Sponsor: ID-Cooling Frozn A620 SLK on Amazon https://geni.us/Vc8Zi Bolt Graphics is taking aim at NVIDIA, promising a future GPU solution built with RISC and effectively acting as a computer-on-card. Although initially targeted fewer applications (3D artists, game developers, animators) to minimize the 'surface area' of software optimization, Bolt hopes to bring its GPU to gaming sometime in the future. Bolt has a timeline for its first actual products within the next 1-2 years for initial users and testing and currently has functional pieces of code simulating its GPU on AMD Xilinx FPGA boards. We talk with Darwesh Singh, Founder & CEO, about Bolt's architecture, plans, and ambitions. The best way to support our work is through our store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Bolt Graphics GPU 02:52 - Dreams of a Gaming GPU 05:08 - A Peculiar Design 10:54 - Bolt Zeus GPU Architecture 18:55 - Raster, Ray Tracing, and Path Tracing 20:43 - Negative RT Sentiment and Strategy 22:54 - The Price Dream 23:41 - Cache and Memory Limitations 27:12 - Memory Impact on Bolt 28:09 - Functional Demo ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Our policies, processes, and ethics statements relating to review samples, advertising, travel, errors, and more are transparently and publicly available on this page: https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements Steve Burke: Host Mike Gaglione: Editing Vitalii Makhnovets: Camera, Editing
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We need as much competition as possible
I hope they are successful
I wish Bolt Graphics all the luck in the world! Rooting for these guy's.
I was sold as soon as I heard “user expandable GPU memory”
The 90s are back, baby! Upgradeable VRAM, how I missed you!
The future of semi-open source GPU's
It’s not a gaming gpu yet but we need competition from everyone possible.
Good luck to him! As for gaming, see you in 10 years if ever
The upgradable RAM reminds me of my Gravis Ultrasound in 1993. What a throwback memory.
Open sourcing the drivers would go a long way
A gpu with sodimm slots? Plug it straight into my veins, that's beyond awesome.
And if you missed it, here's how poor, little Micron is raking in the billions: /watch?v=R1jsbfouRQY
having your 4090 catch fire mid conference is wild.
So refreshing, and inspiring, to see someone so effortlessly speak about their company, product and expertise. Even admitting to trade-offs and sheer honesty on what can and cannot be done. Perfect.
I wish Bolt all the success honestly. I'll be following them closely.
This feels like one of those kickstarters that just disappears
Please, Bolt, please stay alive. We need this.
unskippable thumbnail with those SODIMMs
MAKE THE DRIVERS OPEN SOURCE, THE GAMERS WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED.
They should open source the software. Thousands of volunteers would be happy to make sure every game is running, let the power of the community do its work! It would also foster a lot of goodwill, Like it's all a big community. There would be major updates every single day!