The next episode of Broken Silicon will once again be joined by Tim from Hardware Unboxed! We plan to focus on the following subjects of discussion:
AMD FSR 4, Nvidia DLSS 4, and Sony PSSR
RX 9000 Series
RTX 5000 Series
The state of the GPU Market
AMD Zen 6 APUs
...and of course - anything you ask us! Tim can speak to any usual subject we typically cover on Broken Silicon, so this conversation will be ...
2025-03-28 19:17:19 +0000 UTC
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We discuss the evolving GPU supply situation, AMD’s new 3nm ARM APU, and Nintendo Switch 2!
0:00 Weather and beards (intro)
2:40 Radeon RX 9070 XT Supply/Demand Updates
13:17 Sony & AMD are Backporting FSR 4 to PS5 Pro (Huge deal for RDNA 3)
22:29 AMD Soundwave Specs Leaked!
34:06 Nvidia’s new Titan? RTX PRO 6000 Launched!
38:32 RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti 8GB specs Confirmed
43:42 Nvidia Announces Blackwell Ultra for 2025 & Rubin Ultra fo...
2025-03-24 19:11:00 +0000 UTC
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We discuss the evolving GPU supply situation, AMD’s new 3nm ARM APU, and Nintendo Switch 2!
0:00 Weather and beards (intro)
2:40 Radeon RX 9070 XT Supply/Demand Updates
13:17 Sony & AMD are Backporting FSR 4 to PS5 Pro (Huge deal for RDNA 3)
22:29 AMD Soundwave Specs Leaked!
34:06 Nvidia’s new Titan? RTX PRO 6000 Launched!
38:32 RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti 8GB specs Confirmed
43:42 Nvidia Announces Blackwell Ultra for 2025 & Rubin U...
2025-03-24 19:09:47 +0000 UTC
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What truly makes a GPU “High End”? Is it die size? How “new” its node is? We discuss that, and RADEON UDNA and PlayStation 6 strategy!
0:00 Migraines & Blizzards (Intro Banter)
2:12 What makes a GPU “High End”?
10:18 UDNA strategy, Ray Tracing Chiplets
16:17 PlayStation 6, Next-Gen XBOX
22:55 Budget AM5 w/o Chipsets, SSD Pricing, DeepSeek
32:35 Death Stranding Banter
2025-03-21 18:55:12 +0000 UTC
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What truly makes a GPU “High End”? Is it die size? How “new” its node is? We discuss that, and RADEON UDNA and PlayStation 6 strategy!
0:00 Migraines & Blizzards (Intro Banter)
2:12 What makes a GPU “High End”?
10:18 UDNA strategy, Ray Tracing Chiplets
16:17 PlayStation 6, Next-Gen XBOX
22:55 Budget AM5 w/o Chipsets, SSD Pricing, DeepSeek
32:35 Death Stranding Banter
2025-03-21 18:55:10 +0000 UTC
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Fabio joins to discuss how close FSR 4 is to DLSS 4, RX 9000 Series, and the future of GPUs!
0:00 Fabio's YouTube Origins (Intro Banter)
3:00 RDNA 4 Launch Discussion, Frame Generation Thoughts
9:10 Nvidia Blackwell Thoughts
14:55 Nvidia's Plummeting Mindshare, RADEON Market Share
22:47 Zen 6 Medusa Halo vs RTX 5000 Laptops
29:57 RDNA 4 Architecture & Ray Tracing
37:08 RX 9070 XT 32GB Ultimate Edition
44:38 RDNA 4 Reference Coo...
2025-03-17 18:30:07 +0000 UTC
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Fabio joins to discuss how close FSR 4 is to DLSS 4, RX 9000 Series, and the future of GPUs!
0:00 Fabio's YouTube Origins (Intro Banter)
3:00 RDNA 4 Launch Discussion, Frame Generation Thoughts
9:10 Nvidia Blackwell Thoughts
14:55 Nvidia's Plummeting Mindshare, RADEON Market Share
22:47 Zen 6 Medusa Halo vs RTX 5000 Laptops
29:57 RDNA 4 Architecture & Ray Tracing
37:08 RX 9070 XT 32GB Ultimate Edition
44:38 RDNA 4 Reference Coo...
2025-03-17 18:30:00 +0000 UTC
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Here's what you should expect for RADEON resupplies, and what AMD should do to “fix” MSRP…
0:00 Intro Rambling
0:55 RX 9070 XT Resupply Leak
13:55 RDNA 4 MSRP Strategy
23:20 Intel’s New CEO Thoughts
33:00 Should Nvidia partner with Intel if they kill ARC?
