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Broken Silicon 276 (Video): Intel Lunar Lake, AMD Zen 5 Strix Pricing, PlayStation 5 Pro, Nintendo Switch 2
We discuss Intel Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake, Zen 5, RADEON UDNA, PS5 Pro, and Nintendo Switch 2!!!0:00 Tom messes up the beginning (Intro Banter)3:06 XBOX Series S vs GTX 970 VRAM, XSX Disc Drives (Corrections)8:55 Intel makes IFS a Subsidiary & Sells of Parts of the Company17:40 AMD Strix Point vs Meteor Lake vs Hawk Point Pricing Analysis30:37 AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Blockchain GTA VI37:10 Intel Lunar Lake Reviews - Competitive w/ Strix Point48:04 PS...
Die Shrink 134 (Video): AMD Zen 6, Sony’s Rage, Chiplet Architectures, RDNA 4
Tom & Dan rip open the mail bag to discuss PlayStation, AMD, and GPU questions!0:00 Nintendo Switch 2 Battery, Tom’s Tired6:03 PSSSSSSSSSSR & Sony’s Rage12:18 Are games too rushed? Is FSR/DLSS a “crutch” for devs?21:19 Why is AMD’s platform longevity expressed in years and not architectures?23:00 AMD Zen 6, Monolithic Infinity Fabric30:44 AMD Marketing, RDNA 4 Strategy
Die Shrink 134: AMD Zen 6, Sony’s Rage, Chiplet Architectures, RDNA 4
Tom & Dan rip open the mail bag to discuss PlayStation, AMD, and GPU questions!0:00 Nintendo Switch 2 Battery, Tom’s Tired6:03 PSSSSSSSSSSR & Sony’s Rage12:18 Are games too rushed? Is FSR/DLSS a “crutch” for devs?21:19 Why is AMD’s platform longevity expressed in years and not architectures?23:00 AMD Zen 6, Monolithic Infinity Fabric30:44 AMD Marketing, RDNA 4 Strategy
Broken Silicon 275: PS5 Pro Developer Feedback, RDNA 4 & UDNA, FSR 4, AMD Zen 5 | Bryan Heemskerk
A Game Developer joins to discuss PlayStation 5 Pro, XBOX Series S support, and Next Gen GPUs!0:00 What Game IPs do we want to fix? Why is Horror so challenging?9:52 PlayStation 5 Pro Analysis - What does it reveal about Sony?18:40 Should we expect Price Drops? Does Sony care if it sells?27:35 PS5 Pro Performance Thoughts41:48 Where is PS3 Backwards Compatibility?!52:55 Will XBOX Series S lose AAA support?1:05:09 Who can challenge PlayStation, if...
Broken Silicon 275 (Video): PS5 Pro Developer Feedback, RDNA 4 & UDNA, FSR 4, AMD Zen 5 | Bryan Heemskerk
A Game Developer joins to discuss PlayStation 5 Pro, XBOX Series S support, and Next Gen GPUs!0:00 What Game IPs do we want to fix? Why is Horror so challenging?9:52 PlayStation 5 Pro Analysis - What does it reveal about Sony?18:40 Should we expect Price Drops? Does Sony care if it sells?27:35 PS5 Pro Performance Thoughts41:48 Where is PS3 Backwards Compatibility?!52:55 Will XBOX Series S lose AAA support?1:05:09 Who can challenge PlayStation, if...
Discussing PS5 Pro, XBOX, UDNA, and FSR w/ Bryan Heemskerk
The next episode of Broken Silicon will see the return of Bryan Heemskerk (Steve had to delay his episode). We will be planning to heavily discuss the following subjects:PS5 ProThe state of XBOXFSR 4AMD RDNA 4Nvidia BlackwellZen 5Arrow LakeUDNA...and as usual - whatever else you guys want!!! Bryan is a developer with deep technical knowledge on both PC and Console hardware - so we really can get deep into anything you suggest to us below. Just ma...
