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A former AMD Senior Product Manager joins to discuss Zen 5, Arrow Lake, and Next-Gen GPUs! [SPON: Use "brokensilicon“ at CDKeyOffer’s Black Friday Sale to get Win 11 Pro for $23: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [SPON: Use "brokensilicon" for 6% OFF at Silver Knight PCs: https://www.silverknightpcs.com/ ] 0:00 Who is James? 3:31 How AMD has Grown Up over the past 5 Years! 9:22 Intel's Laptop Entrenchment (Even with Raptor Lake) 18:14 Has HEDT become Obsolete? 29:40 How could AMD have handled the Zen 5 launch better? 40:10 Should Zen 6 be an all V-cache Lineup? 48:11 Arrow Lake – Is Intel done in DIY? 57:48 Intel Battlemage B580 - The End of ARC? 1:06:40 AMD RDNA 4 & UDNA Strategy 1:18:56 THIS Is why Big RDNA 4 was Cancelled! 1:29:16 Wafer Allocation - Does AMD "switch" capacity between products? 1:41:36 Nvidia Blackwell - Can RDNA 4 take market share? Last time James was on: https://youtu.be/I9KTrPHkg-s?si=tfa7KRH_H0NNSnT9 Guest's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdprior/ James’ new company: https://mips.com/ Recent MLID video Updating GPU Release Dates: https://youtu.be/zipQWc2AzsU

We discuss the fact that Nvidia RTX 5000 Series, RDNA 4, and Intel Battlemage launch SOON! [SPON: Thanks to DuckDuckGo for sponsoring this video! Try Privacy Pro free for 7 days at https://duckduckgo.com/law ] 0:00 Tom is in Costa Rica! (Intro Banter) 5:06 PS4 RAM, One Drive (Corrections) 12:09 Intel promises to Fix Arrow Lake 15:39 If Intel still need to cut prices if they “fix” ARL? 23:54 AMD cuts Workforce 4% 31:09 Panic Buying commences as Trump Tariffs Loom 42:59 Nvidia APU Performance & Release Date LEAKED! 47:59 How well would Zen 6 Medusa compete with Nvidia's APU? 57:05 Nvidia Ends RTX 4000 Production ahead of RTX 5090 Launch 1:03:09 Intel Battlemage will "Launch" in December 1:10:37 PS5 Pro Releases to Favorable Reviews & Impressive Sales 1:19:46 Phil Spencer CONFIRMS XBOX Handheld 1:22:34 PS5 Slim Price Drop, Intel Adamantine, AMD iGPU Naming (Wrap-Up) 1:29:24 Leaving X? (Final RM) https://www.pcgamesn.com/intel/arrow-lake-updates-plan https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-announces-arrow-lake-fix-coming-within-a-month-robert-hallock-confirms-poor-gaming-performance-is-due-to-optimization-issues https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2OHRH7221w https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/intel_sued_over_raptor_lake_chips/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.438883/gov.uscourts.cand.438883.1.0.pdf https://www.techpowerup.com/328783/amd-to-cut-its-workforce-by-about-four-percent https://www.crn.com/news/components-peripherals/2024/amd-confirms-layoffs-2024 https://youtu.be/DT1WmptaKpc?si=AmJFroYOxEfbqrq5 https://youtu.be/DT1WmptaKpc?si=AmJFroYOxEfbqrq5 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/laptop-smartphone-and-game-console-prices-could-soar-after-the-election/ https://www.icis.com/explore/resources/news/2024/11/15/11051135/shipping-asia-us-container-rates-stable-as-east-coast-port-labor-negotiations-break-down/ https://theloadstar.com/trumps-tariff-plan-will-cause-another-massive-asia-us-freight-rate-spike/ https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/06/companies-race-to-get-imports-to-us-with-trump-win-vow-on-new-tariffs.html https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/worlds-second-largest-gpu-maker-flees-china-on-cusp-of-rtx-5090-launch-to-avoid-us-sanctions-zotac-inno3d-and-manli-bail-amidst-looming-us-gpu-export-controls https://www.youtube.com/live/8bfS0fcyXpg?si=rAxm2T6Ibb0kQRuU https://youtu.be/JyTRoMXngRk?si=rCkpWvW-WW2MJaII&t=6908 https://www.tweaktown.com/news/101634/nvidias-first-consumer-apu-teased-leaks-tease-rtx-4070-laptop-gpu-perf-at-65w-while-gaming/index.html https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-shifts-production-to-geforce-rtx-50-series-only-one-ada-gpu-reportedly-still-in-production https://x.com/GawroskiT/status/1857504060246831464 https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-5-pro-review https://www.theverge.com/reviews/24289319/ps5-pro-review https://youtu.be/0lU1tuWg-zA?si=r1zp43vttybCVzFf https://youtu.be/bUuEwJ8leCI?si=mmCiA_Jj1FErQOUo https://insider-gaming.com/ps5-pro-sales-better-ps4-pro/ https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/mustafa-mahmoud/playstation-5-pro-sales-are-outpacing-the-ps4-pros/ https://gamerant.com/ps5-pro-sales-ps4-comparison/ https://www.techpowerup.com/328769/xbox-handheld-confirmed-to-join-mobile-gaming-fray-dont-hold-your-breath-though https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/12/24294720/sony-playstation-5-ps5-price-cut-holidays https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2024/11/08/2003826545 https://x.com/highyieldyt/status/1857415777340526842 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-strix-halo-igpu-naming-revealed-radeon-8060s-to-feature-40-rdna3-5-compute-units https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-takes-down-amd-in-our-integrated-graphics-battle-royale

