China doesn't want me to have this GPU - Moore Threads MTT S80
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Published 2023-03-11
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China is tired of the US lording it's semiconductor knowledge over them, which is why they've invested over a trillion dollars in tech projects to make the nation more than just a manufacturer, but a full fat chip-maker. Meet the Moore Threads MTT S80, which is made using Chinese silicon. There isn't AMD, or Nvidia or even Intel behind the chip that is in the beauty... but how does it perform? Let's find out.
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:13 Who's Moore Threads?
2:15 Unboxing and First Impressions
5:39 First Boot
8:06 Gaming
15:16 Teardown
16:36 How did they make it?
20:25 Outro
All Comments (21)
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"Took them 2 years to make a GPU and you 3 years to make a screwdriver" - Fuckin gottem.
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I think what the recent newcomers into the gpu space have shown us is how important driver support is.
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AMD Polaris and Vega was developed out of their Shanghai office, so China does have enough talent to make the hardware. In fact any university level computer architecture course can teach you how to make a beefy GPU. But the magic sauce is the optimization within the drivers. If you can't fully utilize the GPU, the performance/watt is going to suffer. I suspect their drivers does not implement DirectX APIs 100% at any level, that is why they only support certain games.
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I'm impressed, I didn't even expect this to work... because I'm pretty sure MTT first focus isn't gaming.
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Imagine a Chinese secret agent watching Linus drop the GPU and break their hidden spy camera.
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Ah, finally a GPU brand that you haven't dropped a card from.
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The good news is that if Moore Threads can actually become a contender with the heavy hitting GPU MFGs, then their products could help to keep the price down on in the powerful graphics card market.
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i hope they succeed and give a proper competition. best wishes to them.
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Apparently it will use a standard PowerVR module on Linux, and PowerVR has a Vulkan driver on Linux - there might be some interesting testing to be done by Anthony
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Finally a GPU where the power connector is on the right position
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Honestly the writing has been really good over the past year. I have had so many good chuckles
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Really interesting to get the detailed take on how things actually get built in the real world in the last 4 minutes
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Some people in Germany got their hands on MTT S80 GPUs, and they tested a couple things for me: Unfortunately there is no OpenCL support yet, although MTT adverdised it. Drivers are still very early.
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Linus described this GPU as a nuclear weapon that every president is after
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Yooo I watch linus's videos just by looking his face on the thumbnail😂, like how old the video is doesn't matter 😅, it's super informative and entertaining❤
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The coughing reference was just so subtle and on point, well done Linus 😂
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I like how they list Dwarf Fortress as compatible and supported. . . Dwarf Fortress doesn't use any GPU, its entirely CPU bound.
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I like how this is sponsored by xsplit but they use OBS to test on the GPU
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”What is the use of a child who has just learned to walk?“ ”He will eventually become an adult“
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To give them credit, "Moore Threads" is a really clever name. lol
