xoXwns
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-confirms-panther-lake-as-a-2026-client-product-discrete-gpus-also-get-a-nod https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y-nAGO1-qM
https://www.reuters.com/technology/intel-tsmc-tentatively-agree-form-chipmaking-joint-venture-information-reports-2025-04-03/
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68415/~/nintendo-switch%26nbsp%3B2-game-key-card-overview
https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/features/
https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-tariffs-news-04-04-25/index.html#cm92uj4wt002o3b6ne1bu18ap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVgUe3qSU9k
https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-16-nintendo-switch-2-part-4
https://wccftech.com/cyberpunk-2077-nintendo-switch-2-40-fps-docked/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3CR6RiWS2U
https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/nintendo-switch-2-vs-switch-1-tech-specs-compared-feature-upgrades/
https://www.reuters.com/technology/nintendo-delays-switch-2-pre-orders-us-tariff-uncertainty-2025-04-04/
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-says-that-chip-tariffs-are-starting-very-soon
https://www.fool.com/research/tariff-and-trade-tracker/
Qualcomm launches global anti-trust campaign against ARM: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/qualcomm-launches-global-antitrust-campaign-against-arm-accuses-arm-of-restricting-access-to-technology
AMD & Intel FINALLY get access to Copilot+: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/03/31/expanding-copilot-pc-experiences-across-amd-intel-and-snapdragon-powered-devices/
Game Dev Recommends rolling back Nvidia Drivers: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/game-developers-urge-nvidia-rtx-30-and-40-series-owners-rollback-to-december-2024-driver-after-recent-rtx-50-centric-release-issues
More DT MTL ES Spotted: https://videocardz.com/newz/unreleased-intel-core-ultra-100-meteor-lake-s-desktop-cpu-spotted-68-cores-and-no-hyperthreading

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303. AMD 9070 XTX 32GB, RX 9060 XT & RTX 5070 VRAM, FSR 4, Zen 6 | Hardware Unboxed Mar 30, 2025

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Tim joins to discuss the GPU market, AMD Zen 6 Medusa, and Nvidia shafting PC Gamers…
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0:00 Hardware Unboxed's role in the Techtuber Space
3:35 SteamOS coming to Desktop - How will HUB handle this?
7:10 0.1% Lows and Good Testing Practices
15:45 What made Steve decide to review the RTX 5070 from his roof?
17:44 Is the 5070 12GB worse than the 3070 8GB for its time?
30:42 RX 9060 XT VRAM & Nvidia's Design Decisions
46:35 FSR 4 vs DLSS 4
1:01:45 Porting FSR 4 to RDNA 3
1:15:53 Does AMD even need MFG?
1:19:46 RDNA 5 Strategy, RX 9070 XTX, Future of RADEON
1:30:37 How badly has Nvidia damaged their Mindshare w/ Blackwell?
1:51:57 AMD Zen 6 on TSMC N2X
1:58:59 Medusa Halo & Nvidia APUs
2:06:18 Biggest mistakes made by Intel, AMD, XBOX
2:20:55 AI Sucks

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HUB RT Noise video: https://youtu.be/9ptUApTshik
HUB FSR 4 vs DLSS 4 Review: https://youtu.be/H38a0vjQbJg
HUB 9070 XT vs 5070 Ti: https://youtu.be/tHI2LyNX3ls
HUB Pricing Analysis: https://youtu.be/eGx_T8zCkWc
MUB 27" OLED Review: https://youtu.be/tBjB5ZUAfAE
MLID Zen 6 Leak: https://youtu.be/970JyCapx8A
MLID Sound Wave Leak: https://youtu.be/9lEsAA6zVjo
MLID 9070 / 5070 Launch Analysis: https://youtu.be/huy65HPPLSY
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/lisa-su-says-radeon-rx-9070-series-gpu-sales-are-10x-higher-than-its-predecessors-for-the-first-week-of-availability

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