August 2024 Loose Ends (Audio): PS5 Pro Benchmark Leak, AMD Zen 5 Sales Update, RADEON UDNA, Intel Arrow Lake
I leak PlayStation 5 Pro benchmarks, Zen 5 sales data, and talk about Arrow Lake LIVE!0:00 Intro Rambling1:09 PlayStation 5 Pro Performance Leak15:00 PS5 Pro Noise & Power32:17 XBOX Next Gen Performance & AI46:00 PS6 using Chiplets (?), Steam Deck 2, RX 680059:22 RADEON UDNA, RDNA 41:10:20 PS5 AI, Zen 61:17:20 Zen 5 Sales Leak1:22:34 Arrow Lake Performance, Royal Core, US Gov’t (not) Funding Intel1:28:00 8+16 Zen 5, SteamOS, Switch 2 Pricinghtt...
August 2024 Loose Ends: PS5 Pro Benchmark Leak, AMD Zen 5 Sales Update, RADEON UDNA, Intel Arrow Lake
I leak PlayStation 5 Pro benchmarks, Zen 5 sales data, and talk about Arrow Lake LIVE!0:00 Intro Rambling1:09 PlayStation 5 Pro Performance Leak15:00 PS5 Pro Noise & Power32:17 XBOX Next Gen Performance & AI46:00 PS6 using Chiplets (?), Steam Deck 2, RX 680059:22 RADEON UDNA, RDNA 41:10:20 PS5 AI, Zen 61:17:20 Zen 5 Sales Leak1:22:34 Arrow Lake Performance, Royal Core, US Gov’t (not) Funding Intel1:28:00 8+16 Zen 5, SteamOS, Switch 2 Pricinghtt...
Reader Mail for August Loose Ends
You know the drill! Tomorrow Tom will be doing the monthly livestream! As a reminder we have watched the following developments occur over the past 5 weeks:Intel put a Band-Aid on Raptor Lake with new PatchesRX 8800 XT LeaksConfirmation that Jim Keller's Royal Core Project (and Team!) are DeadNew Arrow Lake benchmarksLunar Lake get Delayed to Late SeptemberSony Reveal the $699 PS5 ProAMD Release Zen 5 to DesktopAMD Release the R5 7600 X3D.....
Broken Silicon 274 (Video): Intel Lunar Lake Delayed, Arrow Lake vs 9800X3D, AMD 7600X3D, PS5 Pro Confirmed
We discuss the mountain of recent Intel developments, New AMD X3D CPUs, and Arrow Lake!0:00 AMD’s Damaged their Brand6:35 Intel Smartphone CPUs, Hardware Unboxed Testing (Corrections)13:10 Lunar Lake & Arrow Lake Unaffected by Ring Bus Flaw17:39 Intel Lunar Lake Delayed, but impresses on Paper23:57 Lunar Lake’s Battery Life vs Cost Dilemma33:21 Intel Arrow Lake Performance Leaked43:53 Jim Keller’s (Cancelled) Royal Core Project Leaked51:39 ...
Broken Silicon 274: Intel Lunar Lake Delayed, Arrow Lake vs 9800X3D, AMD 7600X3D, PS5 Pro Confirmed
We discuss the mountain of recent Intel developments, New AMD X3D CPUs, and Arrow Lake!0:00 AMD’s Damaged their Brand6:35 Intel Smartphone CPUs, Hardware Unboxed Testing (Corrections)13:10 Lunar Lake & Arrow Lake Unaffected by Ring Bus Flaw17:39 Intel Lunar Lake Delayed, but impresses on Paper23:57 Lunar Lake’s Battery Life vs Cost Dilemma33:21 Intel Arrow Lake Performance Leaked43:53 Jim Keller’s (Cancelled) Royal Core Project Leaked51:39 ...
Die Shrink 133: Is Microsoft Kneecapping AMD?
From bidding Intel against AMD for the Next Gen XBOX, to preventing Strix from getting Copilot+ certification before Lunar Lake launches - what is going on with Microsoft and AMD?0:00 Ham Tom & Dan’s Thoughts on MS10:00 Remembering Van Gogh, R7 3780U, XBOX screwing AMD15:45 Lunar Lake Insanity19:05 What’s Microsoft's motive for kneecapping AMD?26:35 How much of this is AMD’s fault?33:19 What could make us switch to Linux?https://youtu.b...
