323. R9 9955X6D, Intel Nova Lake vs AMD Zen 6, RDNA 5 vs RTX 6000 | Leo, KitGuru

323. R9 9955X6D, Intel Nova Lake vs AMD Zen 6, RDNA 5 vs RTX 6000 | Leo, KitGuru

Broken Silicon · 2025-08-19
02:44:20

We discuss behind-the-scenes whispers regarding Zen 5 Refresh, Nvidia N1X, and much more!
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0:00 How do you remain enthusiastic? Most boring and exciting periods (intro)
5:49 Exciting rumors and leaks. Upcoming products
18:02 Zen 5 and X3D in 2 CCDs
32:00 Summarizing Arrow Lake and Zen 5, Arrow Lake refresh
45:36 Nova Lake using TSMC. 18A not doing great, Intel talk
1:00:11 Summarizing Nova Lake
1:07:19 Have developers done anything with the E-cores or are they planning to
1:09:58 Why BLLC on Nova lake will make the dies more expensive
1:15:44 Weighting platform longevity as part of CPU buying decisions
1:27:42 Will Threadripper maintain relevancy as both Zen 6 and Zen 7 increase core counts
1:34:48 9950x3d gets just about tapped out when playing BF6, next gen consoles
1:48:59 PS6 size
1:54:49 RDNA 5
2:12:41 We are underestimating how fed up DIY gamers are, RDNA 5 dual-use case
2:16:39 Nvidia 6000
2:26:41 TSMC vs Intel nodes

Last Time Leo was on: https://youtu.be/TyvNfeRJdeI
KitGuru Threadripper Review: https://youtu.be/bQ42uuYpR3s?si=0lVfMMqk4QHD9oX-
Leo's Core Untra "Pointless" video: https://youtu.be/U1TDAXftWKc?si=_f-v1YMav0OlPIyV
9950X3D Review: https://youtu.beTjSRJXZ8gs?si=Hyt7cDTP8F8VWFE
ARL 104 Days Later: https://youtu.be/JSQ2pwhKyzA?si=uR9dZOQT76CxdGEu
Zen 5 Patch Video: https://youtu.be/uSJMKCmTssk?si=pPTWFsm1QShIxtwk
Zen 7 on AM5 Summary: https://youtu.be/gmEsqg-g_X4
XBOX Magnus: https://youtu.be/GKdRXEgV82g?si=9f7OLiSgDoW2sl5W
RDNA 5 Full Specs: https://youtu.be/uLsykckkoZU?si=qF3v_Zbf4p1miBDU
PS6 Rough Performance: https://youtu.be/tym6xxCKvHg?si=LN6vqjbf1JZatXGy
Intel Nova Lake Specs and Performance: https://youtu.be/sqnjiEOHx78?si=if4VJt0iI9-ca0ng
https://x.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1956966205203390624
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-dgx-spark-fails-to-launch-on-time

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