I unfortunately missed the AMD keynote at Computex 2024, but managed to join Dr. Lisa Su’s Q&A session! Check it out!
AMD Computex 2024 Q&A With Dr. Lisa Su!
I could not make it to Dr. Lisa Su’s keynote at Computex 2024, but I managed to join her Q&A session after the keynote. Enjoy the full recording of the Q&A session with Dr. Lisa Su!
For those who missed it, here is a quick summary of new AMD products and technologies that Dr. Lisa Su announced at Computex 2024
AMD Ryzen 9000 Series Desktop Processors
Dr. Lisa Su unveiled the AMD Ryzen 9000 series (codenamed Granite Ridge) of desktop processors, slated for release in July 2024. These processors are built around the Zen 5 microarchitecture, which AMD says will offer a 16% average performance boost over the previous Zen 4 microarchitecture.
Here is the first slew of AMD Ryzen 9000 processors announced at Computex 2024:
Ryzen 9 9950X : 16C/32T, up to 5.7 GHz max boost, 80MB L2+L3 cache, 170W TDP
Ryzen 9 9900X : 12C/24T, up to 5.6 GHz max boost, 76MB L2+L3 cache, 120W TDP
Ryzen 7 9700X : 8C/16T, up to 5.5 GHz max boost, 40MB L2+L3 cache, 65W TDP
Ryzen 5 9600X : 6C/12T, up to 5.4 GHz max boost, 38MB L2+L3 cache, 65W TDP
3rd Gen AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series Laptops
Microsoft, HP, Lenovo, and ASUS, unveiled their laptops based on the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen AI 300 series mobile processors.
Ryzen AI is combination of a dedicated AI engine, AMD Radeon graphics engine, and Ryzen processor cores that enable AI capabilities.
5th Gen AMD EPYC Server Processors
Dr. Lisa Su also previewed the 5th Gen AMD EPYC server processors (codenamed Turin), which are on track to launch in H2 2024. Like the new Ryzen 9000 series desktop processors, the 5th Gen EPYC processors are built around the Zen 5 core microarchitecture.
AMD Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2
The new AMD Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 brings together FPGA programmable logic for real-time pre-processing, next-gen AI Engines powered by XDNA technology for efficient AI inference, and embedded CPUs for post-processing to deliver the highest performing single chip adaptive solution for edge AI.
AMD Versal AI Edge Gen 2 devices are available now for early access with over 30 key partners currently in development.
AMD Instinct MI325X Accelerator
The AMD Instinct MI325X accelerator will be available in Q4 2024, offering 288 GB of ultra-fast HBM3E memory.
AMD Instinct MI350 Series
The AMD Instinct MI350 series is expected to debut in 2025, based on the next-generation AMD CDNA 4 architecture. AMD expects it to deliver up to 35X better inference performance compared to the AMD Instinct MI300 series, which is based on the current CDNA 3 architecture.
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AMD just concluded their 2020 Financial Analyst Day, revealing plans for the next-generation CPU and GPU roadmaps, as well as the investments they are making to drive future products!
Here is a summary of what was revealed at the AMD Financial Analyst Day 2020!
AMD Financial Analyst Day 2020 : The Full Briefing!
Most people cannot make it to AMD Financial Analyst Day 2020, so if you want to watch it all – here’s the full 3 hour-long presentation!
AMD Financial Analyst Day 2020 : What You Need To Know!
And here is a summary of what AMD revealed in their Financial Analyst 2020 presentation :
Computing Technology Updates
AMD plans to introduce the first processors based on its next-generation Zen 3 core in late 2020.
The Zen 4 core is currently in design and is targeted to use advanced 5nm process technology.
AMD unveiled plans to expand its chiplet and die stacking leadership, including new X3D packaging that combines chiplets and hybrid 2.5D and 3D die stacking to deliver more than a 10x increase in bandwidth density.
AMD announced its upcoming 3rd Generation AMD Infinity Architecture with optimized CPU and GPU memory coherency that can enable significant performance improvements and simplify the software programming required for accelerated computing solutions by allowing the CPU and GPU to seamlessly and coherently share the same memory.
AMD is building on its strong product security portfolio with expanded features. AMD announced it joined the Confidential Computing Consortium, a group of leading hardware and software companies working to close gaps to protect data through its entire lifecycle.
Graphics Technology Updates
The AMD Radeon DNA (AMD RDNA) architecture was designed for gaming and is currently powering the award-winning AMD Radeon RX 5000 series GPUs.
The next-generation AMD RDNA 2 architecture is planned to deliver a 50% performance-per-watt improvement over the first-generation AMD RDNA architecture. It will support hardware-accelerated ray tracing, variable rate shading (VRS) and other advanced features. The first AMD RDNA 2-based products are expected to launch in late 2020.
AMD unveiled its new AMD Compute DNA (AMD CDNA) architecture, designed to accelerate data center compute workloads. The first-generation AMD CDNA architecture, planned to launch later this year, includes 2nd Generation AMD Infinity Architecture to enhance GPU to GPU connectivity and is optimized for machine learning and high-performance computing applications. The follow-up AMD CDNA 2 architecture will support 3rd Generation AMD Infinity Architecture to enable next generation exascale-class supercomputers.
Expanding on previous generations of the ROCm open source software platform for the data center, AMD plans to introduce ROCm 4.0 later this year as a complete software solution for high-performance computing exascale systems and machine learning workloads.
Data Center Market Updates
AMD is powering the future of exascale computing with its CPU, GPU, interconnects and software products, including the recently announced El Capitan supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Expected to come online in 2023, El Capitan is expected to deliver more than 2 exaFLOPs of double-precision performance, making it more powerful than today’s 200 fastest supercomputers combined.
AMD is continuing to gain traction with its 2nd Generation AMD EPYC processors in enterprise, cloud and HPC markets based on delivering performance leadership and TCO advantages across the most important enterprise and cloud workloads. In 2020 we expect more than 150 AMD EPYC processor-powered cloud instances and 140 server platforms to be available.
AMD is unlocking accelerated computing with new technologies including AMD CDNA architecture, 3rd Generation Infinity Architecture and the ROCm 4.0 software platform, all of which will support the AMD-powered Frontier and El Capitan supercomputers.
Computing Market Updates
Since 2017, AMD has nearly doubled both client unit shipments and market share, built off a broad portfolio of performance-leading desktop, high-end desktop (HEDT) and notebook processors.
AMD expects to grow its performance leadership with the ramp of its 7nm Zen 2-based 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen processors designed specifically for desktops and notebooks across the consumer and commercial segments
AMD is on track to bring increased performance to the gaming, content creation and productivity markets when it delivers the first Zen 3-based AMD Ryzen product in 2020.
Graphics Market Updates
AMD partners with world-class brands to bring AMD Radeon graphics to more than 500 million gamers on the most popular devices, with the opportunity to address 2.5 billion gamers worldwide.
With Microsoft and Sony, AMD has established long-term relationships to continue market leadership as the number one silicon provider for game consoles.
AMD plans to deliver a full stack of high-performance, AMD RDNA architecture-powered graphics products to further expand the AMD Radeon install base.
AMD RDNA 2-based Navi 2X GPUs will bring uncompromised 4K gaming, new features including hardware-based ray tracing support and a significant performance uplift.
