The next episode of Broken Silicon will see us be joined by High Yield once again! Obviously you can ask him ANYTHING about GPUs, CPUs, or semiconductors you want - but of course we will also be focusing on Arrow Lake, Zen 5, and RDNA 4 at a minimum.
Additionally, I (Tom) plan to share some stuff coming in a future Zen leak with him ahead of time so we can at least talk about Ryzen's trajectory at a macrolevel to a degree before said leak(s) come out... ;)
You ha...
2025-05-09 03:40:10 +0000 UTC
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I leak what Sony’s working on for Next-Gen PlayStation Upscaling, and also RADEON launch supply!
0:00 Intro Rambling
1:48 PSSR 2 Leak - Higher Quality, Higher Framerates, Ultra Performance Mode
8:25 Leak Summary
12:30 RX 9060 XT Launch Supply Update
16:49 AMD Q1 2025 Earnings
21:25 Ultra 7 Price Drops - Nobody wants ARL, but should you now?
29:00 PS VR2, PSSR Q&A
35:39 Next-Gen VRAM Requirements & PS6 Specs
44:00 Ne...
2025-05-09 03:28:01 +0000 UTC
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I leak what Sony’s working on for Next-Gen PlayStation Upscaling, and also RADEON launch supply!
0:00 Intro Rambling
1:48 PSSR 2 Leak - Higher Quality, Higher Framerates, Ultra Performance Mode
8:25 Leak Summary
12:30 RX 9060 XT Launch Supply Update
16:49 AMD Q1 2025 Earnings
21:25 Ultra 7 Price Drops - Nobody wants ARL, but should you now?
29:00 PS VR2, PSSR Q&A
35:39 Next-Gen VRAM Requirements & PS6 Specs
44:00 Ne...
2025-05-09 03:27:58 +0000 UTC
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Expect Tom to talk about RX 9060 XT Supply, Intel Price Drops, and new details about PSSR / FSR 4 in tomorrow's livestream...but otherwise as a reminder, here is what MLID covered over the past 4 weeks:
Tons of Updates on Tariffs & GPU Pricing
The Seeming COLLAPSE of Nvidia's GeForce Mindshare
RX 9060 XT Leaks
RX 9070 XT was Reviewed (by Tom!)
RTX 5000 SUPER Leaks
AMD RX 9070 GRE was ...
2025-05-07 23:01:39 +0000 UTC
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New RX 9060 XT Leaks, RADEON Details, and the latest Intel & Nvidia news are included in this episode!
0:00 Slow News when Tom & Dan Vacation (Intro Banter)
4:43 RX 9070 GRE Launch Thoughts & Performance Discussion
11:17 (NEW Leak) RX 9060 XT 16/8GB Release Confirmation
19:13 (NEW Leak) RX 7600 XT Production, 12GB vs 8GB for RX 9050 XT
27:53 FSR 4 Confirmed for RDNA 3
31:57 Nvidia RTX 5080 & 5070 SUPER Leaks
39:19 Should ...
2025-05-05 19:35:34 +0000 UTC
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New RX 9060 XT Leaks, RADEON Details, and the latest Intel & Nvidia news are included in this episode!
0:00 Slow News when Tom & Dan Vacation (Intro Banter)
4:43 RX 9070 GRE Launch Thoughts & Performance Discussion
11:17 (NEW Leak) RX 9060 XT 16/8GB Release Confirmation
19:13 (NEW Leak) RX 7600 XT Production, 12GB vs 8GB for RX 9050 XT
27:53 FSR 4 Confirmed for RDNA 3
31:57 Nvidia RTX 5080 & 5070 SUPER Leaks
39:19 Should RTX 500...
2025-05-05 19:35:33 +0000 UTC
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Did you manage to get an RX 6800 XT for under a $800 in 2020? What about an RTX 3070 for under $600 in 2021? Get your sub-$800 RX 9070 XT yet? We discuss best practices for getting what you want during shortages…
0:00 RX 9070 XT Secured, New Benchmark Roster, Tariffs (Intro Banter)
6:43 RX 9070 XT in US vs EU, RDNA 4 Popularity
15:29 MLID Community Success Stories
26:30 Tom's Three Big Shopping Tips
34:42 Understanding Retailer Schedules & Fin...
