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. Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPdsCVuH53rcbTcEkuY4uQ Patreon That Makes this Possible: 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

  1. 354. Nvidia DLSS 5 Backlash, Intel Ultra 7 270K Plus, Zen 6 Benchmarks, AMD 9950X3D2

    1 DAY AGO

    354. Nvidia DLSS 5 Backlash, Intel Ultra 7 270K Plus, Zen 6 Benchmarks, AMD 9950X3D2

    We discuss the “third wave” of DLSS 5 Backlash, new 250K & 270K Plus CPUs, and future Ryzen! [SPON: Get $30 OFF the MINISFORUM A1 X1 Pro 470 w/ “brokensilicon”: https://tidd.ly/46NyCh5 ] [SPON: $24 Win11 Pro w/ "brokensilicon“ CDKeyOffer: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [Support the Independent Journalism done by MLID: https://patreon.com/MooresLawIsDead ] 00:00 Project Hail Mary, Dan's Cold (Intro Banter) 6:25 Nvidia DLSS 5 Announced – Receives IMMENSE Backlash! 23:37 Let’s Be Honest – It’s For Investors 30:19 Could DLSS 5 be amazing for Indie? 33:12 Could AI Save Game Development costs? 39:46 Will AMD Capitalize on Nvidia’s Backlash? 44:51 AMD FSR 4.1 Analysis 51:28 Sony PSSR 2 Fully Tested in Multiple Games 58:30 XBOX Helix Announced at GTC – is Microsoft waking up? 1:07:21 Valve Didn't Buy RAM Before Announcing Steam Machine?! 1:15:15 Early Zen 6 Benchmarks Impress (And Confirm MLID Leaks!) 1:19:35 Will X3D Be Ready For Zen 6’s Launch? 1:23:28 Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus & Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Analysis 1:33:45 ASRock Leaks Ryzen 9 9950X3D2! 1:36:10 Crimson Desert Skips ARC, R5 9650X, New Switch 2 for EU, PS6 MFG (Wrap up) 1:46:47 Are Current Ray Tracing Benchmarks Indicative of Future Performance? (Final RM) Links: https://youtu.be/0Tiw7blVRZg https://www.techpowerup.com/347541/nvidia-dlss-5-gets-84-dislikes-on-youtube-as-backlash-grows https://youtu.be/4ZlwTtgbgVA?si=ZDa55myr4CxJkYqE https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/jensen-huang-says-gamers-are-completely-wrong-about-dlss-5-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-dlss-5-backlash https://kotaku.com/we-spoke-to-game-devs-and-all-of-them-hate-dlss-5-what-the-f-nvidia-2000680059 https://www.gamesradar.com/games/resident-evil/death-stranding-2-developer-offers-nuanced-take-on-resident-evil-requiems-dlss-5-makeover-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no-no/ https://www.techspot.com/news/111770-nvidia-confirms-dlss-5-relies-2d-frame-data.html https://www.techspot.com/news/111765-amd-releases-adrenaline-2631-driver-adding-fsr-41.html https://youtu.be/rAIs1_bQioI?si=XiUEU5TKSeRTL72r https://youtu.be/VO7qs7s5GbA?si=BkDIRe4kfydWgzEZ https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/16/upgraded-pssr-rolling-out-to-silent-hill-f-monster-hunter-wilds-final-fantasy-vii-rebirth-crimson-desert-and-more/ https://youtu.be/U2j7ij9ZPDk?si=jqGKcBn4D-MxUUhW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bhre7EPC5A https://youtu.be/oROywsaqoWI https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/03/11/project-helix-building-next-generation-of-xbox/ https://x.com/jackhuynh/status/2031794158055408062 https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-xbox-mode-announcement-gdc-2026-project-helix-pc-game-dev https://www.ign.com/articles/microsofts-gdc-2026-keynote-live-report-building-for-the-future-with-xbox https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-xbox-project-helix-gdc-2026 https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-promises-major-improvements-to-windows-11-performance-reliability-and-updates-lower-ram-usage-fewer-copilot-interactions-and-enhanced-file-explorer-incoming https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2026/03/20/our-commitment-to-windows-quality/ https://www.gamesradar.com/platforms/pc-gaming/valve-pleads-if-you-have-a-line-on-a-bunch-of-ram-we-are-in-the-market-and-would-like-to-buy-it-as-ai-and-data-centers-make-building-steam-machines-a-herculean-challenge/ https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/valve-says-over-5000-games-made-over-usd100k-on-steam-last-year/ https://www.techpowerup.com/347418/amd-zen-6-medusa-point-cpu-spotted-on-geekbench-with-10-cores-32-mb-l3-cache https://www.techpowerup.com/347513/amd-medusa-point-apu-early-benchmarks-match-strix-point-at-half-the-clock-speed https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-launches-core-ultra-200hx-plus-mobile-cpus-including-290hx-plus-and-270hx-plus-flagships-arrow-lake-refresh-is-up-to-8-percent-faster-in-gaming https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/geekbench-leak-sees-intels-upcoming-core-ultra-7-270k-comfortably-ahead-of-core-ultra-265k-alleged-result-shows-arrow-lake-refresh-chip-5-6-percent-ahead-of-the-265k https://www.pcworld.com/article/3091163/intel-quietly-pushes-arrow-lake-refresh-cpus-into-gaming-laptops.html https://www.techpowerup.com/347251/intel-launches-arrow-lake-refresh-core-ultra-5-250k-plus-and-core-ultra-7-270k-plus-new-binary-optimization-tool https://www.techspot.com/news/111717-intel-launches-core-ultra-200hx-plus-arrow-lake.html https://www.tweaktown.com/news/110598/asrock-accidentally-leaks-amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-dual-3d-v-cache-cpu-in-new-press-release/index.html Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1hr 56min
  2. 353. PS6 or Xbox Helix? ─ Dev Admits Which RDNA 5 Console He'd Pick! | Alderon Games