Die Shrink 133 (Video): Is Microsoft Kneecapping AMD?
From bidding Intel against AMD for the Next Gen XBOX, to preventing Strix from getting Copilot+ certification before Lunar Lake launches - what is going on with Microsoft and AMD?0:00 Ham Tom & Dan’s Thoughts on MS10:00 Remembering Van Gogh, R7 3780U, XBOX screwing AMD15:45 Lunar Lake Insanity19:05 What’s Microsoft's motive for kneecapping AMD?26:35 How much of this is AMD’s fault?33:19 What could make us switch to Linux?https://youtu.b...
Is Microsoft intentionally Kneecapping AMD? (Die Shrink Telegrams)
From bidding Intel against AMD for the Next Gen XBOX, to preventing Strix from getting Copilot+ certification before Lunar Lake launches - what is going on with Microsoft and AMD?It's a broad and open-ended question, but we think it is a good one for this week's Die Shrink! You have only ~3 hours to write-in below!Sorry for the short notice on this one!https://youtu.be/izqEZmjTfuM?si=Fek5uXc-Ix_NV2OHhttps://youtu.be/yDzVWqncMFA?si=vayrc2...
Broken Silicon 273 (Video): AMD RDNA 4 vs Nvidia RTX 5000, Zen 5 Strix vs Lunar Lake, Ryzen 9000 | KitGuru
Leo from KitGuru joins to discuss RX 8800 XT vs Blackwell, Arrow Lake, and Intel’s Future!0:00 Leo Introduction1:56 AnandTech Shutting Down10:39 Intel Raptor Lake Failures29:28 Should Intel owners dump Raptor Lake?35:05 AMD's Tumultuous Zen 5 Launch48:32 Silver Linings to the bad Zen 5 Launch1:11:29 Strix Halo & RDNA 41:18:54 AMD RDNA 4 vs Nvidia Blackwell1:44:18 Could AMD launch a 32GB RX 8800 XTX?1:47:22 Intel Lunar Lake vs AMD Strix Poin...
Broken Silicon 273: AMD RDNA 4 vs Nvidia RTX 5000, Zen 5 Strix vs Lunar Lake, Ryzen 9000 | KitGuru
Leo from KitGuru joins to discuss RX 8800 XT vs Blackwell, Arrow Lake, and Intel’s Future!0:00 Leo Introduction1:56 AnandTech Shutting Down10:39 Intel Raptor Lake Failures29:28 Should Intel owners dump Raptor Lake?35:05 AMD's Tumultuous Zen 5 Launch48:32 Silver Linings to the bad Zen 5 Launch1:11:29 Strix Halo & RDNA 41:18:54 AMD RDNA 4 vs Nvidia Blackwell1:44:18 Could AMD launch a 32GB RX 8800 XTX?1:47:22 Intel Lunar Lake vs AMD Strix Poin...
Discussing Zen 5, Arrow Lake, RDNA 4 w/ Leo from Kitguru
The next episode of Broken Silicon will see the return of Leo from Kitguru! Kitguru has done extensive testing of Zen 5, Strix, and soon Lunar Lake! Leo also has his fingers on the pulse of everything going on in tech right now, so you can definitely ask him ANYTHING regarding recent tech news, or upcoming products from any of the companies we usually follow!You have ~24 hours to submit below! Be respectful, use good grammar, and be as concise ...
Die Shrink 132 (Video): AMD Strix vs Intel Lunar Lake, Zen 5, AI Consolidation (Hot Chips 36)
MLID Contributor KarbinCry joins to discuss everything presented at Hot Chips.0:00 KarbinCry Intro2:17 From RISC-V to CXL Hype - How Hot Chips changed13:45 Intel Xeon 616:43 Intel Lunar Lake27:00 LNL Battlemage vs Strix RDNA 332:13 Blackwell and MI300X42:14 AMD Zen 5 Architecture55:24 Strix Performance & (wonky) Design59:02 Frore's New Thin Cooler Tech1:03:50 Final thoughts on Hot Chips 36https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21ADGakoHYq6iU8xE&...
