This year, AMD managed to oppose NVIDIA presentation with own revelation about the graphics processors generation Polaris, which will be released by the middle of this year. These processors will be released on 14 nm technology using FinFET. Previously, AMD avoided a direct answer to the question of the intent to release graphics processors on 14-nm technology.
We recall the plans for AMD's memory usage type HBM2 in high-performance graphics processors 2016 model year. These plans are displayed on a slide presentation of AMD official , dated last year. HBM second generation just symbolizes HBM2.
Samsung show optimism about future licensing revenues generated by the release of 14-nm GPU AMD's at GlobalFoundries facilities. Samsung helped GlobalFoundries to develop 14-nanometer technology.
Korean sources explain that in the second quarter of this year, GlobalFoundries will begin to produce for AMD GPUs Greenland - flagship solution Arctic Islands. TSMC would get orders for the release of 16-nm AMD products using the FinFET. Koreans believe that the Zen processors family , AMD will receive from GlobalFoundries, as well as from Samsung company .
The switching speed of the transistors at the 14 nm manufacturing is 20-25% higher than the 28-nm processors. Whether this advantage will result in a proportional increase in productivity, it is difficult to argue. From the ratio of performance and power 14-nm products will be 50-60% higher than its predecessors.
The main thing is the comments of anonymous AMD representatives , is the lack of intention to use the memory type HBM in the production of next-generation graphics solutions. Firstly, it is still too expensive. Second, the technical difficulties have not gone away. AMD can eliminate the use of HBM / HBM2 graphics solutions in the middle and lower price ranges . Related Products :
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