We analyze Switch 2 performance, the impacts of Trump Tariffs, Zen 6, and Nvidia releases.
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0:00 Weather Talk (Intro Banter)
2:48 Microsoft Teams vs Skype, AI Videos (Corrections)
7:31 Nvidia RTX 5090 & 5080 Laptops Reviewed
16:03 (Leak) RTX 5060 Ti Release Date
24:41 Nvidia’s Value Freezing Scheme
29:41 Zen 6 Medusa, Olympic Ridge, and Bumblebee FULLY Leaked
39:29 Zen 5+, X970 Extreme, Zen 6 DDR5, RDNA 5 vs UDNA, Steam Deck 2
54:25 Intel Vision 2025 - Panther Lake is 2026 & No ARC Updates
1:03:03 Intel-TSMC Joint Venture Rumors 
1:05:57 Nintendo Switch 2 FINALLY Revealed & Detailed
1:16:26 Trump Tariffs hit the Global Economy
1:25:45 Nvidia Drivers, Qualcomm vs ARM, Copilot+ comes to AMD & Intel (Wrap-Up)
1:28:03 Shader Compilation, Ranking Bad Launches, ARM for Valve Deckard (Final RM)



https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-antarctica-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-antarctica-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands
https://youtu.be/RvCwMskRZHc?si=lZBT47Q1w7pRH5nV
https://www.techspot.com/news/107398-laptop-rtx-5080-comes-within-15-rtx-5090.html
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Our-first-GeForce-RTX-5080-laptop-benchmarks-are-in-and-results-are-roughly-10-percent-slower-than-the-mobile-RTX-5090.991312.0.html
https://www.theverge.com/tech/638930/razer-blade-16-2025-rtx-5090-gaming-laptop-impressions-price
https://videocardz.com/newz/reviewers-report-geforce-rtx-5090-for-laptops-is-50-slower-than-desktop-version
https://www.techspot.com/news/107424-nvidia-rtx-5060-ti-reportedly-launching-april-16.html
https://youtu.be/970JyCapx8A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcXN9xoXwns
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-confirms-panther-lake-as-a-2026-client-product-discrete-gpus-also-get-a-nod   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y-nAGO1-qM
https://www.reuters.com/technology/intel-tsmc-tentatively-agree-form-chipmaking-joint-venture-information-reports-2025-04-03/
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/68415/~/nintendo-switch%26nbsp%3B2-game-key-card-overview
https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/features/
https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-tariffs-news-04-04-25/index.html#cm92uj4wt002o3b6ne1bu18ap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVgUe3qSU9k
https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-16-nintendo-switch-2-part-4
https://wccftech.com/cyberpunk-2077-nintendo-switch-2-40-fps-docked/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3CR6RiWS2U
https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/nintendo-switch-2-vs-switch-1-tech-specs-compared-feature-upgrades/
https://www.reuters.com/technology/nintendo-delays-switch-2-pre-orders-us-tariff-uncertainty-2025-04-04/
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-says-that-chip-tariffs-are-starting-very-soon
https://www.fool.com/research/tariff-and-trade-tracker/
Qualcomm launches global anti-trust campaign against ARM: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/qualcomm-launches-global-antitrust-campaign-against-arm-accuses-arm-of-restricting-access-to-technology
AMD & Intel FINALLY get access to Copilot+: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/03/31/expanding-copilot-pc-experiences-across-amd-intel-and-snapdragon-powered-devices/
Game Dev Recommends rolling back Nvidia Drivers: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/game-developers-urge-nvidia-rtx-30-and-40-series-owners-rollback-to-december-2024-driver-after-recent-rtx-50-centric-release-issues
More DT MTL ES Spotted: https://videocardz.com/newz/unreleased-intel-core-ultra-100-meteor-lake-s-desktop-cpu-spotted-68-cores-and-no-hyperthreading


304. Nvidia Freezes Value w/ RTX 5060 Ti, Nintendo Switch 2, AMD Zen 6, 5090 Laptop

This is the story of why I always bring up the HD 7970, and how I came to have the opinions I have now.

