Although the last week has been a little quiet, February actually saw quite a bit of news, including:
The Lead Art Director at Massive Damage joins to discuss Console Ports & the latest architectures.
0:00 Who is Bryan? Will future Gamers appreciate their hardware?
12:35 Why do so many recent releases on PC have performance issues?
24:37 Should PlayStation & XBOX bother with "Pro Consoles" this gen?
41:20 Why do some games decide to not release on PC?
47:04 Do we need new engines for efficient Ray Tracing?
57:18 If games were optimized fo...
2023-03-06 20:09:56 +0000 UTC View PostBroken Silicon's next guest will be Bryan Heemskerk, a developer at Massive Damage Studios! He has been on before multiple times, and has become a fan favorite due to his excellent knowledge not just in game development - but also in GPU architectures!
Tom and Dan burn the midnight oil discussing Zen 4 X3D and the latest Nvidia & RADEON News!
0:00 Tom got Norovirus, Slow News Month (Intro Banter)
3:36 R9 7950X3D Reviewed & Launched
18:21 Should AMD have not launched the RX 7950X3D?
32:45 Zen 4 Threadripper 7000 Possibly a Year Away
38:49 AMD Socket Support, Intel 4 vs 10nm Costs, "16C Stagnation"
44:27 Nvidia Constricting 4090 Supply, AMD going for GPU Market Share
55:06 RTX 4070 ...
2023-02-28 19:55:28 +0000 UTC View Post
With all of the hullabaloo regarding recent releases requiring tons of VRAM, we're now sure it's the right time to finally have a talk about what VRAM requirements used to be, and then based on that what we expect them to be in a few years from now!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units
This has been a Die Shrink Subject we've wanted to do for a few months now...and with all of the hullabaloo regarding recent releases requiring tons of VRAM, we're now sure it's the right time - let's talk about what VRAM requirements used to be, and then based on that what we expect them to be in a few years from now!
This episode is about everything VRAM! What is an example in the past where VRAM suddenly became an issue for you? What are your worries or hopes for VRAM in...
We discuss the Sony’s new VR Device, Next Gen Consoles, Nintendo, and exclusive rumors…
0:00 Dead Space Remake –VRS, FSR, and Dynamic Res have Limitations
8:54 PS5 Geometry Engine vs XSX Variable Rate Shading
16:14 Are recent "bad console ports" in reality a sign of things changing?
24:29 Should Devs require NVMe 3.0 SSDs and 32GB of RAM?
39:35 How are PS5 and XBOX Series X doing so far?
42:25 Metal Gear Solid Remake, The Last of Us Faction...
2023-02-21 19:46:11 +0000 UTC View PostBroken Silicon's next guest will see another return of NX Gamer! After largely ignoring the console space in 2022, we now plan to heavily discuss consoles again:
We saved up some NEW Nvidia & Intel Leaks for this episode!
0:00 Dan's Return, Long-term Phone Support (Intro Banter)
7:55 RTX 4060 & 4070 Performance Leak, AD106 & AD107 Leak by MLID
20:55 RTX “4090” and “4080” Laptops Reviewed
31:40 AMD Beats Q4 Earnings Expectations, Projects Slight Decline in Q1
36:13 AMD Zen 4 X3D Products Pricing and Launch Dates Announced
50:46 Why is AMD so bad at pricing their products?
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Tom and Dan open up the Mail Bag once again to discuss an eclectic set of Xeon, EPYC, Laptop, and gaming questions stored from submissions by you all over the past few months!
0:00 Intro Banter, Genoa SDCI & SDXI, Intel’s Server “Comeback”
12:42 Dragon Range, Raphael, Intel’s Laptop Advantages
26:59 What smartphones do Tom and Dan own?
31:43 Will Nvidia Launch Titan Ada?
34:39 Switch 2, Favorite Guns, Forging Bad Game Launches
56:11 H...
2023-02-10 18:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss RADEON Navi 33, Lovelace RTX 4060 Laptops, and the Server Engineer joins in as well!
0:00 Last Minute Guest Change
4:29 RX 7600 XT 8GB Performance - The next RX 480?
17:32 1000w GPU Cooling
23:28 AMD Risk Aversion, Employee Counts, Intel's Low Cost Node
39:40 Re-Introducing the Anonymous Server Engineer
43:48 Intel Xeon vs AMD EPYC Security in 2023
49:03 Can AMD take 50 Market Share by 2026?
58:54 Intel Margins, Per-Socket ...