COVID-19 Statement
AMD expects the impact from COVID-19 in the first quarter to be modest, potentially resulting in revenue coming in at the lower end of the guidance of approximately $1.8 billion, plus or minus $50 million. Full year 2020 financial guidance remains unchanged.
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One of the biggest revelations at the AMD Computex 2018 press conference is how well along AMD is with their 7nm efforts. Everything appears to be chugging along as planned, and AMD shared not only details about their 7nm EPYC processor, they also showed off an engineering sample!
The 7nm EPYC Revealed!
At AMD Computex 2018, Dr. Lisa Su announced that AMD has decided to introduce 7nm Zen 2 processor, in the form of the 7nm EPYC processors!
Here are the key points in Dr. Lisa Su’s presentation :
AMD will go straight to 7nm Zen 2 cores for the next-generation EPYC processors.
7nm Zen 2 silicon are in AMD labs, and “it’s looking good!“
AMD will be sampling 7nm EPYC processors in the second half of 2018., with a launch in 2019.
7nm EPYC processors will continue to use Socket SP3, and will be “drop-in” replacements for the first-generation EPYC processors.
First Look At 7nm EPYC + 7nm Vega!
In this video, Dr. Lisa Su shows off engineering samples of the 7nm EPYC processor (on the left), and the 7nm Vega GPU (on the right).
First Examples Of 7nm EPYC Servers
AMD also showed examples of a single CPU server, and a dual CPU server, with 7nm EPYC processors.
As AMD hasn’t actually produced any 7nm EPYC thus far (sampling only starts in the second half of 2018), these are just dummy CPU mockups. The real purpose is to demonstrate that they will be pin-compatible drop-in replacements for existing EPYC servers… with a BIOS update, of course!
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If you thought the Intel Computex 2018 press conference was impressive, the AMD Computex 2018 press conference was even more so. One by one, key AMD executives came on stage to announce and show off new AMD products.
Bam! Bam! Bam! They just kept rolling out the announcements – the 2nd Gen Ryzen Threadripper, the 7nm EPYC CPU, the 7nm Vega GPU, and even a Radeon RX Vega nano graphics card! Get the full details below!
The AMD Computex 2018 Press Conference
Here is our video of the complete 76+ minute long AMD Computex 2018 press conference, followed by our pictures and comments that were posted live on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter during the event.
Dr. Lisa Su kicks off her keynote speech! @ The Westin Taipei
Cisco just announced that they’re adopting AMD EPYC processors!
HP just announced that they’re going to offer their first 1P AMD EPYC Proliant servers
Tencent CEO just announced that they’re offering AMD EPYC-powered SA1 cloud service!
Scott Herkelman takes over from Dr. Lisa Su to talk about Radeon and gaming.
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Acer’s Jerry Hou shows off the Predator Helios 500 gaming laptop powered by 2nd Gen Ryzen and Radeon RX graphics.
Scott Herkelman reveals the new Radeon RX Vega 56 Nano graphics card
Jim Anderson begins his talk on the Ryzen processor family.
Kevin Lensing starts showing off new Ryzen Mobile laptops.
Ray Wah talks about Dell’s adoption of Ryzen Mobile processors in their Inspiron laptops.
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AMD Computex 2018 Press Conference Part 2
ASUS’ Marcel Campos shows off a Ryzen Mobile laptop with… wait for it… an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 GPU… LOL
Jerry Hou talks about Lenovo’s Ryzen Mobie laptops
The 2nd Gen Ryzen Threadrilpper will have up to 32-cores and 64-threads. It’ll be available in Q3 2018!
Jim Anderson shows off the new 2nd Gen Ryzen Threadripper processor… with a delidded example.
David Wang talks about the world’s first 7nm GPU.
Introducing the AMD Radeon Instinct Vega 7nm!
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The new 7nm AMD Radeon Instinct is sampling now and will launch in 2H 2018!
Dr. Lisa Su announces that EPYC processor will be shrunk to 7nm.
The AMD EPYC processor Lisa held is an early sample, with sampling in Q2 and a target launch in 2019.
The 7nm EPYC processor with the 7nm Radeon Instinct Vega.
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The Official AMD Computex 2018 Press Release
TAIPEI, Taiwan — June 6, 2018 — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today demonstrated its next generation of CPU and GPU product leadership during a live-streamed press conference at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2018. AMD provided a first look at the performance of upcoming 7nm AMD Radeon Vega GPU products slated for launch in 2018, 12nm 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors with up to 32 cores slated for launch in Q3 2018, and unprecedented customer adoption of Ryzen and Radeon products in premium OEM devices. AMD also announced four EPYC processor milestones: immediate availability of EPYC processors through Tencent Cloud Services, a new HPE single-socket system, details of its first Cisco UCS server platform, and that the next generation 7nm EPYC processor, codenamed “Rome”, will begin sampling in 2H 2018.
“At Computex 2018 we demonstrated how the strongest CPU and GPU product portfolio in the industry gets even stronger in the coming months,” said AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. “Our upcoming 7nm and 12nm products build on the momentum of our Ryzen, Radeon and EPYC processors, positioning AMD to lead the next generation of high-performance computing in markets from premium devices and gaming to machine learning and the datacenter.”
AMD Computex 2018 Client Compute Update
AMD delivered the first public demonstration of 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors—the second AMD 12nm product family—featuring up to 32 cores and 64 threads. 2nd Gen Ryzen Threadripper processors are scheduled to launch in Q3 2018 with outstanding performance expected in rendering, post production, and encoding workloads.
AMD showcased its broadest portfolio of premium notebook and desktop systems from global OEM partners powered by Ryzen APUs, 2nd Gen Ryzen desktop processors, and Radeon graphics. Newly introduced systems from partners include:[adrotate group=”2″]
Dell’s latest Inspiron series including Inspiron 13” 7000 2-in-1, Inspiron 15” 5000 notebooks and Inspiron 7000 gaming desktop
HP Envy x360 13” and Envy x360 15” notebooks
Huawei MateBook D 14” notebook
Lenovo Yoga 530, IdeaPad 530S, 330S and 330 notebooks
AMD also continued to expand and improve upon the AM4 desktop ecosystem for Ryzen desktop processors with the announcement of AMD B450 chipset-based motherboards. Optimized for 2nd generation Ryzen desktop processors, B450 chipsets, designed to offer a superb balance of features, performance, and value, will be available from partners including ASRock, ASUS, Biostar, Gigabyte, and MSI.
AMD Computex 2018 Graphics and Gaming Update
AMD showcased the first public demonstration of its Radeon Vega GPU based on 7nm process technology built specifically for professional/datacenter applications.
AMD announced that 7nm Radeon “Vega” architecture-based Radeon Instinct has started sampling to initial customers and will launch in both server and workstation form factors for key compute use cases in 2H 2018.
AMD also revealed:
Radeon™ RX Vega56 “nano” graphics card from PowerColor that enables small form factor enthusiast gaming performance,
the latest Radeon FreeSync™ technology adoption with Samsung’s 80” QLED TV for tear free and smooth gameplay directly from a Radeon RX graphics card equipped PC or with an Microsoft Xbox One S or Xbox One X console,
Freesync support with HDR now available in Ubisoft’s recently launched and popular AAA game Far Cry 5.
