Interesting. More tensor cores, maybe? Nvidia does seem intensely focused on machine learning these days.
I do wonder if thugs really had a source, someone misled him, or was making it all up all along.
Tx1 ending production this year (or even less in January) was obviously never happening in any timeline.
Nintendo online 2 shows no signs of existing.
And all the things he said, were mostly things a lot of people were already speculating.
Tx1 ending production this year (or even less in January) was obviously never happening in any timeline.
Nintendo online 2 shows no signs of existing.
And all the things he said, were mostly things a lot of people were already speculating.
Maybe Mariko is a finite resource but with tens of millions of units already stockpiled, like enough for 3-4 years. How do we know it's not already discontinued? Nintendo could be retconning the older V2 units with the OLED while simultaneously raising the price to slow consumption until the upgraded model arrives in a year or two because let's face it, due to multiple stock shortages, Nintendo now knows they must not have been charging enough for the original Switch. We'll see if V2 models become mysteriously scarce after the holiday season while still remaining officially supported. I think they're reasonably sure people will spend the extra $50 in that case.
That...doesn't make a lot of business sense, for like a zillion different reasons.
First of all, storing tens of millions of units of a chip is expensive. Second, they're not going to get themselves into a position where there could be a theft or fire or earthquake at their Mariko storage facilities and then be like "oops, I guess we just can't sell our enormously popular console any more."
One of the hard things about trying to be an "insider" especially with Nintendo information. Nothing is ever set in stone with them. They could get 100% legit info then Nintendo changes things and they look silly. Is he banned?
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Speaking about tape out, considering that Hopper is rumoured to tape out soon, I wonder if or when kopite7kimi will mention when T239 (Dane) will be taped out. (It definitely sounds like Nvidia's repeating the separation of datacentre and gaming GPU architectures with Hopper and Lovelace, like with Volta and Turing, if the rumours are true.)
Yes, he's permabanned.
They are not related in any way. One is a huge HPC/AI next gen MCM architecture made at TSMC's N5. The other is an Ampere (GA100 possibly) based mobile class Arm SoC made on 8N.
Alternately one of the hard things about making shit up. Yea he is banned.
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I'm not saying Hopper and T239 (Dane) are related. I was wondering when kopite7kimi's going to talk about T239 (Dane) being taped out, considering the rumour that T239 (Dane) hasn't been taped out yet. Or if kopite7kimi's going to talk about T239 (Dane) being taped out at all.
Considering that kopite7kimi has mentioned gaming Ampere GPUs being taped out (i.e. GA102, GA104, etc.), there's a chance kopite7kimi is going to talk T239 (Dane) being taped out.
And on an unrelated note, I wonder if it's greymon55 or kopite7kimi who's going to talk about Hopper being taped out.
To be completely fair TX1 was indeed discontinued in January of this year. That has been known publicly for a while though.
TX1+ of course has not. No idea if he or his source just confused the two or if it was just bullshit.
Colorized in 4K?? Must be the HDR and DLSS working in tandem.Leaked picture of the new Switch:
Leaked picture of the new Switch:
Is that ray traced lighting?
You love to see it!
Speaking of HDR, this is an odd idea, but I'm curious to know if it is possible to use Tensor Cores for HDR is possible as a system-wide feature for games that didn't have HDR on them and not need developer input per se for those games, or at least until they decide to do an input. An AI trained algorithm that is accelerated by the Tensor Cores to apply it for the games.
And even then, I'm curious if such a thing would perform well and accurate. This new model should be able to bring some games to "4k" without DLSS, and I include anything above 1440p as "4k" since you need above a 1080p display to actually show it.
Xbox auto hdr is using ML, so I see no reason tensor cores can't do the same in theory.
Ah it is? Did not know that it was using ML for that, bodes well on the possibility. But whether Nintendo developed some algorithm for that is a different matter and not something I really expect them to do.
I think Auto-HDR was trained using NN, not that its using ML acceleration of Xbox Series. IIRC they "forked" Auto-HDR from Coalition Gears 5 HDR solution(Which was ML based) and trained it as a general system-level solution. I don't think it's actively calculating the HDR values when running games. Could be wrong though. If someone has more knowledge on this matter, feel free to correct me.
I'm curious if nVidia will develop something for HDR, or Nintendo on a slight chance. Would be nice to have for some titles.
I tried, but I didn't find any in depth source on how it works, other than it uses an ml algorithm.
Probably the kind of project NERD would pick up if anyone.
If it's a modern Samsung panel (it is), I don't see why it shouldn't.
Final poll results
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There's a rumour from Taiwan that TSMC hopes to reduce the number of EUV layers on TSMC's 3 nm process node from 25 layers to 20 layers to reduce the cost of using TSMC's 3 nm process node via the Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) for the EUV lithography machines TSMC owns.
Anyway, the final results for who should create the second OT thread are:
So that means I'll be making the 2nd OT thread.
Anyway, the final results for who should create the second OT thread are:
- Me → 44 votes (78.57%)
- Someone else → 12 votes (21.43%)
So that means I'll be making the 2nd OT thread.
Good choice 👍There's a rumour from Taiwan that TSMC hopes to reduce the number of EUV layers on TSMC's 3 nm process node from 25 layers to 20 layers to reduce the cost of using TSMC's 3 nm process node via the Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) for the EUV lithography machines TSMC owns.
Anyway, the final results for who should create the second OT thread are:
- Me → 44 votes (78.57%)
- Someone else → 12 votes (21.43%)
So that means I'll be making the 2nd OT thread.
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I'm currently watching the latest Nate the Hate episode regarding Nintendo's statement about the validity of Bloomberg's report on the OLED model's profit margin. And I can definitely say that the latest Nate the Hate episode is definitely controversial.
Sounds good!There's a rumour from Taiwan that TSMC hopes to reduce the number of EUV layers on TSMC's 3 nm process node from 25 layers to 20 layers to reduce the cost of using TSMC's 3 nm process node via the Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) for the EUV lithography machines TSMC owns.
Anyway, the final results for who should create the second OT thread are:
- Me → 44 votes (78.57%)
- Someone else → 12 votes (21.43%)
So that means I'll be making the 2nd OT thread.
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One thing Nate said is that he thinks that Nintendo's calling the reports of the OLED model's profit margin being higher than the Nintendo Switch's profit margin false is Nintendo's attempt to discredit Bloomberg and Takashi Mochizuki since Nintendo believes Bloomberg and Takashi Mochizuki are a huge threat due to Bloomberg's wider reach in the West and Takashi Mochizuki being correct on Nintendo releasing a new Nintendo Switch model with a 7 inch 720p OLED display at a MSRP over $299.99 on October 2021. And Nate also says that he thinks that Nintendo has a personal vendetta against Bloomberg and Takashi Mochizuki.
Really? Wasn't an investor meeting/directed at investors though? Wouldn't they be in trouble if they're lying? Why would they do that now though, when Nintendo is suffering from these "leaks" ever since Iwata IIRC.
Hmm, I don't really see that as controversial, but I think that is more of a secondary bonus on dealing with misinformation on their profit margins.
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Nate mentioned in the video that Nintendo's stocks dropped when Nintendo announced the OLED model, because to investors, the OLED model wasn't the model with a SoC that has the hardware capable of DLSS and is capable of up to 4K, which Bloomberg reported on.
I know that companies use PR speak and are deliberately vague. But why does everyone doubt that Nintendo isn't making higher margin on the OLED model? Maybe component costs or economies of scale haven't decreased enough to offset higher BoM? Maybe they're just telling the truth? We are in unprecedented times, after all.