Broken Silicon
Moore's Law Is Dead, Bleav
One brother is an Engineer, and the other is a Scientist. Both are hilarious and discuss the latest news, rumors, and developments going on in the Computer Hardware and PC Gaming Space.
Broken Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore's Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom.
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Broken Silicon is Brought to you by the Youtube Channel: Moore's Law Is Dead, and its creator Tom.
Youtube Channel:
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https://www.patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead
Music by SAHARA, who were awesome enough to give written permission to use their music. Please visit their excellent Alternative Rock Music at https://soundcloud.com/saharasuck
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Dec 7, 2021 • 1h 56min
130. RTX 2060 12GB, AMD 6500 XT 4GB v 3050 8GB, Nvidia Arm Blocked, Battlefield 2042
Intel, AMD, and Nvidia are all about to launch a flurry of new graphics cards! We discuss them, & more!
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0:00 It’s definitely feeling like the end of year (Intro Banter)
3:14 If we had access to unlimited money & all Devs – what games would we make?
7:45 Nvidia RTX 2060 12GB Leak - It's to Cover for Mining Contracts
15:17 RX 6500 XT vs RTX 3050 vs ARC 128 EU Discussion
33:55 FTC Blocks Nvidia from Buying ARM - Is the deal truly dead?
43:22 AMD Rembrandt Leak Suggests Double Cezanne's GPU Performance - and?
50:15 PCIe 5.0 Support on H670 – Kinda, but not likely often
56:23 Are Intel Little Cores "Bad for Gaming"?
1:05:00 Will Raptor Lake lose at gaming against Zen 4 based on HUB's testing?
1:10:45 CDProjekt Red ends work on base Cyberbunk 2077 - What does this mean?
1:15:00 Can Battlefield 2042 be saved? Is it as bad as some people say?
1:32:56 A4500, Innosilicon GPUs, Alder Lake i3 Performance (Wrap Up)
1:39:50 Ray Tracing Audio, Intel buying their way back, APUs with Vcache (Final RM)
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-12gb-to-feature-2176-cuda-cores-184w-tdp
https://youtu.be/FnojzUWuhQI
https://youtu.be/eS6pYpOYZKs
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-with-8gb-memory-now-rumored-to-launch-on-january-27th
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2060-12gb-will-not-have-a-founders-edition
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6500xt-coming-mid-january-2022-rx-6400-in-march
https://youtu.be/T1KdV-lwMMY
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/12/ftc-sues-block-40-billion-semiconductor-chip-merger
https://twitter.com/9550pro/status/1466782978487775234
https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1650-Max-Q-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.418763.0.html
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-gtx-1050-ti.c2885
https://youtu.be/hx18lRwaKi4
https://youtu.be/pWxMyundiZY
https://youtu.be/wqB96Bdsb4M
https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-expansion
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/battlefield-franchise-undergoes-major-shake-up/1100-6498521/
https://wccftech.com/battlefield-2042-santa-claus-skins-not-happening/
https://www.pny.com/nvidia-rtx-a4500
https://videocardz.com/newz/innosilicon-graphics-cards-based-on-fantasy-one-gpu-feature-up-to-32gb-gddr6x-memory
https://youtu.be/EcGkF9SBuSo
https://twitter.com/chiakokhua/status/1466589830398152706?s=21
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1466840163020161026
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-03/playstation-plans-new-service-to-take-on-xbox-game-pass
https://www.macrumors.com/2021/12/05/apple-headset-focus-on-gaming-media-communication/
https://wccftech.com/intel-chief-says-taiwan-instability-calls-for-subsidies-to-american-chip-makers/
https://wccftech.com/intel-chief-says-taiwan-instability-calls-for-subsidies-to-american-chip-makers/
https://www.techpowerup.com/289532/intels-entry-level-core-i3-12100-alder-lake-beats-ryzen-3-3300x-comfortably
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Nov 30, 2021 • 2h 2min
129. Ray Tracing in Indie Games, FPS Design, Unreal Engine 5, Unity | Solo Developer
A Solo Indie Developer joins to discuss RTX, Intel Alder Lake, Unity, UE5, and much more!
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0:00 Who is Zach? When did he start "making games"?
9:33 Why choose Video Games as a creative pursuit over movies?
11:55 Should games be used as teaching tools more often?
16:39 How does college help you become a better developer?
