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AMD Revealed the RX 6700 XT – and we have so much to say about it’s release and expected performance. We also discuss the latest Nvidia GPU, Intel Xe, and x86 CPU Rumors. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/ For a limited time get 30% TOTAL off on the website!] 20% software discount code: brokensilicon Windows 10 Pro OEM key: https://bit.ly/2vfKucI Office 2016: https://bit.ly/3aBenUX Office 2019: https://bit.ly/2GcGdJn Windows 10 pro OEM +Office 2019 package: https://bit.ly/2Orz0Jx 0:00 Intro Banter, Warm-Up Reader Mail 5:06 Corrections and Omissions 9:17 RX 6700 XT Reveal – Start of Discussion 21:53 RX 6700 non-XT Release Date 26:40 Navi 22 Performance, Clockspeeds Expectations 35:00 Are High End GPUs becoming like Rolexes? 43:07 RTX 3060 Thoughts after Reviews 52:31 Nvidia CMP and Turing Mining Cards 1:07:29 Nvidia Resizable BAR Support 1:10:08 Intel Xe DG2 Rumors Heat Up Again – Tom’s New info 1:17:37 Intel Rocket Lake Pricing and Performance 1:25:04 XBOX Boost, PSVR2, Google Stadia, 3090 Blowers Cancelled 1:40:48 Zen 3+ Expectations, AMD AIB Support (Final Reader Mail) https://www.amd.com/en/events/gaming?utm_campaign=wheregamingbegins&utm_medium=redirect&utm_source=301 https://youtu.be/jjBqaGLRycc https://youtu.be/LFCE1WWKzoo https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1367176534683975681 https://youtu.be/QAaUW_uEKwQ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-says-its-hard-to-crack-geforce-gpu-mining-hash-rate-limiter-current-ampere-turing-gpus-remain-unaffected/ https://wccftech.com/nvidia-launches-cmp-30hx-40hx-50hx-and-90hx-gpus-for-mining-cripples-hash-rate-of-rtx-3060/ https://youtu.be/sg__YdXbRtI https://youtu.be/msmmdMrKPuY https://etherscan.io/chart/difficulty https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/26/22302679/nvidia-rtx-3060-resizable-bar-support-30-series-gpus https://youtu.be/QAaUW_uEKwQ?t=763 https://videocardz.com/newz/specifications-of-intel-dg2-xe-hpg-gaming-gpu-family-emerge https://twitter.com/harukaze5719/status/1365269633536679939 https://wccftech.com/exclusive-intel-rocket-lake-core-i7-core-i9-cpu-lineup-and-specifications/ https://www.techspot.com/news/88662-xbox-series-xs-gain-fps-boost-mode-doubles.html https://www.techspot.com/news/88765-insiders-google-lacked-focus-discipline-run-successful-game.html https://blog.playstation.com/2021/02/23/introducing-the-next-generation-of-vr-on-playstation/ https://videocardz.com/newz/blower-geforce-rtx-3090-graphics-cards-are-quietly-being-discontinued https://wccftech.com/amd-next-gen-zen-4-ryzen-7000-phoenix-notebook-apus-ryzen-7000-raphael-desktop-cpus-rumored/ https://twitter.com/harukaze5719/status/1365269633536679939 https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1365981401808580614 https://videocardz.com/newz/first-laptops-with-intel-high-end-11th-gen-8-core-tiger-lake-h-processors-listed https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-ordered-to-pay-dollar22-billion-in-damages-for-patent-infringement https://youtu.be/mvTxMmdevCg https://www.notebookcheck.net/More-Intel-Xe-HPG-gaming-GPU-specs-and-performance-info-leak-out.498703.0.html https://youtu.be/vUC6iMDlfMY https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-ROG-Zephyrus-G15-laptop-review-Eye-catcher.517789.0.html#toc-performance https://www.alternate.de/ASUS/ROG-Zephyrus-G15-(GA503QS-HQ020T)-Gaming-Notebook/html/product/1714240?campaign=Notebook/ASUS/1714240 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Going fast, not wide. Tom interviews a Coding Developer who focuses on reducing latency for financial servers. They discuss everything from cloud gaming, console SSDs, game dev crunch, and Alder Lake vs Zen 4. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 What is a “Low Latency Developer”? 7:57 Guest’s Background in PC Gaming 14:58 What got you into Coding? What made you focus on latency? 19:39 What does a low latency developer do for Financial Trading? 25:05 What is the current bottleneck for long distance latency? 