Carzy Zarx’s PC Gaming Emporium - Catch Up on All the Latest PC Gaming Related News

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Ok, here's a bunch of hardware / Industry related news:

Here's path tracing running on the Steam Deck at 30 fps thanks to some settings tweaks
https://www.pcgamer.com/heres-path-tracing-running-on-the-steam-deck-at-30-fps-thanks-to-some-settings-tweaks/

NVIDIA GeForce GPUs now support up to 8 concurrent NVENC encoding sessions
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvdia-geforce-gpus-now-support-up-to-8-concurrent-nvenc-encoding-sessions

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Formally Launched
https://www.techpowerup.com/318628/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-6gb-formally-launched

ASUS reveals quad-slot GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER with NOCTUA fans
https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-reveals-quad-slot-geforce-rtx-4080-super-with-noctua-fans

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER FE Sports Fewer Power Phases Than Non-SUPER Model
https://www.techpowerup.com/318635/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-super-fe-sports-fewer-power-phases-than-non-super-model

That could explain why the 4080 Super is slower than the regular one in some tests like Cyberpunk 2077.

GeForce NOW Celebrates Fourth Birthday, 27 New Titles Added to Catalog
https://www.techpowerup.com/318591/geforce-now-celebrates-fourth-birthday-27-new-titles-added-to-catalog

AMD Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results
https://www.techpowerup.com/318523/amd-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2023-financial-results

Here's that tweet account that presents all the money sources and expenses in a graphic way:

$AMD AMD Q4 FY23:

• Revenue +10% Y/Y to $6.2B ($0.1B beat).
• Gross margin 47% (+4pp Y/Y).
• Operating margin 6% (+8pp Y/Y).
• Non-GAAP EPS $0.77 (in-line).

Lisa Su: “Demand for our high-performance data center product portfolio continues to accelerate."

Q1 FY24 guidance:… pic.twitter.com/vTmU4e2fqQ

— App Economy Insights (@EconomyApp) January 30, 2024

AMD Sets Next-Gen Zen 5 CPUs For 2H 2024 Launch: Granite Ridge For Desktops, Strix For Laptops, Turin For Servers
https://wccftech.com/amd-next-gen-zen-5-cpus-2h-2024-launch-granite-ridge-desktops-strix-laptops-turin-servers/

AMD to Fix Ryzen 8000G Desktop APU STAPM "Feature" via Motherboard BIOS Updates
https://www.techpowerup.com/318566/amd-to-fix-ryzen-8000g-desktop-apu-stapm-feature-via-motherboard-bios-updates

MESA Receives Latest Driver Update At Linux, Bringing More RT Performance In RADV & More
https://wccftech.com/mesa-driver-update-linux-more-rt-performance-radv-amd-radeon-gpus/

Intel Arrow Lake-S CPU spotted with 24 threads, no Hyper Threading and AVX512 support
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arrow-lake-s-cpu-spotted-with-24-threads-no-hyper-threading-and-avx512-support

Intel Bartlett Lake-S Desktop CPUs Rumored To Be Another But Budget Raptor Lake Refresh For LGA 1700 Platforms
https://wccftech.com/intel-bartlett-lake-s-desktop-cpus-another-budget-raptor-lake-refresh-lga-1700-platforms/

And the weirdest, not PC related news, to close this round up:

The solution to space junk might be space lasers because lasers solve everything obviously
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-solution-to-space-junk-might-be-space-lasers-because-lasers-solve-everything-obviously/
As any child running around the park holding a plastic raygun will tell you, most issues can be resolved by the correct application of a suitable amount of lasers, preferably of the pew-pew variety. However, one startup is aiming to solve the very real problem of orbital debris by using honest-to-goodness satellite mounted space lasers, which may end up proving once and for all that our childhood instincts were correct. 

The satellites are planned to be operated by Orbital Lasers, a startup backed by Japanese satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT, and have been jointly designed by the operator in collaboration with the Riken research institute (via The Register). The plan is to use a technique called laser ablation to emit a powerful laser beam that vaporises the surface of a targeted piece of debris, and it's the impulse emitted from this vaporisation that can not only prevent it from rotating in its current trajectory, but also be used to decelerate it, causing it to fall into Earth's atmosphere and burn up.

A bunch of powerful lasers pointing to Earth? What could go wrong?