king of the hill | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Thu, 29 Jan 2015 06:05:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png king of the hill | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 AMD to update its graphics lineup in May – July timeframe – Insider https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-to-update-its-graphics-lineup-in-may-july-timeframe/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-to-update-its-graphics-lineup-in-may-july-timeframe/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2015 23:59:52 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=233055 Although Advanced Micro Devices officially told its investors and financial analysts not to expect any new graphics cards on the market before the second quarter of calendar 2015, many observers still expected AMD to announce a new single-chip flagship graphics solution in the Q1. However, a person with knowledge of AMD plans confirmed this week …

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Although Advanced Micro Devices officially told its investors and financial analysts not to expect any new graphics cards on the market before the second quarter of calendar 2015, many observers still expected AMD to announce a new single-chip flagship graphics solution in the Q1. However, a person with knowledge of AMD plans confirmed this week that there will be no novelties from AMD in the coming months.

“[AMD’s new graphics cards] are not around the corner, there will be no new product from AMD until around May-July time and then it will probably be a Radeon R9 380X,” said Andrew “Gibbo” Gibson, a purchasing manager at Overclockers UK, a leading retailer.

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While Mr. Gibson did not reveal any additional details, it is highly likely that he had received certain updates from AMD in addition to those made at the company’s earnings call last week and most probably knows the AMD’s short-term plans because he needs to make purchase decisions for a major store.

AMD’s next-generation high-end Radeon R9 graphics processing unit is projected to feature 4096 stream processors/64 compute units, 256 texture units as well as 4096-bit memory interface to connect to four SK Hynix HBM memory devices. The GPU’s memory interface operates at 1.25Gb/s data-rate (1.25GHz effective DDR frequency) and delivers unprecedented 640GB/s memory bandwidth. Each HBM IC [integrated circuit] stacks four DRAM dies with two 128-bit channels per die on a base logic die, which results into a memory device with a 1024-bit interface. Each channel is similar to a standard DDR interface, but is completely independent and therefore each channel within one stack and even within one die can operate at different frequency, feature different timings and so on. The high-bandwidth memory chip uses 5mKGSD (molded known good stacked die) packaging.

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AMD did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: The confirmation from a respectable independent source once again proves that AMD is not going to release anything new in the first quarter of the year. On the other hand, to clear the road for its upcoming graphics solutions, AMD could once again ask its partners among add-in-card makers and retailers to lower prices of their products that are already in stocks and need to be sold off before introducing anything news.

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AMD readies ‘Trinidad’ graphics processing unit https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-readies-trinidad-graphics-processing-unit/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-readies-trinidad-graphics-processing-unit/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2015 05:44:26 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=231336 Advanced Micro Devices is preparing to launch a new graphics processing unit that is code-named “Trinidad”. The new GPU will be aimed at the mainstream market and will replace AMD Radeon R9 270-series “Curacao” graphics processor. Nothing particular is currently known about the “Trinidad” graphics processing unit except its code-name, reports Chinese VR-Zone web-site. It is …

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Advanced Micro Devices is preparing to launch a new graphics processing unit that is code-named “Trinidad”. The new GPU will be aimed at the mainstream market and will replace AMD Radeon R9 270-series “Curacao” graphics processor.

Nothing particular is currently known about the “Trinidad” graphics processing unit except its code-name, reports Chinese VR-Zone web-site. It is logical to expect the new GPU to be based on the GCN 1.2 architecture and feature a new multimedia engine with hardware decoder of H.265/HEVC video.

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The new AMD “Trinidad” will replace the Radeon R9 270 “Curacao Pro” graphics solution with 1024 stream processors. While specifications of the Trinidad GPU are unclear, it is highly likely that it will feature more than 1280 stream processors. Graphics adapters based on the “Trinidad” graphics processors will emerge on the market in March, according to the report.

AMD did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: The code-named “Curacao” graphics processor has been on the market since 2012 and it is about time for AMD to replace it with something more powerful and advanced.

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AMD developers confirm Radeon R9 380X with HBM memory https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-developers-confirm-radeon-r9-380x-with-hbm-memory/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-developers-confirm-radeon-r9-380x-with-hbm-memory/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2015 23:59:26 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=230580 Two employees of Advanced Micro Devices have revealed in their LinkedIn profiles that they had worked on AMD Radeon R9 380X graphics processing units with vertically-stacked high bandwidth memory (HBM). The engineers at AMD essentially confirmed that the company’s next-generation flagship graphics processor will use HBM memory and will carry the “R9 380X” model number. …

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Two employees of Advanced Micro Devices have revealed in their LinkedIn profiles that they had worked on AMD Radeon R9 380X graphics processing units with vertically-stacked high bandwidth memory (HBM). The engineers at AMD essentially confirmed that the company’s next-generation flagship graphics processor will use HBM memory and will carry the “R9 380X” model number.

Linglan Zhang, a principal member of technical staff at AMD, wrote in his profile at LinkedIn that he was involved in development of the “world’s first 300W 2.5D discrete GPU SOC using stacked die high bandwidth memory and silicon interposer.” The engineer also revealed that the Radeon R9 380X is the “largest in ‘King of the hill’ line of products.” Previously it was believed that this year’s flagship GPU from AMD carries the “R9 390X” model number. The employee of AMD has already deleted the information regarding the next-generation AMD Radeon.