AMD Computex 2018 Server Update
AMD announced growth in its EPYC processor engagements including:
The company’s first ever Cisco UCS server engagement in Cisco’s highest density offering ever with 128% more cores, 50% more servers, and 20% more storage per rack.
The all new HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 one socket server for virtualization and software-defined storage applications with up to 27% lower cost per virtual machine than the leading two-socket competitor.
Immediate availability of the EPYC based SA1 Tencent Cloud Service
The next generation 7nm EPYC processor, codenamed “Rome” and featuring Zen2 architecture, is now running in AMD labs and will begin sampling to customers in the second half of this year, ahead of launch in 2019.
Partner Quotes
“Acer is excited to partner with AMD on the Predator Helios 500 gaming notebook featuring 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen 7 processors, Radeon RX Vega56 graphics, and a built in 17.3-inch display supporting Radeon FreeSync,” said Jerry Hou, General Manager, Consumer Notebooks, IT Products Business, Acer Inc. “It’s a gaming beast that offers superior desktop-class gaming performance in a notebook, built for graphic-intensive AAA titles.”
“ASUS is dedicated to delivering the most innovative hardware for gamers of all levels,” said Marcel Campos, ASUS Global PC & Phone Marketing Senior Director. “We’re excited to announce the new ASUS X570ZD, the first laptop in the world to pair AMD’s Ryzen mobile processors with NVIDIA GTX 1050 graphics for gaming on the go. If it’s productivity you’re after, the ASUS X505ZA laptop is powered by a choice of AMD Ryzen mobile processors with Radeon Vega Graphics to give you the performance you need.”
“Dell is excited to continue implementing AMD’s Ryzen and Radeon solutions across a variety of products, including the latest Inspiron notebooks and Inspiron Gaming Desktops,” said Ray Wah, senior vice president and general manager, Dell Consumer and Small Business Product Group. “AMD’s Ryzen mobile processors with Radeon Vega Graphics deliver the responsiveness and performance users want and the performance in creative and productivity apps they need.”
“HP’s focus on design and engineering is delivering uncompromised style, performance and versatility to our customers,” said Kevin Frost, vice president and general manager, consumer PCs, HP Inc. “And we are delivering unrivaled premium PC experiences on the latest AMD Ryzen mobile processors, including the HP ENVY x360 13 – the first 13-inch convertible with the AMD Ryzen Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics and the HP ENVY x360 15 for incredible multi-tasking performance.”
“AMD EPYC has enabled HPE to pack more performance into an efficient server design, removing the need for a second processor and reducing TCO for our customers. The HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 allows customers to achieve dual-processor performance in a versatile single-socket server,” said Justin Hotard, vice president and general manager, Volume Global Business Unit, HPE. “By providing up to 32 processor cores, 2 terabytes of memory and more fully utilizing 128 PCIe lanes of I/O, we have set the bar for single processor virtualization performance, and with HPE OneView, customers can optimize their applications and dramatically speed deployment of new virtual machines.”
“As a first venture with AMD, Huawei is excited to be working with AMD to integrate the latest Ryzen mobile processors featuring Radeon Vega Graphics into Huawei’s MateBook D.” said Michael Young, General Manager of Xunwei technology. “The Huawei MateBook D is designed to provide superior performance and sleek design for users at work and play.”
“In the past, great computing performance with practical portability wasn’t always accessible,” said Jeff Meredith, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Lenovo’s Consumer PCs and Smart Devices. “The Lenovo IdeaPad 530S, 330 and 330S laptops and Yoga 530 convertible 2-in-1 are designed to change that. Built with the latest AMD Ryzen processor with Radeon Vega graphics, these laptops offer consumers more choice – enabling mobile computing to meet nearly any budget.”
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After we posted the news on Raja Koduri’s departure from AMD, we tried to tag him, only to discover that he just switched to a new handle – @Rajaontheedge. We are not sure why he would need to change his Twitter handle since it’s technically not an AMD handle.
Even more curious was the new name of his previous Twitter handle GFXChipTweeter. It was now named Fake Raja Koduri, and sports a picture of AMD’s Ruby with Raja Koduri’s moustache!
The GFXChipTweeter account is a brand new account, following only the new @Rajaontheedge handle.
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Raja Koduri Is Now RajaOnTheEdge
All of Raja’s previous tweets have been migrated to the new @Rajaontheedge handle. He hasn’t yet posted anything since the switch to this new handle. He last retweet @LisaSu (AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su) on 13 September – the day he left for his sabbatical.
Do I Need To Follow RajaOnTheEdge?
If you had earlier followed GFXChipTweeter, you don’t have to do anything. Twitter has automatically switched your following to RajaOnTheEdge instead. You will no longer be following GFXChipTweeter (Fake Raja Koduri).
If you want to tag Raja Koduri, you just need to tag @Rajaontheedge, instead of @GFXChipTweeter.
We now await his first tweet as RajaOnTheEdge, possibly announcing his move to Intel…
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AMD has finally announced the specifications, pricing and availability for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper processor! This follows their AMD Computex 2017 press conference, where they showed off the massive 16-core CPU that is targeted at the ultra-premium desktop market, directly taking on the newly-launched Intel X-Series processor.
Here is EVERYTHING you need to know about the AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors – specifications, performance, and even the special Game Mode feature! Read and SHARE!
Updated @ 2017-09-04 : We updated the availability of the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X processor, and added many links, including a link to The First AMD X399 Threadripper Motherboards. Also cleaned up many parts of the article.
Updated @ 2017-07-31 : We added details of the newly-announced Ryzen Threadripper 1900X processor, and availability of all three models. We also added a new section on the Delidded Threadripper, and the secrets it revealed!
Updated @ 2017-07-18 : We added the official AMD Ryzen Threadripper specifications and prices, confirming many of the earlier leaked details. Don’t forget to check out the official announcement video below!
Updated @ 2017-06-13 : We added new details that were just leaked about the AMD Ryzen Threadripper processor.
Originally posted @ 2017-06-05
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processor
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper will have up to 16 cores, processing up to 32 simultaneous threads. It will use the new Socket TR4, have quad-channel DDR4 memory support and feature 64 PCI Express lanes. If you were impressed by the 8-coreAMD Ryzen 7 processors (read our AMD Ryzen 7 1800X review), just imagine how powerful the 16-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper processor will be.
In this video, Jim Anderson, Senior Vice-President and General Manager of the AMD Compute and Graphics business group, reveals the key features of the Threadripper CPU and Socket TR4 platform.
Then, AMD President & CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, showed us a demo of Prey running on 4K (on Ultra High settings) using the AMD Ryzen Threadripper, with dual AMD Radeon RX Vega graphics cards. However, she did not reveal the average frame rate of this setup.
In this new video, Dr. Lisa Su and John Taylor (Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, AMD), reveal the specifications of the two first AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors (as well as the first two Ryzen 3 processors). It also shows both Ryzen Threadripper CPUs delivering higher performance in Cinebench R15 than Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series processor.
Targeted at the high-end desktop (HEDT) market, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper is paired with the X399 chipset and the new Socket TR4, offering quad memory channels and support up to 2TB of DDR4 memory, as well as 64 PCI Express 3.0 lanes!
