NVIDIA GPU Leaks, AMD Ryzen XT, and Spot the Robot

GPU Market Updates: NVIDIA RTX 30-Series Leaks

Branding and Naming Shuffles

• The tech community is buzzing with leaks about NVIDIA's upcoming RTX 3080, 3090, and Titan series, which suggest a significant shift in naming conventions, potentially moving away from the Ti and Super designations.
• Linus and Luke discuss the confusion surrounding previous naming schemes and analyze whether a move to higher numbers like "90" reflects the glory days of dual-GPU cards or a new, more straightforward high-end tier.

Performance Expectations

• Leaks indicate that the RTX 3080 could offer a massive leap in performance-per-dollar compared to the current 2080 series, utilizing higher CUDA core counts and faster GDDR6X memory.

AMD Ryzen XT Series

• The crew addresses the confirmed launch of the AMD Ryzen 3600 XT, 3800 XT, and 3900 XT processors.
• Key takeaways include:
• These chips are drop-in compatible with existing AM4 motherboards.
• Improved boost clock residency is expected due to refined manufacturing processes.
• The update to StoreMI 2.0 will provide a read-only caching approach, promising better ease of use and support for varied storage combinations.

The Boston Dynamics "Spot" Robot

• The famous Boston Dynamics Spot is officially on sale, though the base price and accessories (like a $21,000 inspection module) are prohibitively expensive for most consumers.

"I don't know about you, but I think twenty-one thousand eight hundred dollars for awareness for a robot is actually very reasonable."
• While the team jokes about using it for "robot dogfights" or home automation, they conclude that without industrial use cases, it remains an expensive, albeit fascinating, collector's toy.

Miscellaneous Tech Adventures

• Raspberry Pi PCI-E Expansion: A DIY hack allowing the use of PCI-e cards on a Raspberry Pi 4 is explored as a potential path for custom file servers.
• 3D Sen Emulator: A new Steam release that turns classic NES sprites into 3D voxel environments, a visual feat that deeply impressed the hosts.