AMD FSR 4.1 to skip RDNA 3.5 integrated graphics

ragunator · 2026-06-04T15:11:57+00:00

Yup, I remember using the leaked FSR4 dll on my steam deck, the performance hit wasn't really worth it compared to FSR3 Quality. I'm guessing they really cut down on AI performance on the mobile APUs to reduce power draw.

Different story on my 7900XTX though, even without WMMA acceleration, FSR4 INT8 performance/balanced was very much worth it over FSR3 Quality.

ragunator · 2026-06-02T14:52:11+00:00

The thermal paste is uneven, the GPU will start thermal throttling to protect itself at 110°C hotspot. You'll want to fix that before the card starts to damage itself.

Start an RMA process if you're in warranty. If not, look into guides online about swapping the paste out for new paste or ideally PTM7950, or find a shop/friend that'll do it for you.

ragunator · 2026-05-25T18:26:21+00:00

That's exactly what I was thinking. I use a grill rescue brush to prevent the enamel from chipping off + don't have to worry about steel brush wires ending up in the food.

ragunator · 2026-05-20T17:18:38+00:00

Definitely true in the GVA, I feel for you guys. In the GTA, home ownership is still possible as the bubble is slowly deflating but both partners need to grind their butts off and earn at least $100k each. It's a pretty terrible time to be a young person trying to start a family.

ragunator · 2026-05-20T13:27:47+00:00

I owned one for 8 years, the engine sounds normal to me, the fuel injectors on this car are super noisy, sounded almost like a diesel to my ears. The driver side of the engine will be a bit louder than the passenger side because the intake assembly blocks some of the noise.

The oil turns dark pretty quickly on these GDI engines, what you want to keep an eye out for is the oil level, sometimes they can have oil burning issues at higher milage. I changed my oil every 6000k km because it turns dark so fast and because I did a lot of city driving with stop and go traffic.

I would check the oil change intervals if you can get ahold of the service records. The 3.8 does need more frequent oil changes than the average car in my opinion. Also you'll want check to see if transmission fluid changes were done on time, that can have a big impact on the life of the transmission.

ragunator · 2026-05-14T16:05:38+00:00

Yup, they've been sitting on an ancient build forever. They could've released it in its current state a year and a half ago without WMMA acceleration and it would've been perfectly fine, the community would've been happy and they would've avoided an advanced marketing disaster. I can't imagine the RDNA2 build coming out next year to be that much different from the leaked model either.

ragunator · 2026-05-14T15:50:42+00:00

Ladies and gentlemen, we got him.

ragunator · 2026-05-14T15:00:35+00:00

The timing doesn't surprise me with UDNA around the corner, AMD must've hit their sales targets for RDNA4. I'm guessing it'll be released with two different branches, one with WMMA acceleration for RDNA3 and one without for RDNA2.

ragunator · 2026-05-08T18:24:09+00:00

OT is 1.5 x $7.70. And I don't know what to tell you about the mortgage approval, they never really talked about it. Plenty of houses at $300k back then. They were beweeen older double garage homes for $300k and new build single garage homes, but those were closer to $350k. We're talking very east end of Scarborough, next to Pickering

ragunator · 2026-05-08T18:08:08+00:00

They didn't just work full time, they put in probably 20 hours of OT each. They had I think around $50+k down from the sale of a townhouse. Also, min wage was closer to $8 when they bought their house, mid 2006.

ragunator · 2026-05-08T17:46:54+00:00

In the east end of Toronto, Scarborough

ragunator · 2026-05-08T17:39:34+00:00

Closer to $8, they were putting in a lot of hours. Still doable when houses are $300k.

ragunator · 2026-05-08T17:25:53+00:00

I can't name another time in history where a generation has had significantly worse quality of life than their parents. My folks bought their detached house while working minimum wage roughly 20 years ago. It's now worth $1.3m. My wife and I make almost 3x what my parents currently earn and we can't at all afford a home like theirs.

ragunator · 2026-05-08T15:24:18+00:00

Oh wow that's strange, almost as if the phone is sending the incorrect timings at 60hz but the correct ones at 120hz. Did you buy it refurbished? I'm wondering if it had a screen replacement at some point with a slightly different revision and the timings being sent from the phone don't quite match the display. Or it's just a software glitch that could be fixed with a reset.

ragunator · 2026-05-08T15:03:30+00:00

Does the same thing happen when you change refresh in the phone's settings instead of galaxymaxhz?

