Broken Silicon

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Broken Silicon

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. 302. RTX 5080 60% Price Hike Leak, Nvidia 5060 Ti 8GB, RX 9060 XT, AMD FSR 4 PS5 Pro

    4D AGO

    302. RTX 5080 60% Price Hike Leak, Nvidia 5060 Ti 8GB, RX 9060 XT, AMD FSR 4 PS5 Pro

    We discuss the evolving GPU supply situation, AMD’s new 3nm ARM APU, and Nintendo Switch 2! [SPON: Checkout the OBSBOT Meet 2 4K AI Webcam! https://amzn.to/4hd3udb // https://www.obsbot.com/store/products/meet-2?rfsn=7469394.10cd25&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7469394.10cd25 ] [SPON: Use "brokensilicon“ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] #obsbot #obsbot_meet2 #streamwithobsbot #obsbotecosystem #obsbotreview 0:00 Weather & Beards (intro) 3:00 RADEON RX 9070 XT Supply/Demand Updates 5:25 (NEW Leak) AIB Estimates 60%+ price increases from Tariffs IF they Stay 13:19 Sony & AMD are Backporting FSR 4 to PS5 Pro (Huge deal for RDNA 3) 22:31 AMD Sound Wave Specs Leaked! 35:38 Nvidia’s new Titan? RTX PRO 6000 Launched! 40:04 RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti 8GB specs Confirmed 45:12 Nvidia Announces Blackwell Ultra for 2025 & Rubin Ultra for 2027 55:52 TSMC pitched Intel foundry JV to Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom 59:28 Lip-Bu Tan named CEO of Intel 1:06:44 What product needs to WIN for Intel to bounce back? 1:11:20RX 9060 XT 16GB, 5080 24GB, UserBenchmark Peaks, Switch 2 (Wrap-Up) 1:23:05 Lack of Graphical Improvements, XBOX’s Future, 5700X3D Discontinued (Final RM) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lEsAA6zVjo&ab_channel=Moore%27sLawIsDead https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/257/4257390/2/ https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/united-states-finalizes-section-301-tariff-increases-imports-china https://www.pcmag.com/news/pc-desktop-vendor-laments-insane-rtx-5090-prices-were-getting-scalped https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2024-mark-cerny-fsr-4-to-play-a-key-part-in-the-next-evolution-of-pssr-upscaling https://youtu.be/9lEsAA6zVjo?si=wQNDlU22igyoCfeJ https://www.techpowerup.com/334286/nvidia-launches-rtx-pro-6000-blackwell-series-professional-graphics-cards https://x.com/aschilling/status/1902270779867156579 https://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.php/news/hardware/grafikkarten/65767-300-und-600-w-nvidia-stellt-die-nvidia-rtx-pro-6000-blackwell-edition-vor.html https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-final-specs-confirmed-gb206-gpu-16-8gb-gddr7-and-2-57-ghz-boost https://videocardz.com/newz/hp-confirms-geforce-rtx-5060-ti-in-8gb-and-16gb-configs-first-systems-listed-at-1799 https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-unveils-rubin-ultra-with-1tb-hbm4e-memory-for-2027-feynman-architecture-in-2028 https://www.nvidia.com/gtc/ https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/live/nvidia-gtc-2025-live https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-employees-often-seven-days-193653866.html https://www.reuters.com/technology/tsmc-pitched-intel-foundry-jv-nvidia-amd-broadcom-sources-say-2025-03-12/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-ceo-says-company-has-not-been-asked-buy-stake-intel-2025-03-19/ https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1732/remaking-our-company-for-the-future https://www.reuters.com/technology/intels-new-ceo-plots-overhaul-manufacturing-ai-operations-2025-03-17/ https://youtu.be/-lv52n078dw?si=colYK5f3Byb4Qp1u&t=1783 https://www.chiphell.com/thread-2681339-1-1.html https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-radeon-rx-9060-xt-dual-tuf-and-prime-graphics-cards-with-16gb-and-8gb-memory-have-been-spotted https://videocardz.com/newz/msi-again-teases-geforce-rtx-5080-with-24gb-memory

