Bethesda accidently revealing Vega 10 GPU model name?
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/am...lly-confirmed-radeon-rx-490-name-and-8gb.html
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/am...lly-confirmed-radeon-rx-490-name-and-8gb.html
Hmm, It seems like AMD has priority supply agreement regarding 2Gbps HBM2s like in case of HBM gen.1, so SK Hynix removed them from product databook.
In the latest financial results report, AMD confirmed that graphics cards based on Vega architecture will arrive in the second quarter.
AMD Vega coming in Q2 2017
Without any surprise, AMD confirmed (once again) that Vega is an ‘H1 2017’ product. In its annual 2016 financial results, we can find Q4 2016 highlights with the most important part starting here:
So those who were still hoping for February or March Vega launch may feel disappointed, but it’s worth noting that AMD never confirmed that Vega could launch in the first quarter. It was rather, a wishful thinking considering how Polaris was teased and launched a few months later.AMD introduced preliminary details of its forthcoming Vega GPU architecture designed to address the most data- and visually-intensive next-generation workloads. Key architecture advancements include a differentiated memory subsystem, next-generation geometry pipeline, new compute engine, and a new pixel engine. GPU products based on the Vega architecture are expected to ship in the second quarter of 2017.
Vega could, therefore, launch in May or June with Radeon 500 series, which could also include some Polaris-based models. However what seems unclear is whether Vega will succeed Fury X or rather R9 390X as Radeon RX 590.
AMD Planning For Launch-Day Vega Open-Source & AMDGPU-PRO Support
anandtech even links that databook. Either Hynix is supplying 2 Gbps exclusively to AMD or they have run into some yield issues at high speeds.
At this point in time, I don't think AMD/RTG want to spend resources just hiring "as many marketing people as possible". I would guess they have other people listed as higher priority.See, I don't think AMD is 'losing' at all, its just that they're image and brand could benefit from a well timed win. Secretive specifications, limited marketing, unclear launch windows, etc.
If I were head of AMD Graphics division I would hire as many Nvidia/Ex-Nvidia marketing directors as I could. If you've got a solid lineup, TELL people. Is there even a definitive ad campaign for Polaris? The company needs to go for gold instead of prematurely conceding to silver before the race even starts.
I didn't say 'as possible', said 'as I could'. Meaning within the limits of possibility. Meaning hire ex-Nvidia PR as they are clearly doing something AMD is not.
AMD's brand in the good ol' days was always about Innovation.
Thats where they should built right now their brand. 2017 is a good start.
409 GB/s would suck unless AMD did some truly revolutionary memory compression that leapfrogged them ahead several generations. AMD is already behind on memory compression, and even Fiji with 512 GB/s benefited from a memory OC. Hopefully they are using the 2.0 Gbps chips from Samsung, or maybe Hynix isn’t advertising the 2.0 Gbps chips because ~100% is going to AMD for Vega.
As for the 490 name, we saw 490 listed on some product listing for 2016 cards in Q3 2016, and that fueled the rumour of Polaris 10x2 as a 490. It’s possible, but I won’t be convinced yet especially since GPU recommendations by publishers can be hogwash. Don't forget Bethesda, in all their wisdom, decreed the GTX 550 Ti and the Radeon 7870 as equals.
Sorry, to me they mean the same thing.I didn't say 'as possible', said 'as I could'. Meaning within the limits of possibility. Meaning hire ex-Nvidia PR as they are clearly doing something AMD is not.
Lol, is that Charlie from SA drinking that 2L?
Did anything new come out of this video? The AMD employee didn't seem to have been properly briefed as to what was allowed to be talked about or not.
Hmm, It seems like AMD has priority supply agreement regarding 2Gbps HBM2s like in case of HBM gen.1, so SK Hynix removed them from product databook.
It doesn't make sense to have 2Gbps stacks ready in Q3 2016 and then no availability in Q1 2017. Production stopped? I don't think so
Anyway, AMD claimed 512GB/s for Vega 10 SenseMI
I hope they don't use that rear b
Just for info, GP100 is using Samsung 1.4Gbps (715 MHz) HBM2 stacks connected to 4096-bit interface (8x 512-bit blocks) => 720GB/s