Isn't that still 4?
2 HW * 2 ACE each = 4.
4 ACE + 2 HWS (functionally 2 ACE in one HWS , sort of that is).
But the strange thing is, if i look up the fury article on anandtech, it has 8 ACE.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9390/the-amd-radeon-r9-fury-x-review/4
But this article is from July 2015 and the extremetech article is from Februari 2016. I guess AMD did not release all information when Anandtech wrote the article. Or i am overlooking something. :hmm: .. Or we see here microcode updates in effect ? The ACE from GCN gpu's can be updated with microcode. At least, that is what i have been reading about.
And if i look up the article on extremetech, it has Fury has 4 ACE and 2 HWS.
http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/2...ashes-of-the-singularity-directx-12-benchmark
It is mentioned here (assuming the information is correct) :
A GPU that supports asynchronous compute can use multiple command queues and execute these queues simultaneously, rather than switching between graphics and compute workloads. AMD supports this functionality via its Asynchronous Compute Engines (ACE) and HWS blocks on Fiji.
Asynchronous computing is, in a very real sense, GCN’s secret weapon. While every GCN-class GPU since the original HD 7970 can use it, AMD quadrupled the number of ACEs per GPU when it built Hawaii, then modified the design again with Fiji. Where the R9 290 and 290X use eight ACEs, Fiji has four ACEs and two HWS units. Each HWS can perform the work of two ACEs and they appear to be capable of additional (but as-yet unknown) work as well.
Fiji :
Polaris :
EDIT:
Forgot to mention that the RX 480 does really well while comparing with the GTX 1070, the gpu the RX 480 was not meant to compete with.
No need to cry, the RX 480 is doing really well.
But why no tests at 1080p , the target resolution for the RX 480.