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November 1, 2013 11:48:10 AM

Tom's Hardware Ask Me Anything - AMD
Ever wanted to ask one of the big hardware or software giants something directly? Why’d they do that? Where’d the idea come from for that last product? What’s in store next? Well, now you have the chance!

Tom’s Hardware is proud to announce a follow-up of our brand new community features – ASK ME ANYTHING.

On Wednesday, November 6th, we’ll be hosting the next in a series of Tom’s Hardware Ask Me Anythings, and our guests will be official representatives from AMD!

This thread will be unlocked, open and live for 24 hours starting at 12:00 p.m. eastern on November 6th, and questions will be moderated and supervised by Tom’s Community Manager, Joe Pishgar, and a full team of Senior Moderators.

Ask Me Anything Rules
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• All Rules of Conduct apply.
• Keep questions direct and to the point.
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• Not all questions may be answered. Questions may not be answered in the order in which they are received or posted.

Only registered users will be able to ask questions, so if you haven’t yet, be sure to register now for your chance to participate!

The official representatives will reply periodically over the time the AMA is active using a recognized and verified account.

Please join us on this date to throw your questions into the mix and ask AMD what you've always wanted to ask!

What: Ask Me Anything – AMD
When: Wednesday, November 6th, 12:00 EDT
Where: This thread itself!
Who: AMD's Robert Hallock (username:Thracks) will be relaying responses live from the AMD Team

Our Guests from AMD are-

• Robert Hallock, PR Manager for Enthusiast GFX and Gaming
• Ritche Corpus, Director of our ISV Relations & Alliances Team
• Devon Nekechuk, Product Manager for Enthusiast dGPU
• Dave Nalasco, Senior Technical Marketing Manager
• Shane Parfitt, Technical Marketing Manager for the Display & Power Technologies Domain
• Roger Quero, Senior Technical Marketing Manager

This thread and the AMA is now LIVE! You may ask your questions immediately.

More about : official amd radeon representatives

November 6, 2013 9:00:05 AM

What is the rationale for AMD using stock cooling solutions on enthusiast cards at launch when more robust and effective cooling solutions have been demonstrated by your partners and other 3rd parties resulting in superior acoustics, better heat dissipation, and potentially higher benchmarks?
Thank you for taking the time to talk with us on the forums!!
November 6, 2013 9:00:27 AM

Will Mantle support all GCN GPUs, including the low-end ones such as the HD 7730 and HD 7750?
Related resources
November 6, 2013 9:02:33 AM

With Kavari being the 3rd generation APU from AMD, what are the major improvements that we will see? How potentially disruptive is this technology to the historic relationship of CPU/GPU and system resources in a desktop environment and how does AMD plan to leverage this potential disruption into higher market share since Nvidia and Intel don't fully compete in this APU space?
Thanks!!
November 6, 2013 9:02:37 AM

overclocked_enthusiasm said:
What is the rationale for AMD using stock cooling solutions on enthusiast cards at launch when more robust and effective cooling solutions have been demonstrated by your partners and other 3rd parties resulting in superior acoustics, better heat dissipation, and potentially higher benchmarks?
Thank you for taking the time to talk with us on the forums!!


Using a 100% reference design at launch ensures that AMD can control every facet of the initial production. It minimizes the number of variables that can "go wrong."

starjet said:
Will Mantle support all GCN GPUs, including the low-end ones such as the HD 7730 and HD 7750?


Anything with Graphics Core Next. Anything!
November 6, 2013 9:03:06 AM

Hi AMD,

hope you answer all my following questions, but feel free to skip silly ones.

1) Regarding motherboard sockets, i know you use on the server side (Socket G34,Socket C32,Socket F), Land grid array CPU sockets , while on the desktop you remain using
pin grid array socket just like(FM1,FM2,FM2+,AM3+), why ? and how much difference does it make ? is the server Land grid array superior ?

2) Any news on the GDDR5M side ? what is your target audience for it ? if there will be GDDR5M available in the future, what should we expect regarding latency and frequency ?

3) Why did you ended the HD 7750 ? i love it alot ? and its sad that the newer generation does have huge gap between the R7-250 and the R7-260, in Cape Verde language, were
talking about HD 7730 and HD 7790, there is huge GAP in between, will we ever see R7-250X or any other filling, and will it be powered by PCI express alone ?