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Specifications, Prices & Availability
On 13 July 2017, AMD revealed announced the Threadripper 1950X (Lowest Price) and 1920X (Lowest Price) models. A week later, they announced the 8-core Threadripper 1900X (Lowest Price) model. Here are their specifications :
Specifications
Ryzen Threadripper
1950X
Ryzen Threadripper
1920X
Ryzen Threadripper
1900X
Cores / Threads
16 / 32
12 / 24
8 / 16
Core Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
Boost Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
4.0 GHz
4.0 GHz
XFR Support
Yes
Yes
Yes
L2 Cache Size
8 MB
6 MB
4 MB
L3 Cache Size
32 MB
32 MB
16 MB
Maximum Memory
128 GB
128 GB
128 GB
Max. TDP
180 W
180 W
180 W
Launch Price
US$ 999
US$ 799
US$ 549
Availability
10 August 2017
10 August 2017
1 September 2017
Both the Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (Lowest Price) and 1920X (Lowest Price) processors are available for pre-order starting 30 July 2017, with delivery and general market availability on 10 August 2017.
AMD originally stated that the Ryzen Threadripper 1900X (Lowest Price) would be available on 31 August 2017, but they later shifted it one day later to 1 September 2017.
Here are the prices for South East Asia, with their estimated value in USD.
Countries
Tax
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
United States
Not inclusive
USD 999
USD 799
Indonesia
10% VAT
Rp 14,790,000
~USD 1,111
Rp 11,749,000
~USD 882
Malaysia
6% GST
RM 4,799
~USD 1,120
RM 3,899
~USD 938
Philippines
12% VAT
PHP 59,700
~USD 1,179
PHP 47,500
~USD 1,179
Singapore
7% GST
SGD 1,589
~USD 1,166
SGD 1,279
~USD 938
Thailand
7% VAT
฿ 49,900
~USD 1,216
฿ 33,900
~USD 1,008
Vietnam
10% VAT
29,000,000 ₫
~USD 1,272
23,100,000 ₫
~USD 1,013
For your convenience, here are some Amazon purchase links :
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X processor only – $999
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X processor only – $799
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X processor only – $549
After the AMD Computex 2017 press conference, we had the opportunity to mingle with both Dr. Lisa Su and Jim Anderson. We also had the opportunity to take our first ever close-up look at the AMD Ryzen Threadripper and Ryzen Mobile CPUs. Check them out!
As you can see, this is a MASSIVE processor, with 4094 pins. It makes the AMD Ryzen Mobile APU look absolutely diminutive!
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The AMD Ryzen Threadripper Delidded
German overclocked der8auer delidded a Threadripper processor with AMD’s permission recently, revealing many interesting facts.
It has four Zeppelin dies with 32 cores, but only two dies (16 cores) are functional.
It is functionally the AMD EPYC server processor with half the dies disabled.
The dies are soldered to a gold-plated heat spreader using indium solder.
These were the leaked information we posted earlier :
Although rumoured to be branded as the AMD Ryzen 9 processor (to directly compete against the newly-announced Intel Core i9 processors), AMD will be using the Ryzen Threadripper name instead. We can’t blame them – Threadripper is certainly a better and more memorable name than Ryzen 9![adrotate banner=”4″]
-> Correct! AMD has announced that it will be called AMD Ryzen Threadripper!
AMD will launch two Threadripper processors on 27 July 2017. ->Correct!
The top-of-the-line processor will have 16 cores, capable of handling 32 simultaneous threads. ->Correct! It is the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X!
There will also be a 12-core processor, capable of handling 24 simultaneous threads. ->Correct! It is the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X!
There will eventually be 14-core and 10-core versions as well.
All AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors will support quad DDR4 memory channels and 64 PCI Express lanes. ->Correct!
They are rumoured to use a solder thermal interface material (TIM), which would make deliding of the processor by enthusiasts difficult, if not impossible. ->Correct!
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The AMD Ryzen Threadripper Box
The AMD Ryzen Threadripper comes in an awesome box. Check it out!
Multithreaded CPU Performance
AMD shared these multithreaded performance results for the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X (Lowest Price) and 1920X (Lowest Price) processors, compared to the Intel Core i9-7900X.
Here is a summary of the results, using the Intel Core i9-7900X as the baseline (100%) :
Benchmark
Intel Core i9-7900X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
POV-Ray 3.7
100%
+ 6.1%
+ 30.8%
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017
100%
– 4.9%
+ 16.7%
HandBrake 1.0.7
100%
+ 5.1%
+ 21.0%
7-Zip 16.0.2
100%
+ 3.5%
+ 26.9%
VeraCrypt 1.2.1
100%
+ 18.6%
+ 55.1%
Corona Photorealism 1.3
100%
+ 1.1%
+ 26.8%
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1440p Gaming Performance
And here are 1440p gaming performance results on the two AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors, using the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti.
Here is a quick comparison of the results, using the Threadripper 1920X (Lowest Price) as the baseline (100%) :
Benchmark
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1920X
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Rise of the Tomb Raider
100%
+ 0.7%
Ashes of the Singularity
100%
+ 5.3%
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
100%
+ 2.9%
Battlefield 1
100%
+ 1.7%
Hitman
100%
+ 19.2%
The Threadripper Game Mode
Games are mostly optimised for quad-core processors… and rarely make use of octa-core processors. In fact, having even more cores can result in poorer performance due to poor thread scheduling. In some cases, the game may not even run at all.
To avoid those problems, AMD developer the Threadripper Game Mode. You can switch from the default “Creator Mode” to the “Game Mode” in the AMD Ryzen Master utility. Switching to Game Mode changes the Threadripper processor in two ways :
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It temporarily disables half the CPU cores, turning the Threadripper 1950X (Lowest Price) into an 8C 16T processor like the AMD Ryzen 1800X, and the Threadripper1920X (Lowest Price) into an 6C 12T processor like the AMD Ryzen 1600X.
It tells the operating system to use a Local Mode (NUMA) memory, which keeps the game and its memory footprint inside one CPU die and the locally-connected DRAM memory. This minimises several key latency points in the system, which will improve gaming performance.
Once you are done playing your game, you can switch back to Creator Mode to make full use of all of the Threadripper’s cores.
Let’s take a look at the performance difference between the Creator Mode and the Game Mode.
As you can see, the Game Mode improves the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X’s gaming performance by 10% to 38%. It’s likely that disabling half the cores also allow the Threadripper to clock them higher, as there is now a much higher thermal headroom.
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AMD just launched the AMD EPYC 7000 series processors. Formerly known as AMD Naples, it boasts up to 32 AMD Zen processor cores, and challenges the Intel Xeon’s dominance in the datacenter. After a sneak peek at their Computex 2017 press conference, AMD finally revealed the EPYC 7000 series processors. Let’s take a look!
The AMD EPYC 7000 Series Processor
Like Ryzen, the EPYC processor is based on their new Zen microarchitecture. Designed for servers, the EPYC processor offers up to 32 processor cores, an integrated high-speed DDR4 memory controller and a new high-speed coherent interconnect. AMD now reveals that it also comes with an embedded security subsystem.