Die Shrink 132: AMD Strix vs Intel Lunar Lake, Zen 5, AI Consolidation (Hot Chips 36)
MLID Contributor KarbinCry joins to discuss everything presented at Hot Chips.0:00 KarbinCry Intro2:17 From RISC-V to CXL Hype - How Hot Chips changed13:45 Intel Xeon 616:43 Intel Lunar Lake27:00 LNL Battlemage vs Strix RDNA 332:13 Blackwell and MI300X42:14 AMD Zen 5 Architecture55:24 Strix Performance & (wonky) Design59:02 Frore's New Thin Cooler Tech1:03:50 Final thoughts on Hot Chips 36https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21ADGakoHYq6iU8xE&...
Hot Chips 36 (Die Shrink Telegrams)
And that's a wrap on Hot Chips! Just like last year, KarbinCry and Tom will be doing an episode discussing all of the revelations divulged at Hot Chips! There were presentations involving the Zen 5 Architecture, Lunar Lake, Blackwell, and many more interesting subjects!Please note that the presentations for the show can be viewed and downloaded at the link below, and you have ~24 hours to submit your questions! Don't be shy and don'...
Broken Silicon 272: AMD 7600X3D Price, PS5 Pro TDP Leak, Zen 5 Windows 11 24H2, RDNA 4 Release Date
We leak new PlayStation 5 Pro details, Ryzen 5 7600X3D pricing, and discuss Intel Arrow Lake!0:00 Alien Movies & Horror Summer 2024 (Intro Banter)4:32 AMD Acknowledges Issues, Zen 5 Investigations Continue16:20 Should we expect AMD to keep underdelivering?26:12 R5 7600X3D Pricing Leak, Zen 5 X3D Allegedly Delayed35:53 Intel Arrow Lake-S Lineup Allegedly Revealed44:00 RX 7800M 12GB, Strix Halo Expectations53:23 RDNA 4 Leaked to Launch Q4 w/ AD103 ...
Broken Silicon 272 (Video): AMD 7600X3D Price, PS5 Pro TDP Leak, Zen 5 Windows 11 24H2, RDNA 4 Release Date
We leak new PlayStation 5 Pro details, Ryzen 5 7600X3D pricing, and discuss Intel Arrow Lake!0:00 Alien Movies & Horror Summer 2024 (Intro Banter)4:32 AMD Acknowledges Issues, Zen 5 Investigations Continue16:20 Should we expect AMD to keep underdelivering?26:12 R5 7600X3D Pricing Leak, Zen 5 X3D Allegedly Delayed35:53 Intel Arrow Lake-S Lineup Allegedly Revealed44:00 RX 7800M 12GB, Strix Halo Expectations53:23 RDNA 4 Leaked to Launch Q4 w/ AD103 ...
Broken Silicon 271 (Video): Intel Raptor Lake & Xeon Issues, AMD Zen 5, RDNA 4, Nvidia AI | Server Engineer
An anonymous server engineer joins to discuss the latest Zen vulnerabilities, and confidence in Intel.0:00 Anonymous Server Engineer's thoughts on CrowdStrike5:23 AMD Zen 5 and the Legacy of Zen 3 Milan14:10 P-Cores vs E-Cores vs c-Cores24:02 Intel vs AMD Q2 2024 Earnings34:02 Should Pat Gelsinger step down?37:23 Are Raptor Lake failures worse than Spectre/MDS?48:13 AMD Security Vulnerabilities1:00:03 Will bad Zen 5 reviews influence server? ...
Broken Silicon 271: Intel Raptor Lake & Xeon Issues, AMD Zen 5, RDNA 4, Nvidia AI | Server Engineer
An anonymous server engineer joins to discuss the latest Zen vulnerabilities, and confidence in Intel.0:00 Anonymous Server Engineer's thoughts on CrowdStrike5:23 AMD Zen 5 and the Legacy of Zen 3 Milan14:10 P-Cores vs E-Cores vs c-Cores24:02 Intel vs AMD Q2 2024 Earnings34:02 Should Pat Gelsinger step down?37:23 Are Raptor Lake failures worse than Spectre/MDS?48:13 AMD Security Vulnerabilities1:00:03 Will bad Zen 5 reviews influence server? ...