32:10 How much more can you improve latency in Game Streaming? 39:50 Fixing the “Crunch” issue in Game Dev, and Coding in general 43:50 The Difference between coding for finance & coding for games 1:00:45 Are clockspeeds or core count more important for trading? 1:07:57 Is latency in DDR5 a problem? Are devs excited about PCIE 6? 1:12:14 Are financial Servers considering AMD? 1:17:27 Custom ASICs, Samsung AI HBM, Direct Storage API v Console 1:37:04 Should AM5 have 4-channel mem? big.LITTLE Benefits in ADL https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-develops-industrys-first-high-bandwidth-memory-with-ai-processing-power https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/reflex-low-latency-platform/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/cyberpunk-2077-what-caused-the-video-game-s-disastrous-rollout Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Right before the Ampere RTX 3060 launches we have a flurry of AMD & Intel news leaking. RX 6700 6GB, RX 6800 8GB, Intel Alder Lake, Ponte Vecchio, and Zen 4 rumors galore! [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 It's Cold Outside 3:06 Best PC for Heating your House 7:06 Corrections & Omissions 9:50 Concerns about big changes to the channel 19:02 Laptop Mining Farms, and advice to Gamers thinking of Mining 35:40 RX 6800 8GB incoming? 38:29 RX 6700 6GB Release & Pricing 43:08 AMD Fidelity 2.0 Incoming? Will DLSS have competition soon? 51:52 Zen 4 IPC & Core Count Rumors 1:03:10 R7 5800X Availability 1:06:31 Alder Lake IPC & Efficiency Leak – Is Intel competitive again? 1:21:00 Rocket Lake Leaked Benchmarks 1:29:18 Intel Ponte Vecchio Leak hints at the future of GPUs 1:36:12 First PlayStation 5 Die Shots Emerge (Start of the Wrap Up) 1:46:15 Zen 3 Failure Rates, RX 6900XT TOXIC Edition, AMD Sales in Q4 1:56:29 AMD’s Earnings, Starlink, Gaming Discussion (Final Reader Mails) https://www.tomshardware.com/news/rtx30series-laptops-mining-ethereum https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1359652505198723075 https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6700-xt-12-gb-rx-6700-6-gb-custom-graphics-cards-powercolor-spotted/ https://www.hardwaretimes.com/amd-fidelityfx-super-resolution-and-enhanced-radeon-boost-coming-in-spring-adrenaline-update/ https://chipsandcheese.com/2021/02/05/amds-past-and-future-cpus/ https://wccftech.com/amd-5nm-next-generation-zen-4-ryzen-epyc-cpus-to-feature-over-25-ipc-increase/ Alder Lake IPC Leak: https://youtu.be/wvKCQTWEep0 https://www.techspot.com/news/88621-someone-stole-reviewed-intel-i7-11700k-engineering-sample.html https://lab501.ro/procesoare-chipseturi/preview-intel-core-i7-11700k-es-rocket-lake/25 https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Intel-Core-i9-11900K-loses-gaming-performance-comparison-against-the-AMD-Ryzen-7-5800X-and-Ryzen-7-5700G.519892.0.html Intel Ponte Vecchio Leak: https://youtu.be/2JMxnEblKlA https://www.glitched.online/first-ps5-die-photo-shows-off-console-soc/ https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1361416654719098883 What Tom said about PS5: https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1361405238947835911 https://youtu.be/8bkm9-DEbew?t=619 https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/1/22260803/google-stadia-game-development-studio-shut-down-jade-ra https://t.bilibili.com/487875763338155532?tab=2 https://www.anandtech.com/show/16483/samsung-in-the-usa-a-17-billion-usd-fab-by-late-2023 https://wccftech.com/retailers-in-europe-hike-prices-of-the-upcoming-nvidia-rtx-3060-to-599/ https://seekingalpha.com/news/3657968-intels-stock-of-pc-processors-led-to-q4-market-share-gains-over-amd?mail_subject=amd-intel-s-stock-of-pc-processors-led-to-q4-market-share-gains-over-amd&utm_campaign=rta-stock-news&utm_content=link-1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=seeking_alpha https://videocardz.com/newz/sapphire-teases-radeon-rx-6000-toxic-and-atomic-series https://wccftech.com/amd-shipped-nearly-1-million-ryzen-5000-zen-3-desktop-cpus-q4-2020-intel-still-gained-market-share/ https://twitter.com/NVIDIAGameDev/status/1359935065577299971 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/08/tesla-buys-1point5-billion-in-bitcoin.html https://twitter.com/tommihommi1/status/1360992173563469840 https://ctee.com.tw/news/tech/413238.