2023-02-06 20:51:43 +0000 UTC View PostBroken Silicon's next guest will see the return of the Anonymous Server Engineer. We plan to heavily discuss AMD's place in the market, Intel Foundries, TSMC's future, Professional RADEON Cards (or lack thereof), and Intel's Evolving place in the market.
The point of this episode is to truly try to get at if AMD is about to take even more market share from Intel, and what Intel can do to keep up with TSMC and AMD.
You have ~24 hours to submit questions/com...
Tom answers LIVE Q&A Regarding the R9 7950X3D, ARC, Lovelace, Q1 Sales, and more!
0:00 Intro Rambling
2:59 AD106, AD107, Nvidia Laptops
12:14 Intel Granite Rapids & Sierra Forest Thoughts
16:00 Zen 4 X3D Pricing & Segmentation
30:20 The Future of CPU Energy Consumption and Cooling
39:50 Nvidia Titan and RTX 4090 Ti Expectations
44:00 Intel ARC A770 in 2023, AXG, Pat Gelsinger
54:00 4-Way Hyperthreading, Display Port 2.1, T...
2023-02-04 03:04:49 +0000 UTC View PostIt's that time of the month...Loose Ends Livestream time! Tom plans to heavily discuss:
Be concise, use good gramm...
2023-02-03 03:38:37 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss AMD 7900 XT Price Drops, Intel Sierra Forrest, Granite Rapids, and more!
0:00 Sundance Recommendations, Possessor on Christmas (Intro Banter)
4:18 PS5 Liquid Metal, AMD in ASUS G14, Phoenix Design Wins (Corrections)
13:15 AMD Lowers RX 6950 XT to $699 – Is the 4070 Ti already Pointless?
24:06 AMD Driver Support for RX 6000 Series (or Older) GPUs
28:32 New Pictures of Nvidia Titan add Credibility, and Intrigue, to MLID Leak!
39:08 Wil...
2023-01-31 20:05:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom and Dan sit down to answer and debate intentionally probing questions attempting to get at things we may disagree over. Does Tom want cheaper cards or stronger cards next gen? Would Dan pay more for the 7900 XTX if it had DLSS support? Who would survive a body swapping better?
0:00 Intro Banter
2:25 Who gets madder at bugs? Who would do better with a body swap?
7:45 Who liked RX Vega more?
13:40 Is Ray Tracing getting better or worse adoption than expect...
2023-01-27 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostFor the next Die Shrink we thought it might be good to do something fun - submit questions, topics, or even just general subjects below that you want Tom and Dan to discuss disagreements on...
Examples could be:
Wendell joins to discuss Xeon, EPYC, 13th Gen Releases, Threadripper, and more!
0:00 Who is Wendell? What is a “Computer Janitor”?
9:57 i9-13900KS, i5-13500, and DDR5-7200 Thoughts
16:00 Does Intel have anything they to counter Zen 4 X3D & Ryzen non-X?
29:12 Sapphire Rapids - Is it actually competitive with Genoa?
36:20 Why Netflix and other customers don’t want SPR's Accelerators…
46:33 Will licensing costs doom SPR? Would Wend...
2023-01-23 21:12:18 +0000 UTC View PostBroken Silicon's next guest will be Wendell from Level1Techs. We plan to discuss:
Wendell is able to speak to just about any subject related to silicon, so don't be shy! Put your thoughts, questi...
2023-01-21 05:08:19 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss the RADEON, Nvidia, and Intel news from the past few weeks!
0:00 There's a lot of news to cover in this episode... (Intro Banter)
3:05 Intel 4 readiness, PCMR Mentalities, 4080 manufacturing costs (Corrections)
18:15 RX 7900 XTX Reference Cooler Thermal Issues
29:38 AMD Drivers Improve RDNA 3 Power Consumption
39:26 Why do people defend AMD? Is AMD going to drop RDNA 3 prices?
52:00 RTX 4070 Ti Reviewed & Launched…and no on...
2023-01-16 20:56:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Many PC Gamers seem to have an expectation that AMD should be getting more design wins with laptop OEMs relative to Intel than they seem to be so far this year…and we want to talk about it! What do we want, and what should we expect out of AMD Competition in laptops over the next few years?
0:00 RTX 4070 Ti & 4080 Sales, i9-13900KS, Ryzen non-X
8:10 AMD Laptop Market Share over the Past 15 Years
21:39 Lovelace Laptop Pricing
25:07 AMD Phoenix at ...