Thanks very much in advance.
November 6, 2013 9:04:01 AM

overclocked_enthusiasm said:
With Kavari being the 3rd generation APU from AMD, what are the major improvements that we will see? How potentially disruptive is this technology to the historic relationship of CPU/GPU and system resources in a desktop environment and how does AMD plan to leverage this potential disruption into higher market share since Nvidia and Intel don't fully compete in this APU space?
Thanks!!


I can't say much on our next-generation APUs, as today's AMA team is from the Radeon side of the business. But what I can say is that your question will be answered in its entirety on November 11-13 at the AMD Developer Conference in San Jose.
November 6, 2013 9:04:15 AM

Thracks said:

starjet said:
Will Mantle support all GCN GPUs, including the low-end ones such as the HD 7730 and HD 7750?


Anything with Graphics Core Next. Anything!
Great. Thank you for the response.

a b À AMD
November 6, 2013 9:04:37 AM

Recently, users have been speculating on whether AMD would continue to release CPUs or go the APU only route. There are also concerns over the fate of any AM3+ upgrade options. Please advise on both of these concerns. Thanks.
November 6, 2013 9:04:38 AM

One of the best AMA ever
OK, straight to the point
-Do you have any plan for CPU, not APU?
-What will you do to compete with Nvidia Maxwell next year? Newer architecture, GHz edition GPUs, better models…? And when will you plan to release them?
November 6, 2013 9:04:59 AM

I have saved up and am waiting for Steamroller-based desktop FX chips. Nothing else will do, Piledriver, APU's, or Intel. There are rumours these will now never appear, and we've heard no confirmation one way or the other. Will they be available?
November 6, 2013 9:05:35 AM

Will AMD be delivering drivers for mir/wayland anytime soon?
What of android driver support?
Will AMD be bringing more developers onboard for developement of the opensource graphics driver?
Why were temash/kabini not built with hsa features?
November 6, 2013 9:06:37 AM

emad_ramlawi said:
Hi AMD,

hope you answer all my following questions, but feel free to skip silly ones.

1) Regarding motherboard sockets, i know you use on the server side (Socket G34,Socket C32,Socket F), Land grid array CPU sockets , while on the desktop you remain using
pin grid array socket just like(FM1,FM2,FM2+,AM3+), why ? and how much difference does it make ? is the server Land grid array superior ?

2) Any news on the GDDR5M side ? what is your target audience for it ? if there will be GDDR5M available in the future, what should we expect regarding latency and frequency ?

3) Why did you ended the HD 7750 ? i love it alot ? and its sad that the newer generation does have huge gap between the R7-250 and the R7-260, in Cape Verde language, were
talking about HD 7730 and HD 7790, there is huge GAP in between, will we ever see R7-250X or any other filling, and will it be powered by PCI express alone ?

Thanks very much in advance.


Hello. :)  I'm not privy to the GDDR or socket questions, but I can answer your last one!

The HD 7750 is still shipping in the market for precisely the reason you've identified. Its performance falls between that of the R7 250 and the R7 260X.
November 6, 2013 9:07:08 AM

How come we never saw the 17-19W Trinity/Richland parts in the 11.6" form factors like the HP DM1? I loved my e450 in that chassis, and really wanted to see the better APUs in that format.

I also see a huge opportunity to use those parts in fanless HTPC boxes, as NUC competitors. I use the Arctic MC001 as an HTPC, without an optical device, and would LOVE to see this fanless form factor with an A8.

I'm guessing that none of your product alliance partners think these would be viable product lines?
November 6, 2013 9:07:49 AM

Are there any plans for a new enthusiast CPU as a successor to the FX8350 and FX9590?
November 6, 2013 9:08:31 AM

Let me rephrase my stock cooler question. Why not use a more robust "reference design" incorporating some of the brilliant solutions proven out by your card partners and other 3rd parties in regards to noise and greater heat dissipation...especially at the high end?
November 6, 2013 9:09:46 AM

Are you capable of answering questions about Kaveri if it's solely about the GPU segment of the APU?
November 6, 2013 9:09:55 AM

I like what AMD is doing with regard to mantle and the R9 290x and am entertaining the prospect of buying a couple, but I am reluctant to do so until the runt/dropped frame issue has been completely addressed for single GPU, crossfire setups and Eyefinity systems. Can you tell us what progress AMD has made with regard to this and what AMD is still working on to address any existing issues?
November 6, 2013 9:10:30 AM

This is one I've always wondered, how come graphic card makers (like yourselves) don't release a legacy AGP card on the newest technology? You could saturate the bandwidth available in AGP with a GCN card that's probably so efficient it'd be single slot! I know at least two people (and I reckon there are many more) who are forced to look at the second-hand market for older cards and it's not ideal.