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There has been much discussion about how hard it is to switch from Intel Servers to AMD…but that hasn’t been true for everyone. An IT Director from Richardson Electronics joins Tom to discuss everything server: Zen 4, Sapphire Rapids, Ice Lake-X, and the future of core counts. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Guest's Work Experience 3:40 Applying PC Gaming Hardware Knowledge to IT Management 11:48 It's not always hard to switch from Intel to AMD... 16:29 Convincing management to switch to AMD...are some intentionally stalling? 24:10 Will AMD take market share with Zen 4? ICL-X & SPR? 33:41 The Solar Winds Hack: Dangers keeping legacy products 35:14 Would you switch back to Intel? How many cores do you need? 41:32 Advantages of Modern Storage 46:20 Waiting for Zen 4 & Sapphire Rapids due to PCIE 5.0 & CXL? 53:04 Is Sapphire Rapids or Zen 4 more interesting to IT? Ice Lake? 1:00:56 Would our guest switch to ARM? Do servers need to be x86? 1:05:36 What about IBM? 1:08:10 Will we eventually have Made-To-Order Chiplet APUs? 1:12:30 The Future of Dedicated Graphics Cards 1:21:17 Do our input devices hold back gaming? 1:27:00 What skills do you need for a career in IT? 1:31:17 What technology are IT Managers missing? https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-clark-3a431988/ https://www.amd.com/en/case-studies/richardson-electronics Server Engineer Interview (#2 out of 3 interviews): https://youtu.be/Fh95scsUX_M https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/02/us/politics/russian-hacking-government.html https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/2/22210667/solarwinds-hack-worse-government-microsoft-cybersecurity Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Though insatiable demand has prevented true competition from emerging in the gaming market recently, the freeze on competition is starting to thaw. RTX 3060, RX 6700XT, and even Intel Xe + Alder Lake are starting to look promising…and on the horizon. We discuss all this and Gamestop. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink 0:00 Intro Banter & plans for 2021 9:31 Are PC Gamers ever content with their build? 14:48 PlayStation vs XBOX Revenue, HZD 21:9 Support, PS4 Core Count (Corrections) 26:13 RX 6700XT Estimated Performance & Release Date 39:02 Nvidia has 28 Mobile Ampere cards…and won’t say which one you are buying… 58:02 Intel Alder Lake & Xe DG2 Leak – can Intel comeback in 2021? 1:15:52 AMD RDNA 3 MCM Rumors & Release Date Estimate 1:30:38 Intel Tiger Lake 8-Core (H45) Release Date and Supply 1:34:31 Gamestop Short squeeze proves consumers can fight back 1:45:09 Intel Optane Cancelled, RDNA at Samsung, 3080 Ti Performance (Start of the Wrap Up) 1:50:30 NVMe Based GPUs for Laptops, XBOX Gold Doubles in Price…then doesn’t 2:00:23 How long will a 3700X last? Why do fanboys frustrate us so much? https://twitter.com/aschilling/status/1355550024680280066 https://youtu.be/aR00m41Wi-o https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-RTX-30-Ampere-Mobile-will-no-longer-offer-Max-Q-or-Max-P-branding-OEMs-free-to-decide-TGP-and-Max-Q-features-to-implement.515922.0.html https://wccftech.com/buyers-beware-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3000-laptops-have-a-total-of-28-gpu-variants-where-most-arent-specified-by-the-manufacturer/ https://videocardz.com/newz/geforce-rtx-3070-max-p-is-30-faster-than-max-q-in-msi-gaming-laptops https://www.purepc.pl/intel-oraz-nvidia-mieli-wewnetrzna-umowe-ktora-blokowala-tworzenie-laptopow-z-amd-renoir-oraz-geforce-rtx-2070-i-wyzej https://youtu.be/mvTxMmdevCg https://semiwiki.com/semiconductor-services/295042-295042/ https://wccftech.com/tsmc-mass-produce-intel-core-cpus-5nm-3nm-process-nodes-2h-2021-2022/ https://www.hardwaretimes.com/intel-constantly-ramping-up-10nm-capacity-crossover-with-14nm-volume-expected-next-year/ https://www.dsogaming.com/news/amd-rdna-3-based-navi-31-gpu-rumored-to-feature-mcm-design-improved-ray-tracing-support/ https://twitter.com/Kepler_L2 https://www.reddit.com/r/XMG_gg/comments/l64dgp/rtx_3000_and_ryzen_5000h_supply_forecast_for_xmg/ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gamestop-skeptics-citron-melvin-succumb-122837853.html https://www.techspot.com/news/88439-reddit-gamestop-traders-now-driving-up-stock-amc.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-kills-off-all-optane-only-ssds-for-consumers-no-replacements-planned https://www.anandtech.com/show/16408/samsung-confirms-amd-rdna-gpu-in-next-exynos-flagship https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-dg1-gpu-teardown-and-first-failed-benchmarks https://wccftech.com/amd-announces-zen-3-based-cezanne-ryzen-5000-mobility-series-processors/ https://www.techspot.com/news/88459-alleged-rtx-3080-ti-benchmarks-puts-performance-almost.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/rtx-3090-mod-m.2-amd-ryzen-laptop https://www.techspot.com/news/88449-cdrp-you-cant-mod-johnny-silverhand-joytoy-cyberpunk.html https://wccftech.com/amd-navi-23-rdna-2-gpu-reportedly-powers-tesla-2021-infotainment-system-10-tflops-horsepower-can-run-cyberpunk-2077/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/confirmed-microsoft-has-increased-the-price-of-xbox-live-gold-to-60-for-6-months/ https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-raises-xbox-live-gold-subscription-price-120-per-year-2021-1 https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/xbox-live-gold-price-phil-spencer-response-apology/ https://twitter.com/VeiiTM/status/1350055988037083136 https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1955-horizon-zero-dawn-ultrawide-patches/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An anonymous Senior Software Engineer with decades of experience joins Tom to discuss Game Optimization, Ray Tracing Misconceptions, and our expectations for Nvidia RTX 4000 Series & AMD RDNA 3 designs & release schedules. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 What made our guest want to join us? 14:08 Guest’s Background 17:12 The State of Tech Journalism 23:44 Why are some games poorly optimized? 33:11 Misconceptions about Console Ports 48:22 Horizon Zero Dawn’s Issues 56:03 Problems with making Cross-generation games 59:34 Ray Tracing Misconceptions 1:14:15 Will AMD RDNA 2 Ray Tracing age better than Nvidia Ampere? 1:22:15 Will all current gen cards age badly due to future Ray Tracing? 1:28:25 What incentivizes devs to optimize games? Or not bother? 1:37:15 PCIE 5.0 & 6.0 in PC Gaming 1:41:07 RTX 4000 – Sooner or later? Ampere Refresh or Lovelace? 1:58:55 AMD and Nvidia’s Race to get new Generations out 2:12:25 RDNA 3 Design – The problems & benefits of MCM GPU Series https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/cyberpunk-2077-what-caused-the-video-game-s-disastrous-rollout https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-is-expecting-the-next-gen-RDNA-3-GPUs-scheduled-for-2021-to-deliver-50-improved-performance-per-watt-over-the-new-RX-6000-series.503412.0.html https://hothardware.com/news/radeon-navi-31-rdna-3-gpu-10240-cores-performance-lift Daniel Nenni’s explanation of the Apple Innovation Model: https://youtu.be/O4DgXtxkZNg https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-navi-31-rumored-to-be-dual-80cu-chiplet-design-up-to-10240-cores Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What Nvidia calls a “3060 Laptop” is definitely NOT a 3060. Additionally, Tom confirms inside info on AMD Zen 4 & Alder Lake…and much more! [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink 0:00 Opening Banter – Tom bought his house from Count Olaf 10:29 Corrections & Omissions 17:36 RTX 3060 12GB & It’s Confusing Specs 