19:25 Who should be a solo developer? Who should join a bigger team?
25:01 Unity vs Unreal Engine 5
31:57 Why does UE4 have stuttering? Why does Dunia have so much screen tearing?
44:25 Mistakes to Avoid in Game Development
50:50 Shooting Mechanics in Video Games - What's fun? What's Tedious? What's Arcady?
1:06:55 Balancing Weapons in MP Shooters
1:16:40 Advice for giving effective feedback to developers
1:25:22 Funding Indie Projects
1:36:07 Advice for getting your kid into game development
1:41:54 Gracemont and big.LITTLE for enhancing future games
1:50:20 Is Ray Tracing a bigger deal for indie Games more-so than AAA games?
Follow Zach: https://twitter.com/kaderazachary
Zach’s Games: https://ducknoir.itch.io/
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Nov 23, 2021 • 2h 5min
128. Nvidia 3080 Ti 16GB, Sapphire Rapids Xeon W, AMD RX 6500 XT vs Intel 128 EU 6GB
Tom & Dan discuss GTC 2021, Nvidia Image Scaling vs AMD FSR, GA103S, Entry Xe, SPR, and more!
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0:00 Intro Banter - Happy Thanksgiving!
3:25 Alder Lake Final Thoughts - Is Intel truly "back"? What's with LGA 1800?
16:38 Comet Lake Motherboard Support, Broken Silicon Credits (Corrections)
19:43 Nvidia GTC 2021 - AMD has an opening with the MI250X...and better marketing?
29:26 Nvidia NIS goes open source, and DLSS 2.3 is now official…is FSR in trouble?
37:50 RTX 3080 Ti 16GB on Laptop - GA103, GA103S, and A4500 Rumored!
44:52 Alchemist 128 EU 6GB vs AMD RX 6500 XT
57:25 Intel Fishhawk Falls Sapphire Rapids Mainstream Workstation Leaks!
1:09:02 Hardware Unboxed Benchmarks Apple M1 Pro - Does it live up to the hype?
1:14:41 Steam Deck Delayed to 2022, Raptor Lake Efficiency, PS5 Shortages (Wrap Up)
1:25:15 AMD on SAMSUNG 3nm, ADL 32 EU Benchmarked, Intel Meteor Lake Pictured
1:34:30 Nvidia Buying ARM, AMD Monet for Budget CPUs (Final Reader Mails)
1:40:00 Battlefield 2042 Thoughts - Who would like it? Is it good?
1:53:00 Why does EA close so many studios? Are they really so bad?
https://youtu.be/hd94vC8DYAw
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-announces-agx-orin-jetson-agx-orin-platforms-powered-by-orin-soc-12-arm-hercules-cpu-cores-ampere-gpu/
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-introduces-a2-tensor-core-gpu-with-ga107-gpu-and-16gb-gddr6-memory
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/a100/
https://youtu.be/SBjL0M25t04
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-image-scaling-goes-open-source-nis-now-available-to-all-games
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-laptop-gpu-spotted-with-7424-cuda-cores-and-16gb-memory
https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i7-12700h-alder-lake-p-cpu-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-gpu-powered-hp-omen-laptop-spotted/
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-preparing-rtx-a4500-workstation-graphics-card
https://youtu.be/v1LlF905RYg
https://youtu.be/Pxn-QOpkrBw
https://youtu.be/0sWIrp1XOKM
https://kotaku.com/steam-deck-delayed-valve-apologizes-1848033356
https://www.reuters.com/technology/sony-invest-500-mln-tsmcs-new-chip-unit-japan-2021-11-09/
https://wccftech.com/microsoft-publishes-amd-epyc-milan-x-cpus-performance-benchmarks-azure-hbv3-vm/
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-raptor-lakes-digital-linear-voltage-regulator-dlvr-could-reduce-cpu-power-up-to-25
https://videocardz.com/newz/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2060-with-12gb-memory-listed-at-eec
https://youtu.be/6fIf-C8UjWY
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-11/sony-trims-playstation-5-assembly-plans-after-chip-shortages-hit
https://wccftech.com/amd-rumored-to-become-samsungs-first-3nm-customer-along-with-65-revenue-growth/
https://youtu.be/8XCUAnWNXvU
https://www.cnet.com/pictures/a-look-inside-intels-mammoth-arizona-chipmaking-fab/7/
https://www.techpowerup.com/289118/amd-to-steer-motherboard-partners-away-from-intel-wlan-toward-mediatek-co-branded-ones
Tom & Dan fixed their BF2042 Issue: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1462683903735521281 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 16, 2021 • 2h 17min
127. RDNA 3 Pricing, 500w Nvidia Lovelace, FSR v DLSS, Alder Lake | Hardware Unboxed
Steve from Hardware Unboxed joins to discuss Intel, AMD Zen 3D, RDNA 3 pricing, & 500w Nvidia!