Here is a summary of the EPYC processor’s key features :
Supports up to 32 AMD Zen cores., each capable of handling 2 simultaneous threads.
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The EPYC processor is fully integrated with high-speed I/O including 128 PCIe 3.0 lanes.
Because the EPYC is a complete SoC, there is no need for a separate chipset, reducing cost and power consumption.
In a 2-socket system, two EPYC processors communicate with each other via the AMD Infinity Fabric coherent interconnect. Even though each EPYC processor has 128 PCIe 3.0 lanes, it is limited to 64 PCIe 3.0 lanes in a 2-socket design. The 2P EPYC system will have a total of 128 PCI 3.0 lanes, not 256.
In addition, AMD revealed the first EPYC family of processors – the EPYC 7000 Series, with nine processors divided into four segments. They also introduced three EPYC processor variants designed for single socket servers.
EPYC 7601, 7551, 7551P and 7501 processors have 32 cores and a peak TDP of 170-180 W.
EPYC 7451, 7401 and 7401P processors have 24 cores and a peak TDP of 170-180 W.
EPYC 7351, 7351P, 7301 and 7281 processors have 16 cores and a peak TDP of 170 W.
EPYC 7251 processor has 8 cores and a peak TDP of 120 W.
The AMD EPYC 7000 Series Presentation
If you have the time, check out this 103-minute presentation on the EPYC 7000 Series processors by Dr. Lisa Su and Forrest Norrod from AMD, as well as their partners. Dr. Lisa also comes out at the end to reveal the AMD Radeon Instinct MI25 accelerator, that we revealed several months earlier.
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EPYC 7000 Series Processor Performance
AMD also revealed their internal benchmarks for the EPYC 7000 series processors :[adrotate group=”2″]
Single Socket AMD EPYC 7601 Server
SPECiut_rate2006 : 1200
SPECfp_rate2006 : 943
Two Socket AMD EPYC 7601 Server
SPECiut_rate2006 : 1390
SPECfp_rate2006 : 1330
AMD compared the two processor performance of the EPYC 7601, showing that it beat the Intel Xeon E5-2699A v4 in integer compute by 47%, and floating point compute by 75%.
Price Performance Advantage
AMD also took pains to point out that the price performance advantage the EPYC 7000 Series processors have over their Intel Xeon rivals, in both the 2-socket and single-socket segments.
Data Security Advantage
Other than raw computing performance and support for a truckload of memory, EPYC processors also offer an integrated hardware security subsystem. This allows the EPYC processors to deliver full memory encryption and secure multi-tenancy for data domain with no application impact.
Compatibility & Support
Finally, AMD wants everyone to know that the EPYC is an x86 processor and readily supports all x86 applications in the market. They have also performed extensive tests with industry partners like Microsoft, VMware and Red Hat.
They have also lined up considerable support from their server partners to deliver AMD EPYC solutions to customers worldwide.
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AMD EPYC 7000 Series Processor Press Release
AUSTIN, Texas — June 20, 2017 — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), and a global ecosystem of server partners, today marked a new era in the datacenter with the launch of AMD EPYC 7000 series high-performance datacenter processors. AMD was joined by multiple customers and partners at the global launch event in presenting a wide array of systems, performance demonstrations, and customer testimonials. The innovative, record-setting EPYC design, with up to 32 high-performance “Zen” cores and an unparalleled feature set, delivers greater performance than the competition across a full range of integer, floating point, memory bandwidth, and I/O benchmarks and workloads.
“With our EPYC family of processors, AMD is delivering industry-leading performance on critical enterprise, cloud, and machine intelligence workloads,” said Lisa Su, president and CEO, AMD. “EPYC processors offer uncompromising performance for single-socket systems while scaling dual-socket server performance to new heights, outperforming the competition at every price point. We are proud to bring choice and innovation back to the datacenter with the strong support of our global ecosystem partners.”
The world’s largest server manufacturers introduced products based on EPYC 7000-series processors at today’s launch, including HPE, Dell, ASUS, Gigabyte, Inventec, Lenovo, Sugon, Supermicro, Tyan, and Wistron. Primary hypervisor and server operating system providers Microsoft, Red Hat, and VMware showcased optimized support for EPYC, while key server hardware ecosystem partners Mellanox, Samsung Electronics, and Xilinx were also featured in EPYC-optimized platforms.
Cloud Datacenter and Enterprise Customers
Datacenter and cloud service providers also welcomed EPYC to the market today. Members of the “Super 7” datacenter services providers, including Baidu and Microsoft Azure, as well as 1&1, Bloomberg, Dropbox and LexisNexis, all voiced their support at launch.
Record-Setting EPYC Performance
The excitement around EPYC is driven by multiple record-setting server benchmarks achieved by EPYC-powered one-socket and two-socket systems.
AMD EPYC processors set several performance records, including:
Two-Socket Server
EPYC 7601-based system scored 2360 on SPECint_rate2006, higher than any other two-socket system score
One-Socket Server
EPYC 7601-based system scored 1200 on SPECint_rate2006, higher than any other mainstream one-socket x86-based system score
EPYC 7601-based system scored 943 on SPECfp_rate2006, higher than any other one-socket system score
All EPYC processors combine innovative security features, enterprise class reliability, and support a full feature-set. An EPYC 7601 CPU-based one-socket system shifts expectations for single socket server performance, helping lower total-cost-of-ownership (TCO), providing up to 20% CapEx savings compared to the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4-based two-socket system. At every targeted price point for two-socket processors, EPYC outperforms the competition, with up to 70% more performance in the eight hundred dollar price band and up to 47% more performance at the high-end of the market of four thousand dollars or more.
EPYC Product Overview
A highly scalable System on Chip (SoC) design ranging from 8-core to 32-core, supporting two high-performance threads per core.
Industry-leading memory bandwidth across the line-up, with 8 channels of memory on every EPYC device. In a two-socket server, support for up to 32 DIMMS of DDR4 on 16 memory channels, delivering up to 4 terabytes of total memory capacity.
Unprecedented support for integrated, high-speed I/O with 128 lanes of PCIe 3 on every product
A highly-optimized cache structure for high-performance, energy efficient compute
AMD Infinity Fabric coherent interconnect linking EPYC CPUs in a two-socket system
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The third major event at Computex Taipei 2017 was the Dell Computex 2017 product launch event. This year, Dell restricted themselves to only three new models, with a twist – they are all powered by an AMD processor!
So it was no surprise when AMD President & CEO Dr. Lisa Su came to lend her support for the new AMD-powered Dell computers. Check out what Dell has in store for the second half of 2017!
The Dell Computex 2017 Product Launch
That Dell would adopt the much-vaunted AMD Ryzen 7 processor is no surprise. Using it to power the new Dell Inspiron Gaming Desktop is only natural. What is surprising though is their decision to also use it to power the new Dell Inspiron 27 7000 AIO system!
Could you have imagined that an AIO system would not only boast an 8-core processor, but also a powerful AMD Radeon RX 500 series graphics card? That is an impressive engineering feat by both Dell and AMD engineers who worked together to create it.
If you are on a budget, Dell offers the Dell Inspiron 24 5000 AIO system. It too boasts a powerful AMD Radeon RX 500 series graphics card. We are perplexed though by Dell’s decision to go with the older 7th Generation AMD A-Series APU, instead of the new AMD Ryzen 5 processor.
