Nick C @nickchapman@octodon.social
photographer, coder, husband, and dad.
forgot to link to the AdoredTV's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3kGSbWFig4
wow...32 cores / 64 threads for #amd #threadripper 2nd gen! and seems to drop into existing boards. i thought 24, maybe...but didn't imagine they'd make 32 cores available. was hoping to get some info on that rumored 28 cu apu, though!
#amd is rumored to be working on #nearmemory, or #HBM for CPU usage. This is what I've been waiting on for a while...just look at the performance of the new #intel NUC with #vega graphics to see what a higher-end #apu could look like! i'm not sure how addressable GPU HBM would be over PCI-E, but I've thought for a while it'd be interesting for PC to have access to that memory when the GPU isn't using it...especially on a low memory machine.
https://www.gamersnexus.net/news-pc/3286-hw-news-amd-going-ddr5-hbm-for-cpus-7nm-challenges
fun rant from #gamersnexus about the new #nvidia gt 1030 variant with lower clocks and slower memory. steve also honorable mentions #amd pulling some shady configuring of the rx 560 after launch and nvidia's 1060 3GB version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eca6mvIuBBU
The new GeForce Partner Program #GPP by #NVIDIA does not seem to be fully transparent nor consumer friendly. Hopefully, enough people will complain or there will be a threat of hurt sales and they'll roll it back, or the plan will backfire and the newly created, alternate gaming brands will garner some attention and get some marketshare. I feel like fines or financial hits are the only way these companies listen.
https://www.hardocp.com/article/2018/03/07/geforce_partner_program_impacts_consumer_choice
I know this is just a reddit post, but it has links to lots of seemingly legit stuff saying this was put out by a company trying to manipulate AMD's stock price. Maybe try to get the stock to drop, buy big on the dip...and hope to make killer quick short while the stock recovers? Glad NVIDIA and Intel don't seem to be involved!
crazy about these #amd security flaws in #ryzen and #epyc ! the 24-hour notice they were given is super weird and I'm really hoping this isn't funded by #intel or something. before #meltdown and #spectre were made public, both companies were given like 200 days or something...24-hours is unprecedented, so there really has to be something to it. if they are legit, good to get it out in the public so AMD has to acknowledge / fix / whatever, but that timing!
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-flaws-ryzenfall-masterkey-fallout-chimera,36656.html
#freesync coming to #xbox - that's pretty cool! i think the #xboxone gets freesync 1 while the s and x variants will get freesync 2. it'd help if some TVs start supporting it. it'll be nice if developers can say, if freesync detected, run at actual framerate (high 30s or low 40s, for example), otherwise run at locked 30.
I just saw #awrinkleintime and it wasn't nearly as bad as I had thought it'd be (based on reviews/ratings). I read the books as a young adult and enjoyed them. Additionally, I typically furrow my brow at movie adaptations from books I've read...the movie still wasn't a substitute for the book, but was far from a disservice!
Now I feel like I need to read the overwhelmingly negative reviews and see what they disliked that I didn't mind.
#asrock vaguely replied that it should work if the CPU supports it. i'd still love to hear from someone using it.
i haven't seen anything much about #ryzen 2200G or 2400G and #freesync. i believe the vega supports it, but depends on the motherboard's implementation of the on-board video out. seems like it would be a good fit for the 30-60 FPS @ 1080p low/med framerates...especially for people buying but intending to upgrade to a dedicated in the future.
hardware unboxed had a really thorough review if you have 25 minutes and want to really know how the 2200G and 2400G perform.
Looks like the leak I was basing my numbers on was wrong (or severely overclocked?) -- still good numbers, but firestrike was closer to 1030, a little lower than my 7790. Should have lots of legit numbers tomorrow to back up those SonOfATech found yesterday.
i'm extrapolating some data for the #Vega 11 in the #ryzen 5 #2400G and there is no way it can be right. i'm showing the numbers below based on the leaked firestrike score and some reference comparisons based on a computerbase.de 1030 vs 550 comparison:
AMD HD 7790 > 109.34%
Ryzen 5 2400G > 139.01%
AMD RX 560 > 146.15%
GT 1030 > 89.01%
AMD RX 550 > 100.00%
while this isn't too far from the firestrike numbers, I imagined actual game performance of the 1030 to be higher.
real tests ftw!
ugh *can perform like 4c/4t cpu and RX550..
first leak i've seen of #Ryzen 5 #2400G performance looks like a firestrike graphics score of 5900. for reference, my radeon #hd7790 1GB gets 4500 at stock and 5100 overclocked. it is slower than a #rx460 / #rx560 but usually faster than a #rx550. historically, APUs did better in firestrike than actual games (due to power constraints) but that isn't supposed to be the case this gen because of efficiency improvements. here's hope! if the #2200G can perform like 4c/4t cpu and RX500.. big win!
