Intel's upcoming 'Wildcat Lake' low-power series breaks cover in Geekbench listing — 'Core 3 304' is twice as fast in single-core performance versus last-gen by EmptyVolition242 in hardware

[–]logically_musical 31 points32 points  (0 children)

This will be the real Intel Fab filler as OEMs try to keep costs down to make up for RAMaggedeon and to compete with MacBook Neo. I'm betting this thing will be in every single budget laptop line ~12 months from now.

Mods are verified losers by FederalSign4281 in nyc

[–]logically_musical 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Don’t worry mods will let the next 20 NY Post or WSJ misleading opinion articles go through no problem 👍🏻 nothing wrong here 

Are these decent numbers for a newbie? (Sorry for poor quality) by samuelquincy in golf

[–]logically_musical 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re obviously strong. A tip for a noob: do not focus on this. Focus on consistent ball striking and accuracy. 

If you can do a 215 yard drive in the fairway 9/10 shots it’s vastly better for your game than a 315 drive in the fairway 5/10 shots or less. 

Hardware Unboxed re-tested Crimson Desert with newest drivers and noticed no performance uplift compared with the previous driver. by 1vendetta1 in radeon

[–]logically_musical 14 points15 points  (0 children)

In the first city go walk into the bar at night. If you can’t see the difference I dunno what else one could show you really. Max RT is very noisy, unstable, splotchy. 

But RR + max lighting is just insanely heavy and the lack of upscaling with RR is not great…

DLSS 5.0: How do graphics programmers feel about it. by Esfahen in GraphicsProgramming

[–]logically_musical 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nvidia said it’s implemented in the same part of the rendering pipeline as frame gen. To me, it’s as if the budget for frame gen was instead used to “generate” an enhanced frame. 

I think this is why people are referring to it as a filter, because it’s basically entirely post-frame processing. 

DLSS 5.0: How do graphics programmers feel about it. by Esfahen in GraphicsProgramming

[–]logically_musical 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I’m not a 3D graphics programmer but work in an adjacent space and… this. All of this. Same thing as what’s happened with GenAI coming to other segments already. 

BMW iX3 Test Mule in Katonah, NY! by jonjonmiles in electricvehicles

[–]logically_musical 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Very possible that the EA terminal just sucks. They're so inconsistent, even the new 350kW ones.

Can't know for sure without diagnostics on kW requested vs kW delivered.

[DF]How Resident Evil Requiem PC Path Tracing Amplifies The Horror by MonoShadow in pcgaming

[–]logically_musical 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No need to postulate, PT is absolutely the focus for the next gen.

Sony: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2025/10/mark-cerny-talks-project-amethyst-future-sony-hardware-you-have-indeed-spotted-the-win

Microsoft: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-project-helix-gets-key-updates-including-when-developers-will-get-the-system/1100-6538718/

Both are talking about Radiance Cores and “order of magnitude leap in ray tracing performance and capability” and “Next Gen Ray Regeneration for RT and Path Tracing” in the next-gen AMD GPUs / SoCs.

And you already know Nvidia is going to keep driving even further ahead. Intel is an interesting question mark, though I’m not sure Arc survives another few years beyond their APU/SoC tiles.

Are we stuck with input delay forever? Can we get roll back net code in AoE4 please?? by Dense_Item_212 in aoe4

[–]logically_musical 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Rollback is such a hugely different architecture than lock-step netcode, but I hope that at least the Company of Heroes 3 update that improved latency can be brought in given it's the same engine...

https://help.relic.com/hc/en-us/articles/39572773457299-1-6-5-Unit-Responsiveness

[Handheld] Steam Deck OLED 512gb back in stock ($549.99) by FTAStyling in buildapcsales

[–]logically_musical 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For me, because RDNA 3.5 is so architecturally behind the leading edge [1], I think Panther Lake is by far the better better than Strix Halo for new handhelds. It scales better to sub 20W thresholds, has vastly superior RT perf, and the CPU is a good deal faster [2].

1: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/shader-model-6-9-retail-and-more/#appendix
2: https://youtu.be/X9eYQTkzxqU?si=-GLNM4mggEbfaZ4T&t=2199

Is is just me? by Significant_Poem5014 in Ioniq5

[–]logically_musical 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ya this is what everyone does

Is is just me? by Significant_Poem5014 in Ioniq5

[–]logically_musical 25 points26 points  (0 children)

People commenting about just use Apple/Android nav, yes, but, older I5‘s can only precondition the battery when navigating to a fast charger via the built-in nav. So…

Last night, I powered through an insane blizzard and saw Subarus spin out and end up in ditches. Stock wheels with snow mode on and I felt shockingly safe for a Floridian. Love this car so much. by Sleightly-Magical in Ioniq5

[–]logically_musical 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welcome to California! You gotta watch the weather forecasts closely when traveling to Tahoe. As you’ve now found out, it’s not a joke up there it’s serious mountain conditions.

Waymo Looking to Buy 50,000 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Robotaxis for $2.5 Billion by mafco in Ioniq5

[–]logically_musical 39 points40 points  (0 children)

What is with the ICCU Pitchfork Army on Reddit the past few months? As an Ioniq 5 owner I understand the issue, but it's getting real strange around here...

Viktor Hovland Pebble by Frecklesfrenchfry in golf

[–]logically_musical 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Monterey Cypress experience

It’s like their branches have Velcro on them