34:44 Resizable BAR Comes to Nvidia, Smart Memory Access for All 38:39 Nvidia Ampere Laptops, what is a fair price of a high end GPU? 59:56 Intel Rocket Lake, Alder Lake, and Tiger Lake H35 1:09:59 AMD Cezanne HX & Desktop APU 1:30:34 AMD’s 5nm Dilemma with RDNA 3 & Zen 4 1:38:45 Intel Officially Making CPUs at TSMC, 10nm a working node 1:45:44 Intel CEO, 4K160, MS Buying Nintendo, GPU Tariffs(Wrap up) 2:05:34 Increasing Prices & a New Mining Boom (Final Reader Mails) https://youtu.be/6bn-H38vKOM https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-12-gb-gddr6-graphics-card-official-ampere-ga106-gpu-launching-in-february-for-329-us/ https://twitter.com/VideoCardz/status/1349082119667113986 https://www.techspot.com/news/88247-watch-nvidia-ces-event-here-9-pt-12.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-3060-Mobile-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.497453.0.html https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu_displays/nvidia_reveals_resizable_bar_support_for_geforce_rtx_30_series_products/1 https://youtu.be/6bn-H38vKOM https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/12/22226544/nvidia-rtx-3080-laptops-gpus-ces-2021 https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-3080-Mobile-GPU-Benchmarks-and-Specs.497450.0.html https://youtu.be/8z9TztoqSZs https://wccftech.com/intel-rocket-lake-core-i9-11900k-cpu-gaming-benchmarks-ces-2021/ https://videocardz.com/press-release/intel-announces-four-new-processor-families https://www.anandtech.com/show/16405/amd-launches-ryzen-5000-mobile-zen-3-and-cezanne-for-notebooks https://www.techpowerup.com/277261/amd-talks-zen-4-and-rdna-3-promises-to-offer-extremely-competitive-products https://www.anandtech.com/show/16409/amd-ceo-dr-lisa-su-interview-on-2021-demand-supply-tariffs-xilinx-and-epyc https://www.pcinvasion.com/amd-talks-zen-4-rdna-3/ https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-5700g-8-core-cezanne-apu-performance-leaks-overclocked-to-4-75-ghz/ http://www.trendforce.com/presscenter/news/20210113-10651.html https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210113PD212.html https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-ceo-bob-swan-to-step-down-on-february-15th-vmware-pat-gelsinger-to-take-over https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210115PD208.html https://wccftech.com/lg-unveils-27gp950-27-inch-ultragear-4k-160hz-gaming-monitor/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/4/22212817/microsoft-windows-10-visual-changes-update-sun-valley-2021 https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gt-1010-entry-level-successor-to-the-geforce-710-finally-here/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/6/22217027/nintendo-xbox-microsoft-acquisition https://wccftech.com/battlefield-6-soft-reboot-ps4-xbox-one/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/cyberpunk-2077-what-caused-the-video-game-s-disastrous-rollout https://www.techpowerup.com/276858/gpus-to-see-price-increase-due-to-import-tariffs-other-pc-components-to-follow https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-ceo-bob-swan-to-step-down-on-february-15th-vmware-pat-gelsinger-to-take-over https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20210115PD208.html https://wccftech.com/lg-unveils-27gp950-27-inch-ultragear-4k-160hz-gaming-monitor/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/4/22212817/microsoft-windows-10-visual-changes-update-sun-valley-2021 https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gt-1010-entry-level-successor-to-the-geforce-710-finally-here/ https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/6/22217027/nintendo-xbox-microsoft-acquisition https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-16/cyberpunk-2077-what-caused-the-video-game-s-disastrous-rollout https://www.techpowerup.com/276858/gpus-to-see-price-increase-due-to-import-tariffs-other-pc-components-to-follow https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-50093028 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dave Eggleston has been a Product Engineer, VP, and CEO at multiple Semiconductor Companies over the past 40 years. He joins Tom to discuss the past, present, and future of memory. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Dave Eggleston Background(AMD, Micron, Global Foundries) 17:54 Future of Global Foundries, & TSMC’s potential domination 21:44 Why doesn’t AMD Manufacture Cards at Global Foundries? 31:05 Can and/or should Intel spin off their fabs? 36:14 How has memory evolved over the last 40 years? 45:45 How has storage design changed over time? What’s the hardest part of designing storage? 49:35 Why did it take so long to get PCIE Gen4 SSDs? Why did HMC? 57:20 Why isn't there more focus on performance versus capacity? 1:03:54 Is Intel Optane a failure? Is it being properly utilized? 1:18:07 CXL – will it replace NVMe? What is the future of memory? 1:23:58 The Future of Consumer Storage 1:41:57 What type of memory will next gen consoles like PS6 utilize? 2:01:07 The Future of Chip Design & Processing https://www.linkedin.com/in/deggleston/ https://www.techpowerup.com/225687/globalfoundries-announces-its-12-nm-fd-soi-silicon-fabrication-node https://semiwiki.com/wikis/company-wikis/globalfoundries-wiki/ https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7178 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Memory_Cube https://www.computerworld.com/article/3082658/intel-lets-slip-roadmap-for-optane-ssds-with-1000x-performance.html https://www.nextplatform.com/2019/10/23/a-look-inside-the-groq-approach-to-ai-inference/ https://www.anandtech.com/show/15978/micron-spills-on-gddr6x-pam4-signaling-for-higher-rates-coming-to-nvidias-rtx-3090 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan & Tom are snowed in...so I guess they will just be forced to talk about the RTX 3080 16GB, AMD Zen 3 APUs, Threadripper Milan, Intel Rocket Lake, and their final thoughts on Cyberpunk. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Dan is Snowed In 7:00 A Word on Bitcoin 13:35 The State of the Channel & Broken Silicon 16:20 Corrections & Omissions 18:10 Nvidia Lovelace 24:34 RTX 3080 16GB & Laptop Ampere 36:10 RTX 3080 Ti 20GB & 3060 12GB, Does DLSS 2.0 really use AI? 46:03 AMD Cezanne Supply & Performance 1:08:35 16-Core Zen 3 Threadripper 1:13:00 Rocket Lake Performance Leaks (again) 1:25:20 Official PS5 & XBOX sales numbers prove Gamer Demand is the “supply problem” 1:34:40 Cyberpunk 2077 – Final Thoughts on this controversial launch 1:48:30 RISC-V vs x86, College Advice, MLID Sources (Final Reader Mail) 2:02:20 Call of Duty Warzone & Battlefield 6 Talk BTC Episode: https://youtu.be/4Q4IE0Xrg4M https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-ad102-lovelace-gpu-rumored-to-offer-up-to-18432-cuda-cores https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1343462867811495937 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-mobile-confirmed-with-6144-cuda-cores-and-16gb-of-memory https://www.skikk.eu/en/laptops/gaming/nvidia-rtx-3060/nvidia-rtx-3070/nvidia-rtx-3080 https://www.techspot.com/news/88086-asus-accidentally-confirms-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-20.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gbt-rtx3080-20gb-3060-12gb https://videocardz.com/newz/lenovo-confirms-geforce-rtx-3050-ti-6gb-rtx-3050-4gb-and-rtx-3060-12gb https://www.techpowerup.com/276690/nvidia-could-give-a-super-overhaul-to-its-geforce-rtx-3070-and-rtx-3080-graphics-cards https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-9-5900h-is-25-faster-than-ryzen-9-4900h-in-single-core-geekbench-benchmark https://www.techpowerup.com/276305/amd-ryzen-5-5600h-cezanne-processor-benchmarked-crushes-renoir-in-single-core-and-multi-core-performance https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-5-5600h-cezanne-intel-core-i5-11300h-tiger-lake-cpu-benchmarks-leak-out/ https://www.techpowerup.com/276692/amd-ryzen-threadripper-5000-series-genesis-peak-processor-lineup-could-begin-with-a-16-core-model