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0:00 How important is Alder Lake for the market?
6:25 Is AMD still in a better competitive position than Intel? ( Zen 3 Threadripper Cancelled)
11:33 R7 5800X vs i5-12600K – which is the better buy?
17:40 Will Alder Lake age better than Zen 3 as drivers mature? Or worse?
21:55 Why are there so many Alder Lake haters? When does future-proofing make sense?
32:04 Should people wait for Zen 3D? Is DDR5 & Windows 11 a problem for Alder Lake?
47:43 Is Z690 overpriced...or is X570 overpriced? Is Z690 almost an HEDT platform?
56:12 Is Steve worried about how complicated CPUs will be to test?
1:00:34 Biggest Tech Release of 2021
1:15:29 DLSS vs FSR in 2022 - Who will win? Will Nvidia make their own FSR?
1:24:29 RDNA 3 & RDNA 4 Pricing – will insane performance be worth higher prices?
1:40:35 Nvidia Lovelace Power Consumption - How much is too much?
1:55:30 Nvidia Mindshare in 2022 - Can RDNA 3 "win" even if it's better?
2:01:00 What is the max people will pay for a High End GPU? For a midrange GPU?
Check out Hardware Unboxed: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8iQa1hv7oV_Z8D35vVuSg
MLID RDNA 3 & RDNA 4 leak with expected performance chart: https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i7-1165G7-Processor-Benchmarks-and-Specs.467756.0.html
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/134599/intel-core-i912900k-processor-30m-cache-up-to-5-20-ghz.html
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Nov 9, 2021 • 1h 58min
126. Intel Alder Lake Reviews, AMD CDNA 2 & Milan-X, Zen 5 Leaks, Intel ARC Pics
Intel Alder Lake is out! AMD Bergamo & Genoa are Revealed! Intel ARC Pics are leaked! Tom & Dan discuss the latest hardware gaming news - and man is there a lot already this November!
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0:00 GTC Disclaimer, Apple Colors, Kilo-core Processors (Intro Banter)
6:46 Apple A15 4nm, Pro Max 5nm (Corrections & Omissions)
8:45 Intel Alder Lake Discussion Start – Windows 10, Efficiency, DDR4 vs DDR5 Performance
25:40 Raptor Lake with DDR4, Alder Lake vs Zen 3 Pricing, Describing Core Counts
32:50 Who should wait for Zen 3D? Who should wait for Zen 4?
38:13 AMD Data Center Keynote Discussion Start: Bergamo, Zen 4c, Vcache
44:35 Milan-X crushes Sapphire Rapids, MI250X is big trouble for Nvidia
49:58 Is Zen 3D Threadripper Cancelled? Why did AMD Cancel Desktop Zen 3+?
54:41 Zen 5 & Zen 4c Details Leaked – Insane IPC, Insane Implications of “Dense” Architectures
1:05:10 Mining on OSX & Neural Engines, Apple Entering the Server Market
1:11:10 Zen 5 Turin EPYC Leaked - 600w Processors are coming...