Thanks for doing the AMA by the way! Made me so happy when I heard you guys were coming on lol :p 
November 6, 2013 9:10:42 AM

Just a reminder, folks, not to address any specific technical support questions to our representatives from AMD. They are here to answer your questions, but not walk you through fixing your rig. :) 

Thanks for your cooperation!

-JP
November 6, 2013 9:12:12 AM

imidazol97 said:
jpishgar said:
Tom's Hardware Ask Me Anything - AMD
Ever wanted ASK ME ANYTHING.


My question is about changing from one Radeon card to another new Radeon card. I have gotten different descriptions of the steps to go through as far as removing old software or not, and about using the CD with the replacement card to install Radeon Catalyst software and the vendor's software.

I did not find a good instruction for remove old Radeon and install new Radeon on AMD's site. Many instructions assume starting with a new install.

I-7 860 Win 7 64bit Pro, HP HPE590e computer from 2010.
Radeon 5770 OEM from factory order.
Replacement card Gigabyte Radeon 7950.

Steps recommended for me to go through, please? And thank you for being willing to do this service.



With Windows 7, this is the procedure I have always followed in one form or another:

1) Fully uninstall the driver with the AMD Catalyst uninstaller tool: http://www2.ati.com/drivers/amd_cleanup_util_1.2.1.0.ex...

2) Reboot your PC!

3) Install the new driver. Reboot your PC!

4) Done!

I've never had a problem following this approach.
November 6, 2013 9:14:41 AM

Thanks for being here today.

1) Any news on XDR memory? If it is not being considered, why?

2) How much does the stock cooling solution on the 290X add to the BOM?
November 6, 2013 9:16:27 AM

overclocked_enthusiasm said:
Let me rephrase my stock cooler question. Why not use a more robust "reference design" incorporating some of the brilliant solutions proven out by your card partners and other 3rd parties in regards to noise and greater heat dissipation...especially at the high end?


Our reference solutions are designed to accommodate every system that fully complies with the ATX and PCIe mechanical and electrical specifications. Further, we have OEM and system integrator customers that prefer a blower-style assembly. In order to accommodate all parties interested in purchasing a reference GPU, our hand is guided in the direction of the designs you see.

Dandalf said:
This is one I've always wondered, how come graphic card makers (like yourselves) don't release a legacy AGP card on the newest technology? You could saturate the bandwidth available in AGP with a GCN card that's probably so efficient it'd be single slot! I know at least two people (and I reckon there are many more) who are forced to look at the second-hand market for older cards and it's not ideal.

Thanks for doing the AMA by the way! Made me so happy when I heard you guys were coming on lol :p 


Glad to be doing an AMA. :)  I think it's mostly because AGP is a fully dead standard across the industry. The ROI would likely be negative.
November 6, 2013 9:16:42 AM

Do AMD have plans to battle Intel in the high performance gaming CPU market again or have AMD conceded that crown to Intel and are instead staying with budget and entry-mid level CPU's?
November 6, 2013 9:19:11 AM

ubercake said:
I like what AMD is doing with regard to mantle and the R9 290x and am entertaining the prospect of buying a couple, but I am reluctant to do so until the runt/dropped frame issue has been completely addressed for single GPU, crossfire setups and Eyefinity systems. Can you tell us what progress AMD has made with regard to this and what AMD is still working on to address any existing issues?


1) Frame pacing was 100% resolved on single-GPU systems in early 2013.

2) Frame pacing for multi-GPU systems, at any resolution (e.g. Eyefinity/4K), is fully resolved in hardware on the 290 and 290X.