https://www.techpowerup.com/276692/amd-ryzen-threadripper-5000-series-genesis-peak-processor-lineup-could-begin-with-a-16-core-model https://www.techpowerup.com/276459/intel-core-i7-11700k-rocket-lake-cpu-outperforms-amd-ryzen-9-5950x-in-single-core-tests https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-rocket-lake-s-core-i9-11900k-cpu-allegedly-boost-up-to-5-3-ghz https://videocardz.com/newz/msi-confirms-rocket-lake-s-cpu-will-launch-in-march MLID Rocket Lake Leak from June: https://youtu.be/5K2TPnxknKo i9 Branding video: https://youtu.be/YrsE0DmMATQ https://twitter.com/serkantoto/status/1343864113676500992 https://wccftech.com/sony-reportedly-shipped-3-4-million-playstation-5-units-in-4-weeks-shipments-to-reach-16-18-million-units-in-2021/ https://www.techspot.com/news/88160-phil-spencer-xbox-cranking-out-many-next-gen.html https://www.techspot.com/news/88100-cdpr-launch-vigorous-defense-against-cyberpunk-2077-class.html https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-offers-31-fps-in-cyberpunk-2077-at-8k-with-raytracing-6-6-fps-without-dlss https://www.techspot.com/news/88085-cd-projekt-red-slapped-class-action-lawsuit-over.html https://www.ign.com/articles/cyberpunk-2077-for-xbox-one-and-playstation-4-review https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/cyberpunk-2077-kid-models-small-adults/ https://youtu.be/ELC_e2QBQMk Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

BOTH Tech & Rogue join BOTH Tom & Dan to discuss the latest releases in 2020, and our hopes for releases in 2021. Next year is poised to be a year of midrange GPU releases, and Intel’s fight to compete again. [SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/] 25% software discount code: brokensilicon 3% discount code for everything: dieshrink Win10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh Win10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi Win10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB Office 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz Win10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo 0:00 Intro Banter 3:21 What were Tech Deals’ expectations for 2020? 8:56 Cyberpunk 2077’s Launch Performance 14:30 AMD Zen 3 vs Comet Lake 19:27 Nvidia Ampere & AMD RDNA 2 Discussion 30:28 Are PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series X Future Proof? 43:01 Comparing the XSX & PS5 to XB1 & PS4 45:41 Final thoughts on Comet Lake & Zen 3 54:26 When will Intel be competitive again? 1:07:00 Do we think Intel Xe will be successful? (And why we need it to be) 1:21:22 RTX 3060 & RX 6700XT - GPU Launches in Early 2021 1:25:00 Is the midrange dying? (We need High End APUs) 1:34:34 Is Ray Tracing actually relevant yet in 2020? 1:43:59 Has Nvidia pressured Tech Deals to talk about Ray Tracing? 1:50:29 Undervolting RDNA 2 vs Ampere 1:55:47 AMD’s Answer to DLSS, Do we need to change how we review tech? 2:07:36 Final Hopes & Expectations for 2021 Tech Deals: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCss3QxegBkF8BAetIo0qXA https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-25-ps5-is-biggest-console-launch-in-history https://sports.yahoo.com/buggy-cyberpunk-2077-shaves-billions-115713410.html#:~:text=The%20company's%20stock%20value%20sank,to%20the%20Cyberpunk%202077's%20launch. https://www.techspot.com/news/87946-ugly-side-nvidia-rollercoaster-ride-shows-when-big.html https://www.techspot.com/review/2160-amd-radeon-6900-xt/ https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/xbox-series-x/consoles/products/xbox-series-x-xbox-all-access/B224744A.html https://youtu.be/1ITdex_JrBM?t=1093 https://www.techpowerup.com/review/cyberpunk-2077-benchmark-test-performance/4.html https://www.techpowerup.com/review/cyberpunk-2077-benchmark-test-performance/5.html https://youtu.be/RTXntnGhn1E $1500 3090 Ray Tracing: https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2160/bench/RT_Fortnite.png Crysis PS5 vs PC CPU Benchmark: https://youtu.be/xQKLWWpy0Tc?t=725 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.