2025-05-01 16:54:22 +0000 UTC
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Did you manage to get an RX 6800 XT for under a $800 in 2020? What about an RTX 3070 for under $600 in 2021? Get your sub-$800 RX 9070 XT yet? We discuss best practices for getting what you want during shortages…
0:00 RX 9070 XT Secured, New Benchmark Roster, Tariffs (Intro Banter)
6:43 RX 9070 XT in US vs EU, RDNA 4 Popularity
15:29 MLID Community Success Stories
26:30 Tom's Three Big Shopping Tips
34:42 Understanding Retailer Schedules & Final Adv...
2025-05-01 16:54:18 +0000 UTC
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Did you manage to get an RX 6800 XT for under a $800 in 2020? What about an RTX 3070 for under $600 in 2021? Get your sub-$800 RX 9070 XT yet? This is what this weeks Die Shrink will be about - advice for shopping during shortages! Write in below with your questions about how to get the best deals during times of scarcity, or maybe tell us about what YOU did to get a good deal! Obviously, this doesn't have to ONLY be about GPUs.
You have ~2 hours to ...
2025-04-30 21:42:59 +0000 UTC
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Josh joins to discuss how RADEON & GeForce are evolving, Next-Gen APU, and Tariffs.
0:00 From Wall Street to YouTube (Josh's Journey)
7:24 AI ruined PC Gaming Shopping…and so much more…
22:17 Are NPUs a “Waste of Sand”?
37:13 AMD Strix Halo & Nvidia's Blackwell Supply Failure
52:19 Nvidia's Crippling VRAM Issue
1:11:58 Will Zen 6 Medusa get better adoption than Strix Halo?
1:23:24 Qualcomm X Elite, Apple vs AMD
1:31:27 REA...
2025-04-29 10:05:18 +0000 UTC
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Josh joins to discuss how RADEON & GeForce are evolving, Next-Gen APU, and Tariffs.
0:00 From Wall Street to YouTube (Josh's Journey)
7:24 AI ruined PC Gaming Shopping…and so much more…
22:17 Are NPUs a “Waste of Sand”?
37:13 AMD Strix Halo & Nvidia's Blackwell Supply Failure
52:19 Nvidia's Crippling VRAM Issue
1:11:58 Will Zen 6 Medusa get better adoption than Strix Halo?
1:23:24 Qualcomm X Elite, Apple vs AMD
1:31:27 REA...
2025-04-29 10:05:14 +0000 UTC
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Broken Silicon's next guest will be Josh from the "Just Josh" YouTube channel! Josh has extensively tested AMD Strix Halo, all recent laptop products, and has personally had a lot of interactions with the recent tariff chaos in his business life - so expect us to at least touch on those things...but obviously this is a guest that will be happy to discuss anything having to do with AMD, Nvidia, Intel, Apple, or the semiconductor market itself - so please ask anything you want! We wan...
2025-04-25 21:32:39 +0000 UTC
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Click for new info on GeForce Supply increases, Intel requiring NEW motherboards, and upcoming GPUs.
0:00 Holy Moly Easter Time Crunch (Intro Banter)
2:20 RTX 5060 Ti Reviewed & Launched
17:41 (NEW Leak) RTX 5000 Supply INCREASED
21:17 RX 9060 XT & RX 9070 GRE Specs Leaked
33:51 MLID Zen 6 CONFIRMED on 2nm for 2026!
47:45 (NEW Leak) Intel Nova Lake CPUs Requires LGA 1954 Socket
54:48 PS6 Handheld Leaked (Again)
57:00 Nvidia...
2025-04-21 19:51:45 +0000 UTC
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Click for new info on GeForce Supply increases, Intel requiring NEW motherboards, and upcoming GPUs.
0:00 Holy Moly Easter Time Crunch (Intro Banter)
2:20 RTX 5060 Ti Reviewed & Launched
17:41 (NEW Leak) RTX 5000 Supply INCREASED
21:17 RX 9060 XT & RX 9070 GRE Specs Leaked
33:51 MLID Zen 6 CONFIRMED on 2nm for 2026!
47:45 (NEW Leak) Intel Nova Lake CPUs Requires LGA 1954 Socket
54:48 PS6 Handheld Leaked (Again)
57:00 Nvidia...
2025-04-21 19:51:26 +0000 UTC
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Reviewers, especially in the US, clearly had their pitchforks ready before RTX 5060 Tis even arrived for testing…has Nvidia already destroyed their mindshare with gamers? Do they care?
0:00 Amazon Best Sellers
6:09 HOT TAKE – The RTX 5060 Ti 16GB isn’t THAT bad…
17:43 What GeForce Gen broke Jensen’s Brain?
