132. Intel Alchemist Launch, Nvidia’s Shady 2021, AMD Mindshare, Windows 11 Flops

Tom & Dan look back on 2021 to discuss the biggest stories, & their lasting impressions going into 2022. They also discuss ARC & Win11. [SPON: Get 10% off Tasty Vite Ramen with Code “brokensilicon” at: https://bit.ly/3oyv4tR] [SPON: brokensilicon = -30% off Windows, dieshrink = -3% off Everything: https://biitt.ly/shbSk] 0:00 Interview Advice, Underrated Games from 2021 we recommend (Intro Banter) 9:20 The Game Awards Thoughts 11:50 Ray Casting Sound (Corrections & Omissions) 13:56 Q1 - Did Tiger Lake arrive too late? Was Cezanne a bigger deal than Renoir? 19:44 Did Ampere improve laptop performance? Was the 3060 12GB improperly reviewed? 27:18 The Legacy of Nvidia CMP Mining Cards & LHR 33:18 Q2 - Intel Enthusiasm hits Rock Bottom with Rocket Lake 45:20 Debunking "Zen 3+ Warhol" and the 4700S using XBOX - We learned a lot... 53:30 AMD FSR - Is it actually living up to expectations by the end of the year? 1:03:40 June 2021 – Raptor Lake, Zen 4, Bergamo – Which mega leak was a bigger deal? 1:09:25 Q3 - Threadripper Leaked then Cancelled, Nintendo Switch 2 1:21:43 PlayStation 5 Pro, RDNA 3, RDNA 4Leaks - Putting Future Pricing in Perspective 1:33:57 Intel ARC December Leak - Should we be worried about it's launch? 1:49:09 Nvidia Halting Ampere Production and losing their ARM Acquisition 2:01:59 Windows 11 is a Complete Flop - We need to talk about it. 2:08:51 Alder Lake Market Share, i3-12300 Performance, RTX 3080 12GB (Wrap Up) 2:18:31 AMD Monet, Lowest Common Denominator, Designing for Ray Tracing (Final RM) https://www.platinumgames.com/official-blog/article/10021 https://twitter.com/kopite7kimi/status/1343462867811495937 https://www.techspot.com/review/2200-amd-ryzen-5900hx/ https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/147255-amd-unveils-ryzen-mobile-5000-series-cezanne-processors/ https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3080-mobile.c3684 https://www.techspot.com/review/2254-geforce-rtx-3080-laptop/ https://youtu.be/wvKCQTWEep0 https://youtu.be/msmmdMrKPuY https://youtu.be/sg__YdXbRtI https://www.techspot.com/review/2211-geforce-rtx-3060/ https://www.techspot.com/review/2222-intel-core-i9-11900k/ https://youtu.be/9-Txn8A9LUA https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1372992263165513728 https://youtu.be/3qA-72lFC6U https://youtu.be/BKYSFeL2fBw https://twitter.com/ExecuFix/status/1397173117487828992 https://youtu.be/YCRoo0tqJL4 https://youtu.be/HDnwT5h472c https://youtu.be/cUJtIK94Djc https://www.eenewsautomotive.com/news/nvidia-announces-new-superprocessor-autonomous-cars https://youtu.be/9sUM29iMO5w https://youtu.be/T1KdV-lwMMY https://twitter.com/mooreslawisdead/status/1400367814440013826 https://www.techpowerup.com/289568/windows-11-a-flop-survey-claims-less-than-1-upgraded-microsoft-improves-start-menu https://www.statista.com/chart/3864/windows-10-adoption/ https://videocardz.com/newz/gigabyte-confirms-geforce-rtx-3080-12gb-rtx-3070ti-16gb-and-radeon-rx-6500-xt-through-eec-filing https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3090-ti-to-launch-on-january-27th-rtx-3070-ti-on-january-11th https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-to-be-announced-on-january-4th-launches-january-27th https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-mx550-might-be-the-first-ampere-card-with-2gb-gddr6-memory-15-faster-than-mx450 https://wccftech.com/intel-entry-level-core-i3-12300-core-i3-12100-alder-lake-desktop-cpu-benchmarks-leak-out-strong-single-core-performance-run-cool-under-65w-power-usage/ https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/cpu-amd_ryzen_5_5600x-1750 https://wccftech.com/intel-cpus-report-highest-share-for-the-entirety-of-2021-thanks-to-alder-lake-but-amd-ryzen-cpus-retain-their-dominating-lead/ https://wccftech.com/samsung-begins-sampling-24-gbps-gddr6-memory-chips-for-next-gen-gpus/ https://wccftech.com/evga-gpu-firmware-boosts-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-crypto-mining-performance-by-up-to-21/ https://wccftech.com/https-wccftech-com-the-riftbreaker-interview-talking-about-ray-tracing-next-gen-and-more/