35:45 AIBs & GPUs in 2025
38:15 RX 9060 XT, Arrow Lake Refresh
45:00 MSI leaving RADEON
1:11:45 RDNA 5, UDNA, AMD’s GPU Strategy
1:22:48 FSR 4 & Project Ame...
2025-03-15 01:47:05 +0000 UTC
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Here's what you should expect for RADEON resupplies, and what AMD should do to “fix” MSRP…
0:00 Intro Rambling
0:55 RX 9070 XT Resupply Leak
13:55 RDNA 4 MSRP Strategy
23:20 Intel’s New CEO Thoughts
33:00 Should Nvidia partner with Intel if they kill ARC?
35:45 AIBs & GPUs in 2025
38:15 RX 9060 XT, Arrow Lake Refresh
45:00 MSI leaving RADEON
1:11:45 RDNA 5, UDNA, AMD’s GPU Strategy
1:22:48 FSR 4 & Project Ame...
2025-03-15 01:46:52 +0000 UTC
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The next episode of Broken Silicon will see us be joined once again by Fabio of Ancient Gameplays! In all honesty, this is one of those episodes where you could ask us just about anything touching on our usual subjects - but of course we plan to heavily discuss FSR 4 vs DLSS 4 and RTX 5000 vs RX 9000 by default.
Write in below - and make sure you are as concise and thoughtful as possible with your questions! You have ~24 hours to submit!
Check out Ancient Gameplays:
2025-03-14 20:27:35 +0000 UTC
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Alright - FINALLY we are through the major February & March Launches - so let's talk about it, LIVE! Write your thoughts, questions, and concerns about recent developments and what's to come in the next 4 weeks below. For those who forgot, here's what developed over the last 5 weeks:
RTX 5000 Instability, (lack of) PhysX, and Blackscreen Issues blew up in the news
RTX 5070 Ti & 5070 launched to bad reviews and worse supply
TONS of new Zen 6 ...
2025-03-13 18:34:21 +0000 UTC
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We discuss RADEON’s domination of Sales Charts, and leak new Medusa Halo & Missing ROP details…
0:00 Celebrating 300 Episodes & 200,000 Subscribers!
5:32 Tariff Realities, Game Preservation (Corrections)
9:38 RTX 5070 12GB Reviewed & Launched
19:49 RX 9070 & 9070 XT Reviewed & DOMINATES Sales
27:55 6nm RX 9050 XT 16GB & “Ultimate Navi 48” Whispers
41:05 FSR 4 Impresses
53:03 R9 9950X3D & 9900X3D
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2025-03-10 18:27:26 +0000 UTC
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We discuss RADEON’s domination of Sales Charts, and leak new Medusa Halo & Missing ROP details…
0:00 Celebrating 300 Episodes & 200,000 Subscribers!
5:32 Tariff Realities, Game Preservation (Corrections)
9:38 RTX 5070 12GB Reviewed & Launched
19:49 RX 9070 & 9070 XT Reviewed & DOMINATES Sales
27:55 6nm RX 9050 XT 16GB & “Ultimate Navi 48” Whispers
41:05 FSR 4 Impresses
53:03 R9 9950X3D & 9900X3D
58:44 A...
2025-03-10 18:27:23 +0000 UTC
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Unsurprisingly, the talk of the town today has been the supply and demand surrounding recent GPU launches...and we want to talk about it!
0:00 RDNA 4 Shopping Testimonials
5:38 Micro Center Employee Interview
16:04 Has relative RADEON Value been UPGRADED?
29:47 What does “MSRP” really mean in 2025?
40:28 What should AMD do next? Will Nvidia respond?
48:55 Why did AMD compare the 9070 XT to the 5070 Ti?
51:23 In h...
2025-03-07 20:17:35 +0000 UTC
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Unsurprisingly, the talk of the town today has been the supply and demand surrounding recent GPU launches...and we want to talk about it!
0:00 RDNA 4 Shopping Testimonials
5:38 Micro Center Employee Interview
16:04 Has relative RADEON Value been UPGRADED?
29:47 What does “MSRP” really mean in 2025?
40:28 What should AMD do next? Will Nvidia respond?
48:55 Why did AMD compare the 9070 XT to the 5070 Ti?
51:23 In h...
