I leak Blackwell Laptop GPU details, disclose what OEMs are saying about Intel, and conduct Q&A!
0:00 A Rough Day for the Family
1:35 Nvidia RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, and 5060 Laptop Leak!!!
5:47 OEM Outlook for Intel Laptops
12:00 Will AMD use HBM in consumer products anytime soon?
15:00 Zen 5 Strix Halo
19:00 Zen 5 / 6 / 7 on AM5
27:00 Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake Expectations
32:00 Future AMD Handhelds
38:00 Will S...
2024-05-03 21:08:30 +0000 UTC
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Tom & Dan go through their final thoughts on the V3, and then answer questions about Apple, Hawk Point, and the Snapdragon X Elite.
0:00 YouTube’s Algorithm hates Hawk Point, MLID Fanfic
8:41 Minisforum V3 Stability & Speaker Quality
17:55 Examining the “Value” of the V3
31:20 How important is Hawk Point to AMD’s Laptop gains?
40:22 Snapdragon X Elite, Apple M4, Nvidia entering Windows Mobile
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2024-05-03 06:57:20 +0000 UTC
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Tom & Dan go through their final thoughts on the V3, and then answer questions about Apple, Hawk Point, and the Snapdragon X Elite.
0:00 YouTube’s Algorithm hates Hawk Point, MLID Fanfic
8:41 Minisforum V3 Stability & Speaker Quality
17:55 Examining the “Value” of the V3
31:20 How important is Hawk Point to AMD’s Laptop gains?
40:22 Snapdragon X Elite, Apple M4, Nvidia entering Windows Mobile
&nbs...
2024-05-03 06:56:15 +0000 UTC
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Tomorrow Early Afternoon Tom will be conducting the end of April Loose Ends! However, note that he will have a hard out to leave for a trip, and so it will be a bit briefer than usual. Expect him to disclose even more mobile Blackwell information, talk about what he is hearing from OEMs regarding Intel laptop demand, and then also of course touch on things from the past month:
We leak NEW Zen 5 Strix details, discuss Intel Lunar Lake, and talk about the future of x86 handhelds.
0:00 The Phawx Introduction, Gen Z Computer Literacy
9:15 YouTube Motivations, The cause of the x86 Handheld Boom, Nintendo Switch
19:45 Minimum Specs for AAA Gaming, APU Design Discussion
34:38 AMD Strix Halo Design & Configuration Discussion
52:41 Benchmarks prove Hawk Point is MUCH better than Phoenix
1:06:20 Is the x86 Handheld market a Bubb...
2024-04-29 19:17:18 +0000 UTC
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We leak NEW Zen 5 Strix details, discuss Intel Lunar Lake, and talk about the future of x86 handhelds.
0:00 The Phawx Introduction, Gen Z Computer Literacy
9:15 YouTube Motivations, The cause of the x86 Handheld Boom, Nintendo Switch
19:45 Minimum Specs for AAA Gaming, APU Design Discussion
34:38 AMD Strix Halo Design & Configuration Discussion
52:41 Benchmarks prove Hawk Point is MUCH better than Phoenix
1:06:20 Is the x86 Handheld market...
2024-04-29 19:17:16 +0000 UTC
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The next episode of Broken Silicon will be joined by The Phawx, a Windows (and other) Handheld YouTuber who has a knack for tweaking APUs! Feel free to ask any questions related to APUs, Intel, AMD, Nvidia, or really anything connected to mobile gaming hardware!
You have ~36 hours (Till ~noon US Central Time on Sunday) to submit below! Be respectful, use good grammar, and be as concise as possible to have your submissions considered for the show!
Check out The Phaw...
2024-04-27 05:50:20 +0000 UTC
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We leak details about Intel’s depreciating reliability, discuss TSMC 2nm expansion, and talk about Zen 6.
0:00 Lewis Black & Podcast Habits (Intro Banter)
4:04 HDMI 2.1, Cost of Game Pass (Corrections)
6:44 Chips Act gives Billions to TSMC & SAMSUNG - Intel losing favor?
13:38 Intel Introduces Gaudi 3 AI Accelerator
25:24 Intel 14th Gen Mass Failures Leak
33:55 AMD Zen 6 Updates, Early Zen 7 Leak
41:29 Will Zen 6 increase core counts ...
