According to slides from an MSI presentation published by HardwareLuxx, the new AMD chips may offer impressive multicore performance gains, with the eight-core 9000X3D outperforming a Ryzen 7 7900X3D by up to 28% in Cinebench R23. However, preliminary testing by MSI shows minimal gains of only 2% in Black Myth: Wukong and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with X3D performance being nearly identical to the vanilla Ryzen 9000 series. The presentation, which also discussed Intel’s new Core Ultra 200S chips under embargo until October 10th, raises questions about the leak source and the relevance of unreleased AMD chips in the context of the presentation.
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Netflix CEO Counters Cameron's AI Cost-Cutting Vision: 'Make Movies 10% Better'
Netflix CEO Counters Cameron's AI Cost-Cutting Vision Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos disagreed with director James Cameron's claim that AI could reduce film production costs by half, advocating instead for enhancements in quality during Netflix's Q1 earnings call. Sarandos highlighted Netflix's use of AI in various filmmaking processes, noting advancements exemplified by the cost-effective AI-powered de-aging technology used in "Pedro Paramo" compared to the expensive techniques in "The Irishman." He emphasized that the focus should be...
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