2025-03-07 20:17:33 +0000 UTC
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Unsurprisingly, the talk of the town today has been the supply and demand surrounding recent GPU launches...and we want to talk about it! Write in below with your thoughts on the GPU market, how Nvidia is handling RTX 5000, and how AMD is handling RX 9000...
You have ~2 hours to submit. (Sorry for the short notice)
https://youtu.be/huy65HPPLSY
2025-03-06 22:09:56 +0000 UTC
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Manuel joins to discuss a NEW Zen 6 leak, discuss Ryzen AI Max+ 395, and RDNA 4 vs Blackwell.
0:00 Fake Benchmarking YouTube Channels, Laptop Testing Challenges
10:45 RTX 50 Series - Nvidia's worst gen in history?
20:28 AMD RDNA 4 - Does it need to succeed for RADEON's future?
30:38 How will Nvidia respond if RDNA 4 takes market share?
35:28 Should people wait to buy the RX 9070 XT?
48:10 FSR 4 on RDNA 3.5 & RDNA 3
55:30 AMD Strix Ha...
2025-03-03 19:08:16 +0000 UTC
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Manuel joins to discuss a NEW Zen 6 leak, discuss Ryzen AI Max+ 395, and RDNA 4 vs Blackwell.
0:00 Fake Benchmarking YouTube Channels, Laptop Testing Challenges
10:45 RTX 50 Series - Nvidia's worst gen in history?
20:28 AMD RDNA 4 - Does it need to succeed for RADEON's future?
30:38 How will Nvidia respond if RDNA 4 takes market share?
35:28 Should people wait to buy the RX 9070 XT?
48:10 FSR 4 on RDNA 3.5 & RDNA 3
55:30 AMD Strix Halo Revi...
2025-03-03 19:08:13 +0000 UTC
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The next episode of Broken Silicon will be joined by Manuel from Hubwood! He just tested Strix Halo, and I want to give it some more love! Additionally, we will of course be heavily discussing RDNA 4, Blackwell, and upcoming APUs from both AMD and Intel!
You have ~24 hours (till Saturday Evening) to submit below!
Check out Hubwood: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGFobW-7YfVpqniN...
2025-03-01 02:08:43 +0000 UTC
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We leak (Bad) Nvidia Blackwell info, discuss RDNA 4, and dissect Strix Halo Reviews!
0:00 Middle-aged Man Hobbies (Intro Banter)
3:21 RTX 5070 Ti Reviewed & "Launched"
11:03 RTX 5090s & 5070 Tis Missing ROPs!
18:25 RTX 5070 & 5060 Production Issues Alleged
24:46 Nvidia Kills PhysX
33:04 AMD sets RDNA 4 Reveal for Feb 28th Amongst Performance Leaks
46:22 AMD Strix Halo Reviewed
1:02:08 AMD Medusa Point & Olympic Ridge Leake...
2025-02-24 19:11:08 +0000 UTC
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We leak (Bad) Nvidia Blackwell info, discuss RDNA 4, and dissect Strix Halo Reviews!
0:00 Middle-aged Man Hobbies (Intro Banter)
3:21 RTX 5070 Ti Reviewed & "Launched"
11:03 RTX 5090s & 5070 Tis Missing ROPs!
18:25 RTX 5070 & 5060 Production Issues Alleged
24:46 Nvidia Kills PhysX
33:04 AMD sets RDNA 4 Reveal for Feb 28th Amongst Performance Leaks
46:22 AMD Strix Halo Reviewed
1:02:08 AMD Medusa Point & Olympic Ridge Leake...
2025-02-24 19:11:06 +0000 UTC
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Matt of Alderon Games joins to discuss why the sudden murder of PhysX is a BIG deal!
0:00 PhysX History
2:30 Why the death of 32-bit PhysX support is HUGE!
15:50 Can a “community patch” fix this?
21:39 PhysX could never be more than a Gimmick…
25:20 Do some devs actually WANT games to BREAK?
29:27 Can this be fixed?
32:55 Why it is a GOOD idea to not support DLSS/FSR sometimes…
43:19 Will Nvidia actually take an “L” for...
2025-02-21 09:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Matt of Alderon Games joins to discuss why the sudden murder of PhysX is a BIG deal!
0:00 PhysX History
2:30 Why the death of 32-bit PhysX support is HUGE!
15:50 Can a “community patch” fix this?
