Alleged characteristics of future graphics cards Radeon RX 7000

Although AMD announced new graphics architecture RDNA 3 back in June, the manufacturer has not shared any details about the next generation graphics cards, which will be produced on it.
Portal Angstronomics, which in the past distinguished by the accuracy of \"predictions\", shared information about the graphics processor series Navi 3x.
According to him, the final chip specifications were adopted back in 2020 and have not changed since then.Image source: AMDAccording to the source, the Navi 3x series will use Navi 31, Navi 32 and Navi 33 processors.
The first will be used as part of the flagship gas pedals and will be the first GPU to use a chiplet design.
It is noted that this processor, labeled GFX1100 (codename: Plum Bonito), consists of one Graphics Chiplet Die (GCD) and six auxiliary Memory Chiplet Dies (MCD) crystals.
The GCD chip will be manufactured using TSMC's 5nm process technology, while the subsidiary chips use a 6nm manufacturing process.The Navi 31 processor GCD chip has an area of about 308mm2 and contains 48 WGP (Workgroup Processors) blocks.
Each WGP has two Compute Units (CUs).
Thus, the total number of CUs in the chip is 96.
And the total number of arithmetic logic units (ALUs) as part of the 96 CUs will be 12,288.
The area of one MCD chip is about 37.5 mm2.
Each MCD contains 16 Mbytes of AMD Infinity Cache memory.
Thus, the Navi 31 processor will get 96 Mbytes of Infinity Cache, which is less than the same Navi 21 (128 Mbytes) used at the heart of the Radeon RX 6900 XT/6950 XT.
Additionally, it is noted that the Navi 31 supports a 384-bit memory bus.
According to Angstronomics, AMD is also considering a modification of the MCD chip with a three-dimensional layout (1-hi), which would double the amount of cache memory.
Moreover, if we believe the source, AMD was also thinking about the possibility to release Navi 31 GPU with 288 Mbytes of Infinity Cache (2-hi).
However, the company eventually abandoned this idea for financial reasons.According to Angstronomics, AMD may also release a \"trimmed\" version of the Navi 31.
In this case, the processor will get 42 WGP units (84 CU or 10,752 ALU).
This GPU will also be deprived of one MCD chip, have only 80 Mbytes of Infinity Cache and will support 320-bit memory bus.
The flagship gas pedal based on the Navi 31 reference design will be a slightly modified version of the current one.
Videocard this design will receive a three-fan cooling system, the height is slightly higher than that of the Radeon RX 6900 XT.
As for the power supply, according to Angstronomics, the card can get only two 8-pin PCIe connectors.
In other words, the conditional series of graphics cards Radeon RX 7000 not expected to use the new 12+4-pin PCIe 5.0 power connector, which will be used in the same GeForce RTX 4000 from NVIDIA.Image source: Tom's HardwareThe Navi 32 graphics processor labeled GFX1101 (code name: Wheat Nas) is a more compact version of Navi 31.
The chip will be used in both desktop and mobile segments of AMD graphics.
Its GCD chip will only get 30 WGP blocks with 60 CU blocks (7680 ALU).
The Navi 32 processor has only four auxiliary MCD crystals, which limits the Infinity Cache to 64 Mbytes.
Again, this is less than the same Navi 22 (Radeon RX 6700 XT), which got 96 Mbytes of Infinity Cache.
According to Angstronomics, AMD considered releasing the Navi 32 with 128 Mbytes of Infinity Cache (version 1-hi), but found it unprofitable.The youngest GPU in the Navi 3x series, the Navi 33 labeled GFX1102 (codename: Hotpink Bonefish) is the only one of the three using a traditional solid crystal design whose area is about 203 mm2.
According to Angstronomics, AMD at one time wanted to release the Navi 33 with a chiplet design that would get 18 WGP blocks and two MCD crystals.
Again, however, it didn't deem this cost-effective.The Navi 33 GPU, like the Navi 32, will be used as part of desktop and mobile video cards.
However, the priority for the chip will be a mobile direction.
The structure of Navi 33 will contain 16 WGP blocks.
In this way it will have 32 processing units (CU) with 4096 ALUs.
The feature of Navi 33 is its compatibility with printed circuit boards which were developed for Navi 23 (Radeon RX 6600 XT) processor.
The chip will get 32 MB of Infinity Cache and support 128-bit memory interface.
According to Angstronomics, the Navi 33 outperforms Intel's most advanced discrete graphics solutions (we're probably talking about the as yet unreleased Arc A770).
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AMD Radeon RX 6300M mobile graphics made a mark in Geekbench 5 - about on par with the GeForce MX450