1:20:41 Intel ARC Pictures Leaked, Performance + Release Date Update
1:29:17 Nvidia Ampere actually uses Next-Gen PCIe Gen 5
1:32:51 Apple M1 Max Reviews, Nvidia ARM Blocked, Intel buys VIA, GA103S, Lovelace Q3 (Wrap Up)
1:44:12 Nvidia using Intel Fabs as a backup, Horizon 5 Graphics on Last Gen (Final RM)
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-core-i9-12900k-vs-ryzen-9-5900x-5950x
https://youtu.be/LzhwVLUVork
https://youtu.be/XBFTSej-yIs
https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/core_i5_12600k_processor_review,5.html
https://youtu.be/BdRxXRRrJeU
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1456677878469382153
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/core-i5-12400f-strong-gaming-engineering-sample?fbclid=IwAR20DQQF8ecnMDt3At6GLrMllaVGU-iBRwd-BzWWMaHgtmlwD0qVI_W6qFE
https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxed/status/1456868513574842371
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1457603739414671360
https://youtu.be/ECHhuvuiNzs
https://youtu.be/TX6bREO3Nd4
https://twitter.com/Redfire75369/status/1457750350308331522
https://www.anandtech.com/show/17054/amd-announces-instinct-mi200-accelerator-family-cdna2-exacale-servers
https://youtu.be/dE9N95uSqHA
https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1453707924338089990
https://twitter.com/greymon55/status/1453747256046219269
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-epyc-turin-with-zen5-cores-rumored-to-feature-maximum-tdp-of-600w
https://youtu.be/tD7s1ZFLoO4
https://videocardz.com/newz/pci-express-gen5-12-pin-power-cable-looks-just-like-nvidias
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/apple-macbook-pro-16-inch-2021-m1-max
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/27/nvidias-takeover-of-arm-faces-in-depth-investigation-in-europe.html?fbclid=IwAR2oDyO-ugV27cz1VsEMl_pkLha7lJBaJSTVGZ-ap6XhK7Po7I99DNxY8z8
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/geforce-rtx-3080-vs-radeon-rx-6800-xt-megabench/
https://adoredtv.com/intel-rumored-to-hire-remaining-employees-from-centaur-maker-of-haswell-level-x86-cpus-with-avx-512-support-from-via-technologies-for-125-million-dollars/
https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/2874
https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1457730626790907911
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Nov 2, 2021 • 1h 34min
125. A War Over TSMC: Is it likely? Severity of Shortages? | Jason Fields, Angry Planet
Jason Fields joins Tom to discuss a potential conflict over Taiwan, and what shortages would look like.
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0:00 Intro Warning – an important, but atypical episode.
3:10 Who is Jason Fields? What is the Angry Planet Podcast?
6:00 Is Jason, a war reporter, aware of how bad gaming shortages are now?
10:50 Taiwan's ascent to incredible global importance
18:00 Can the US afford to lose Taiwan? Can China afford to lose afford the blowback?
26:02 How would a potential takeover of Taiwan likely happen?
32:00 What are China’s motivations for taking Taiwan?
38:49 Would controlling Taiwan be an easy weapon to wield?
41:42 Do corporations have any power to prevent a war?
48:52 What should we hope happens with Taiwan? Is America in decline?
1:04:25 If Taiwan was "Knocked Out" - what would the shortages look like?
1:15:00 Should the West Diversify silicon production more? Or focus many on relations?
Jason’s Podcast, Angry Planet: https://angryplanet.substack.com/p/when-will-china-invade-taiwan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonqfields/
https://www.reuters.com/journalists/jason-fields
https://twitter.com/JasonQFields
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS49548278220160520
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2021/06/03/2003758486
https://www.notebookcheck.net/TSMC-has-the-largest-market-share-in-the-global-semiconductor-manufacturing-industry-Counterpoints-Research.518137.0.html
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-27/china-ghost-cities-show-growth-driven-by-debt/9912186
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Oct 26, 2021 • 2h 20min
124. Final Alder Lake Leaks, Zen 3 Threadripper Cancelled, AMD Navi 24, Apple M1 Max
We are almost to Alder Lake's launch - Tom & Dan give their final thoughts on Intel's upcoming bombshell release. They also discuss the Threadripper cancellation, and Q1 GPU releases!
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0:00 Favorite Scary Movies, Favorite Games of 2021 (Intro Banter)
8:07 American Chocolate, 30-SUPER vs RTX 4000, Steam Deck (Corrections & Omissions)
19:40 Intel Alder Lake Pricing & Performance Leaks - 1 Week before Launch!
31:37 Zen 3 Threadripper Cancelled...AMD's Roadmap is changing...
42:48 AMD confirms AI Accelerators & PCIE 5.0 in Zen 5
52:15 Zen 3+ Rembrandt vs R7 6800X Zen 3D
56:29 AMD Navi 24 Leak - Performance, Specs, and Launch Date
1:10:33 RTX 3090 Ti Leak
1:16:15 RTX 4090 vs RX 7950 XT Pricing & Power Consumption
1:25:29 Nvidia Reducing Ampere Supply in Q4 while AMD increases RDNA 2 Shipments!