    1h 39m
  2. 301. AMD 9070 XT Ultimate Edition, FSR 4 vs DLSS 4, Nvidia Supply | Ancient Gameplays

    MAR 17

    301. AMD 9070 XT Ultimate Edition, FSR 4 vs DLSS 4, Nvidia Supply | Ancient Gameplays

    Fabio joins to discuss how close FSR 4 is to DLSS 4, RX 9000 Series, and the future of GPUs! [SPON: Use "brokensilicon“ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [SPON: Check out MINISFORUM’s AI X1 Pro Zen 5 Mini PC: https://shrsl.com/4uyi9 ] 0:00 Fabio's YouTube Origins (Intro Banter) 3:28 RDNA 4 Launch Discussion, Frame Generation Thoughts 9:38 Nvidia Blackwell Thoughts 15:23 Nvidia's Plummeting Mindshare, RADEON Market Share 23:15 Zen 6 Medusa Halo vs RTX 5000 Laptops 31:28 RDNA 4 Architecture & Ray Tracing 38:39 RX 9070 XT 32GB Ultimate Edition 46:09 RDNA 4 Reference Coolers, AIB Control 51:29 FSR 4 vs DLSS 4 Analysis 1:10:52 European Supply & Demand, RX 9060 XT Pricing, RTX 5050 1:25:39 FSR 4 on Linux, Shopping Advice, Wafer Costs Check out Ancient Gameplays: https://www.youtube.com/ancientgameplays Last Episode Fabio was on: https://youtu.be/vyQxNN9EF3w?si=AfgncxfOalyJABQv AG 9070 XT Review: https://youtu.be/KnL_PtQBGqk?si=WIjG67LaaoYljQ9m MLID 9070 XT Analysis: https://youtu.be/huy65HPPLSY?si=vwblHxshld7mGX6S MLID Supply Update: https://www.youtube.com/live/hgq-7ViVPx8?si=SAmvtdkbOTnl62-7 https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-5080.c4217

    1h 42m
  3. 300. AMD RX 9070 XT KILLS RTX 5070, FSR 4, Ryzen 9 9950X3D & 9900X3D, Krackan Review

    MAR 10

    300. AMD RX 9070 XT KILLS RTX 5070, FSR 4, Ryzen 9 9950X3D & 9900X3D, Krackan Review

    300. AMD RX 9070 XT KILLS RTX 5070, FSR 4, Ryzen 9 9950X3D & 9900X3D, Krackan Review by Moore's Law Is Dead

    1h 37m
  4. 299. Zen 6 Medusa Halo Specs Leak, AMD 9070 XT, Nvidia RTX 5070, Strix 395 | Hubwood

    MAR 3

    299. Zen 6 Medusa Halo Specs Leak, AMD 9070 XT, Nvidia RTX 5070, Strix 395 | Hubwood

    299. Zen 6 Medusa Halo Specs Leak, AMD 9070 XT, Nvidia RTX 5070, Strix 395 | Hubwood by Moore's Law Is Dead

    1h 60m
  5. 298. Nvidia Nerfs 5090 ROPs, RTX 5070 Supply Leak, AMD RX 9070 XT, Strix Halo 395

