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Board Partner BIOS release schedule Radeon RX Vega leaks

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/11/2017 02:34 PM | source: | 61 comment(s)
Board Partner BIOS release schedule Radeon RX Vega leaks

Right granted, it's a bit of a weird story to report on, but as the title states a BIOS release schedule for Radeon RX Vega has leaked onto the web. As you know AIB partners obviously are working on Vega for a while now, engineering samples and pre-production designs. They follow a release schedule.

A list has now surfaced online detailing the release schedule of the BIOS and engineering production testing for Radeon Rx Vega. The interesting thing here is that it contains dates. And if you have been following everything Vega, everybody is expecting some sort of announcement slash launch at the end of the month at Siggraph conference, as AMD earlier on detailed and indicated.

Back to the list, which was discovered by 3dcenter. So the bill of materials, the required parts to fab a Vega graphics card, was released sometime in June towards the partners. Engineering validation tests have been happening last month and early July. That means that working samples from AIB partners are scheduled to be ready as we speak, with product validation tests (PVT) follwing into and up-to early August. 

 

AbbreviationStepTimeframe
BOM Release Bill Of Materials Release Beginning to end of June
EVT Engineering Validation Test End of June to beginning of July
DVT Design Validation Test Beginning until mid-July
WS Working sample (all with engineering hardware and software) In the middle of July
EMI Test Electromagnetic Interference Test (EMC) In the middle of July
PVT Production Validation Test End of July to beginning of August
PVT Sorting ? Beginning of August
PPBIOS Input of the final source BIOS from AMD Beginning of August (final source BIOS to come on August 2 )
Ramp & MP Start of mass production Will be defined later, AMD date is still missing

 

An interesting detail is that the final BIOS for Rx Vega (consumer part) is to be released August 2nd, followed by mass-production at an undefined schedule. That means that at launch time there might not be many boards around. Then again, if the design is ready and the BIOS is ready, the AIB partners can and distribute extremely fast. The BIOS release schedule list is courtesy of 3dcenter, who spotted it. They do not mention a source though, hence the info at hand is unconfirmed. But well, if the AIB partners are on it - then consumer Vega is coming alright.







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Brit90
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#5451566 Posted on: 07/11/2017 04:12 PM
I have no doubt that the Vega will be a great card. The only criticism is, its about 6 months too late.

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#5451580 Posted on: 07/11/2017 05:09 PM
I have no doubt that the Vega will be a great card. The only criticism is, its about 16 months too late, and uses too much power.


Fixed that for you.

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#5451587 Posted on: 07/11/2017 05:28 PM
Fixed that for you.


I am afraid I might completely agree with Loophole here even though we pretty much ALL were rooting for AMD to get out of the gate on time.

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#5451593 Posted on: 07/11/2017 05:32 PM
I like how its not even out yet and people are acting like they personally have sampled and reviewed them.

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#5451594 Posted on: 07/11/2017 05:32 PM
I am afraid I might completely agree with Loophole here even though we pretty much ALL were rooting for AMD to get out of the gate on time.


I'm not trying to be a dick about it just being real. I waited for Vega at least I tried. I bought my 1080ti after the first benches of FE came in. I just didn't see 30% improvements across the board happening in 6 months.

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