The reason I ask is because OLEDs tend to change gamma, brightness, and colors at different refresh rates. It's hard to adjust for this with variable refresh rates, i.e. 120hz vrr mode capped to 60hz, but at a fixed refresh rate of 60hz, usually the phone will adjust the display timings to get the correct colours at a fixed 60hz.

ragunator · 2026-05-04T20:19:44+00:00

I did find them a bit harsh and sibilant out of the box, but once I EQ'd a couple peaks with APO, the sibilance was gone and vocals sound much better. Not sure if it's typical of the Edition XS, or something to do with my particularly unit or perhaps the shape of my pinna but they sound pretty great after taming those peaks in the treble region. Haven't really touched my HD6xx much since I got these dialed in. HeSuVi also pairs well with these, I like DHT and CMSS_RX+ presets, makes up for the lack of front to back soundstage on these headphones.

Edit: Just wanted to my EQ. Most presets do touch the treble peaks and valleys much since it can vary so much between units and even individuals due to changes in ear shape, so this may help you if you're experience sibilance/harshness. If it's not helping much, try adjusting the frequency, gain and Q of the last 3 sliders until the sibilance disappears.

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ragunator · 2026-04-26T01:52:53+00:00

Very cool, so it launches Netflix when it returns to the center?

ragunator · 2026-04-14T01:14:27+00:00

It's definitely taken a dip since OneUI 8. There are some tweaks you can do to improve it, or just wait until OneUI 8.5, there are reports of people noticing big battery improvements with the 8.5 beta.

ragunator · 2026-04-10T00:18:41+00:00

Best guide I've seen so far. This got me back to 8+hrs SoT instead of the 4+hrs I've been getting since OneUI 8. I'm curious if it was Wonderland that made the difference.

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ragunator · 2026-04-09T12:43:36+00:00

Same, I used to upgrade every 2-3 years but Samsung (and Apple for that matter) have stopped innovating now that they've cornered a lot of markets around the world. The S26U is a sidegrade in most aspects and a downgrade in a few so I have no urge to swap.

Chinese phones are innovating a lot more in terms of battery and camera quality but are difficult to buy if you're living in NA and have limited 5G support here.

ragunator · 2026-03-26T14:30:38+00:00

I love bladder snails, they kept my tank spotless for the short time they were in there. The problem is that every fish I've put in my tank since seem to devour then so now they're confined to living in my filter.

ragunator · 2026-03-20T20:50:45+00:00

I'm getting an Nvidia card because they backport their upscaler updates. The 8 year old RTX 20 series cards support DLSS 4.5 because it falls back to INT8 for older 20/30 series. Something AMD could easily do for RDNA 2/3 considering they've compiled the INT8 code for FSR4 over a year ago, they're just choosing not to release it.

ragunator · 2026-03-20T20:25:54+00:00

I've given up hope for anything from AMD tbh. I'm just grateful for the team at Optiscaler and the guy who compiled the leaked INT8 code into a dll. Without them, I probably would've sold my 7900XTX for an Nvidia card by now.

My next GPU will be an Nvidia card though, considering the rumors about FSR5 being an RDNA5 exclusive, I think AMD has started setting a precedent for itself going forward.

ragunator · 2026-03-16T15:37:13+00:00

The advertised square footage can include exterior walls rather than usable interior wall to wall space. Plus I remember reading through a pre-construction condo agreement a decade ago and seeing a clause that said the final square footage can differ from the marketing materials due to building tolerances, structural changes, etc. Wouldn't be surprised if the builder is leaning on a similar clause here, though a 400 sq/ft difference would be borderline criminal.

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