21:39 PhysX could never be more than a Gimmick…
25:20 Do some devs actually WANT games to BREAK?
29:27 Can this be fixed?
32:55 Why it is a GOOD idea to not support DLSS/FSR sometimes…
43:19 Will Nvidia actually take an “L” for...
2025-02-21 09:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Matt from Alderon Games will be joining Tom in 1 hour (sorry for the short notice) for a brief discussion on why Nvidia killing PhysX support matters. Write in below with any thoughts or questions you have!
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/physx-quietly-retired-on-rtx-50-series-gpu...
2025-02-20 20:18:29 +0000 UTC
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A Game Dev joins to discuss why AMD cancelled a 32 Core Zen 6 AM5 design, and RDNA 4.
0:00 TFLOPS vs RAM for Next Generation Performance
5:56 Has Unreal Engine 5 Failed?
21:22 UE5 - Built for RTX 6000 / RDNA 5
33:55 What developers should use UE5?
40:22 RTX 5000 Series Thoughts (Ray Tracing REGRESSION?)
48:54 GPU Pricing Stagnation hurts Game Devs
52:52 RDNA 4 & FSR 4
1:09:04 RTX 5070 Ti Expectations (Does it even matter?)...
2025-02-17 19:54:49 +0000 UTC
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A Game Dev joins to discuss why AMD cancelled a 32 Core Zen 6 AM5 design, and RDNA 4.
0:00 TFLOPS vs RAM for Next Generation Performance
5:56 Has Unreal Engine 5 Failed?
21:22 UE5 - Built for RTX 6000 / RDNA 5
33:55 What developers should use UE5?
40:22 RTX 5000 Series Thoughts (Ray Tracing REGRESSION?)
48:54 GPU Pricing Stagnation hurts Game Devs
52:52 RDNA 4 & FSR 4
1:09:04 RTX 5070 Ti Expectations (Does it even matter?)
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2025-02-17 19:54:46 +0000 UTC
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The next episode of Broken Silicon will see us be joined by Bryan Heemskerk of Massive Damage Games once again! As always, Bryan can uniquely speak to anything having to do with hardware, software, and the economics of game development - he can discuss it all! As such, do not hesitate to submit a diverse set of questions.
You have ~36 hours to submit below!
Last Episode Bryan was on: 2025-02-14 22:31:48 +0000 UTC
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Click to see a sneak peak of AMD’s 12 (Big) Core APU, and new info RTX 5000 & RDNA 4 releases!
0:00 Intro Rambling
2:30 (LEAK) RTX 5070 Ti & 5070 Performance & Supply
7:40 (LEAK) RDNA 4 Release Date Window Confirmed
11:40 (LEAK) AMD Zen 6 24 Cores CONFIRMED!
18:45 (LEAK) AMD Medusa Point Pictured!
23:19 Neural Texture Compression, 9070 XTX 32GB
28:00 Nvidia Chiplets, 3nm 5090
38:00 RDNA 4 vs RTX 5070
44:00 RX 9090 XT 3...
2025-02-14 22:27:00 +0000 UTC
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Click to see a sneak peak of AMD’s 12 (Big) Core APU, and new info RTX 5000 & RDNA 4 releases!
0:00 Intro Rambling
2:30 (LEAK) RTX 5070 Ti & 5070 Performance & Supply
7:40 (LEAK) RDNA 4 Release Date Window Confirmed
11:40 (LEAK) AMD Zen 6 24 Cores CONFIRMED!
18:45 (LEAK) AMD Medusa Point Pictured!
23:19 Neural Texture Compression, 9070 XTX 32GB
28:00 Nvidia Chiplets, 3nm 5090
38:00 RDNA 4 vs RTX 5070
44:00 RX 9090 XT 3...
2025-02-14 22:26:57 +0000 UTC
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We discuss Intel Nova Lake leaks, RTX 5000 issues, and AMD’s upcoming RDNA 4 & Zen 6 products!
0:00 Subtle Torture, Building a Shed (Intro Banter)
4:48 Fury Nano Ranking, Amiibos (Corrections)
10:31 Nvidia RTX 5090 Instability, Blackwell Supply is a JOKE!
19:39 Nvidia vs AMD Drivers
24:38 RTX 5070 Ti & RTX 5070 Performance Leaked (again)
34:14 Blackwell is really "Lovelace 2.0", Re-segmenting the Lineup
39:06 RDNA 4 Confirmed t...
2025-02-10 19:25:37 +0000 UTC
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