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Our Earlier Posts On The Dell Computex 2017 Product Launch
At the Dell Computex 2017 press conference, Ray Mak showed off the first and only AIO powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 processor – the Dell Inspiron 27 7000.
Ray also showed off a smaller AMD A10-powered AIO model – the Dell Inspiron 24 5000.
AMD President & CEO Dr. Lisa Su even came up to talk about their partnership with Dell.
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The most important event on Day 2 of Computex Taipei 2017 was the AMD Computex 2017 Press Conference. It was headlined by AMD President & CEO Dr. Lisa Su, and Jim Anderson, SVP and GM of the AMD Computing and Graphics division.
The hour-long press conference was, as usual, packed with information and teasers. Check out what went on during the AMD Computex 2017 press conference!
The AMD Computex 2017 Press Conference
The atmosphere in the room was definitely more electric this year. At Computex 2016, AMD Zen (now Ryzen) and Vega may have appeared to be pipe dreams. But at this press conference, no one doubts that AMD will deliver what they promised, and then some. It was now a matter of when, not if.
The upcoming AMD Threadripper with its 16 cores is obviously targeted at the Intel X-Series processors that were just announced yesterday. Even its chipset, the X399, seemed to be intentionally named to “beat” the Intel X299 chipset.
Meanwhile, the announcement of the AMD Ryzen Mobile processors finally injects some excitement into the mobile computing market. Not just because it will offer performance closer to that of the Intel Core processors, but also because it will be the first Ryzen APU that will feature an on-die AMD Vega GPU!
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Our Blow-by-Blow Account Of The AMD Computex 2017 Press Conference
This morning’s major event is the AMD Computex 2017 Press Conference
We Asians are always trying to get the front seats… with everyone else!
The AMD Computex 2017 Press Conference is about to begin!
Spencer Pan, President of AMD Greater China : 2017 is AMD’s 30th year in Taiwan.
AMD President & CEO Dr. Lisa Su kicks off the AMD Computex 2017 press conference.
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On AMD EPYC
AMD President & CEO Dr. Lisa Su introduces AMD.
The AMD EPYC processor will deliver leadership in the 2 socket market with 45% more cores, 122% more memory bandwidth and 60% more I/O.
Here are some benchmarks of the AMD EPYC processor in 1 socket and 2 socket configurations.
AMD will launch the EPYC processor on 20 June 2017.
There you are – the AMD EPYC processor!
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AMD Radeon Instinct vs. NVIDIA Tesla P100
AMD also showed off the performance of the Vega-based Radeon Instinct against the NVIDIA Tesla P100.
On AMD Ryzen Mobile
Jim Anderson announces the availability of AMD Ryzen Mobile CPU.
Introducing the AMD Ryzen Mobile processor!
The AMD Ryzen Mobile processor will be the first Ryzen APU with an on-die AMD Vega GPU!
That small chip is the new AMD Ryzen Mobile processor!
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Oculus Approves AMD Ryzen
AMD also announced that all DESKTOP Ryzen CPUs are Oculus-approved.
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Team ARP is on the ground at Taipei to cover Computex Taipei 2017 LIVE on theTech ARP Facebook page and this article. Computex Taipei 2017 begins today, May 30, 2017 and will run for five full days. So join us for our live coverage every day, until June 2!
This article will be updated live with pictures and details as and when they come in. Videos will be inserted at the end of every night, as they take time to process and upload.
Day 1 Schedule
The first day of Computex 2017 is the busiest day of the event. We are scheduled for back-to-back major events from morning until evening!
11:30 AM – 1 PM : NVIDIA AI Keynote by NVIDIA CEO, Jensen Huang
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM : Intel Keynote by Gregory Bryant, VP & GM of the Intel Client Computing Group
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NVIDIA AI Keynote by NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang
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First stop of the day – the NVIDIA AI Forum keynote. Jensen Huang is upstairs polishing his keynote while the crowd grows downstairs.
With the Japanese contingent waiting to storm up the escalator to the 3rd floor hall.
Everyone’s green as an ogre…
NVIDIA Jensen Huang arrives for his eagerly awaited keynote on AI and related NVIDIA technologies.
Jensen Huang announces Project Holodeck!
Jensen Huang shows off a notebook using the new GeForce GTX with Max Q design.
Jensen Huang introduces Volta – the new Tesla V100 accelerator. That’s 120 TFLOPS of compute performance courtesy of 5,120 CUDA cores.
And this is the NVIDIA HGX server with EIGHT NVIDIA Tesla V100 accelerators producing 960 TFLOPS!
Jensen Huang showing off the new Tesla V100 accelerator module. It is the largest GPU ever built!
The NVIDIA GPU Cloud is revealed!
NVIDIA also introduced their robotics platform – the Isaac Initiative, named after Isaac Asimov.
The Isaac Initiative will be built around NVIDIA Jetson 2 and the Isaac Robot Simulator, which allows the robots to train themselves in a virtual world.
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Intel Keynote by Gregory Bryant
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Gregory Bryant from Intel announces the Intel Xeon Platinum family of scalable server processors.
Intel also announced the Low Power Series of their 2nd Gen 3D NAND SSD drives.
Introducing the Intel Compute Card!
The Intel Compute Card is a modular computer that will fit into a variety of devices. You can pull it out of one device and slot it into another.
ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih shows off their secret project Kukuna.
Intel also showed off their new Optane technology.
Intel officially announces the Intel Core-X Series Processor Family with up to 18 cores per CPU!
Intel also announced the Intel Core i9 processors, with X-Series and Extreme editions.
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Dell Computex 2017 Press Conference
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At the Dell Computex 2017 press conference, Ray Mak showed off the first and only AOI powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 processor – the Dell Inspiron 27 7000.
Ray also showed off a smaller AMD A10-powered AIO model – the Dell Inspiron 24 5000.
AMD President & CEO Dr. Lisa Su even came up to talk about their partnership with Dell.
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NVIDIA Computex 2017 Press Conference
At the NVIDIA pre-briefing showcase, they showed off the NVIDIA DGX Station.
NVIDIA also demoed the new NVIDIA GPU Cloud.
They also showed off a closer demo of the Isaac training simulation for robots.
After the briefing on NVIDIA GeForce GTX with Max-Q, NVIDIA showed off their upcoming G-Sync HDR monitor.
From the NVIDIA Max-Q tech briefing – it’s about peak EFFICIENCY, not maximum performance.
NVIDIA WhisperMode is also about efficiency, but will be available by end of June for all GeForce 10 series graphics cards.
Here are the first 3 notebooks to debut with the NVIDIA Max-Q technology.
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The AMD Tech Summit held in Sonoma, California from December 7-9, 2016 was not only very exclusive, it was highly secretive. The first major announcement we have been allowed to reveal is the new AMD Radeon Instinct heterogenous computing platform.
In this article, you will hear from AMD what the Radeon Instinct platform is all about. As usual, we have a ton of videos from the event, so it will be as if you were there with us. Enjoy! 🙂
Originally published @ 2016-12-12
Updated @ 2017-01-11 : Two of the videos were edited to comply with the NDA. Now that the NDA on AMD Vega has been lifted, we replaced the two videos with their full, unedited versions. We also made other changes, including adding links to the other AMD Tech Summit articles.
