I leak new details about DLSS 4, discuss RDNA 3 & Lovelace developments, and answer LIVE Q&A!
0:00 Intro Rambling
1:45 DLSS 4.0 Early Details
9:09 FSR 3, DLSS 3.5, and Ray Tracing Competition
19:00 RDNA 4 Release Date, Specs, and Hopes
28:30 Takeaw...
2023-09-16 04:54:15 +0000 UTC View Post
I leak new details about DLSS 4, discuss RDNA 3 & Lovelace developments, and answer LIVE Q&A!
0:00 Intro Rambling
1:45 DLSS 4.0 Early Details
9:09 FSR 3, DLSS 3.5, and Ray Tracing Competition
19:00 RDNA 4 Release Date, Specs, and Hopes
28:30 Takeaw...
2023-09-16 04:48:00 +0000 UTC View PostBroken Silicon's next guest will see the return of Josh from PC Perspective. Overall we plan to take a look back at a year of Alchemist and Nvidia Lovelace, discuss the pricing & sales trajectory of the RX 7800 / 7700 XT, talk about RDNA 4 hopes a bit, and also debate i...
2023-09-15 23:39:34 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been a month, and thus it is time for yet another Livestream! This time Dan should be joining for at least part of it, and we'll also have some fun physical reader mail to open. In the meantime, here is a reminder of the developments we've seen over the past mont...
2023-09-14 22:35:55 +0000 UTC View Post
We dissect RX 7800 XT week 1 sales, and discuss upcoming Meteor Lake, RPL-R, and Ryzen.
0:00 Dan’s Takeout Journey, Building Caveman Computers (Intro Banters)
7:05 Navi 4C Complexity, Squaring Millimeters, RDNA 2 Dies (Corrections)
14:29 RX 7800 XT & ...
2023-09-11 18:55:33 +0000 UTC View Post
We dissect RX 7800 XT week 1 sales, and discuss upcoming Meteor Lake, RPL-R, and Ryzen.
0:00 Dan’s Takeout Journey, Building Caveman Computers (Intro Banters)
7:05 Navi 4C Complexity, Squaring Millimeters, RDNA 2 Dies (Corrections)
14:29 RX 7800 XT & RX 7700 XT ...
2023-09-11 18:55:29 +0000 UTC View Post
KarbinCry joins to discuss this year’s Hot Chips Presentations. We get deep into discussions about why Nvidia’s architectures win at Ray Tracing, why AMD isn’t trying to “win RT” quickly, and also what’s going on with Xeon & EPYC architectures!
0:00 What got Karbi...
2023-09-08 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
KarbinCry joins to discuss this year’s Hot Chips Presentations. We get deep into discussions about why Nvidia’s architectures win at Ray Tracing, why AMD isn’t trying to “win RT” quickly, and also what’s going on with Xeon & EPYC architectures!
0:00 Wha...
2023-09-08 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
A Dev from Obsidian, Vicarious Visions, and NetEase joins to discuss Intel, Nvidia, and AMD.
0:00 Who is Taylor? What does a Senior Tools Engineer do?
11:11 Will 2024 crush 12GB GPUs? Why did 8GB issues surprise people?
25:22 PlayStation 5 Pro Perform...
2023-09-04 18:11:06 +0000 UTC View Post
A Dev from Obsidian, Vicarious Visions, and NetEase joins to discuss Intel, Nvidia, and AMD.
0:00 Who is Taylor? What does a Senior Tools Engineer do?
11:11 Will 2024 crush 12GB GPUs? Why did 8GB issues surprise people?
25:22 PlayStation 5 Pro Performance Target...
2023-09-04 18:11:01 +0000 UTC View PostNext Broken Silicon will see the return of Taylor Hadden, a Senior Tools Engineer who just swapped from working for Obsidian within XBOX Studios to working for NetEase Games...and he has A LOT to say about game development and how hardware is changing. Planned subjects include:
The next episode of Die Shrink will see KarbinCry join yet again to discuss all of the presentations, announcements, and technology discussed from Hot Chips this year. Presentations and subjects that stood out (to us) include:
We cover the latest AMD Zen 5, RDNA 3, Nvidia RTX 4000, and Intel Arrow Lake news!
0:00 Dog Podcasts and Nvidia's Priorities (Intro Banter)
6:05 HD 7970 GHz 6GB vs Kepler Titan (Corrections)
9:33 New Zen 5 X3D & 256 Core Turin Details Leaked!
We cover the latest AMD Zen 5, RDNA 3, Nvidia RTX 4000, and Intel Arrow Lake news!
0:00 Dog Podcasts and Nvidia's Priorities (Intro Banter)
6:05 HD 7970 GHz 6GB vs Kepler Titan (Corrections)
9:33 New Zen 5 X3D & 256 Core Turin Details Leaked!
32:34 Nvid...
2023-08-30 18:14:44 +0000 UTC View Post
The community, and Tom & Dan, share their initial reactions from the latest Gamescom AMD announcements.
0:00 Sorry for the late posting! (Intro Banter)
3:55 Immediate to Navi 32 & FSR 3 Announcements
11:01 RX 7700XT pricing and Nvidia Price/Performance
2...
