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A lot has happened since our AI GPU Black Market video, and in particular, the GPU Export Controls situation has continually evolved and ... enweirdened. Because AMD can't just mislead people alone, in our opinions, now NVIDIA seemingly also has to join in. Again. In this coverage, we're recapping the GPU Export Control rules changes so far in the US and NVIDIA's statements related to them.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Erroneous Chatter in the Media
05:42 - Export Controls Timeline So Far
11:03 - The US Government's Lack of Understanding
17:19 - The China Obstacle
24:40 - Zero Percent Marketshare
27:39 - Earnings Again and Policies Recap
28:52 - Conclusion
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A lot has happened since our AI GPU Black Market video, and in particular, the GPU Export Controls situation has continually evolved and ... enweirdened. Because AMD can't just mislead people alone, in our opinions, now NVIDIA seemingly also has to join in. Again. In this coverage, we're recapping the GPU Export Control rules changes so far in the US and NVIDIA's statements related to them.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Erroneous Chatter in the Media
05:42 - Export Controls Timeline So Far
11:03 - The US Government's Lack of Understanding
17:19 - The China Obstacle
24:40 - Zero Percent Marketshare
27:39 - Earnings Again and Policies Recap
28:52 - Conclusion
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![AMD Says Were Confused
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AMD threatened to limit GPU driver support for products it is still ACTIVELY SELLING, then made errors in its driver notes, then fixed them, clarified its statement, then it clarified the clarifying statement, then it said youre all just confused. AMD continues to squander every opportunity it is handed, managing to screw-up its driver roll-out and communications in a span of just a few days. The backdrop to this is NVIDIAs partnership with Palantir, continual screwing of its gaming consumers, and recent investment in Intel, which has recently shown promise with Battlemage (Arc GPU) driver updates.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Ya Done Fd Up Now, A-AMD
03:24 - What Happened
07:54 - Gaslighting
11:44 - RDNA 2 is Still Sold
14:26 - Intel Puts AMD to Shame
17:04 - Conclusion
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![Intel Arc GPU Driver Problems Revisited: 2025 Arc Graphics Driver Review
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Intels Arc GPU driver bugs have been Arcs nemesis since launch. Were revisiting Intel Arc drivers in 2025 to look at the post-Battlemage, pre-Celestial GPU driver situation. In this video, we test nearly every single button in Intels graphics software, track 641 bugs across 10 months of updates, check for video card driver update lag following major PC game launches, and more. The focus today is on the driver package, usability, and bugs. Our most recent performance benchmarks for Arc can be found in our AMD RX 9060 XT GPU review.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - 641 Issues Tracked: Intel Arc 2025 Drivers Revisit
02:27 - Intels Current Driver Quality
04:15 - Revisiting the Broken Smooth Sync
05:04 - Revisiting the Broken Speed Sync
05:48 - The Software is Better
07:09 - Removing Trash Software is Easier
08:13 - HDCP Improvements
08:42 - Fixing Obnoxious Notifications
09:12 - Dropped Features
10:39 - Current State of Intel Software
11:18 - Broken Performance Monitoring
13:18 - Video Capture Issues
14:05 - Smart VSync Issues
14:38 - Smaller Complaints: UI Bugs, Usability, FPS Limits
16:24 - Intel vs. NVIDIA Game-Ready Drivers
18:17 - Timeline of Driver Launches
21:40 - XeSS Support
24:53 - Average Time to Fix Problems
26:59 - Conclusion
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![Not a Waste of Sand: Ultra 7 270K Plus CPU Review & Benchmarks
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Intels Ultra 7 270K Plus (270KP) is one of the most promising CPU launches weve seen in a long time, and has some similarities to the Ryzen 1000 and 2000 era of CPUs. The key difference is that Intels platform is a dead-end, unfortunately, but from a performance standpoint, Intel is showing a lot of positive similarities. In this testing, we benchmark the Intel 270K Plus vs. the 250K Plus, AMDs X3D CPUs (including the 7800X3D, 5800X3D, and 9800X3D), and Intels predecessors, like the 14700K. Intels 270K Plus does particularly well in workloads like video editing in DaVinci Resolve and in our code compile test.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intel 270K Plus CPU Review and Benchmarks
03:55 - Intel, Please Listen
06:12 - Intel Platform Performance Package
07:29 - Intel 270K Plus Specs
08:08 - CPU Pricing Update
09:05 - Frequency: All-Core 270K Plus vs. 250KP
09:53 - Frequency Single-Thread Boost Intel 270K Plus
11:14 - Baldurs Gate 3 Best Gaming CPUs 2026
12:38 - Outer Worlds 2 Intel 270K Plus Benchmark
13:38 - Outer Worlds 2 1440p Benchmarks
14:04 - Stellaris CPU Simulation Time Comparison
15:15 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Intel vs AMD CPUs
16:02 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 1440p
16:26 - Dragons Dogma 2 Intel 270K and 250K Benchmarks
17:35 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 1080p Medium
18:25 - Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 1080p High
19:28 - F1 25 270K vs 7800X3D, 5800X3D
20:24 - Starfield CPU Benchmarks
21:11 - Chromium Code Compile Best CPUs for Programmers
22:42 - Blender CPU Rendering Benchmarks
24:14 - 7-Zip File Compression Best CPUs
25:23 - 7-Zip File Decompression Comparison
26:34 - Adobe Photoshop Best CPUs
27:10 - DaVinci Resolve Video Editing CPU Benchmarks
27:55 - Power Consumption - Blender All-Core
28:57 - Power Consumption - F1 25
29:18 - Conclusion
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