Updated @ 2017-01-20 : Replaced an incorrect slide, and a video featuring that slide. Made other small updates to the article.
The AMD Radeon Instinct Platform Summarised
For those who want the quick low-down on AMD Radeon Instinct, here are the key takeaway points :
The AMD Radeon Instinct platform is made up of two components – hardware and software.
The hardware components are the AMD Radeon Instinct accelerators built around the current Polaris and the upcoming Vega GPUs.
The software component is the AMD Radeon Open Compute (ROCm) platform, which includes the new MIOpen open-source deep learning library.
The first three Radeon Instinct accelerator cards are the MI6, MI8 and MI25 Vega with NCU.
The AMD Radeon Instinct MI6 is a passively-cooled inference accelerator with 5.7 TFLOPS of FP16 processing power, 224 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and a TDP of <150 W. It will come with 16 GB of GDDR5 memory.
The AMD Radeon Instinct MI8 is a small form-factor (SFF) accelerator with 8.2 TFLOPS of processing power, 512 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and a TDP of <175 W. It will come with 4 GB of HBM memory.
The AMD Radeon Instinct MI25 Vega with NCU is a passively-cooled training accelerator with 25 TFLOPS of processing power, support for 2X packed math, a High Bandwidth Cache and Controller, and a TDP of <300 W.
The Radeon Instinct accelerators will all be built exclusively by AMD.
The Radeon Instinct accelerators will all support MxGPU SRIOV hardware virtualisation.
The Radeon Instinct accelerators are all passively cooled.
The Radeon Instinct accelerators will all have large BAR (Base Address Register) support for multiple GPUs.
The upcoming AMD Zen “Naples” server platform is designed to supported multiple Radeon Instinct accelerators through a high-speed network fabric.
The ROCm platform is not only open source, it will support a multitude of standards in addition to MIOpen.
The MIOpen deep learning library is open source, and will be available in Q1 2017.
The MIOpen deep learning library is optimised for Radeon Instinct, allowing for 3X better performance in machine learning.
AMD Radeon Instinct accelerators will be significantly faster than NVIDIA Titan X GPUs based on the Maxwell and Pascal architectures.
In the subsequent pages, we will give you the full low-down on the Radeon Instinct platform, with the following presentations by AMD :
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Why Is Heterogenous Computing Important?
Dr. Lisa Su, kicked things off with an inside look at her two-year long journey as AMD President and CEO. Then she revealed why Heterogenous Computing is an important part of AMD’s future going forward. She also mentioned the success of the recently-released Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition.
Here Are The New AMD Radeon Instinct Accelerators!
Next, Raja Koduri, Senior Vice President and Chief Architect of the Radeon Technologies Group, officially revealed the new AMD Radeon Instinct accelerators.
The MIOpen Deep Learning Library For Radeon Instinct
MIOpen is a new deep learning library optimised for Radeon Instinct. It is open source and will become part of the Radeon Open Compute (ROCm) platform. It will be available in Q1 2017.
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The Performance Advantage Of Radeon Instinct & MIOpen
MIOpen is optimised for Radeon Instinct, offering 3X better performance in machine learning. It allows the Radeon Instinct accelerators to be significantly faster than NVIDIA Titan X GPUs based on the Maxwell and Pascal architectures.
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The Radeon Instinct MI25 Training Demonstration
Raja Koduri roped in Ben Sander, Senior Fellow at AMD, to show off the Radeon Instinct MI25 running a training demo.
The Radeon Instinct MI8 Visual Inference Demonstration
The visual inference demo is probably much easier to grasp, as it is visual in nature. AMD used the Radeon Instinct MI8 in this example.
The Radeon Instinct On The Zen “Naples” Platform
The upcoming AMD Zen “Naples” server platform is designed to supported multiple AMD Radeon Instinct accelerators through a high-speed network fabric.
The Radeon Open Compute (ROCm) Platform Discussion
To illustrate the importance of heterogenous computing on Radeon Instinct, Greg Stoner (ROCm Senior Director at AMD), hosted a panel of AMD partners and early adopters in using the Radeon Open Compute (ROCm) platform.
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Closing Remarks On Radeon Instinct
Finally, Raja Koduri concluded the launch of the Radeon Instinct Initiative with some closing remarks on the recent Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition.
The Complete AMD Radeon Instinct Tech Briefing
This is the complete AMD Radeon Instinct tech briefing. Our earlier video was edited to comply with the AMD Vega NDA (which has now expired).
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The Complete AMD Radeon Instinct Tech Briefing Slides
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The AMD Tech Summit held in Sonoma, California from Dec 7-9, 2016 was not only very exclusive, it was highly secretive. The second major announcement we have been allowed to reveal is the new AMD Ryzen desktop CPU, formerly known as Summit Ridge.
Like our Radeon Instinct article, we will not only share what AMD revealed during the AMD Tech Summit at Sonoma, we will bring it to you in our videos. It will be as if you were there with us! Enjoy! 🙂
The AMD Ryzen Tech Briefing Summarised
For those who just want the quick low-down on the AMD Ryzen desktop processor, here are the key takeaway points :
The AMD Zen “Summit Ridge” processor is officially branded as the AMD Ryzen processor.
The first AMD Ryzen “Summit Ridge” processors will officially launch in Q1, 2017.
The AMD Zen-based server processor, codenamed Naples, will launch in Q2, 2017.
The AMD Zen-based notebook APU, codenamed Raven Ridge, will launch in H2, 2017.
The top Ryzen “Summit Ridge” processor SKU will have a 3.4 GHz base clock, or better. Its boost clock was not revealed.
The Ryzen “Summit Ridge” processors will have 8 cores and process 16 threads simultaneously.
The Ryzen “Summit Ridge” processors will have a 4 MB L2 cache and a 16 MB L3 cache.
The Ryzen “Summit Ridge” processors will feature the AMD Infinity Fabric network-centric interconnect technology.
The AMD Ryzen “Summit Ridge” processors will feature the AMD SenseMI sensing and adaptive technologies like :
Pure Power, which uses real-time sensors to support a closed-loop control through Infinity Fabric.
Precision Boost, which allows for fine-grained frequency control in 25 MHz increments.
Extended Frequency Range (XFR), that is fully automated and permits frequencies above the Precision Boost limits.
Neural Net Prediction, which anticipates future decisions, preloads instructions and chooses the best processing path.
Smart Prefetch algorithms have been greatly improved.
Preliminary benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen (3.4 GHz, no boost) showed that it was slightly faster than the Intel Core i7-6900K (3.2 GHz base, 3.7 GHz boost).
At idle, the total power consumption of the 3.4 GHz Ryzen system was about 13.5 W (12.67%) less than a Core i7-6900K system.
At full load, the total power consumption of the 3.4 GHz Ryzen system was about 3.8 W (1.98%) less than a Core i7-6900K system.
In the subsequent pages, we will give you the full low-down on the AMD Ryzen desktop processor, with the following presentations by AMD :
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The AMD Summit Ridge Technology Update
Jim Anderson, SVP and GM of the AMD Computing and Graphics division, kicked off the session with an update on the AMD Summit Ridge desktop processor.
