Yeah, if they can actually pull off 30%+ on IPC gains, the leap from Zen 4 to Zen 5 will be the biggest leap in IPC since Excavator to Zen 1:

Excavator to Zen 1- 52% IPC gain

Zen 1 to Zen 2- 16% IPC gain

Zen 2 to to Zen 3- 19% IPC gain

Zen 3 to Zen 4- 13% IPC gain

I hope they can at least top the 19% IPC increase from Zen 2 to Zen 3. Red Gaming Tech is saying he has 2 sources here according to the article, the first told him the 30%+, while the other source offered a more conservative estimate of "higher than Zen 2 to Zen 3", so higher than 19%. Out of the 3 sources here, MLID and Red Gaming Tech's 2 supposed sources, I hope we can at least get that middle of the road 19%+ increase, only 10-15% would be somewhat disappointing. 

Well, the end products could offer more than that 15%, after all the slide does say 10-15%+, but I wouldn't put my hopes on it.

Also, and I admit that I haven't watched the video so I don't know from where do those sources get their numbers, the problem with the rumors/leaks is that sometimes they don't talk about a general performance uplift, but rather one set of tasks that see those huge gains. Zen5 chould/should come with an updated iGPU that would bring big improvements to encoding, even if not many people will find it useful as they'll likely have a proper GPU to take care of that. Or maybe it's about the AI capabilities of Zen5.

In any case, I'd wait until we get more leaks from other sources before we start jumping to early conclusions.

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?

Nice mod, this is going to be great for eeking more life out of RTX 20 and 30 series GPU's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHUDshF8Pb8

Laptop which I use. Very good for gaming. But does run warm when running Hitman at it's highest settings

Time for Granblue Fantasy Relink propaganda :

Lol Apple

Would you look at that. Someone paid the ransom and they let Jizz free! Great news.

Looks like Granblue Fantasy relink was a massive success on steam.