Slaughtahouse

Nvidia will always continue to push proprietary because... they can. They are the industry leader in graphics and if you want to play with the latest tools and features, you have to pay. I don't expect that to ever go away unless they start losing the race to competitors, which is unlikely for the next 5-10 years.

I saw an article that AMD will be at Gamescom with some announcements. Maybe FSR3 will be apart of it? AMD to Unveil 'Major' New Radeon Products Next Week at Gamescom WWW.ANANDTECH.COM

2023-08-15 Updates Updated Metacritic scores for the following titles (in order of release) Dave the Diver -> 90% (PC) (+1%) Viewfinder -> 83% (PC) (+1%) Remnant II -> 81% (PS) (+1%) Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PC) -> 85% (-1%) Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons -> 67% (PS) (-5%) Disney Illusion Island -> 72% (NS) (-1%) Venba-> 81%, 82% (PC, PS) (+1%, -1%) NEW* Baldur's Gate III -> 97% (PC) NEW* WrestleQuest -> 74% (PC) NEW* Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical -> 74%, 79% (PC, PS) NEW* Atlas Fallen -> 72%, 64% (PC, PS) NEW* The Texas Chainsaw Massacre -> 73% (PC) Other (conditional formatting in Pivot tables) Mainly back end adjustments however after a few weeks, Baldur's Gate III has been holding 97%, making it now the HIGHEST RATED GAME of 2023 (dethroning The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom). We still have the year to go with Starfield, Armored Core VI, Sea of Stars, Spider Man 2, Alan Wake 2, Mario Wonder, potentially S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 etc. This year is craz-y!

I think that would make sense but an announcement should come so, no? Seems like something they would want to advertise in the coming weeks as Starfield hype intensifies.

They won't take back the market in one night so whatever step they take to be more competitive and offer better value to the consumer is the right step in my view. If that includes omitting the high end / enthusiast GPUs, be my guest AMD. Hopefully they make good headway into the MCM format and that strategy allows them to be more successful in the next 3-5 years.

Booted up L4D2 for the first time in about 12 years. First match, 25 survivors as Futurama characters... XD

$12 now here.

This is my local No Frills… I tells ya, Canadian groceries stores is just as corrupt as Nvidia / AMD or Rogers / Bell…

I agree with all of those points. They’ve got problems to sort out and the last time I recall AMD being recommended over Nvidia in the enthusiast group was the 7970 Ghz edition vs. GTX 680. Since the Titan era, it’s always felt like catch up. I hope they continue to push and I hope they’re successful with MCM designs. Scaling GPUs like Zen could make AMD GPUs exciting again.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ The clarification is Gaming is in fact limited to graphics only (CPUs excluded). In my opinion, we don't have nearly enough info to indicate that poor graphics cards sales are the reason why AMD will forego a Navi 41 / enthusiast chip. Money typically drives decisions... There could be other reasons... but it doesn't seem clear to me why they would skip an enthusiast card.

Edit: I found some more "info" from their slide / deck @UltraMega and from their "10-Q" link... https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_1c5716123238c600ef4e700df3da2d96/amd/db/778/6929/file/AMD+Q2'23+Earnings+Slides.pdf https://ir.amd.com/sec-filings/content/0000002488-23-000139/0000002488-23-000139.pdf

No, I don't believe we have the visibility unless we have a whistleblower here from AMD *looks from side to side...*