NX Gamer joins to evaluate the PS5 Pro, XBOX’s Future, Nvidia Blackwell, and RDNA 4. [SPON: Use YTE7P50 for $50 OFF FlexiSpot E7 Desk: https://bit.ly/4fia2XV (US) https://bit.ly/4fkF41e (CA)] [SPON: Use WP20OFF for $20 OFF FlexiSpot Walking Treadmill! https://bit.ly/3CnXpMa (US)] [SPON: FlexiSpot Black Friday Sale! Up to 65% OFF! Chance to win free orders: https://bit.ly/4euSqXo ] [SPON: Use "brokensilicon“ at CDKeyOffer’s Black Friday Sale to get Win 11 Pro for $23: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] [SPON: Get JLCPCB 6-layer PCBs for just $5 & Register for $80 Coupons here: https://jlcpcb.com/6-layer-pcb?from=MLD ] 0:00 Welcoming back Michael 4:30 PS5 Pro Opening Thoughts 9:18 CPU Analysis – Zen 3 Performance? 27:11 GPU Analysis – RTX 4070 Performance? 38:32 Who should buy the PS5 Pro? 50:27 Will Sony Kill Physical? Is $700 MSRP here to stay? 57:17 The Future of XBOX 1:09:10 Will Microsoft remove XBOX Series S Mandates? 1:13:13 Will Nintendo bring games to PC? 1:22:36 AMD RDNA 4 - PS5 Pro prove it's Great? 1:30:54 Can RDNA 4 take market share from Nvidia? 1:40:42 AMD Zen 5 vs Intel Arrow Lake 1:51:16 Will AMD or Samsung or Apple buy Intel? 1:55:08 Nvidia APU Performance Leak 1:58:43 The Future of Ray Tracing & Next-Gen AI in PS6 Check out NX Gamer! https://www.youtube.com/c/NXGamer Last time Michael was on: https://youtu.be/9dRpq5mMs8g NXGamer PS5 Pro Review: https://youtu.be/0lU1tuWg-zA?si=r1zp43vttybCVzFf Digital Foundry PS4 Boost Analysis: https://youtu.be/bUuEwJ8leCI?si=mmCiA_Jj1FErQOUo Initial MLID PS5 Pro Analysis (from announcement): https://youtu.be/jGRxqfG7RxY Recent Blackwell Performance & Pricing Leak: https://youtu.be/EbEPwJvtA5M Pictures & Specs of Nvidia GB203: https://youtu.be/V_UHVWcfeTg RTX 5090 24GB Laptop Leak: https://youtu.be/Gy4HAJdjeRA Extra RDNA 4 details and delay confirmation: https://youtu.be/LVXGDPKWsss Comprehensive RDNA 4 Details: https://youtu.be/XLX0FmeFVh8 https://www.pcworld.com/article/2516084/intel-pledges-to-fix-arrow-lake-after-launch-didnt-go-as-planned.html https://insider-gaming.com/ps5-pro-sales-better-ps4-pro/ https://youtu.be/bUuEwJ8leCI?si=u0rmj1NBqtgzfVxj https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/break-out-the-worlds-tiniest-violin-ps5-pro-scalpers-are-having-a-tough-time-reselling-units-because-its-in-stock-basically-everywhere/ https://gamerant.com/ps5-pro-disc-drive-scalpers/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-ceo-says-xbox-is-intent-on-manifesting-a-multiplatform-future https://www.techpowerup.com/review/alan-wake-2-performance-benchmark/7.html

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