The key takeaway points :
The first AMD Summit Ridge processors will officially launch in Q1, 2017.
The AMD Zen-based server processor, codenamed Naples, will launch in Q2, 2017.
The AMD Zen-based notebook APU, codenamed Raven Ridge, will launch in H2, 2017.
The top AMD Summit Ridge processor SKU will have a 3.4 GHz base clock,or better. Its boost clock was not revealed.
The AMD Summit Ridge processors will have a 4 MB L2 cache and a 16 MB L3 cache.
The AMD Summit Ridge CPU’s Performance
The AMD Ryzen “Summit Ridge” processor may not be ready for primetime but how does it currently perform? John Taylor, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Marketing at AMD, compared the performance of an AMD Ryzen processor running at 3.4 GHz (without boost) against the Intel Core i7-6900K running at the stock speed of 3.2 GHz (3.7 GHz boost).
The key takeaway point :
The AMD Ryzen running at 3.4 GHz is slightly faster than the Intel Core i7-6900K in this Handbrake benchmark.
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The Infinity Fabric & SenseMI Technologies
These technologies built into the AMD Ryzen processors are new revelations by AMD. Mark Papermaster, Senior Vice President & CTO of AMD explains what they are.
The key takeaway points about the AMD SenseMI sensing and adaptive technologies :
Pure Power uses real-time sensors to support a closed-loop control through Infinity Fabric.
Precision Boost allows for fine-grained frequency control in 25 MHz increments.
Extended Frequency Range (XFR) is fully automated and permits frequencies above the Precision Boost limits.
Neural Net Prediction anticipates future decisions, preloads instructions and chooses the best processing path.
Smart Prefetch algorithms have been greatly improved.
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Introducing AMD Ryzen
AMD President & CEO Dr. Lisa Su finally revealed that the AMD Zen processor will henceforth be known as the AMD Ryzen processor.
The key takeaway point :
The AMD Zen “Summit Ridge” processor is officially branded as the AMD Ryzen processor.
AMD Ryzen Performance & Power Efficiency Demo
Dr. Lisa Su then showed off a Blender 3D demonstration of the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen’s performance and power efficiency, compared to the Intel Core i7-6900K running at the stock speed of 3.2 GHz (3.7 GHz boost).
The key takeaway points :
The AMD Ryzen (3.4 GHz, no boost) was a fraction faster than the Intel Core i7-6900K (3.2 GHz base, 3.7 GHz boost).
At idle, the total power consumption of the 3.4 GHz Ryzen system was about 13.5 W (12.67%) less than a Core i7-6900K system.
At full load, the total power consumption of the 3.4 GHz Ryzen system was about 3.8 W (1.98%) less than a Core i7-6900K system.
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Closing Remarks On The AMD Ryzen Desktop CPU
In her closing remarks on the AMD Ryzen processor, Dr. Lisa Su also touched on the newly-launched Radeon Instinct, the upcoming AMD Vega GPU and Naples server processor.
The key takeaway points :
The AMD Vega GPU will launch in H1 2016 in both Gaming and Compute applications.
The first AMD Ryzen “Summit Ridge” processors will officially launch in Q1, 2017.
The AMD Zen-based server processor, codenamed Naples, will launch in Q2, 2017.
The AMD Zen-based notebook APU, codenamed Raven Ridge, will launch in H2, 2017.
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The Complete AMD Ryzen “Summit Ridge” Tech Briefing
This is the complete AMD Ryzen “Summit Ridge” tech briefing.
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The Complete AMD Ryzen “Summit Ridge” Tech Briefing Slides
Here are the presentation slides from the AMD Ryzen “Summit Ridge” tech briefing for your perusal.
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On the second day of Computex 2016, AMD publicly revealed the first processor to use their new x86 Zen processor core architecture. Codenamed “Summit Ridge“, the desktop processor will come with eight AMD Zen processor cores that are capable of processing sixteen threads simultaneously.
The AMD Zen core architecture has been along awaited, because it is the first fresh design that was not derived from AMD’s existing Bulldozer architecture. Built around the SMT (simultaneous multithreading) microarchitecture, AMD Zen will offer much better core performance at the cost of a larger die. It will also feature a new 14 nm FinFET process technology and use the new AM4 socket.
AMD “Summit Ridge” Desktop Processor Revealed
We were present at the Westin Taipei, when Dr. Lisa Su, President and Chief Executive Officer, AMD, officially announced the AMD “Summit Ridge” desktop processor, before publicly revealing an example. Check it out!
Dr. Lisa did not reveal many details of the new AMD Summit Ridge processor though. Here are the key takeaways from her speech :
The new AMD Zen core will deliver 40% more instructions per cycle than the previous-generation Excavator core.
The AMD “Summit Ridge” desktop processor will have 8 core that can process 16 threads simultaneously.
The AMD “Summit Ridge” desktop processor will be built on the new FinFET process technology, and use the new AMD AM4 socket.
The AMD Zen core is designed across multiple segments including high-performance desktops, servers, notebooks and embedded solutions.
Although not mentioned, the AMD “Summit Ridge” processor will only support DDR4 memory.
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On the second day of Computex 2016, AMD held a press conference at the Westin Taipei. In that hour-long press conference, they announced multiple updates on their latest and upcoming processor and graphics technologies. The key AMD technologies revealed at the press conference include :
AMD Polaris Architecture
The unveiling of the upcoming AMD Polaris architecture-based Radeon RX series of graphics cards. The AMD Radeon RX Series will be headlined by the AMD Radeon RX 480, providing great 3D and VR performance at just US$199. The AMD Radeon RX 480 will be formally launched on June 29, 2016
7th Generation AMD A-Series Mobile APUs
The launch of the new 7th Generation AMD A-Series mobile APUs (Accelerated Processing Units). They will deliver significant double-digit improvements in gaming, video rendering and file compression performance, over the previous 6th Generation AMD A-Series mobile APUs.
Future AMD “Summit Ridge” Desktop Processor
The first public revelation of the upcoming AMD “Summit Ridge” desktop processor. Based on AMD’s next-generation x86 “Zen” processor core, the AMD “Summit Ridge” desktop processor will have eight cores that are capable of simultaneously handling sixteen threads.
The AMD Technologies Update Press Conference
Here is the full hour-long AMD press conference at the Westin Taipei during Computex 2016. The speakers include :
Dr. Lisa Su, President and Chief Executive Officer, AMD
Raja Koduri, Senior Vice President and Chief Architect, Radeon Technologies Group
Jim Anderson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Computing and Graphics Business Group, AMD
Matt Perry, Partner Group Program Manager, Microsoft
Josephine Tan, Vice President, Consumer Product Management (Notebook and Premium), HP
Ray Wah, Vice President, Consumer Product Group, Dell
“We entered 2016 with a great product lineup and growing momentum for AMD’s technologies,” said AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. “Today’s launch of our 7th Generation A-Series mobile APUs, to be followed closely by new Radeon RX Series GPUs and then our next-generation ‘Summit Ridge’ desktop processor powered by our ‘Zen’ core represent key proof points of our strategy to firmly re-establish AMD as a high-performance design leader.”
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