3) Frame pacing for the R9 270, R9 280 and HD 7000 Series systems will require a software solution. Our engineers are working on that right now, and we intend to release a driver this quarter to resolve the issue.
November 6, 2013 9:19:16 AM

Dear AMD,

Great to have you here at TomsHardware and thanks for the opportunity to raise some questions.

Here are a few of my questions, would love if all could be answered, however don't hesitate to answer only those you are comfortable with.

1.) How are the frequency multipliers produced nowadays at AMD ?

2.) Which are AMD's main laptop distributors / brands with 17" screens in EU ? It's not easy to find laptops with AMDs CPU and 17" screen.

3.) In terms of profitability which segment is bringing AMD more money, CPU or GPU ?

4.) How many ALU, FPU and ACU units does one core of desktop targeted CPUs contain today ?

5.) Does AMD have anything similar to Nvidia's CUDA ?

6.) Being an AMD fan since ever, here is a one nice idea for you. Has AMD thought of creating a PCIe controller which combined with BIOS would allow hardware RAID of SSDs on PCIe interfaces ? Since PCIe is point to point topology it would be nice if e.g. few SSDs over PCIe could be plugged in in RAID. I think this is the next level. Maybe it's not even patented.

Thank you for your precious time. :bounce: 

Best regards,

realAMDfreak
November 6, 2013 9:19:23 AM

When designing the 8000 series, what is the default resolution the cards are made for? (1080p, 1440p, 4k resolution)

November 6, 2013 9:19:28 AM

So when will 3rd party partners be able to release non reference cooling cards?

Also will there be a never settle bundle coming to the 290/290x cards or just the BF4 editions?
November 6, 2013 9:21:21 AM

Regarding the AMD developer summit, is there going to be more developer / game support announced or will it be the same ones from the GPU 14 event. Do you think there will be enough support for Mantle on the 290 / 290X or will it take longer than usual to implement and see the advantages on this current gen of cards.
November 6, 2013 9:21:49 AM

Hi, can we have real numbers about the Mantle gain ? Games are still running perfect at maximum with a 7970ghz, if the gain is not really high to hold the next graphic step it will be a bit useless for high end cards. Is it designed to improve latency ? Add more graphic effects?

Does the next cpu will have better single core performance ? Thats the weakest part of you cpus.
November 6, 2013 9:22:12 AM

First of all, thank you AMD for taking the time to answer our questions. My question is this: nVidia has always been in the upper hand, specially with their proprietary technologies and, their main point of advantage, deals with the most popular game brands (WB Games, 2K Games, Rockstar, ...). With the introduction of Mantle and your Gaming Evolved Program, I would like to know which game companies (aside the ones you already told us) are going to colaborate with your teams to provide better optimized games to the Radeon line in the future?
November 6, 2013 9:24:23 AM

With the success of your APUs in the upcoming gaming consoles, what is the most likely segment of the PC food chain to adopt your APUs next? Laptops because of the smaller form factor? Low to mid range desktops? What is the future of the APU is the server market and higher end gaming rigs? What advantage does AMD have over Nvidia and Intel in the APU space?
November 6, 2013 9:25:38 AM

htapocysp said:

Also will there be a never settle bundle coming to the 290/290x cards or just the BF4 editions?


+1
There's almost a dead silence now about game bundles for R9.
November 6, 2013 9:26:07 AM

WarWolverineWarrior said:
When designing the 8000 series, what is the default resolution the cards are made for? (1080p, 1440p, 4k resolution)



The R9 290/290X: 4K
The R9 280: 1440/1600p
The R9 270X:/R7 260X: Max settings 1080p and high settings 1080p

From a hardware perspective, these are our design goals for the products.

Comae said:
Hi, can we have real numbers about the Mantle gain ? Games are still running perfect at maximum with a 7970ghz, if the gain is not really high to hold the next graphic step it will be a bit useless for high end cards. Is it designed to improve latency ? Add more graphic effects?

Does the next cpu will have better single core performance ? Thats the weakest part of you cpus.