Discussing Zen 5, EPYC, Xeon, and Security w/ Anonymous Server Engineer
Finally, we will once again be joined by the Anonymous Server Engineer in the next Broken Silicon! He has been on many times before, and it's always a joy because he is such a veteran of the industry. Anything having to do with CPU architectures, AI, or datacenter GPU is fair game - but at a minimum we plan to discuss:Recent AMD Security IssuesRecent Intel Raptor Lake & Sapphire Rapids FailureAMD Ryzen 9000 & Zen 5EPYC TurinXeon Granite Rapid...
Broken Silicon 270 (Video): AMD Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 Review, Intel Nova Lake Issues, Raptor Lake Microcode Test
We discuss the latest Zen 5 releases & discuss what’s going wrong with Intel’s Royal Core project.0:00 Growing Pains & YouTube Shorts (Intro Banter)3:18 Microcode Distribution, Zen 5 Geomeans (Corrections)5:47 R7 9700X & R5 9600X Release to Polarizing Reviews20:28 Zen 5 Utilization & Pricing30:52 Will Zen 6 be on AM5? WTF is up with 800 Series Mobos?33:13 5900XT & 5800XT Reviews37:52 Strix Power Scaling & AMD Kraken Whispers46:34 Intel Report...
Broken Silicon 270: AMD Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 Review, Intel Nova Lake Issues, Raptor Lake Microcode Test
We discuss the latest Zen 5 releases & discuss what’s going wrong with Intel’s Royal Core project.0:00 Growing Pains & YouTube Shorts (Intro Banter)3:18 Microcode Distribution, Zen 5 Geomeans (Corrections)5:47 R7 9700X & R5 9600X Release to Polarizing Reviews20:28 Zen 5 Utilization & Pricing30:52 Will Zen 6 be on AM5? WTF is up with 800 Series Mobos?33:13 5900XT & 5800XT Reviews37:52 Strix Power Scaling & AMD Kraken Whispers46:34 Intel Report...
Die Shrink 131 (Video): Was Gaming an Afterthought with Zen 5?
Let’s together, talk about our immediate thoughts on Zen 5.0:00 AMD F***ed up!8:50 How AMD must Respond23:36 Was gaming an afterthought for Zen 5?34:48 Can Arrow Lake save Intel?45:49 Strix Halo-X, Gaming CPU Needshttps://youtu.be/1oFtbQqIhgQ?si=TA7rVwon8T5GAtJahttps://youtu.be/8HsKMz92HwAhttps://www.anandtech.com/show/21493/the-amd-ryzen-7-9700x-and-ryzen-5-9600x-reviewhttps://www.phoronix.com/review/ryzen-9600x-9700xhttps://youtu.be/JZuV35Lgj...
Die Shrink 131: Was Gaming an Afterthought with Zen 5?
Let’s together, talk about our immediate thoughts on Zen 5.0:00 AMD F***ed up!8:50 How AMD must Respond23:36 Was gaming an afterthought for Zen 5?34:48 Can Arrow Lake save Intel?45:49 Strix Halo-X, Gaming CPU Needshttps://youtu.be/1oFtbQqIhgQ?si=TA7rVwon8T5GAtJahttps://youtu.be/8HsKMz92HwAhttps://www.anandtech.com/show/21493/the-amd-ryzen-7-9700x-and-ryzen-5-9600x-reviewhttps://www.phoronix.com/review/ryzen-9600x-9700xhttps://youtu.be/JZuV35Lgj...
9700X & 9600X Instant Reactions (Die Shrink Telegrams)
What else are we going to talk about? Write-in below with your immediate thoughts on the 9700X, 9600X, and Zen 5 in general! Obviously, we'll welcome all AMD & Intel questions here as well. Just be respectful, concise, and use good grammar to be considered! You have ~16 hours to submit!https://youtu.be/8HsKMz92HwAhttps://www.anandtech.com/show/21493/the-amd-ryzen-7-9700x-and-ryzen-5-9600x-reviewhttps://www.phoronix.com/review/ryzen-9600x-9...




















