AMD Launching 'Volcanic Islands' GPUs in 2013
AMD's next generation "Volcanic Islands" GPUs will be arriving later this year.
Rage3D recently went on a tour of AMD’s Austin Campus and sat down with the company’s CPU Architect, Jim Keller, and its Business Transformation Officer (BTO), Checkib Akrout. The discussion covered the company's future plans, its new CPU architectures, and provided the long awaited confirmation that the “Volcanic Islands” GPUs will arrive this year.
“The Sea Islands codename encompasses the PS4 chip, as well as the new mobile chips announced at CES, and the Bonaire GPU found in the Radeon HD 7790. I bring this up because it shows the people inside AMD continue to work hard, long hours to deliver great products amongst the turmoil shown in the press.
The next generation of graphics cards -- Volcanic Islands -- is coming this year and shaping up nicely. When you name products after places, it leads to interesting thoughts about where to hold events surrounding that namesake product. Typically places that are cheap to get travel to internationally for a worldwide congregation are preferred, so I'm off to renew my passport on the off chance I'm headed to Reykjavik later this summer. But I sure as hell wouldn't complain about being sent to Honolulu, either.”
Boojaah!
This is not the first time this has happened. Besides, Sea Island is out there in mobile GPUs and on the HD7790. So yeah, don't know what you on about?
As usual it will probably not pan out that way... Besides no competition can go to AMDs head too...
http://www.techpowerup.com/183704/amds-answer-to-geforce-gtx-700-series-volcanic-islands.html
I'm ogling at those 4096 processing units lol
http://www.techpowerup.com/183704/amds-answer-to-geforce-gtx-700-series-volcanic-islands.html
I'm ogling at those 4096 processing units lol
For once I actually think this could be true... Double performance, no. That many stream processors, yes.
Since Nvidia is cramming so many CUDA cores into their top tier card and the claiming supremacy(makes me think of Volkswagen stunt with the Bugatti Veyron that almost bankrupt them), why should AMD not do the same?
For once I actually think this could be true... Double performance, no. That many stream processors, yes.
Since Nvidia is cramming so many CUDA cores into their top tier card and the claiming supremacy(makes me think of Volkswagen stunt with the Bugatti Veyron that almost bankrupt them), why should AMD not do the same?
I fully understand your skepticism about the performance and my rational side tells me that you're right. but a man can dream right?
as for the Titan, it was a terrible stunt, and I'm hoping AMD corrects this with the volcanic islands series and prices things correctly. it would be terrible if top-tier performance suddenly becomes $1000 rather than $400-500... the dollar did not depreciate that fast over the last year...
I fully understand your skepticism about the performance and my rational side tells me that you're right. but a man can dream right?
as for the Titan, it was a terrible stunt, and I'm hoping AMD corrects this with the volcanic islands series and prices things correctly. it would be terrible if top-tier performance suddenly becomes $1000 rather than $400-500... the dollar did not depreciate that fast over the last year...
Agreed. LOL well lets see how AMD prices those ~4000 stream processors...
Uh the HD7xxx series is not old enough for your warranty expire? So WTF?
Didn't you read the article?
The reports out is that the 780 is weaker than the Titan (obviously) and the 770 is roughly on par with the 7970GE. This leaves thought that if AMD doubles up throughout all SKU's a midlevel HD9850/70 should give the GTX780 a good run.
Rumor has it, boys and girls, that the next-gen Radeons will be at 20nm and optimized for 'Onion and Garlic' on the 'heterogeneous arch' ...