2023-01-13 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostTom and Dan have been somewhat surprised by a frequent sentiment spotted in the comments over the past couple of weeks...Many PC Gamers seem to have an expectation that AMD should be getting more design wins with laptop OEMs relative to Intel than they seem to be so far this year.
A reminder - Intel is a company with 5-10x the employees of AMD that brings in ~5x the revenue yearly, and yet AMD actually does control ~15-30% of the market depending on which exact segments you're ...
2023-01-11 22:22:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Jarrod'sTech joins to discuss Nvidia, AMD, and Intel announcements from CES 2023!
0:00 Who is Jarrod? Why does he focus on Laptops?
3:16 What happened to gaming on battery?
6:54 Did AMD take Market Share in 2022? Where were their laptops?
18:00 Nvidia's Ada Lovelace Laptop Generation
22:48 How will a 35w “4070 Laptop” really perform?
31:50 AMD Navi 33, RX 7600M XT vs RTX 4060
38:03 Is Navi 33 “fixed” compared to Navi 31?
I discuss the latest RADEON & GeForce sales info, CES 2023 news, and take LIVE questions!
0:00 Intro Rambling
3:00 4070 Ti Sales Update - Arguably worse than the 4080 launch!!!
9:45 RX 7900 XTX Recall
13:20 Nintendo Switch 2, GPU Eras, Nvidia Laptop Pricing, Desktop GPU Pricing
29:22 Navi 32 Pricing and Performance Expectations, RX 7900 XT vs XTX Volume
40:36 MI300 Thoughts - No worries about RADEON's Future
51:00 Intel Branding, Meteor...
2023-01-07 02:43:35 +0000 UTC View PostBroken Silicon's next episode will see the return of Jarrod's Tech! We will be heavily discussing:
You have 36 hours (until Sunday Morning in the US) to submit your questions, thoughts, and comments for Tom and Jarrod below! Use good grammar, be respectful, an...
2023-01-07 02:26:43 +0000 UTC View PostWell December (and 2022) are over - time for the end of month live stream!
Keep in mind that Tom was off work for over weeks before coming back, so he may have missed something. Feel free to ask about ANYTHING, but expect heavy discussion:
We discuss 2023 Nvidia, RADEON, and Intel releases! (RECORDED 12/13)
0:00 Tariffs, RTX 4070 Ti, GPU Pricing Expectations for 2023
11:10 Nvidia Titan Ada Pricing
15:20 i9-13900KS vs Zen 4 X3D - Does Intel have a chance?
20:11 Phoenix & Dragon Range-X vs Meteor Lake & Raptor Lake
32:08 What's going on with Intel's Nodes?
33:15 Intel Fishhawk Falls vs Threadripper 7000
38:27 AMD Zen 5 Expectations
45:55 Lovelace in 2023 Laptops 2022-12-31 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Which example of Nvidia naming different GPUs the same name was the most dishonest? The most Anti-Consumer?
0:00 GTX 970 3.5GB, Rebranding, GT 1030 DDR4, Laptop Naming
19:15 Recap - 460 768MB, 1060 3GB, 2060 12GB, 3080 12GB, 3060 8GB, 4080 12GB
30:58 Tom and Dan rank GPUs by Shadiness Level
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-460.c2...
2022-12-29 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Dawid joins to recap releases from 2022, and discuss hopes for 2023. (RECORDED 12/13)
0:00 Dawid & Tom's Accent, Japanese Gaming Culture
10:40 Looking back at the RX 6500 XT Launch
18:00 Intel's Alchemist in Early 2022
27:25 The State of ARC going into 2023 (RECORDED 12/13)
37:23 What would Intel need to do for us to trust ARC has a future?
40:30 850-1000w Lovelace Rumors
45:00 RTX 4000 Series Pricing Reveal
50:32 RX 7900 XTX &...
2022-12-23 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
We discuss the latest RADEON, Ryzen X3D, and Intel news – and also look back at early 2022!
0:00 Exhausted by 2022, Explaining this Episode, Tom’s Stolen 3090 (Intro Banter)
6:37 i5-13600K vs R5 7600X, RDNA 3 Specification Rumors (Corrections)
14:23 AMD RX 7900 XTX / XT Launch to Mixed Reviews, Good Availability
31:07 Should the 7900 XT be called the 7800 XTX? Can RDNA 3 be fixed?
46:50 AIB vs Reference Volume, Navi 32 Expectations, PC Gaming Price...
2022-12-18 14:01:10 +0000 UTC View Post