AMD is not afraid to bring new architectures to the market, although the optimization of software under their features and may take some time. The buyers of AMD Ryzen processors felt for themselves how aggravated the expectation of the next program improvements. If you believe AMD representatives whose speech was stenographed by colleagues from TechARP site, the advanced memory system of graphics solutions AMD Vega will also reveal its potential not immediately, but as soon as the adapted drivers and games appear.
AMD specialists say that graphics solutions do not need large amounts of memory, because at any given time the graphics processor itself can only work with a limited amount of data. In addition, RAM is expensive and consumes a lot of energy. In this sense it is more efficient to keep the most needed data in high-speed memory of the same type as HBM2. The graphics processor Vega can manage data from memory itself, so programmers should gradually delegate the appropriate authority to it. The Vega memory system is also capable of working with memory of different types - from HBM2 to solid state. This feature is implemented in Radeon Pro Vega SSG computing accelerators, which will be equipped with a solid-state drive with a capacity of 2 TB.
In the segment of calculations acceleration , the features of the Vega memory system will reveal their potential when working with large data sets. Apparently, it will take some time for conservative game developers to adapt their products to the features of AMD Vega.