    FEB 24

    298. Nvidia Nerfs 5090 ROPs, RTX 5070 Supply Leak, AMD RX 9070 XT, Strix Halo 395

    We leak (Bad) Nvidia Blackwell info, discuss RDNA 4, and dissect Strix Halo Reviews! [SPON: Support MLID by utilizing a $30 coupon for JLCPCB premium 6-layer PCBs: https://jlcpcb.com/6-layer-pcb?from=getcoupon ] [SPON: Use "brokensilicon“ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] 0:00 Middle-aged Man Hobbies (Intro Banter) 3:43 RTX 5070 Ti Reviewed & "Launched" 11:25 RTX 5090s & 5070 Tis Spotted with Missing ROPs - Performance Loss Confirmed 18:47 RTX 5070 & 5060 Production Issues Alleged 20:38 (NEW Leak) RTX 5070 Supply Whispers 26:26 Nvidia Kills PhysX 34:50 AMD sets RDNA 4 Reveal for Feb 28th Amongst Performance Leaks 48:08 AMD Strix Halo Reviewed 1:05:03 AMD Medusa Point & Olympic Ridge Leaked 1:14:05 Nvidia Black Screens, R9 9950X3D Pricing, PS6 Release Date (Wrap-Up) 1:21:15 Battlemage B990 vs RTX 5090, RTX 6090 Specs, GPU Evolution (Final RM) https://www.techspot.com/review/2955-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-ti/ https://youtu.be/BnHaarxf7pg?si=Gxq3b1a0vLb5SExV https://youtu.be/UMPK1SeMEZM?si=YeOUoVAjUYB80GWX https://www.techpowerup.com/review/msi-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-ventus-3x/37.html https://youtu.be/sTbGIiGvlIU https://x.com/dnystedt/status/1892394411876843744 https://www.techpowerup.com/332884/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-spotted-with-missing-rops-performance-loss-confirmed-multiple-vendors-affected https://www.techpowerup.com/332844/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-and-rtx-5060-reportedly-faced-production-issues https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/physx-quietly-retired-on-rtx-50-series-gpus-nvidia-ends-32-bit-cuda-app-support https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dUjUNrbHis https://x.com/McAfeeDavid_AMD/status/1890102891119276284 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-9070-series-gaming-performance-leaked-rx-9070xt-is-42-faster-on-average-than-7900-gre-at-4k https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/laptop/ryzen/ai-300-series/amd-ryzen-ai-max-plus-395.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVbm2a6lVBo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7HUud7IvAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiHr8CQRZi4 https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Ryzen-AI-Max-395-Analysis-Strix-Halo-to-rival-Apple-M4-Pro-Max-with-16-Zen-5-cores-and-iGPU-on-par-with-RTX-4070-Laptop.963274.0.html https://youtu.be/jek6D3fY1X8 https://youtu.be/G0ET6qpfrFg https://www.techpowerup.com/332583/amd-zen-6-powers-medusa-point-mobile-and-olympic-ridge-desktop-processors https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/user/15//557655//?comment=3502723 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/geforce-graphics-cards/5/557712/verified-priority-access-geforce-rtx-5090-and-rtx-/ https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/ryzen-9-9950x3d-and-ryzen-9-9900x3d-listed-at-usd699-and-usd599-same-prices-as-last-gen https://www.techspot.com/news/106761-tsmc-fast-tracks-3nm-chip-production-arizona-counter.html https://www.techspot.com/news/106820-lenovo-thinkbook-flip-ai-laptop-features-towering-oled.html https://www.techspot.com/news/106824-borderlands-4-locks-september-23-release-gta-6.html https://www.techspot.com/news/106863-sony-printing-money-releasing-playstation-games-pc-former.html https://www.techspot.com/news/106855-playstation-6-likely-launch-2028-former-sony-exec.html

    1h 36m
  6. 297. AMD Zen 6 Hybrid CCD Leak, RX 9070 XT, Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti, AI | Bryan Heemskerk