2024-04-22 20:36:48 +0000 UTC
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We leak details about Intel’s depreciating reliability, discuss TSMC 2nm expansion, and talk about Zen 6.
0:00 Lewis Black & Podcast Habits (Intro Banter)
4:04 HDMI 2.1, Cost of Game Pass (Corrections)
6:44 Chips Act gives Billions to TSMC & SAMSUNG - Intel losing favor?
13:38 Intel Introduces Gaudi 3 AI Accelerator
25:24 Intel 14th Gen Mass Failures Leak
33:55 AMD Zen 6 Updates, Early Zen 7 Leak
41:29 Will Zen 6 increase core counts ...
2024-04-22 20:36:42 +0000 UTC
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Tom & Dan answer early questions about AMD Hawk Point and the Minisforum V3, and also get into a greater conversation about APUs and Laptops in general.
0:00 A Busy Year & Early Minisforum V3 Thoughts
19:00 Could eGPUs explode in popularity like Mini PCs?
27:21 Power Modes, Undervolting, NPUs
34:37 Nvidia APUs & Strix Halo
41:15 AMD using RDNA 3.5 for Multiple Generations, Intel MSI Claw
2024-04-19 17:36:22 +0000 UTC
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Tom & Dan answer early questions about AMD Hawk Point and the Minisforum V3, and also get into a greater conversation about APUs and Laptops in general.
0:00 A Busy Year & Early Minisforum V3 Thoughts
19:00 Could eGPUs explode in popularity like Mini PCs?
27:21 Power Modes, Undervolting, NPUs
34:37 Nvidia APUs & Strix Halo
41:15 AMD using RDNA 3.5 for Multiple Generations, Intel MSI Claw
2024-04-19 17:36:20 +0000 UTC
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So Tom has had the Minisforum V3 for a few days now, and while he wanted to try to get a review out this week - he thinks it would be better to make this a much more comprehensive long-term usage review instead. In fact, half of the reason has to do with the fact that some pretty impressive overclocking tricks were discovered that the team feels deserve investigating further...
Anyways - have any questions now? Is there anything you want Tom to ...
2024-04-18 02:12:13 +0000 UTC
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Jon from Asianometry joins to discuss Taiwan’s Earthquake, and the future of semiconductors.
0:00 How did the Earthquake in Taiwan affect Jon?
6:57 Would a new World War benefit Intel?
14:15 Will China invade Taiwan? What weaknesses does TSMC have?
24:35 Is AMD's "underdog mindset" holding back their future?
36:55 Why wouldn't AMD "go for the kill" with a Zen 5 R9 9960X3D?
42:34 Zen 6, Future TSMC nodes, AMD Packaging
48:00 (Lack of) Governme...
2024-04-15 19:11:41 +0000 UTC
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Jon from Asianometry joins to discuss Taiwan’s Earthquake, and the future of semiconductors.
0:00 How did the Earthquake in Taiwan affect Jon?
6:57 Would a new World War benefit Intel?
14:15 Will China invade Taiwan? What weaknesses does TSMC have?
24:35 Is AMD's "underdog mindset" holding back their future?
36:55 Why wouldn't AMD "go for the kill" with a Zen 5 R9 9960X3D?
42:34 Zen 6, Future TSMC nodes, AMD Packaging
48:00 (Lack of) Governme...
2024-04-15 19:11:37 +0000 UTC
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The next episode of Broken Silicon will see us be joined by Jon from Asianometry. Jon creates video essays on YouTube about silicon companies, history, and geopolitics. He is also based in Taiwan, and so he has a firsthand account of how business operates there. At a minimum, we plan to discuss:
- AMD's rise since Zen 1
- What we expect from Zen 5 and Later
- Intel's current situation and future
- TSMC building 2nm Fabs in the United States with ...
2024-04-13 01:16:33 +0000 UTC
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We dissect the latest Zen 5 rumors, analyze Snapdragon X Elite performance, and discuss Windows AI.