1:38:09 Apple M1 Max Thoughts - Impressive, but not Alien Technology
1:49:57 Kepler Support Ends, Intel ARC Pricing, MI250X & RDNA 3 (Wrap-Up)
1:57:20 AMD W6800, xCloud, Bloodborne 2 (Final Reader Mail)
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/hersheys-chocolate-tastes-like-vomit_l_60479e5fc5b6af8f98bec0cd
https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-3-3d-vache-ryzen-cpus-enter-mass-production-next-month-zen-3-b2-stepping-available-end-of-december-alleges-rumor/
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i9-12900k-to-cost-669-99-usd-according-to-microcenter
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Alder-Lake-Core-i9-12900K-retail-all-P-core-5-2-GHz-overclock-manages-miniscule-multi-core-lead-over-stock-Ryzen-9-5950X-but-guzzles-330-W.574058.0.html
https://mobile.twitter.com/OneRaichu/status/1452203998455468035
https://www.reddit.com/r/AMDGPU/comments/q8fqm4/zen_3_vs_alder_lake_in_a_nutshell_intel/
https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1451240240623099907
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-zen3-chagall-32-core-ryzen-threadripper-pro-5975wx-shows-up-on-geekbench
https://youtu.be/la-7Q_VsWUM
https://youtu.be/yE9PsKWYYXA
https://youtu.be/igInU0aZtOA
https://youtu.be/bCitvluqTlA
https://www.techspot.com/review/2343-amd-radeon-rx-6600/
RDNA 4 Leak Looking at Future Pricing: https://youtu.be/6PTGCUJan8M
https://youtu.be/hH-W-zVcjNQ
https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/post/nvidia-halts-ampere-production-to-keep-pricing-high
https://youtu.be/F-eB6UysSpw
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/10/introducing-m1-pro-and-m1-max-the-most-powerful-chips-apple-has-ever-built/
https://www.techspot.com/news/91809-apple-new-m1-pro-m1-max-most-powerful.html
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-m1-pro-max-everything-we-know
https://wccftech.com/nvidia-ends-game-ready-driver-support-for-kepler-geforce-600-700-series-gpu-family/
https://youtu.be/HEagFvmjW4w
https://www.razer.com/campaigns/halo-giveaway
https://www.techpowerup.com/288193/intel-xe-hpg-arc-alchemist-graphics-card-alleged-pricing-points-towards-usd-650-usd-825-range
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-instinct-mi250x-with-mcm-gpu-to-feature-110-compute-units-128gb-hbm2e-memory-and-500w-tdp
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Oct 19, 2021 • 2h 21min
123. XBOX Series X Advantages, PS6 Expectations, AMD Sponsored Titles | Ubisoft Dev
Keith Kadera, Senior Animator & Games Consultant at Red Storm, joins to discuss gaming hardware & AAA development. Why are games delayed? What advantages do consoles have? Where are graphics going?
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0:00 Who is Keith? What do animators and riggers do at AAA studios
5:11 What got you into this career? What games left an impact on you?
12:57 Early Professional Work - Savage Skies, the Ozzy Osbourne Flight Simulator
17:38 Ubisoft Games He Worked on - Ghost Recon, Rainbow 6, The Division
24:02 Biggest advantage the XBOX 360 over the XBOX? What made the PS3 difficult?
28:19 What has been the biggest hardware upgrade from PS3 - PS5?
34:17 Are AAA games still taking increasingly longer to make in 2021?
39:50 Does the PS5 or XSX have any "secret sauce"?
44:48 How long will Cross-Gen games be a thing? Are they holding Next Gen back?
55:07 How does AMD Sponsoring a game affect performance?
1:01:28 What do you expect in the PlayStation 6?
1:06:36 What's next for gaming realism? Can we do better than photorealism?
1:18:45 Biggest challenges in taking feedback? Was the BF2042 beta an "old build"?
1:28:23 Why are almost all AAA games delayed? Why can't devs plan accordingly?
1:38:28 Scaling UI with Resolution, 21:9 vs 16:9 Standards, Cross-Team Work
1:52:22 Is the era of exciting teaser trailers done?
1:57:17 What do people get wrong about Game Development?
2:02:33 How will we use AI/ML to enhance graphics? Advice for becoming a game dev?
