Zen 6 on AM5 Confirmed, Absent DLSS 5 and Golden Samples

Zen 6 on AM5 Confirmed, Absent DLSS 5 and Golden Samples

From The Hardware Unboxed Podcast by Hardware Unboxed

August 28, 2026 · 1h 22m · Episode 113

About this episode

The episode discusses Nvidia's Gamescom announcements, the confirmation of Zen 6 on AM5, and a GPU tweaking tool that exposes dangerous settings.

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Organizations: Nvidia

Products: DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, ReBAR toggle, DLSS 5, Zen 6, mvolt utility, Golden samples

Places: AM5

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