I wasn't challenging your statement, rather just providing context. It's a sizable piece. I believe from their verbiage, Ryzen CPUs are excluded from Gaming. I'm not a financial analyst by any means but my main take away from their results in the context of this discussion is that the decrease in revenue from their Client segment increased the proportion (%) of revenue they receive from other divisions, like Gaming. In a more stable market where a segment isn't dropping 54%, I don't think Gaming would be at 30%. If that makes sense. More details from their press release: Client segment revenue was $998 million, down 54% year-over-year due to reduced processor shipments resulting from a weaker PC market and a significant inventory correction across the PC supply chain. Revenue increased 35% sequentially as AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series CPU sales grew significantly, and PC market conditions improved. More than 100 AMD-powered commercial PC platforms are set to launch this year. Gaming segment revenue was $1.6 billion, down 4% year-over-year. Semi-custom revenue grew year-over-year, which was more than offset by lower gaming graphics revenue. Revenue declined 10% sequentially primarily due to lower gaming graphics sales. https://d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.net/_1c5716123238c600ef4e700df3da2d96/amd/news/2023-08-01_AMD_Reports_Second_Quarter_2023_Financial_1146.pdf

From their latest earnings report (Q2 2023) gaming represents 30% of their revenue. I've made a quick excel pie chart just to highlight how Gaming impacts their portfolio. Edit: Derp -> Someone at AMD already made a pie chart Investor Relations :: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) IR.AMD.COM For 50 years AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics and visualization technologies for gaming, immersive platforms and the datacenter.

Tealish’s Earl Grey slap but they have a lot of variety and I haven’t had a bad experience yet. Find something that interests you and give it a pull. RE: Coffee shop - almost (lol) I’m half Italian so coffee was omnipresent. I just discovered it later in life for consumption but my Mom always had coffee going and we dip food into coffee. A typical italian breakfast is a cappuccino and a sweet style croissant called cornetto. My wife and I have: De’Longhi EC680 and; Bodum Bistro Burr Grinder https://www.amazon.ca/DeLonghi-Espresso-Cappuccino-Advanced-Stainless/dp/B00KA8YC6A https://www.amazon.ca/Bodum-Bistro-Electric-Coffee-Grinder/dp/B0043095WW The quality of espresso for the cost is really good and it will pay for itself in one year vs. buying coffee at your local Starbucks etc. We’ve had this setup since… 2017. It’s like an i5 2500K system for the time. You can make a decent espresso but… youre limited in really controlling your pull and getting the most out. We’re on the verge of upgrading to a Rocket Appartamento or similar class espresso machine (Profitec Pro) but just waiting for sales. We both prefer the style of the Rocket but Profitec has a better upgrade path. Yea - espresso machines are like PCs XD

I drink Kicking Horse too (Hola* and Smart Ass). I generally prefer the lighter to medium roasts Prices got a little crazy on Kicking Horse (~18.50 per) so I’ve been playing with others like Balzacs.

Yes... coffee and tea are both great I grew up around coffee. I guess you could say, I was coffee-adjacent for the longest time. I loved the smell of coffee beans, freshly roasted. That toasty, creamy, rich, deep pleasant smell. Ah - so good. It wasn't until I was an adult did I really start drinking it regularly. I've brewed with various methods - Moka pot, french press, filtered (drip), and espresso. All have their perks but the defacto for me is espresso. It's the core of so many good drinks or can be enjoyed on its own just fine. French press or a moka pot is great when you're off grid. All you need is boiled water or a fire and you can brew coffee. Drip can be great but there is an art to it. I'm no fancy barista but if you go to a good corner / neighbourhood coffee shop where they can do either espresso or drip, chances are their drip will be good. I typically drink two a day. Min. 1. 8:00am with or without breakfast. Cappuccino. 12-2:00pm, I go wild and get my self an iced coffee, espresso, or a cold brew. Preference would be cortado. Needs to be less milky in the afternoon. No sugar. Unless it's an espresso, I may add a bit to curb some of the acidity. I find the milk sweet enough in all other drinks. Tea - A good tea can rip just as hard as coffee but I find myself skewed towards coffee because of that smell. It's just nostalgia. For tea, a loose leaf from your local shop is my preference. A prime example https://tealish.com/. Tealish has a store not that far from me and their variety is wild. I usually drink without milk but if I were watching some British programming... milk may find its way into my tea. Usually just tbl spoon of honey. If buy tea from a supermarket, it's usually chamomile, green or matcha, and mint. Matcha I think is my favourite. I find a tea before bed really help calms me for a sleep; the caffeine doesn't hit the same.

