Broken Silicon

375. AMD Zen 6 and RDNA 5 Assault, Nvidia's AI Bubble, PS6 Killing Disc | James Prior

August 18, 2026·2h 20m
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The man behind AMD Threadripper joins to discuss the 2027 hardware and the AI Bubble. [SPON: Check out SomniPods 3: https://shorturl.at/siDNk ] [SPON: JLCPCB provides seamless workflows, transparent pricing, and verified quality for 1–4-layer PCBs, and new users receive $123 in coupons: https://jlcpcb.com/?from=Moore2 ] [SPON: $24 Win11 Pro w/ "brokensilicon“ CDKeyOffer: https://www.cdkeyoffer.com/cko/Moore11 ] #JLCPCB #pcbprototype #fullstackecosystem #cdkeyoffer #Somni #SomniPods 0:00 The State of Threadripper in 2026 15:04 What parts of AI are a bubble? 36:33 When and how will the bubble pop? 1:00:45 What would make AMD Pivot from AI to Gaming? 1:10:19 AMD's Marketing Department... 1:28:23 How would James have handled PS6 Discs? 1:37:54 AMD RDNA 5 Pricing Strategy 1:52:50 AMD Zen 6 Launch Strategy 1:58:17 How will AMD get you to buy AM6? 2:06:30 What happened to Userbenchmark? Last Episode James was on: https://youtu.be/x9WV8r-T6LI?si=ttX9ovrlEUqXcVL9 James on Twitter: https://x.com/cavemanjim?lang=en James's Work History: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesdprior/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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