2023-08-26 08:11:29 +0000 UTC View Post
The community, and Tom & Dan, share their initial reactions from the latest Gamescom AMD announcements.
0:00 Sorry for the late posting! (Intro Banter)
3:55 Immediate to Navi 32 & FSR 3 Announcements
11:01 RX 7700XT pricing and Nvidia Price/Performance
2...
2023-08-26 08:11:25 +0000 UTC View PostYou may have noticed that a Die Shrink has not come out today...yet... That's not a coincidence, it's a result of Tom & Dan deciding it would be unwise to put anything out before we see just how much information AMD announces at Gamescom, and boy are we glad we waited! Tom...
2023-08-25 19:39:28 +0000 UTC View Post
The ideal Ryzen 9 8950X design, Intel Rentable Units, Arrow Lake, and Nvidia Blackwell.
0:00 Who is Max? What made him start High Yield?
5:02 Will Nvidia use Chiplets w/ Blackwell? Was RDNA 3 a mistake?
13:05 Nvidia’s Brand Power, AMD Double Standards
25:49 Wh...
2023-08-21 18:25:17 +0000 UTC View Post
The ideal Ryzen 9 8950X design, Intel Rentable Units, Arrow Lake, and Nvidia Blackwell.
0:00 Who is Max? What made him start High Yield?
5:02 Will Nvidia use Chiplets w/ Blackwell? Was RDNA 3 a mistake?
13:05 Nvidia’s Brand Power, AMD Double Standards
25...
2023-08-21 18:25:12 +0000 UTC View PostBroken Silicon's next guest will be High Yield! We plan to heavily discuss the state of the GPU & CPU markets, Intel's future, and everything having to do with chiplets and GPU Design! This is a great episode to ask whatever you want about GPU Competition and the Future of these...
2023-08-19 04:07:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Click to see what Navi 41 looked like, and the chance Nvidia will abandon High End GPU…
0:00 Dan Moving to Nashville, Jessie at the Tomato Art Fest (Intro Banter)
8:20 Xbox Sales Numbers, Dedicated APU Memory (Corrections)
14:38 Leaks “Tease” RX 7800 XT, 7700 XT...
2023-08-14 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Click to see what Navi 41 looked like, and the chance Nvidia will abandon High End GPU…
0:00 Dan Moving to Nashville, Jessie at the Tomato Art Fest (Intro Banter)
8:20 Xbox Sales Numbers, Dedicated APU Memory (Corrections)
14:38 Leaks “Tease” RX 7800 XT, 7700 XT...
2023-08-14 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom fields questions about RDNA 4, RDNA 5, Navi 32, and leaks Intel 14th Gen Release Dates!
0:00 Intro Rambling
1:54 Intel Raptor Lake Refresh could Launch Late September Leak!
11:40 Thoughts on an "RX 7800 XT" that uses Navi 32
18:26 What is the actu...
2023-08-12 05:25:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom fields questions about RDNA 4, RDNA 5, Navi 32, and leaks Intel 14th Gen Release Dates!
0:00 Intro Rambling
1:54 Intel Raptor Lake Refresh could Launch Late September Leak!
11:40 Thoughts on an "RX 7800 XT" that uses Navi 32
18:26 What is the actual issue wi...
2023-08-12 05:25:48 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time to field questions for a livestream once again! It's expected that there will be A LOT of questions about RDNA 4, RDNA 5, and Nvidia's next gen...but note that the following news has broke since the last livestream:
Tom sits down for the 1st solo Mailbag in a LONG time, and it’s all GPU and APU questions!
0:00 Tom’s Moving, Dan’s Moving & Defending his Thesis
1:40 The Most Bogus Claim I’ve seen a Company Make
4:12 Laptop APUs could make cheap Desktops Irrelevant
9:09 Is 10...
2023-08-11 10:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Tom sits down for the 1st solo Mailbag in a LONG time, and it’s all GPU and APU questions!
0:00 Tom’s Moving, Dan’s Moving & Defending his Thesis
1:40 The Most Bogus Claim I’ve seen a Company Make
4:12 Laptop APUs could make cheap Desktops Irrelevant
9:09 Is 10...
2023-08-11 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
A Game Dev joins to explain how Panther Lake’s Architecture works, and what’s next for RDNA 3.
0:00 Who is Bryan? Where does his pixel art talent come from?
13:42 Has Nvidia Lovelace & RDNA 3 ended up disappointing?
20:55 Will the PS5 Pro force bett...
2023-08-04 00:46:49 +0000 UTC View Post
A Game Dev joins to explain how Panther Lake’s Architecture works, and what’s next for RDNA 3.
0:00 Who is Bryan? Where does his pixel art talent come from?
13:42 Has Nvidia Lovelace & RDNA 3 ended up disappointing?
20:55 Will the PS5 Pro force better Utilizat...
2023-08-04 00:46:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe next episode of Broken Silicon will see the return of the Art Director at Massive Damage Studios, Bryan Heemskerk. For those who don't know, this veteran of the podcast is an exemplary person to ask about anything having to do with GPU Architectures, Game Development, and how future har...
2023-08-02 01:11:26 +0000 UTC View Post