0:00 Mustached Tom Scratched his Eye, Fly Over States (Intro Banter)
5:43 Why PS3's CELL did (and didn't) Make Sense (Corrections)
9:57 Intel Foundries' Horrific Losses, Taiwan Earthquake
23:27 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite runs BG3 at 30 FPS (Please Clap)
31:00 Zen 5 IPC & Release Date Re-Leaked
42:40 Igor’s Lab leaks Lunar Lake Pictures
54:...
2024-04-08 20:50:46 +0000 UTC
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We dissect the latest Zen 5 rumors, analyze Snapdragon X Elite performance, and discuss Windows AI.
0:00 Mustached Tom Scratched his Eye, Fly Over States (Intro Banter)
5:43 Why PS3's CELL did (and didn't) Make Sense (Corrections)
9:57 Intel Foundries' Horrific Losses, Taiwan Earthquake
23:27 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite runs BG3 at 30 FPS (Please Clap)
31:00 Zen 5 IPC & Release Date Re-Leaked
42:40 Igor’s Lab leaks Lunar Lake Pictures
54:...
2024-04-08 20:50:44 +0000 UTC
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Tom & Dan tear into the mail bag to discuss an eclectic set of questions that include Meteor Lake aging like fine wine (or not), the cost of a can of Tuna, and what to expect out of next gen silicon nodes.
0:00 The Sony vs MLID Situation…
4:00 The price of a Cup of Coffee vs Can of Tuna
6:51 Will Meteor Lake “pull a DLSS 2”?
12:26 Would you rather have 5 Zen 4c cores or 8 Crestmont cores?
14:51 Intel Fabs, GA103 Oversupply, Node Stagnation<...
2024-04-05 17:52:44 +0000 UTC
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Tom & Dan tear into the mail bag to discuss an eclectic set of questions that include Meteor Lake aging like fine wine (or not), the cost of a can of Tuna, and what to expect out of next gen silicon nodes.
0:00 The Sony vs MLID Situation…
4:00 The price of a Cup of Coffee vs Can of Tuna
6:51 Will Meteor Lake “pull a DLSS 2”?
12:26 Would you rather have 5 Zen 4c cores or 8 Crestmont cores?
14:51 Intel Fabs, GA103 Oversupply, Node Stagnation<...
2024-04-05 17:52:42 +0000 UTC
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A Veteran of Game Development joins to discuss upcoming releases & Consoles weaknesses!
0:00 Who is our guest? What games has he worked on?
12:25 How has Game Development changed since the 1990s?
16:12 N64 vs PS1 vs PC
23:21 Failures - CELL Processor, XBOX Kinect
29:48 Is "secret sauce" optimization dead due to Multiplatform
34:49 Could better hardware have made XBOX beat the PS5?
43:13 XBOX & PS5 Weaknesses
48:10 PS5 Pro Thoughts...
2024-04-02 07:31:40 +0000 UTC
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A Veteran of Game Development joins to discuss upcoming releases & Consoles weaknesses!
0:00 Who is our guest? What games has he worked on?
12:25 How has Game Development changed since the 1990s?
16:12 N64 vs PS1 vs PC
23:21 Failures - CELL Processor, XBOX Kinect
29:48 Is "secret sauce" optimization dead due to Multiplatform
34:49 Could better hardware have made XBOX beat the PS5?
43:13 XBOX & PS5 Weaknesses
48:10 PS5 Pro Thoughts...
2024-04-02 07:31:37 +0000 UTC
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The next episode of Broken Silicon will see us be joined by a Veteran of the Video Games Industry who has had experience working on major franchises like Saints Row, The Elder Scrolls, Lego Racers, and Mortal Kombat. He is somebody that self-describes himself as "The guy people go to when something is broken and nobody else can fix it".
He has spent time working on games for PC, N64, and basically all XBOX and PlayStation consoles between the PS1 and XBOX 360 eras.
2024-03-29 20:55:42 +0000 UTC
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New Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake Release Date details are leaked, and I discuss Blackwell memory capacity.