    FEB 18

    297. AMD Zen 6 Hybrid CCD Leak, RX 9070 XT, Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti, AI | Bryan Heemskerk

    A Game Dev joins to discuss why AMD cancelled a 32 Core Zen 6 AM5 design, and RDNA 4. [SPON: Use "brokensilicon“ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [SPON: Check out the Minisforum MDSA156 Dual-Screen Portable Monitor: https://shrsl.com/4tnv7 ] 0:00 TFLOPS vs RAM for Next Generation Performance 6:21 Has Unreal Engine 5 Failed? 30:08 UE5 - Built for RTX 6000 / RDNA 5 35:30 What developers should use UE5? 41:57 RTX 5000 Series Thoughts (Ray Tracing REGRESSION?) 50:29 GPU Pricing Stagnation hurts Game Devs 54:27 RDNA 4 & FSR 4 1:10:39 RTX 5070 Ti Expectations (Does it even matter?) 1:25:04 AMD Strix Point, Strix Halo, "Mega APU" Significance 1:40:32 Zen 6 Medusa – Is AMD phasing out little cores? 1:48:45 (NEW Leak) AMD Cancelled 16 Core Chiplets (For Ultimate V-Cache?) 1:59:17 Steam Deck 2 Performance Expectations 2:06:32 Generative AI in Game Development 2:26:23 The Potential...Downsides...of AI Last Episode Bryan was on: https://youtu.be/5v-U_Dk5oRA?si=dpKj5RM65bclDANw Bryan's Twitter Account: https://x.com/bryanheemskerk Bryan’s Latest Game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2469200/Fera_The_Sundered_Tribes/ https://youtu.be/ki7t7Kv1F8s?si=dKPYfAm_MQMY-PiR https://www.tweaktown.com/news/96508/helldivers-2-studio-boss-says-the-game-doesnt-have-dlss-or-fsr-because-gameplay-comes-first/ https://automaton-media.com/en/game-development/capcom-is-experimenting-with-generative-ai-to-help-generate-the-hundreds-of-thousands-of-ideas-needed-for-game-development/ https://x.com/Rahll/status/1859335268559618406

    2h 40m
  7. 296. Nvidia RTX 5090 Instability, 5070 Ti vs RX 9070 XT, AMD Zen 6, Intel Nova Lake

    FEB 11

    296. Nvidia RTX 5090 Instability, 5070 Ti vs RX 9070 XT, AMD Zen 6, Intel Nova Lake

    We discuss Intel Nova Lake leaks, RTX 5000 issues, and AMD’s upcoming RDNA 4 & Zen 6 products! [Visit our partner https://trymintmobile.com/mooreslaw to get premium wireless starting at $15/mo. SEE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW.] [SPON: Use "brokensilicon“ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [MINT MOBILE TERMS & CONDITIONS: $45 upfront payment for 3-mo 5GB plan ($15/month equiv.) required. New customer offer for first 3 months only. Taxes & fees extra. See https://trymintmobile.com/mooreslaw for more details.] 0:00 Subtle Torture, Building a Shed (Intro Banter) 5:08 Fury Nano Ranking, Amiibos (Corrections) 10:21 Nvidia RTX 5090 Instability, Blackwell Supply is a JOKE! 19:59 Nvidia vs AMD Drivers 24:58 RTX 5070 Ti & RTX 5070 Performance Leaked (again) 36:00 Blackwell is really "Lovelace 2.0", Re-segmenting the Lineup 40:52 RDNA 4 Confirmed to be Launching Early March 47:43 RX 9070 GRE 12GB, RADEON Laptop Market Share 52:48 24 Core Zen 6 on AM5! Medusa APU Pictured! 1:06:05 16+32 Core Nova Lake Rumors, ARL Refresh Resurrected (?) 1:11:34 Tariffs Raise GPU Prices 1:20:21 Arrow Lake Improvements, Intel's new CEO, Q4 Earnings (Wrap-up) 1:31:57 Future of XBOX, Valve's Console Strategy (Final RM) MLID GPU Ranking Chart: https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/rank-charts https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/1888211180482949188/photo/1 https://www.mooreslawisdead.com/rank-charts https://x.com/Pirat_Nation/status/1888211180482949188/photo/1 https://youtu.be/udG8y64A8eo https://youtu.be/fjp1iIXy10E?si=exPTTRrTmsM0m6qt&t=2538 https://youtube.com/live/3yM9EKaazXw https://x.com/OverclockersUK/status/1885312080447697073 https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/japanese-retailer-will-host-a-lottery-to-give-buyers-a-chance-to-purchase-an-rtx-5090-or-rtx-5080 https://x.com/highyieldYT/status/188533606026960938 https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/users-report-bricked-or-unstable-rtx-5090-and-5080-cards-root-cause-to-be-determined https://youtube.com/live/3yM9EKaazXw https://youtube.com/live/3yM9EKaazXw https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/amds-new-rdna-4-gpus-are-officially-arriving-in-early-march-and-theyll-need-to-be-stellar-to-rescue-the-companys-nosediving-gaming-graphics-division/ https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2025/02/05/advanced-micro-devices-amd-q4-2024-earnings-call-t/ https://x.com/AzorFrank/status/1887171929401851917 https://youtube.com/live/3yM9EKaazXw https://www.techpowerup.com/331889/speculative-intel-nova-lake-cpu-core-configurations-leaked-online https://x.com/9550pro/status/1885285704412139580 https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-ultra-300s-hx-arrow-lake-refresh-reportedly-back-on-a-table https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/asus-and-msi-hike-rtx-5090-and-rtx-5080-gpu-prices-by-up-to-18-percent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRKDxS-tzM&ab_channel=What%27sGoingonWithShipping%3F https://uk.pcmag.com/motherboards/156567/asrock-to-shift-manufacturing-in-response-to-trumps-china-tariffs https://youtu.be/JSQ2pwhKyzA https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intels-vacant-ceo-spot-rumored-to-be-filled-by-toms-caulfield-abrupt-globalfoundries-shakeup-sparks-speculation https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1726/intel-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2024-financial https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1236/amd-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2024-financial https://x.com/SKundojjala/status/1888159176540688631?t=HN9p92DKAeuWnQl4PFT02A&s=19 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-introduces-radeon-rx-7650-gre-with-8gb-vram-china-exclusive-gpu https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/02/nintendo-patent-explains-switch-2-joy-cons-mouse-operation-mode/ Interviewed about Switch 2: https://gamer.nl/achtergrond/achtergrond/achtergrond/wat-wordt-de-prijs-van-de-nintendo-switch-2/ https://youtu.be/ki7t7Kv1F8s

