New AMD Zen X86 APU boasts up to 16 cores
Published in AI
Tuesday, 31 March 2015 10:07

New AMD Zen X86 APU boasts up to 16 cores


Greenland graphics HBM for Godaveri successor

We got an update on AMD's 2016 processor plans and the new APU with up to 16 Zen x86 cores and integrated Greenland HMB graphics is something that you may find interesting.

AMD Greenland HBM graphics coming next year
Published in Graphics


In 2016 APU design

The world is still expecting the birth of the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) boosted Fiji GPU, and the first cards based on the new chip should launch in late June, or the end of Q2 2015 if you prefer. 

HBM1 memory of AMD Fiji pictured
Published in Cloud
Wednesday, 18 March 2015 20:26

HBM1 memory of AMD Fiji pictured


Significantly smaller than GDDR5

We had a chance to see the Hynix HBM memory of the future, and even see a next generation HBM2 wafer with many of these next-generation dies. 

Pascal uses 2.5D HBM memory
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 18 March 2015 07:40

Pascal uses 2.5D HBM memory


Interposer it is

Just as it was easy to figure out from Pascal renders, Nvidia’s new GPU architecture is using the 2.5D memory approach, the same one that is expected from AMD’s upcoming Fiji card. 

Fiji Radeon 390X comes with 8GB frame buffer
Published in Graphics


4GB was a limitation, coming in early summer

AMD Fiji is definitely an exciting chip, and many AMD fans are on their toes, eager to see AMD’s first interposer 2.5D High Bandwidth Memory HBM chip.

AMD Fiji HBM limited to 4GB stacked memory
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 11 February 2015 09:41

AMD Fiji HBM limited to 4GB stacked memory


Cannot fit more on 2.5D interposer

In early January we heard a thing or two about an AMD card codenamed Fiji, the one that comes with High Bandwidth Memory (HBM). 

AMD Fiji XT-based R9 380X to launch in Q2
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 21 January 2015 17:24

AMD Fiji XT-based R9 380X to launch in Q2


With 4GB of High-Bandwidth Memory and 4096 SPs

According to a fresh set of rumors, it appears that we might see AMD's next-generation Radeon R9 380X, based on Fiji XT GPU, as early as Q2 2015.

AMD's Fiji GPU graphics card to feature High-Bandwidth Memory
Published in Graphics


The Radeon R9 380X coming with HBM

New evidence coming from two LinkedIn profiles of AMD employees suggest that AMD's upcoming Radeon R9 380X graphics card which is expected to be based on the Fiji GPU will actually use High-Bandwidth Memory.

Wednesday, 18 December 2013 08:07

AMD teams up with SK Hynix for 3D memory



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