28:53 Nvidia created a Desperation Problem
34:06 Is Nvidia’s mindshare destroyed?
41:05 Does AMD need an RX 9090 XT?
50:0...
2025-04-18 19:33:02 +0000 UTC
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Reviewers, especially in the US, clearly had their pitchforks ready before RTX 5060 Tis even arrived for testing…has Nvidia already destroyed their mindshare with gamers? Do they care?
0:00 Amazon Best Sellers
6:09 HOT TAKE – The RTX 5060 Ti 16GB isn’t THAT bad…
17:43 What GeForce Gen broke Jensen’s Brain?
28:53 Nvidia created a Desperation Problem
34:06 Is Nvidia’s mindshare destroyed?
41:05 Does AMD need an RX 9090 XT?
50:0...
2025-04-18 19:32:59 +0000 UTC
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So, call us crazy - but the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB at MSRP...it's not the WORST deal! You're getting almost 7800 XT performance for ~20% than the 7800 XT was generally at its launch, and it even consumes nearly half the energy with better features - that's A LOT better than most of what Blackwell has offered...and yet reviewers, especially in the US, clearly had their pitchforks ready before the cards even arrived for testing - has Nvidia already destroyed their mindshare w...
2025-04-17 18:32:12 +0000 UTC
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A Business Lawyer joins to discuss how prices will change for PlayStation, Nintendo, AMD, and Nvidia.
0:00 Greeting and Meeting Hoeg!
2:05 Nintendo’s Switch 2 BLUNDERING
23:30 Console Competition is entering a Multipolar World
30:20 Tariff Impacts as of NOW
38:35 Chaos is the problem...
55:00 Will Europe FINALLY get the GPU supply America used to get?
1:08:43 How much will prices go up? Will gaming become a luxury?
1:18:22 Lawfar...
2025-04-15 04:37:16 +0000 UTC
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A Business Lawyer joins to discuss how prices will change for PlayStation, Nintendo, AMD, and Nvidia.
0:00 Greeting and Meeting Hoeg!
2:05 Nintendo’s Switch 2 BLUNDERING
23:30 Console Competition is entering a Multipolar World
30:20 Tariff Impacts as of NOW
38:35 Chaos is the problem...
55:00 Will Europe FINALLY get the GPU supply America used to get?
1:08:43 How much will prices go up? Will gaming become a luxury?
1:18:22 Lawfar...
2025-04-15 04:37:14 +0000 UTC
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The next episode of Broken Silicon will see us be joined by Hoeg Law once again! Richard is a Business Lawyer, and therefore is more than happy to answer any and all questions having to do with Tariffs! However, he is also an avid gamer and has a lot to say about anything involving the consoles or semiconductors - so feel free to ask him anything! Might I remind you all that this is a rare opportunity to ask some very unique questions...so don't miss this opportunity! At ...
2025-04-12 01:27:12 +0000 UTC
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Click to see FULL Navi 44 specs, RTX 5060 Ti pricing, 9070 GRE details, and more…LIVE!
0:00 Intro Babbling
1:34 (NEW Leak) RTX 5060 Ti Pricing, Performance, Supply
6:30 (NEW Leak) Gamers are REJECTING Nvidia at MSRP!
12:10 (NEW Leak) RX 9060 XT Performance, Release Date, Pricing
21:24 (NEW Leak) RX 9070 GRE & RX 9050 XT
26:24 "Is ARC still cancelled?" Is Nvidia becoming Intel?
36:48 Nintendo Switch 2 - Another 3DS or Wii U blunder?
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2025-04-12 01:11:21 +0000 UTC
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Click to see FULL Navi 44 specs, RTX 5060 Ti pricing, 9070 GRE details, and more…LIVE!
0:00 Intro Babbling
1:34 (NEW Leak) RTX 5060 Ti Pricing, Performance, Supply
6:30 (NEW Leak) Gamers are REJECTING Nvidia at MSRP!
12:10 (NEW Leak) RX 9060 XT Performance, Release Date, Pricing
21:24 (NEW Leak) RX 9070 GRE & RX 9050 XT
26:24 "Is ARC still cancelled?" Is Nvidia becoming Intel?
36:48 Nintendo Switch 2 - Another 3DS or Wii U blunder?