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kkadera/
https://www.redstorm.com/games
What Keith learned to build games on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_Yaroze
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Skies
https://wccftech.com/new-far-cry-6-pc-console-comparison-shows-solid-performance-across-all-platforms-faster-loading-on-ps5-slight-resolution-advantage-on-xsx/
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2021-far-cry-6-tech-review
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/far-cry-6-benchmarks
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12066/Microsoft-to-Epic-You-Cost-Me-a-Billion-Dollars
https://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox360/gears-of-war
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Oct 12, 2021 • 2h 14min
122. Nvidia Ampere 2022 Refresh, Intel ARC Pics & Perf, Silicon Lottery Interview
Tom & Dan discuss the latest Nvidia Ampere, AMD RDNA 2, and Intel Alchemist news. Tom also offers an Exclusive interview of the founder of Silicon Lottery – a CPU binning business that just closed.
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0:00 This Episode is Different
3:33 Wii COD4, Reesie's Name, Foldable Phones
13:06 RX6600 Performance, Pricing, and Availability
22:26 Nvidia's 2022 Ampere Refresh - 3090 Ti? 3060 SUPER? 3070 Ti 16GB?!
32:52 Steam Deck Benchmarked
37:28 AMD CPU Lineup in 2022
44:50 Intel ARC Cooler, Launch Date, and Performance Leak
52:54 Silicon Lottery Closes
57:06 Who is Preston?
1:02:14 When did Preston think of starting Silicon Lottery
1:08:14 How did he source and bin CPUs?
1:17:01 Dealing with Customer Service for Binned Parts
1:19:32 When was Silicon Lottery Most Popular?
1.24:03 Was Intel intentionally Underclocking chips due to lack of competition AMD?
1:28:36 When did business start to decline?
1:37:37 Is overclocking becoming obsolete?
1:50:09 How would they have binned Alder Lake & Little Cores?
1:52:56 What's next for Preston and Silicon Lottery?
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6600-final-specifications-and-official-performance-leaked
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6600-non-xt-with-1792-stream-processors-launches-mid-october
https://youtu.be/eS6pYpOYZKs
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-rumored-to-launch-rtx-3090-super-rtx-3070-ti-16gb-and-rtx-2060-12gb-in-january
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-rumors-450w-tdp-21gbps-memory-and-new-power-connector
https://wccftech.com/steam-deck-handheld-console-benchmarked-60-fps-with-decent-image-quality-in-several-aaa-games-30-fps-in-cyberpunk-2077-at-native-resolution/
https://3g.ali213.net/news/html/625257.html?s=09
https://youtu.be/Cr1tBFUjPBQ
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Oct 5, 2021 • 1h 34min
121. Apple wanted Intel Meteor Lake, Games Utilizing Neural Engines | AI Researcher
An AI researcher joins to discuss ways AI & Neural Engines can improve everyday products and games.
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0:00 What is the field of Field Research? How makes an "AI Chatbox" Successful?
9:12 Why Neural Engines & on-device AI processing is important for upcoming apps.
13:00 Can Neural Engines be used for video games? What else can they be used for?
19:24 Did Apple drop Intel because Neural Engines took to long? Is Meteor Lake late?
22:59 Will AI ever reliably understand our voice commands & handwriting?
39:42 Can we expect True Artificial General Intelligence anytime soon?
46:27 What is the difference between "AI" and an "Algorithm"?
56:01 Are there too many AI companies? Is there an "AI tech bubble"?
1:01:36 How do AI researchers acquire & clean data? Are these "black boxes" dangerous?
1:08:30 The difference between "Neural Engines" & "Neuromorphic Chips"
1:11:50 Will we get video game AI as smart as real players?
1:18:58 Advice for people looking to get into AI research
https://biomojo.com/
Ryan is “hurlass” on Instagram
Facebook Shut down AI that started speaking to other AI in its own language: https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/facebook-researchers-shut-down-ai-bots-that-started-speaking-in-a-language-unintelligible-to-humans-3876197.html
MLID Meteor Lake Neural Engine Video: https://youtu.be/x0vx5d5Acwo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2019/06/10/how-far-are-we-from-achieving-artificial-general-intelligence/?sh=1201a72d6dc4
https://research.aimultiple.com/artificial-general-intelligence-singularity-timing/#:~:text=Experts%20believe%20AGI%20will%20occur,breakthroughs%20and%20achieving%20superhuman%20intelligence.
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