303. AMD 9070 XTX 32GB, RX 9060 XT & RTX 5070 VRAM, FSR 4, Zen 6 | Hardware Unboxed

Tim joins to discuss the GPU market, AMD Zen 6 Medusa, and Nvidia shafting PC Gamers…
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17:44 Is the 5070 12GB worse than the 3070 8GB for its time?
30:42 RX 9060 XT VRAM & Nvidia's Design Decisions
46:35 FSR 4 vs DLSS 4
1:01:45 Porting FSR 4 to RDNA 3
1:15:53 Does AMD even need MFG?
1:19:46 RDNA 5 Strategy, RX 9070 XTX, Future of RADEON
1:30:37 How badly has Nvidia damaged their Mindshare w/ Blackwell?
1:51:57 AMD Zen 6 on TSMC N2X
1:58:59 Medusa Halo & Nvidia APUs
2:06:18 Biggest mistakes made by Intel, AMD, XBOX
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