Vega delayed by slow and problematic production of HBM2?

[tEMternette]

Just curious to know but i've seen rumours circulating on message boards such as reddit that Vega's release has been delayed due to complications/problems with HBM2 production by SK Hynix, is there any validity to this?

 

Here is 1 source that backs up the reddit: http://wccftech.com/sk-hynix-lists-hbm2-gddr6-amds-vega-nvidias-volta-latest-memory-databook/

[Mira Yurizaki]

9 minutes ago, tEMternet said:

Just curious to know but i've seen rumours circulating on message boards such as reddit that Vega's release has been delayed due to complications/problems with HBM2 production by SK Hynix, is there any validity to this?

 

Here is 1 source that backs up the reddit: http://wccftech.com/sk-hynix-lists-hbm2-gddr6-amds-vega-nvidias-volta-latest-memory-databook/

The major downside with HBM is you've now integrated a ton more things together and the entire package has to work. With regular memory, you can test the PCB first for connection issues, the memory chips by themselves, and if any one of those components has a problem, you can replace them. With HBM, it may be a one-shot deal. If the interposer or any of the HBM stacks fail, the entire package has to be thrown away.

[tEMternette]

Thanks!

So what your saying is Hynix are trying to get this right from the get go cos if it goes wrong it could be an expensive waste of an entire die which could be fatal for both AMD and Hynix who's main competator and development partener Samsung is working on HBM2 for volta!

 

PS: I dont hate Nvidia cards (i just hate some of Nvidia's practices) i just want vega to succed to stop market dominance and make the prices more reasonable for a student such as myself (i gotta play games and mine dogecoin somehow)

[Jurrunio]

HBM are stacked up memory chips. I think that caused cooling issues. I wonder if HBM equipped cards in the future will need thermal paste on both the core and HBM?