    1h 49m
  8. 295. Nvidia Outrage Leak, RTX 5090 & 5080 Paper Launch, AMD RX 9070 XT, DLSS 4 | Vex

    FEB 4

    295. Nvidia Outrage Leak, RTX 5090 & 5080 Paper Launch, AMD RX 9070 XT, DLSS 4 | Vex

    Nvidia is not happy with the press they are getting according to our sources… [SPON: Go to https://surfshark.com/mooreslawisdead for 4 EXTRA Months of Surfshark!] [SPON: Use "brokensilicon“ at CDKeyOffer for $23 Win11 Pro: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] 0:00 RDNA 4, Blackwell, and RDNA 4 Rollouts have been WEIRD 12:09 RX 9070 XT Benchmarks PROVE AMD has an Opportunity 19:59 Is the GPU market permanently damaged? 28:07 Was it a good idea to delay RDNA 4? 32:45 Nvidia’s (latest) Intentional Paper Launch & Pricing Manipulation 42:17 Nvidia Employee Outrage Leak – They aren’t happy either! 56:53 Blackwell was Originally 3nm! (Insane power draw shouldn’t surprise) 1:06:36 Could Big RDNA 4 have defeated the RTX 5090? 1:15:53 Is hardware keeping up with increasing graphics requirements? 1:26:30 The Future Ray Tracing, DLSS, and FSR 1:35:00 DLSS 4 – Did Nvidia add more Fake Frames because they HAD to? 1:47:40 How AMD should respond to DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation Last Episode Vex was on: https://youtu.be/e8AuqEz-66g?si=8A8beLoTp55F9rQA Vex's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@vextakes https://youtu.be/D_sVNuOg74c?si=Cq2ZSTr9cEmcg8zA https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/laptops/50-series/

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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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      Moore's Law Is Dead
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      2019 - 2025
    • Episodes
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