Real numbers regarding Mantle will be published at the AMD Developer Summit running November 11-13 in San Jose. I will say that we are not undertaking such a mammoth effort to yield 3-4% performance--that would be a waste of time.
November 6, 2013 9:27:09 AM

Oh here's another one (lol sorry for all the questions! If you are overwhelmed you don't have to answer) but will Mantle be supported in Valve's Steam-OS? My simple uninformed mind imagines that cutting out the overhead of Windows in addition to utilizing such a low-level API would bring great performance gains in supported titles!
November 6, 2013 9:27:25 AM

Someguy316 said:
Regarding the AMD developer summit, is there going to be more developer / game support announced or will it be the same ones from the GPU 14 event. Do you think there will be enough support for Mantle on the 290 / 290X or will it take longer than usual to implement and see the advantages on this current gen of cards.


We are planning to announce more titles than what you saw at GPU14. Depending on the schedule, those announcements may come slightly after APU13.
November 6, 2013 9:28:50 AM

Thracks said:
ubercake said:
I like what AMD is doing with regard to mantle and the R9 290x and am entertaining the prospect of buying a couple, but I am reluctant to do so until the runt/dropped frame issue has been completely addressed for single GPU, crossfire setups and Eyefinity systems. Can you tell us what progress AMD has made with regard to this and what AMD is still working on to address any existing issues?


1) Frame pacing was 100% resolved on single-GPU systems in early 2013.

2) Frame pacing for multi-GPU systems, at any resolution (e.g. Eyefinity/4K), is fully resolved in hardware on the 290 and 290X.

3) Frame pacing for the R9 270, R9 280 and HD 7000 Series systems will require a software solution. Our engineers are working on that right now, and we intend to release a driver this quarter to resolve the issue.


Excellent! Thanks for the information. Glad to hear it. I'll be shopping soon.
November 6, 2013 9:31:36 AM

greenhillmaniac said:
First of all, thank you AMD for taking the time to answer our questions. My question is this: nVidia has always been in the upper hand, specially with their proprietary technologies and, their main point of advantage, deals with the most popular game brands (WB Games, 2K Games, Rockstar, ...). With the introduction of Mantle and your Gaming Evolved Program, I would like to know which game companies (aside the ones you already told us) are going to colaborate with your teams to provide better optimized games to the Radeon line in the future?


We're partnered with:
Eidos Montreal, DICE, Square Enix, Rebellion, Codemasters, EA, Crytek, Irrational Games, Nixxes, and more. We have an excellent relationship with almost every major studio out there, and we're in frequent contact to assist with performance optimizations for Radeon.
November 6, 2013 9:33:57 AM

Can you give an indication the performance gain of Mantle? Will it be purely in FPS or will it be visual...i.e. better graphics, more eye candy, improvements to tress-fx. Is it used in conjunction with D3D or by itself?
November 6, 2013 9:36:51 AM

Not sure if this is considered Radeon tech or not... If it's not, please disregard the questions.

There has been speculation that mantle-like technology is at use in the Xbox One and the PS4. Is this true?

Also, it's obvious that AMD must have had some kind of advantage with regard to what they had to offer the Xbox One and PS4. What would you say this advantage is? What do the custom AMD solutions in the consoles offer to help them compete with gaming on a PC from a graphics standpoint?
November 6, 2013 9:36:58 AM

Thracks said:
greenhillmaniac said:
First of all, thank you AMD for taking the time to answer our questions. My question is this: nVidia has always been in the upper hand, specially with their proprietary technologies and, their main point of advantage, deals with the most popular game brands (WB Games, 2K Games, Rockstar, ...). With the introduction of Mantle and your Gaming Evolved Program, I would like to know which game companies (aside the ones you already told us) are going to colaborate with your teams to provide better optimized games to the Radeon line in the future?


We're partnered with:
Eidos Montreal, DICE, Square Enix, Rebellion, Codemasters, EA, Crytek, Irrational Games, Nixxes, and more. We have an excellent relationship with almost every major studio out there, and we're in frequent contact to assist with performance optimizations for Radeon.


Great, can't wait to have the money to upgrade from my Radeon HD 6850! Thanks for the answer, that's a great partenership line you got there. Hope you make some more (perhaps with Rockstar to develop GTA V.........)
November 6, 2013 9:37:35 AM

Hey AMD staff!

Can you give a vague indication of when you expect too reintroduce the Never Settle bundles? This month, this year, next year? I'm building a PC for the first time and facing the dilemma of the more affordable R9 280X, or the GTX-770 that comes with a game bundle. Getting a similar bundle with an AMD card would make the choice a whole lot easier for me, but I don't want to have to wait too long.