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2025-04-12 01:10:58 +0000 UTC
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Tom is about to do a livestream where he will be extensively discussing and leaking RX 9060, 9070 GRE, and 5060 Ti details...but also remember the following developments just happened:
RTX 5090 & 5080 Laptops were Reviewed
Rumors about "Navi 48 Ultimate" Swirled
AMD Sound Wave was Fully Detailed
AMD Zen 6 Medusa, Olympic Ridge, Bumblebee Leaked
Nintendo Switch 2 was Announced, then "Delayed" for the US
- <...
2025-04-10 20:29:03 +0000 UTC
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We analyze Switch 2 performance, the impacts of Trump Tariffs, Zen 6, and Nvidia releases.
0:00 Weather Talk (Intro Banter)
2:29 Microsoft Teams vs Skype, AI Videos (Corrections)
7:12 Nvidia RTX 5090 & 5080 Laptops Reviewed
15:44 (Leak) RTX 5060 Ti Release Date CONFIRMED
28:23 Zen 6 Medusa, Olympic Ridge, and Bumblebee FULLY Leaked
38:11 Zen 5+, X970 Extreme, Zen 6 DDR5, RDNA 5 vs UDNA, Steam Deck 2
53:07 Intel Vision 2025 - Panther ...
2025-04-07 19:06:17 +0000 UTC
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We analyze Switch 2 performance, the impacts of Trump Tariffs, Zen 6, and Nvidia releases.
0:00 Weather Talk (Intro Banter)
2:29 Microsoft Teams vs Skype, AI Videos (Corrections)
7:12 Nvidia RTX 5090 & 5080 Laptops Reviewed
15:44 (Leak) RTX 5060 Ti Release Date CONFIRMED
28:23 Zen 6 Medusa, Olympic Ridge, and Bumblebee FULLY Leaked
38:11 Zen 5+, X970 Extreme, Zen 6 DDR5, RDNA 5 vs UDNA, Steam Deck 2
53:07 Intel Vision 2025 - Panther Lake i...
2025-04-07 19:06:15 +0000 UTC
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Tariffs are here, here's what they mean, and what you should do...
0:00 Happy Liberation Day!!!
5:35 Real Talk – What is about to happen?
22:45 Will companies eat the Tariffs for consumers?
27:15 Advice – what should you buy NOW?
39:39 Will game studios be affected? Can we talk about something else?
https://youtu.be/L2oxiK9APIE?si=YTVD6v1T0ebtBQ...
2025-04-04 08:10:09 +0000 UTC
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Tariffs are here, here's what they mean, and what you should do...
0:00 Happy Liberation Day!!!
5:35 Real Talk – What is about to happen?
22:45 Will companies eat the Tariffs for consumers?
27:15 Advice – what should you buy NOW?
39:39 Will game studios be affected? Can we talk about something else?
https://youtu.be/L2oxiK9APIE?si=...
2025-04-04 08:10:06 +0000 UTC
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Whelp, we noticed - unsurprisingly the biggest subject you were all talking about in the MLID discord yesterday...was not the Nintendo Switch 2...it was Tariffs....so let's talk about it!
Tom & Dan already are making purchasing decisions based on these developments, and we'd be happy to share what we are prioritizing right now as a result of them. Write in below with questions, concerns, and thoughts on what's going on - but be as concise and respectful as you can ...
2025-04-03 19:01:40 +0000 UTC
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Tim joins to discuss the GPU market, AMD Zen 6 Medusa, and Nvidia shafting PC Gamers…
0:00 Hardware Unboxed's role in the Techtuber Space
3:04 SteamOS coming to Desktop - How will HUB handle this?
6:39 0.1% Lows and Good Testing Practices
15:14 What made Steve decide to review the RTX 5070 from his roof?
17:13 Is the 5070 12GB worse than the 3070 8GB for its time?
29:07 RX 9060 XT VRAM & Nvidia's Design Decisions
45:00 FSR 4 vs DLSS 4
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2025-03-31 18:56:06 +0000 UTC
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Tim joins to discuss the GPU market, AMD Zen 6 Medusa, and Nvidia shafting PC Gamers…
0:00 Hardware Unboxed's role in the Techtuber Space
3:04 SteamOS coming to Desktop - How will HUB handle this?
6:39 0.1% Lows and Good Testing Practices
15:14 What made Steve decide to review the RTX 5070 from his roof?
17:13 Is the 5070 12GB worse than the 3070 8GB for its time?
29:07 RX 9060 XT VRAM & Nvidia's Design Decisions
45:00 FSR 4 vs DLSS 4
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2025-03-31 18:56:04 +0000 UTC
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