    17 MAR

    353. PS6 or Xbox Helix? ─ Dev Admits Which RDNA 5 Console He'd Pick! | Alderon Games

    A Game Dev pulls no punches on what he thinks about the next gen consoles and AMD RDNA 5! 00:00 Matt’s back, platform ease of use and restrictions (intro) 7:40 How good are platforms for support against each other 13:22 XBOX Helix 30:15 Best and worst case scenario for XBOX Helix 36:41 This is an XBOX is gone 43:29 GDK tools, is the console moving from hardware lock to store lock 54:13 Steam machine performance and verification targets 1:06:07 FSR4 for RDNA3 1:10:42 Could next-gen kill the current gen early? 1:21:56 Will PS6/Helix jump from current consoles feel larger, older systems support, path tracing 1:33:30 Zen 6 and Zen 7, Nvidia moving past 8GB, next gen RAM/storage 1:51:35 Timeline for AMD’s next gen, AI tools for development 1:59:56 What are you most excited about for next gen hardware Links: Matt's Twitter: https://x.com/deathlyrage Matt's Company: https://alderongames.com/ Matt's Company: https://alderongames.com/ Last Time Matt Was On: https://youtu.be/KjR1uk9LI9c PhysX Die Shrink Matt was on: https://www.patreon.com/posts/die-shrink-145-122760894 Check out Alderon Games: https://alderongames.com/ MLID XBOX Helix Analysis Video: https://youtu.be/oROywsaqoWI PS6 Orion Leak: https://youtu.be/mmAX6XFQsA8 PS6 Canis Leak: https://youtu.be/x-A3Bl2hXoQ Confirmation of PS6 Handheld CPU: https://youtu.be/d6CRt9o8D4o Episode about Raptor Lake Failures: https://youtu.be/rkVSgix0L38?si=cu_Do29ugJQdKKjg https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/03/11/project-helix-building-next-generation-of-xbox/ https://x.com/jackhuynh/status/2031794158055408062 https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-xbox-mode-announcement-gdc-2026-project-helix-pc-game-dev https://www.ign.com/articles/microsofts-gdc-2026-keynote-live-report-building-for-the-future-with-xbox https://hothardware.com/news/microsoft-xbox-project-helix-gdc-2026 https://www.xbox.com/en-US/consoles/xbox-series-x https://x.com/tomwarren/status/2031788662459892011 https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/2031515621343584522 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/sony-pulls-back-from-playstation-games-on-pc https://www.digitalfoundry.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2021-metro-exodus-enhanced-edition-ps5-vs-xbox-series-x https://schedule.gdconf.com/session/press-start-get-your-pc-game-ready-for-xbox-in-one-day-presented-by-microsoft-xbox/917901#:~:text=Travis%20Bradshaw%20(Principal%20Product%20Manager,45%20pm%20%2D%201%3A45%20pm https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/games/articles/2026/03/gdc-2026-introducing-foundation-mode-for-playfab/ https://x.com/Crusader3456/status/2031843218619281565 https://www.techpowerup.com/review/xfx-radeon-rx-9060-xt-swift-oc-16-gb/36.html https://www.tweaktown.com/news/109244/ps5-tops-black-friday-console-sales-while-xbox-was-outsold-by-the-nex-playground/index.html https://www.tweaktown.com/news/97602/sony-confirms-playstation-5-pro-by-filing-copyright-strike-against-leakers-video-on-ps5/index.html https://www.gamesradar.com/platforms/pc-gaming/valve-pleads-if-you-have-a-line-on-a-bunch-of-ram-we-are-in-the-market-and-would-like-to-buy-it-as-ai-and-data-centers-make-building-steam-machines-a-herculean-challenge/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    2h 13m
  3. 352. Nvidia RTX 5060 12GB, PS6’s Next-Gen Strategy, XBOX Helix, Steam Machine Delay

