"One possible explanation for LPDDR5X VRAM is cost. "

The 256-bit, 256 GB/s, Strix Halo APU (4060 Laptop level of performance) uses LPDDR5X-8000, but problem is, LPDDR5X prices have quadrupled. Being 256-bit makes the Strix Halo APU quite expensive.
Per pin / bit bus memory lane, LPDDR5X is much slower than GDDR7 and so a much wider and hence bigger GPU chip is required.
RX 9060 XT has at 320 GB/s memory bandwidth already. A next-gen GPU, namely a 10060 XT, would have to be, say, (at least) 30% faster -> 320 GB/s * 1.3 = 416 GB/s. So the GPU chip would have to have a 416-bit memory bus width, or a multiple of 16-bit per LPDDR5X channel. 416-bit is actually divisible by 16-bit per channel (just a coincidence) = 26 channels. For comparison, a RTX 5090 has a 512-bit memory bus width.

And even if the 320 GB/s are correct, using LPDDR55X-8000 means still a 320-bit memory bus width chip. Such a chip is big and hence expensive. For comparison, a 9070 XT is a 256-bit chip.

(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon_RX_9000_series#Desktop)


"connector reliability is problematic to this day. "
Correct. From today even: notebookchat.com/index.php?topic=315411.0.

9.5A per pin is setting a very high bar for the connector. The industry should seriously consider a new standard with more voltage instead.

Warum sollte jemand die RX 10050 XT kaufen, wenn die RX 10090 XT laut der Tabelle 900$ weniger kostet?

Geil, das Topmodell ab 300 Dollar. Und wer weniger Leistung braucht, muss mehr zahlen. 👍

Hier wird mit der Schlagzeile Tesla wieder in ein negatives Licht dargestellt.
Das von Tesla meist produzierte Modell Y  wird in Grünheide hergestellt und sichert Arbeitsplätze in Deutschland. Außerdem gilt die Prämie für den Umstieg zu E-Mobilität, nicht zur Förderung der Konzerne. Da erhalten die deutschen Firmen ja schon und lassen im Ausland produzieren.