Recent content by enewmen

Can someone explain why all GPU makers are so stingy with offering RAM? Is there a limit to how much RAM is needed for a 1080p screen for example no matter how many textures are used?

It seems memory requirements have been stagnant for the past 15 years. I should expect mainstream applications to require 64 GB by now. 64 bits is a lot of address space; let's use it.

Molten salt thorium reactors are being built and used NOW in China for use in remote areas and large container ships. Search: TMSR-LF1, KUN-24AP

It looks like you're talking about Thorium reactors. Lots of small local-use thorium reactors will solve many problems. These reactors are MUCH cheaper, safer, don't require water, and smaller than the big uranium reactors seen today.

I feel old.

Yes, h.265 should be similar to AV1. I've tried to encode h.265 on a 2060 and 4060 for many hours. I've always ended up using the (dog slow) CPU for encoding (I can tell the difference, especially in fast-moving video). AV1 on the 4060 just gave me good results the first time. My 2-cents worth.

I was actually impressed moving from a mobile 2060 to a 4060. Obvious. But It was improvements in areas other than the raw speed that got my attention. I can now encode AV1 video at lightning speed and with good quality output (I never got good encoding video quality from a video-card before)...

Thanks for the review. Maybe a good suggestion is another test with performance per watt as the focus. Alder Lake vs Zen3 and big vs little cores - when available.

Didn't work for me until I noticed an extra space in the reg key. Check for a space before and after the name. Maybe now I can keep Win 11 awhile and at least tolerate it while I try to get used to it. BTW many power settings are GONE. The only way to change is to use Control Panel which itself...

I like the use of OptiNAND and ePMR , but when will 2.5" drives get updates? I can use large amounts of storage for professional work in a notebook for example. I haven't heard anything yet, not even rumors.

I can't afford it if it does exist. However, I want to see the progress that will trickle down to the consumer level eventually. This should open up applications that are not currently possible. One application that comes to mind is using all the 64-bit address space. Basically, all applications...

I'm still waiting for the 512GB Intel DIMM using optane and fast cache. The optane-based sticks should also have ultra low watt sleep states.

Is there good news from this? Such as Intel becoming a viable 3rd player? GPU companies hiring top talent to increase the rate of performance and architecture in each graphics card generation? Fabs improving manufacturing faster than normal? Overall larger improvements per generation?

Will Nvidia make a RISC-V M1 killer (before someone else does)?

The spec sheet you provided is more detailed than the ones I was looking at. Strange when I try to set the screen-res in Desktop Display Settings, I just see 1080 max. Maybe my monitor is not configured correctly. I'll also check the cable carefully. The notebook I'm looking at is Xe gen 12 and...