AMD announced the budget Radeon RX 6300M mobile graphics card in January, but computers with it were not yet on the market.
It looks like that is about to change.
This gas pedal marked in the Geekbench 5 test, where it showed relatively weak performance, performing almost on par with the GeForce MX450 - the entry-level graphics card of the last generation from NVIDIA.Image source: AMDAMD Radeon RX 6300M - entry-level graphics card on the RDNA 2 architecture.
It offers 12 processing units and 768 stream processors on a Navi 24 chip.
The GDDR6 video memory is only 2 GB and Infinity Cache capacity is 8 MB.
On top of that, AMD has significantly lowered GPU clock speed to 1512 MHz, but all these measures helped to achieve the power consumption of only 25W or even lower.
The same number of cores are present in the integrated Radeon 680M in Ryzen 6000 processors, though, with a clock speed of 2.4 GHz - the only advantage of the discrete adapter turns out to be faster GDDR6.Image source: geekbench.comIn the Geekbench 5 database the video card Radeon RX 6300M appeared in the HP Zhan 99 Pro G9 monoblock with a desktop Intel Core i7-12700 chip (Alder Lake) and 16 GB of RAM.
Not the most standard combination of desktop processor and mobile graphics.
In the OpenCL test, the graphics card scored 30,044 points, and another 24,371 points in Vulkan.
For today's graphics this is quite a modest result, because approximately the same figures in the NVIDIA MX450 previous generation: exactly 29,000 for OpenCL and even superior young competitor 24,688 points for Vulkan.Image source: geekbench.comWell, it is too early to draw conclusions, because the results in Geekbench 5 does not always reflect the performance of graphics cards in games - perhaps in gaming tests disposition will change.

New AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT fights in gaming tests with NVIDIA RTX 3060

The famous Youtube channel Hardware Unboxed continues to delight its subscribers with timely and relevant reviews of computer components.
Radeon RX 6650 XT video card is the latest product from AMD.
We decided to compare RX 6650 XT gaming performance with its predecessor RX 6600 XT and its competitor from \"green\" companies NVIDIA RTX 3060.
AMD Radeon RX 6650 XT has recommended price of $399 USD which is $20 higher than RX 6600 XT.
GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card was once priced at $330.
For Russian retailers specified manufacturer prices for a long time have no practical application, but with their help determined by the so-called utility index, that is, the ratio of performance to price.Testing was carried out in ten popular games, resolutions 1080p and 1440p, for gaming in which designed these graphics gas pedals.
The system was based on a fresh Ryzen 5800X3D processor with 32 GB of \"RAM\" running at 3200 MHz with CL14 timings.According to the comparison results, in 1080p resolution new Radeon RX 6650 XT has surpassed its predecessor RX 6600 XT by 6%, which is comparable to the increase t ` price by 5%, but the \"green\" competitor RTX 3060 she managed to beat by an impressive 15%.
Nevertheless, the authors note that the list of 10 games is limited, and when comparing adapters in a larger number of projects Radeon RX 6650 XT win may not look so convincing, especially if you consider the titles with ray tracing support and greater optimization for graphics cards NVIDIA.
Despite this, in terms of utility index the novelty is ahead of both accentuated rivals.In 1440p resolution the picture looks similar, with a slight decrease in superiority over RTX 3060 to 12%.At that in terms of price per frame Radeon RX 6650 XT is still the most attractive purchase compared to NVIDIA product.For post rewardedThis material is written by site visitor and it is rewarded.

AMD unveiled Radeon RX 6400 graphics card, which you can't buy at retail

AMD unveiled a number of new products today at CES 2022. In addition to the affordable Radeon RX 6500 XT gaming graphics card, which has a recommended price of only $199, the «red» released an even more affordable and lower performance graphics gas pedal called Radeon RX 6400, which will not be available from retailers.

Radeon RX 6400 graphics card will be supplied only to OEM-computer manufacturers, that is, you can buy it only as part of a complete system. In contrast to the Radeon RX 6500 XT, which has 16 calculation blocks with RDNA 2 architecture, the Radeon RX 6400 will be only 12 such blocks. Note that the same number of RDNA 2 graphics cores has built-in graphics older mobile Ryzen 6000 processors. It turns out that the Radeon RX 6400 offers 768 stream processors, and the maximum reference GPU frequency is 2039 MHz. A useful feature for many new items is that it requires only 53 watts of power. The Radeon RX 6400 is equipped with 4 GB of memory with a bandwidth of 16 Gbps. As mentioned above, the graphics card can not be purchased at retail, at least officially they will not be sold that way. However, this may be for the best, because graphics gas pedals are now sold at a price many times higher than the recommended. And here is a computer with Radeon RX 6400 for a relatively low price may well be a way out for an unpretentious gamer in the current difficult times.

AMD plans to squeeze competitors in the graphics card market in the coming quarters

A recent Jon Peddie Research study showed that in the discrete graphics segment AMD was able to consistently increase its market share from 20 to 21 % by the end of the third quarter, although it lost the same percentage point to NVIDIA in the year-to-date comparison. AMD management is confident that in the graphics market, the company will be able to increase its share over the next few quarters.