I hope you can help, but thanks anyway!
November 6, 2013 9:37:36 AM

Thracks said:

We're partnered with:
Eidos Montreal, DICE, Square Enix, Rebellion, Codemasters, EA, Crytek, Irrational Games, Nixxes, and more. We have an excellent relationship with almost every major studio out there, and we're in frequent contact to assist with performance optimizations for Radeon.


Consider Ubisoft, if there is a Mantle version of Ubi games, and all the big games of the studios you quoted, you won. I think you need a Watchog Mantle :p 
And to speak of numbers, Im waiting 15% minimum, I want to go sync at 60fps when I can only run at 50fps, or else Im affraid it wouldnt justify a purchase and amd card, like physx doesnt justify nvidia.
November 6, 2013 9:44:08 AM

ejb222 said:
Can you give an indication the performance gain of Mantle? Will it be purely in FPS or will it be visual...i.e. better graphics, more eye candy, improvements to tress-fx. Is it used in conjunction with D3D or by itself?


Mantle can be used to increase raw FPS, or to increase image quality while maintaining the same FPS.

It is a complete and standalone graphics API, meaning Mantle must be capable of coding and rendering all the in-game effects you see today. But Mantle also needs to be sufficiently extensible so that we can collaborate with game studios to create the effects of tomorrow—and it is extensible to do so!

overclocked_enthusiasm said:
What ever happened to Dave Baumann?


He's leading the desktop graphics product management team. He sits about 30 feet away from me. :) 

ubercake said:
Not sure if this is considered Radeon tech or not... If it's not, please disregard the questions.

There has been speculation that mantle-like technology is at use in the Xbox One and the PS4. Is this true?

Also, it's obvious that AMD must have had some kind of advantage with regard to what they had to offer the Xbox One and PS4. What would you say this advantage is? What do the custom AMD solutions in the consoles offer to help them compete with gaming on a PC from a graphics standpoint?


I think your questions will be best answered by this blog we recently published. Let me pull a relevant quote:

Quote:
It’s not that Mantle is the initial language with which developers are writing their games on each platform, as some have surmised; the point of Mantle is that it’s easy to reuse, in whole or in part, the development effort expended on the next-generation consoles when bringing the same game to life on the PC. This is because Mantle allows developers to use the same features and programming techniques they are already utilizing for next-gen game consoles. And while the initial iteration of Mantle is intended specifically for PCs, it has been designed from the beginning to be extensible to other platforms as well.


With respect to how the custom solutions we've co-engineered with the console vendors helps their devices compete with PCs, that's really a question better answered by them. They know their devices much better than we do. :) 
November 6, 2013 9:46:12 AM

WarWolverineWarrior said:
Thank you for answering my previous question. This one is a bit more technical. I have read that when people crossfire 2 7990, they encounter issues.

My question is: Are dual GPU cards meant to be Crossfired?
According to amd website chart, it states nothing about 7990 (http://sites.amd.com/PublishingImages/Public/Graphic_Il...)


CrossFire is uniquely capable of running up to 4 simultaneous GPUs. The 7990 can certainly be CFed with a second one. You can also pair 4x 7970s (or 2x 7970 + 7990), or place 4x 290s together.
November 6, 2013 9:51:29 AM

What is a single tech that AMD is currently working on that you don't feel there is enough buzz about? Something possibly overlooked or overshadowed but to which we should really be paying attention?
November 6, 2013 9:54:39 AM

With the use of 28nm process to current GPUs already streching the silicon limit of the processing units, I was wondering how will your next gen GPUs be? Will they reduce the process size to 14nm, for exemple, or are you going to improve the technology even further with current die size?
November 6, 2013 9:55:11 AM

1.
In 2006, AMD/ATI demonstrated GPU-based physics on their Radeon X1900XT GPUs:
http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/5838-ati-demo-havok...

Now seven years later those effects still have not made it into games, and the only GPU-accelerated physic effects in games are implemented by Nvidia's PhysX. Why hasn't AMDs solution taken off and where does AMD see the future of GPU-accelerated physics (scope, proprietary or open, timeframe)?

2.
What manufacturing process is AMDs Hawaii GPU made in? TSMC or Glofo? If TSMC, 28HP, 28LP or 28HPM (or something else)?

Thank you!

!