0:00 Intro Rambling
2:00 Intel Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake Release Date Leak
6:43 Musing on RTX 5090 GDDR7 Capacity
13:13 MI400X vs Vera Rubin
15:56 RTX 5090, RDNA 3.5, Frame Generation
23:40 FSR 3.1 vs DLSS 3.5
29:00 PSSR
35:00 PS5 Pro Specs
45:15 Zen 3 5000 XT, YT Advice for my Former Self, Nvidia Ace
53:41 Zen 5 Expecta...
2024-03-29 04:21:23 +0000 UTC
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New Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake Release Date details are leaked, and I discuss Blackwell memory capacity.
0:00 Intro Rambling
2:00 Intel Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake Release Date Leak
6:43 Musing on RTX 5090 GDDR7 Capacity
13:13 MI400X vs Vera Rubin
15:56 RTX 5090, RDNA 3.5, Frame Generation
23:40 FSR 3.1 vs DLSS 3.5
29:00 PSSR
35:00 PS5 Pro Specs
45:15 Zen 3 5000 XT, YT Advice for my Former Self, Nvidia Ace
53:41 Zen 5 Expecta...
2024-03-29 04:21:21 +0000 UTC
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Sorry for the short notice, but Tom is preparing to do the Loose Ends for March this evening! Don't wait, put your questions and thoughts below ASAP! And just as a reminder, we have seen the following developments over the past 4 weeks:
Nintendo Switch 2 Rumors Continue to Roll Out
Countless PS5 Pro Leaks (Spearheaded by this channel!)
PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution was Leaked, with some e...
2024-03-28 19:25:06 +0000 UTC
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We discuss upcoming Nvidia GPU Architectures, Zen 5 Clock Speeds, and PlayStation 5 Pro!
0:00 Weather, Dolly Parton, and Episode 250! (Intro Banter)
5:35 Nvidia Blackwell Announced at GTC
16:24 AI Power Consumption vs Crypto Mining
21:00 Nvidia Vera Rubin Launches quickly after Blackwell!
28:47 PS5 Pro Confirmed, PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution Leaked
41:47 AMD Announces FSR 3.1
51:05 Intel i9-14900KS Reviewed & Released
57:22 2...
2024-03-25 17:59:50 +0000 UTC
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We discuss upcoming Nvidia GPU Architectures, Zen 5 Clock Speeds, and PlayStation 5 Pro!
0:00 Weather, Dolly Parton, and Episode 250! (Intro Banter)
5:35 Nvidia Blackwell Announced at GTC
16:24 AI Power Consumption vs Crypto Mining
21:00 Nvidia Vera Rubin Launches quickly after Blackwell!
28:47 PS5 Pro Confirmed, PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution Leaked
41:47 AMD Announces FSR 3.1
51:05 Intel i9-14900KS Reviewed & Released
57:22 2...
2024-03-25 17:59:48 +0000 UTC
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We discuss EXACTLY what we expect out of next gen graphics.
0:00 Current Market Sentiments
8:55 Is Blackwell using 4N again?
13:52 Why AMD must focus on Value Next Gen
30:08 Bare Minimums we Expect out of Next Gen
36:14 Best and Worst case Scenarios for RDNA 4
44:40 Best and Worst case Scenarios for Blackwell
54:41 What does PSSR mean for FSR 4? Do we expect anything from Battlemage?
2024-03-22 17:17:42 +0000 UTC
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We discuss EXACTLY what we expect out of next gen graphics.
0:00 Current Market Sentiments
8:55 Is Blackwell using 4N again?
13:52 Why AMD must focus on Value Next Gen
30:08 Bare Minimums we Expect out of Next Gen
36:14 Best and Worst case Scenarios for RDNA 4
44:40 Best and Worst case Scenarios for Blackwell
54:41 What does PSSR mean for FSR 4? Do we expect anything from Battlemage?
2024-03-22 17:17:39 +0000 UTC
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Talking to Tim about what value we want to see out of next gen GPUs got us thinking - what do we want to see out of RDNA 4 and Blackwell pricing to make us happy at the end of this year?
Tom & Dan are going to sit down and talk about what they could see these products end up as:
RTX 5090
RTX 5080
RTX 5070 RX 8800 XT
RTX 5060 Ti RX 8700 XT
RTX 5060 RX 8600 XT
RX 8600
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2024-03-21 20:01:38 +0000 UTC
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