    10 MAR

    352. Nvidia RTX 5060 12GB, PS6’s Next-Gen Strategy, XBOX Helix, Steam Machine Delay

    We break down Nvidia’s smorgasbord of odd upcoming GPUs, Sony’s next-gen plans, and XBOX Helix! [SPON: $24 Win11 Pro w/ "brokensilicon“ CDKeyOffer: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [SPON: Discover easy, affordable, and reliable multilayer PCB manufacturing with #jlcpcb! Register now to get $123 in new-user coupons and $30 off small 6-layer PCBs starting at $2: https://jlcpcb.com/?from=Moore2 ] [SPON: Get $30 OFF the MINISFORUM A1 X1 Pro 470 w/ “brokensilicon”: https://tidd.ly/46NyCh5 ] 00:00 Daylight Saving Time, Tom's Annoying Month, UserBenchmark (Intro Banter) 10:37 Nvidia Preps RTX 5050 9GB, 5060 12GB, 5070 12GB Laptop, 3060 12GB 25:49 Valve “Hopes” Steam Machine Launches in 2026 33:34 AMD Zen 7 Pictured in Renders 38:45 Will AMD Phase out Ryzen 5 like Ryzen 3? 49:16 AMD FSR 4.1 Tested 55:56 “PSSR 2” Launches to PS5 Pro 1:04:56 Is PlayStation in a bad place before PS6? 1:23:37 PlayStation’s Pivot Back to Exclusives 1:29:15 XBOX "Helix" Confirmed as an Expensive, Hybrid, Next-Gen Console 1:40:01 Nintendo and FedEx Sue US government for a Refund of Trump’s Illegal Tariffs 1:42:39 Gorgon Point AM5, Intel Sued, Nvidia's Garbage Drivers, Microslop (Wrap-Up) 1:52:17 PS6 Handheld's Formfactor (Final RM) Links: https://www.techspot.com/news/111580-nvidia-reportedly-developing-rtx-5050-9gb-vram-revised.html https://x.com/Zed__Wang/status/2029240918474408342 https://x.com/94G8LA/status/2028818093435486211 https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-5070-mobile-gpu-looks-set-to-get-more-vram-despite-global-memory-crisis-8gb-could-be-boosted-to-12gb-according-to-new-listings https://www.techpowerup.com/347059/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-could-return-mid-march https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/2030034475485385060 https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/valve-still-hopes-to-ship-steam-machines-in-2026-but-a-delay-into-2027-is-starting-to-look-like-a-real-possibility-memory-and-storage-shortages-have-created-challenges-for-us/ https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/valve-quickly-updates-its-own-steam-machine-update-recommitting-to-a-2026-launch-despite-ai-woes-nothings-really-changed-on-our-end/ https://www.theverge.com/games/890986/valve-steam-machine-frame-controller-delay-ram-memory https://youtu.be/huRWonnGiCo https://youtu.be/tfOu6XE-ElQ?si=YVesHC7O1siTV5FX https://blog.playstation.com/2026/02/27/upgraded-pssr-upscaler-is-coming-to-ps5-pro/ https://youtu.be/I77_RuylLtk https://youtu.be/Mk5QtqsSj8Y https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/sony-pulls-back-from-playstation-games-on-pc https://x.com/asha_shar/status/2029645713962156149 https://www.theverge.com/games/890861/nintendo-lawsuit-tariffs-donald-trump https://www.guru3d.com/story/amd-readies-ryzen-ai-400-gorgon-point-for-am5-desktops-in-q2/ https://x.com/shinobi602/status/2027477729705111902 https://www.techpowerup.com/346814/intel-foundry-manager-kevin-obuckley-departs-for-qualcomm https://www.techpowerup.com/347130/intel-arrow-lake-refresh-core-ultra-7-270k-plus-appears-in-hp-desktop-pc https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/intel-ceo-lutnick-commerce-sued-over-10-stake-sale-to-us https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-announces-financial-results-for-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-2026 https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/nvidia-releases-new-geforce-595-71-driver-to-fix-serious-fan-control-bug-new-update-resolves-issues-for-rtx-30-40-and-50-series-gpus-that-reportedly-stopped-some-fans-from-working https://www.techspot.com/news/111588-nvidia-investments-openai-anthropic-likely-last.html https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/03/02/microsoft-gets-tired-of-microslop-bans-the-word-on-its-discord-then-locks-the-server-after-backlash/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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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. Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRPdsCVuH53rcbTcEkuY4uQ Patreon That Makes this Possible: 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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  • Creator
    Moore's Law Is Dead, Bleav
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    355
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Broken Silicon

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