News

AMD Vega GPU Pictured at Preview Event

During their Vega Next-Generation GPU Architecture preview event earlier in the day, AMD shared a whole lot of high-level details for their new graphics design. As expected, the new architecture design features numerous under the hood improvements along with the use of HBM2. Luckily for us, AMD also showed off an unnamed Vega GPU chip, with Raja Koduri holding it up to the crowd.

One of the first things you’ll notice about this unknown Vega GPU is that it features 2 stacks of HBM2. Given the 8x capacity increase, we could be seeing anywhere up to 16GB of HBM2 on this specific chip. It’s also most likely Vega 10 which is the first of the new architecture to arrive.

Looking more closely at the chip, it appears to about 530-560mm2 which is somewhat larger than the GP102 powering the Titan X Pascal but less than the monster GP100 Pascal flagship. Given the immense size we are seeing, I suspect Vega 10 may be the top end chip that will do battle with the Titan X while Vega 11 will be a lower end model targeting the GTX 1080. With HBM2, this GPU likely features up to 512GB/s memory bandwidth due to the improved speeds over HBM1.

Finally, AMD also showed off a demo of DOOM running at 4K at Ultra settings on an unspecified Vega GPU. It has been confirmed that the GPU being used for the demo featured 8GB of memory so it will be interesting to see what AMD will be bringing to the table first. While no release date has been given out thus far, it is for sure 2017 and hopefully sooner rather than later.

Samuel Wan

Samuel joined eTeknix in 2015 after becoming engrossed in technology and PC hardware. With his passion for gaming and hardware, tech writing was the logical step to share the latest news with the world. When he’s not busy dreaming about the latest hardware, he enjoys gaming, music, camping and reading.

Disqus Comments Loading...

Recent Posts

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090 Possible Price Revealed

According to a new report, the GeForce RTX 5090 GPU will be very expensive. It…

4 hours ago

AMD Krackan Processor with 6 Zen 5 and Zen 5c Cores for Budget AI Laptops Leaked

A new AMD processor in the form of an engineering model has been leaked in…

4 hours ago

SK Hynix Begins Production of First 321-Layer NAND Chips

SK Hynix has claimed to be the first company to mass-produce 321-layer NAND memory chips.…

5 hours ago

Trust Gaming GXT 609 Zoxa 2.0 PC Speakers

SOUNDS GREAT – Full stereo sound (12W peak power) gives your setup a booming audio…

9 hours ago

PowerA Wired Controller for Nintendo Switch

Special Edition Yoshi design Ergonomic controller shape with Nintendo Switch button layout Detachable 10ft (3m)…

9 hours ago

Logitech G Saitek PRO Flight Rudder Pedals

Fluid Motion: These flight rudder pedals are smooth and accurate that enable precise control over…

9 hours ago