Such remarks were made at the Barclays technology conference by AMD Senior Vice President Ruth Cotter, who is responsible not only for global marketing at the company, but also for human resources policy and investor relations. Ms. Cotter is encouraged by the success of AMD graphics solutions with RDNA 2 architecture. According to her, over the last year and a half the graphics cards have been in high demand, and this indicates a high interest to them from gamers. Summer has seen the appearance of more affordable representatives of RDNA 2 generation, namely the mass price segment forms the mainstream of sales, so AMD expects to maintain the trend of increasing market share in the discrete graphics segment over the next few quarters. The appearance on the market representatives of the RDNA 3 architecture will only enhance this effect, although during the event Barclays representative AMD and did not specify when it will happen. Judging by the early comments of the company's management and the materials of the official presentation for AMD investors, the debut of RDNA 3 graphics architecture is scheduled for 2022. Demand for graphics will remain strong next year, and AMD should move to regain lost ground in the market, according to Ruth Cotter. In the PC segment as a whole, AMD has also steadily increased its market share over the past twelve months, but predominantly in monetary terms. Positive momentum was also seen in units, but it was held back by component shortages, and was most pronounced in the notebook market. Next year, according to AMD forecasts, about 350 million personal computers will be sold in the world. The company is set to strengthen its position in the upper price segments, offer new platforms and expand its presence in the corporate sector. There are all the conditions for AMD's market share growth in the PC segment to continue next year, as summarized by the company's senior vice president.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 graphics card will be released by mid-October - it will offer 8 GB of memory and 1792 stream processors

Rumors that AMD is preparing Radeon RX 6600 & ; mid-range graphics card designed for comfortable gameplay in Full HD resolution have been circulating for a long time. It became known that the new product will be launched in mid-October.

VideoCardz resource has received information about the timing of the novelty reviews. According to this data, on October 13, the first product reviews should appear on the web. Usually, the launch follows the release of reviews, but there is no information about when AMD intends to start selling new items. The presentation of graphics cards will take place before the reviews will be published, in other words, in the coming weeks.

In addition to information about the launch of the product, the network leaked key specifications of the Radeon RX 6600. According to the published VideoCardz specifications table, RX 6600 should get 28 processing units (1792 stream processors), that is, some of the available graphics processor Navi 23 blocks will be disabled. More importantly, Radeon RX 6600 graphics cards will be equipped with 8 GB of GDDR6 memory.

It is also reported that the release of reference AMD Radeon RX 6600 should not be expected. As in case of Radeon RX 6600 XT, this launch will rely solely on AMD partners' developments.

MSI introduced its own versions of AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT gas pedals

MSI announced AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT based custom graphics cards. Four models debuted: MSI AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming X 8G, MSI AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Gaming 8G, MSI AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Mech 2X 8G OC and MSI AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT Mech 2X 8G.

The graphics gas pedals are made on the Navi 23 chip in a 32 compute block configuration. There are 2,048 stream processors and 32 ray tracing processing units involved.

MSI Gaming Series is equipped with highly efficient Twin Frozr 8 cooling system with dual Torx Fan 4.0 fans. A reinforced metal plate in the rear is also provided. In addition, it is said to have a multicolor Mystic Light RGB backlight. Mech family gas pedals have a cooler with a pair of Torx Fan 3.0 fans. Thanks to the Zero Frozr feature, they stop completely at low load, so that the noise level drops to zero.

GPU frequency is not specified, but it is known that some versions have factory overclocking. The volume of GDDR6 memory with a 128-bit bus is 8 GB. There are three DisplayPort 1.4 connectors and an HDMI port;

The market is flooded with next-generation NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards, but you should not buy them

Former cryptomainers from China began to throw on the market wholesale shipments of next-generation graphics cards. Nevertheless it is hardly worth buying «new» GPUs on the secondary market, at least & ; you should not hurry.

According to Hong Kong sources, the local «bulletin board» PTT has seen all sorts of options & ; from NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT to NVIDIA GTX 1066 and AMD Radeon RX 478 (aka NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 and AMD Radeon RX 470 respectively) in large numbers. «Repression against cryptominers in Inner Mongolia, Qinghai and Sichuan, as well as other provinces of China and more aggressive policy of the PRC authorities on the cryptocurrency market in general has already led to a drop in cryptocurrency prices around the world. China accounts for 65% of the global hash rate of cryptomainers mining currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.

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Now, unwanted used cards are being sold at manufacturer-recommended prices & ; in some cases, even cheaper than what the cryptomainers themselves paid for them. Moreover, this is the worst time to buy video cards on eBay and similar marketplaces. With the fall in cryptocurrency prices, the market runs the risk of a wave of used GPUs. It is hardly worth buying under any circumstances hardware that has been exploited for months in 24/7 mode, worked in many cases in conditions with elevated temperatures and without good cooling. In addition, many of these cards will be sold on the trading floors as new & ; trust such ads is not yet worth it, even in the presence of boxes and documents for the purchase. But most importantly, the flow of video cards from Chinese farms will force homegrown speculators, who have purchased really new copies in large quantities, to reduce prices, and this will undermine their business, which often involves unscrupulous representatives of trading networks. Therefore, it is possible that soon modern GPUs will be available at reasonable prices in stores.