Recent content by Quirkz

Bought a 6650XT for a mini PC in 2022 for $260. That was killer value for the time. This is not.

Agreed. There's no problem with an 8GB card.... if it's priced cheaply enough!

It's possible you're a paid shill for amazon. I stand by this that it's entirely possible, unless you can prove otherwise. .... Do you see the problem with this kind of logic? :)

plus, the 7000 series from AMD just weren't that competitive with nvidia. The 6000 series radeon were a lot more competitive vs the 30 series nvidia. AMD fumbled their new multiCCD architecture, leaving nvidia holding all the cards, right at the point that nvidia decided that gaming wasn't worth...

My reaction too - They too low resolution. Plus, given the changes referred to (new DLSS and more rays/pixel), I suspect these are not the sort of improvements you'll notice much in static images. Probably a bit more noticeable when moving around.

Would fail when they tried to use it on the non-compatible AM5 socket, possible even damaging the motherboard!

Gamers nexus put out a video a couple weeks back with a similar problem with a power supply. It's getting more and more common. So easy for storefronts to pump fake product *especially when amazon just dumps them all in the same bin*. Amazon didn't supply this chip, it was some unidentified...

They just talk about a few more rays per pixel - So no, it's not a bit pathtracing update. Mostly like a bit more stable, less grainy RT due to more rays per pixel.

Agreed. And then there's the GPU - The compute benchmarks here, and ML performance will be interesting to see.

A 'hair slower' than the desktop 4090? I suspect you'll be gravely disappointed if that's your expectation. This is the 5080 desktop chip (same core counts.) - which has half the core count of the 5090, and only 2/3s the core count of the 4090. At 360 watts, the 5080 desktop is already more...

Nope! Where I work, the code is mostly open sourced, and I don't look at sensitive client data. I build the systems, but I don't operate them. The much more normal working scenario is "the data isn't sensitive". I mean, just look at everyone working at cafes, airports and hotel lobbies. The...

Man, this line puts in all in perspective, doesn't it? When the GPU for your computer is a mortgage payment, or a couple months rent for most people (or more), or the cost of a cheap, but decent, older car... Or a holiday in Paris, with flights and a few nights hotel accommodation included.

I agree with everything you're saying, except for this part. Clearly, you've never travelled for work, been stuck somewhere with no access to power. Low wattage performance and battery life is really important for some of us. I want my fast compiles, and hours of battery (but that's why I work...

That's not user issue: That's a *design* issue. The poor design made it very easy for people to not realise it wasn't inserted properly. The changes improves the design, by warning people when it's not properly inserted. It's still a work around to the fundamental issue though.

Absolutely correct. Especially when the article says these chips will burst up to 160W - that's desktop power draw, not laptop. The critical laptop criteria here is: What's the performance difference at the same power draw? (especially a meaningful laptop class power draw of around the base 55W...