Ilana Shternshain, ASIC physical design engineer from AMD, also revealed in her profile that she was responsible for “taping out state of the art products like Intel Pentium processor with MMX technology and AMD R9 290X and 380X GPUs.”

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Previously it was reported that AMD’s next-generation flagship graphics solution would feature HBM DRAM. Back in Q4 2014 SK Hynix even revealed that it would start mass production of HBM memory in the first quarter of this year.

Each HBM IC [integrated circuit] stacks four DRAM dies with two 128-bit channels per die on a base logic die, which results into a memory device with a 1024-bit interface. Each channel is similar to a standard DDR interface, but is completely independent and therefore each channel within one stack and even within one die can operate at different frequency, feature different timings and so on. Each HBM 4Hi stack (4 high stack) package can provide 1GB – 32GB capacity and 128GB/s – 256GB/s memory bandwidth. The high-bandwidth memory chip uses 5mKGSD (molded known good stacked die) packaging that stacks four 2Gb dynamic random access memory dies on one base logic die.

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AMD’s next-generation high-end Radeon R9 graphics processing unit is expected to feature 4096 stream processors/64 compute units, 256 texture units as well as 4096-bit memory interface to connect to four SK Hynix HBM devices. The GPU’s memory interface operates at 1.25Gb/s data-rate (1.25GHz effective DDR frequency) and delivers whopping 640GB/s memory bandwidth.

The LinkedIn findings were made by members of Beyond3D forums.

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KitGuru Says: It is interesting that AMD decided to use “R9 380X” model number for its flagship graphics solution. When AMD introduced its Radeon R9 200-series lineup, it rebranded older products to make the family complete; as a result, the Radeon HD 7970 became the Radeon R9 280X. If the new family's flagship carries the “R9 380X” model number, then it means that the Radeon R9 290X solution will not be renamed to something like the Radeon R9 380X. Potentially it means that AMD’s new GPU lineup will include a number of all-new chips and will not feature any re-branded products.

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AMD FX 9590 – initial Centurion price performance analysis https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/jules/amd-fx-9590-initial-centurion-price-performance-analysis/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/jules/amd-fx-9590-initial-centurion-price-performance-analysis/#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:02:24 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=141325 Quoting the physical speed of a processor is about as useful measure of performance as telling us that a car has a 5 litre engine. While there is an overall correlation, the winning-losing match-up is much more subtle. KitGuru scans the interwibble and finds an interesting Cinebench claim. With a handful of caution, we approach …

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Quoting the physical speed of a processor is about as useful measure of performance as telling us that a car has a 5 litre engine. While there is an overall correlation, the winning-losing match-up is much more subtle. KitGuru scans the interwibble and finds an interesting Cinebench claim. With a handful of caution, we approach the bang-per-buck calculator app on our smartphones.

UPDATE: Read the fill KitGuru review and analysis of the AMD FX 9590 over here.

One car has a 5 litre engine and the next has a 2.4 – which one will win on a standard race track?

If they are both saloons, then the 5 litre might have a chance, but if the 2.4GHz is sitting under the carbon fibre of a Red Bull F1 car, then the race is over before it starts.

AMD has done a great job of capturing the imagination with the world's first production CPU capable of hitting 5GHz – straight from the box – with just a ‘standard turbo boost'. The FX-9590 quotes some impressive numbers, but can the FX-team's latest centurion beat off Intel's gladiators?

Over on Facebook, Elric Phares has picked up on a Cinebench number from VR-Zone's forum.

That number is a Cinebench score of 8.61 when the FX-9590 appears to be running at a full 5GHz.

AMD invites Intel to get in the ring - armed with a full 5 GHz, but is it enough?
AMD invites Intel to get in the ring, armed with a full 5 GHz, but is it enough?

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Now it has to be said that, if proven correct, this is a stonking number for an AMD processor. In KitGuru Labs testing, the AMD FX-8150 managed only 5.97 – which leaves the new processor around 44% faster.

But where does that 8.61 leave the FX-9590 when scored against Intel processors?

Well it's the kind of score you get with an Intel Core i7 4770k without overclocking. When you overclock the Intel chip to 4.5GHz, then it manages 9.81 and the daddy of the Intel Core pack, the Core i7 3960X manages 14.1 when overclocked.

So if the pricing being quoted for the AMD processor proves accurate (reported online to be just under £600), then that allows us to create this kind of bang-per-buck chart:-

We won't know for sure until the processor has been grilled inside the KitGuru Lab - but if thee numbers are close to accurate, then the FX 9590 is certainly not a value proposition
We won't know for sure until the processor has been grilled inside the KitGuru Lab – but if these numbers are CLOSE to accurate, then the FX 9590 is certainly not a value proposition. Still, it is the biggest score AMD has managed so far.

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KitGuru says: AMD's FX 9590 looks destined to be more successful capturing the imagination than the flag. If the FX 9590 can be forced past 5GHz without risking life/limb/cores, then the calculation will be more favourable – but nowhere near the 4770K.

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