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Episode 4: My PC Gaming Origin Story

Paul from Not An Apple Fan and I discuss the changing PC Hardware landscape, and what it used to be like building 10 years ago!  Check out Pauls Channel:
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Episode 5: Not An Apple Fan Discusses RTX Super, Navi, and The Biggest Upset in CPU History

Relapse

1)	0:25 Do Jedi’s wear Underwear? 
2)	5:45 Remembering the RTX 2000 Launch
3)	9:11 Where RTX needs to be for Mainstream Adoption
4)	12:30 Why we are so critical of RTX (It’s not the price)
5)	15:07 Comparing Turing to Kepler 
6)	25:35 Nvidia’s Answer to RDNA 2.0 Ray Tracing
7)	30:00 Next Gen Ray Tracing
8)	55:00 The Performance of Next Gen
9)	58:30 When will big Navi Come out?
10)	1:11:50 Dealing with the Haters.
11)	1:19:00 NAAF on Zen 2 Boost Clocks

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https://www.techpowerup.com/259080/amd-agesa-1-0-0-3abba-detailed-fixes-zen2-boost-issues
https://youtu.be/CvFftDYN6LQ
https://youtu.be/R7ctspiXq8U

15. Not An Apple Fan: Ray Tracing War of 2021

Apple is prepping high end GPUs, AMD is competing in the high end, & Intel is truly in trouble over the next 12 months. As we go into the final month of 2020, it is becoming clear gaming hardware is only beginning a long period of change. 

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0:00 Intro Banter, End of Year Business
9:06 Open Discussion about Marked Up Prices & Solutions to Scalpers
28:40 RX 6900XT Reviews & Discussion
37:15 How will RDNA 2 age? How strong would an RX 6900XT Toxic be?
49:50 Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti Reviews & Discussion
56:10 AMD Navi 22, Navi 23, Navi 24 Leaks
1:13:00 Smart Access Memory Already Working on Intel Z490
1:22:00 AMD’s ARM M1 Competitor
1:29:16  Apple High End GPU
1:34:21 Intel Rocket Lake i9 & i7 Leaked – the same chip.
1:40:05 ICL-SP 36C 10nm CPU Confirmed (leaked by MLID 6 months ago)
1:42:46 Console Dev Kits, What hardware will the PS6 have?  RDNA 5?
1:54:35 Halo Infinite, Battlefield 6, Cyberpunk 2077
2:12:00 End of Year Thoughts before the End of Year Series…

AMD KEEPING Reference: https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6900-xt-rx-6800-xt-and-rx-6800-reference-desings-are-being-discontinued
https://youtu.be/5a1hH6pfjQs
https://youtu.be/nxQ0-QtAtxA
https://www.techspot.com/review/2160-amd-radeon-6900-xt/
https://youtu.be/1ITdex_JrBM
https://youtu.be/b9ALYCuqtho
https://static.techspot.com/articles-info/2155/bench/4K-o.png
https://www.techspot.com/review/2155-geforce-rtx-3060-ti/
https://youtu.be/Z9JH6_8gEaM
https://youtu.be/RTXntnGhn1E
https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-rx-6000m-rdna-2-mobility-gpus-navi-22-navi-23-navi-24-detailed/
https://twitter.com/patrickschur_/status/1335600622255697921
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/radeon-rx-5500-xt.c3468
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-6800xt-sees-performance-boost-on-intel-z490-with-resizable-bar-enabled
https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-rumored-to-have-a-prototype-Apple-M1-competitor-in-the-works.507238.0.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-07/apple-preps-next-mac-chips-with-aim-to-outclass-highest-end-pcs
https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/7/22158264/apple-32-core-processor-arm-mac-macbook-pro
https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i9-11900k-rocket-lake-14nm-flagship-8-core-desktop-cpu-spotted/
https://wccftech.com/intel-ice-lake-sp-cpu-with-36-cores-112-threads-at-3-60-ghz-leaks-out/
https://youtu.be/GqErX7VkitI
https://www.somagnews.com/three-specifications-ps5-xbox-series-x-due/
https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/8/22164440/halo-infinite-launch-date-fall-2021
https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/cyberpunk-2077?ref=hp

78. RX 6900XT, Navi 22 & 23, Intel i9-11900K, Apple High End GPU | Changing Times

One brother is an Engineer, and the other is a Scientist.   Both are hilarious and discuss the latest news, rumors, and developments going on in the Computer Hardware and PC Gaming Space.

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304. Nvidia Freezes Value w/ RTX 5060 Ti, Nintendo Switch 2, AMD Zen 6, 5090 Laptop

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