AMD: 7nm ‘Navi’ GPU & 'Rome' CPU to Launch in Q3

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Offering a brief update on the state of future products as part of its post-earnings conference call this afternoon, AMD has confirmed that both their upcoming Rome (Zen 2) CPU and their first Navi architecture GPU will launch in the 3rd quarter of this year.

AMD's Rome of course needs no introduction. The first product out of AMD based on their Zen 2 architecture, the chip is built on TSMC's 7nm process and should offer some interesting performance and power efficiency improvements. Of particular note, the chip incorporates a new-to-AMD chiplet based design approach, using separate I/O and CPU dies to simplify manufacturing and allow for easier chip customization.

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As AMD's second-generation EPYC processor, we're expecting Rome to be the big server fight for AMD – whereas first-generation EPYC was mostly to test the waters and prove AMD’s readiness, Rome will be where AMD can finally start winning major customer orders. Overall, AMD says that the CPU will be sampling this quarter and launching in Q3; though if it’s anything like Intel’s server CPU launches, then the ever-hungry major hyperscalers may end consuming all of the initial supply.

Meanwhile Navi is the codename architecture for AMD’s next generation of GPUs. The first Navi GPU, which is also being built on TSMC’s 7nm process, is set to launch in Q3 of this year. It should be noted that Navi isn’t a single GPU, but rather should be a family of GPUs (as is traditional for GPUs), so it’s not clear which exact model is launching – if it’s high-end, mid-range, or otherwise. In other comments on their conference call, AMD did say that Navi will be priced lower than the Radeon VII, but at $699 for what's their most expensive consumer card, this doesn't really narrow things down. Overall, Q3 will be 2 years since AMD’s Vega GPU architecture launched and longer still since Polaris, so AMD’s entire GPU stack is potentially up for a refresh during the Navi generation.

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In terms of technology we know very little about the Navi architecture thus far. But if there’s a Q3 launch then this will no doubt soon be changing.
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https://www.anandtech.com/show/14286/amd-7nm-navi-gpu-and-rome-cpu-to-launch-in-q3
 
So Siggraph intro and launch within a month if history prevails. Further along than I thought.
AM4 Zen 2 is rumored for Computex.
 
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KazeoHin said:
gadamnit, you're LATE AMD.
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No.

Rome is the server CPU. The next gen Epyc. It is not late.

Same with Navi, we always knew it would come later.

Everything I hear is that consumer AM4 7nm Ryzen's are still on track for Computex (Late May / Early June) with Threadrippers to follow shortly after.

So, Mainstream Consumer CPU's -> Enthusiast Consumer CPU's -> Server CPU's and new GPU's.
 
Nobu said:
Because everyone wants the latest yesterday, if I had to guess.
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Another view point:

By the time AMD has a RTX2070 competitor out I have used mine long enough that even a $250 difference in price means nothing to me.

So, at least for me, it's a little late.
 
Zareek said:
I used to daily Anandtech, just went back to check this out and remembered why I stopped. How do you get a 20+ year everyday reader to stop visiting your site? Embed auto-play videos!
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Anandtech started spiraling downhill after Anand Lal Shimpi stopped being the editor of the site, and then started seriously plummeting once he sold it.

It is not even a shell of its former self at this point.

In the late 90's there were three sites I trusted. HardOCP.com (under its old URL, I'm blanking on what it was right now) Toms Hardware and Anandtech.

Toms Hardware was the first to go to shit when Dr Tom distanced himself from the site and then finally sold it. A few years ago Anandtech had the same fate.

The lone holdout was HardOCP, and now Kyle has shut it down. I'm just not as informed as I was in the past as a result.

I refuse to get my tech news (or any other news for that fact) from YouTube, which leaves a handful of sites none of them with the same level of integrity as HardOCP. It's a real shame.
 
Yeah, would be such a travesty to sell it. Such a reputable site. Frgmstr is too honorable.
 
gigaxtreme1 said:
Yeah, would be such a travesty to sell it. Such a reputable site. Frgmstr is too honorable.
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Yeah, if the site had to go, this is much preferable to it living on in a zombie state.

That doesn't mean that it isn't a profound loss to the community.

Can't blame Kyle though. He has to do what is right for himself and his family. He doesn't owe any of us anything.
 
I search 'tech news' on my favorite non-google search engine and the first thing I get is The Verge.............................
 
pillagenburn said:
I search 'tech news' on my favorite non-google search engine and the first thing I get is The Verge.............................
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They're known internet experts on how to build your own system so you can learn the invaluable lesson that not all internet experts are that expert. We can all learn from the Verge.

:D
 
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