Maybe it's simply a delay of a enthusiast graphics silicon. A lot of external factors could influence how they will launch RDNA 4. Report: Apple buys every 3 nm chip that TSMC can make for next-gen iPhones and Macs ARSTECHNICA.COM TSMC is said to eat the cost of defective chips so it can keep Apple's business. I voted no because we don't have the full picture. I would be inclined to believe that AMD would not get rid of a SKU with high margins, even if there is little demand vs. mid end segment.

For those plebs like me who don't know the difference between QD-OLED vs. W-OLED. My take away -> you may want to wait for that 31.5", 4K 16:9, 240Hz LG W-OLED monitor. Best case end of 2024. Realistically, 2025. I'd still prefer 27" but I know I am in the minority.

TL;DR Price reductions and minor driver improvements change Hardware Unboxed's original opinion on the 7900 XT.

I started a new playthrough of Fallout 4 to get into the mood of a Bethesda RPG. Having a great time, nearly 8 years later. 1. I'm skeptical of launch day, week, month bugs. 2. I hope to find a physical copy of the game but it's not being retailed on PC in Canada at the moment. All Bethesda RPGs I bought on physical for Xbox or PC. Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3, NV, Fallout 4 etc. I want to keep the tradition going...

My testing scenarios and results on driver 23.7.1 with VRR enabled in Windows and AMD Adrenalin: Scenario 1: When I drive my primary display, #1, which supports VRR, idle is ~40w on the desktop. Scenario 2: When I drive dual monitors, #1 and #2, with #2 not supporting VRR idle is back to ~100w. Scenario 3: When I drive dual displays, #1 and #3, which both support VRR, my idle is 100w. Legend: Display 1: VG27A - 1440p @ 120hz, supports VRR Display 2: HP Z24 - 1200p @ 60hz, does NOT support VRR Display 3: LG C9 OLED - 4K @ 120hz, supports VRR Scenario 1 - Results: Scenario 2 - Results: Scenario 3 - Results: Edit: I've quickly tried updating to 23.7.2. No impact.

According to AMD's previous driver notes for 23.7.1 (23.7.2 is the latest at the time of writing), they've solved the high power draw on idle for RDNA 3 cards. I haven't seen this discussed elsewhere. https://www.amd.com/en/support/previous-drivers/graphics/amd-radeon-rx-7000-series/amd-radeon-rx-7900-series/amd-radeon-rx-7900xtx Over at Computerbase, they've gone ahead and test various RDNA 3 & RDNA 2 cards with new equipment (Powenetics V2) and have shown impressive results. The article does not mention, to my knowledge, which driver they're testing. However, it does indicate that in Windows, you can now enable "VRR". Previously, the setting was exclusive to video adapter drivers only. Given the timing, it may be fair to assume they're using 23.7.1. To those that are in this thread and have an RDNA 2 or RDNA 3 card and were previously experiencing high power draw on idle, can you share your results? Since the article is written in German, I'll also shared an article in English from Videocardz that summarizes the info more elegantly than Google Translate. https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-idle-power-consumption-drops-from-104-to-20-watts-on-4k-144hz-monitor-once-vrr-is-enabled https://www.computerbase.de/2023-07/grafikkarten-leistungsaufnahme-idle-2023/

2023-08-01 Updates Updated Metacritic scores for the following titles (in order of release) Live A Live -> 85% (PC) Viewfinder -> 84% (PC) Remnant II -> 80% (PC / PS) Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (PC) -> 88% The Expanse: A Telltale Series ->79% (PC) Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons -> 78%, 72% (PC, PS) Disney Illusion Island -> 73% (NS) Venba-> 80%, 83% (PC, PS) In other news... Baldur's Gate III will release (out of Early Access which DOES NOT COUNT) in just TWO days. Buckle up, buttercups.

Looks great on your setup. I watched on mobile but still… That is definitely a title to re-add to my wishlist.