AMD Radeon RX Vega Confirmed Launching Q2

Published 2017-05-02 08:27 by Hilbert Hagedoorn

So in the previous post there are some quotes and highlights from Lisa Su, CEO of AMD. She mentions a couple of interesting things, including some info about Radeon RX Vega.

For the Financial report Q1 highlights she mentions the following:

AMD's "Vega" GPU architecture is on track to launch in Q2, and has been designed from scratch to address the most data- and visually-intensive next-generation workloads with key architecture advancements including: a differentiated memory subsystem, next-generation geometry pipeline, new compute engine, and a new pixel engine.

There is more stuff mentioned that is intersting including some info on Project Scorpio:

Q1 2017 Highlights

AMD launched its first high-performance x86 Ryzen desktop processor based on the entirely new "Zen" core microarchitecture, bringing leadership multi-core performance to PC gamers, creators, and hardware enthusiasts worldwide.
- AMD Ryzen 7: These 8-core, 16-thread processors bring innovation and choice back to the enthusiast PC market and include the world's highest performing, and lowest powered 8-core desktop PC processors.
- AMD Ryzen 5: Mainstream processors designed to bring innovation to the high-volume, sub-$300 CPU market with a disruptive price-to-performance ratio for gamers and creators.
AMD shared new details about its upcoming server and high-end graphics solutions:
- Launching in Q2 2017, AMD's high-performance x86 server CPU, codenamed "Naples", exceeds today's top competitive offering on critical parameters, with 45 percent more cores, 60 percent more input / output capacity (I/O), and 122 percent more memory bandwidth. AMD also announced a collaboration with Microsoft to incorporate the cloud delivery features of "Naples" with Microsoft's "Project Olympus" server platform.
- AMD's "Vega" GPU architecture is on track to launch in Q2, and has been designed from scratch to address the most data- and visually-intensive next-generation workloads with key architecture advancements including: a differentiated memory subsystem, next-generation geometry pipeline, new compute engine, and a new pixel engine.
AMD further strengthened its consumer and professional graphics offerings with new hardware and software solutions for gamers and creators:
- Introduced the Radeon™ RX 500 series line of GPUs based on a refined, second-generation "Polaris" architecture to deliver an up to 57 percent performance improvement and higher clock speeds for modern games, smooth VR experiences, and the latest display technologies.
- Announced the Radeon Pro Duo, the first "Polaris" architecture based dual-GPU graphics card, designed to excel at media and entertainment, broadcast, design, and manufacturing workflows. Slated for availability in late May 2017, the Radeon Pro Duo delivers up to 2 times faster performance than the closest competing professional graphics card on select professional applications and increased VR performance over single GPU solutions by up to 50%.
- Demonstrated its continued focus on ensuring consumers and enterprise users have the software tools they need to get the most from their Radeon and Radeon Pro GPUs with regular updates to its Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition and Radeon Pro Software Enterprise Edition drivers, incorporating new features, performance and stability improvements.
AMD continued its close collaboration with game developers to help them leverage the full potential of AMD compute and graphics solutions and deliver breakthrough experiences for gamers.
- AMD announced, in conjunction with game developers Stardock and Oxide Games, the completion of initial optimization of "Ashes of the Singularity" for AMD Ryzen desktop processors resulting in enhanced game play and an up to 30 percent increase in "Average Frames Per Second All Batches" in-game benchmark performance, placing the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X in elite performance levels for the game.
- AMD and Bethesda Softworks formed a multi-title strategic partnership to rapidly advance game technology development, including harnessing the full potential of low-level APIs and maximizing the capabilities of the computing and graphics power of AMD's multicore Ryzen CPUs, Radeon GPUs, and AMD server solutions across Bethesda's existing franchises.
- AMD unveiled that its "Vega"-architecture based GPUs have been selected to power LiquidSky's cloud gaming platform, enabling gamers to enjoy the power of "Vega" from virtually anywhere, and affordably through LiquidSky's low-cost and free subscription models.
Microsoft disclosed new information about its AMD-based "Project Scorpio" console. The new premium game console is expected to be available for holiday 2017 and will be powered by a highly-customized AMD SoC.

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