AMD Codename Grenada

[KungPaoChino]

http://www.techpowerup.com/209719/radeon-r9-380x-based-on-grenada-a-refined-hawaii.html

 

New R9 300 series chip code name Grenada. 

 

 

The Grenada silicon will have the same specs as Hawaii - 2,816 GCN stream processors, 176 TMUs, 64 ROPs, and a 512-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface, holding 4 GB memory. Refinements in the silicon over Hawaii could allow AMD to increase clock speeds, to outperform the GTX 980 and GTX 970. We don't expect the chip to be any more energy efficient at its final clocks, than Hawaii. AMD's design focus appears to be performance. AMD could save itself the embarrassment of a loud reference design cooler, by throwing the chip up for quiet custom-design cooling solutions from AIB (add-in board) partners from day-one.

In other news, the "Tonga" silicon, which made its debut with the performance-segment Radeon R9 285, could form the foundation of Radeon R9 370 series, consisting of the R9 370X, and the R9 370. Tonga physically features 2,048 stream processors based on the more advanced GCN 1.3 architecture, 128 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and a 384-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface. Both the R9 370 and R9 370X could feature 3 GB of standard memory amount. 

The only truly new silicon with the R9 300 series, is "Fiji." This chip will be designed to drive AMD's high-end single- and dual-GPU graphics cards, and will be built to compete with the GM200 silicon from NVIDIA, and the GeForce GTX TITAN-X it will debut with. This chip features 4,096 stream processors based on the GCN 1.3 architecture - double that of "Tonga," 256 TMUs, 128 ROPs, and a 1024-bit wide HBM memory interface, offering 640 GB/s of memory bandwidth. 4 GB could be the standard memory amount. The three cards AMD will carve out of this silicon, are the R9 390, the R9 390X, and the R9 390X2.

Interested to see how this performs against the Nvidia cards. If this has an AIO, expect temps on these cards to be low. If this reference card comes with a crummy cooler, expect high temps and loud fan noise.

 

Specs also sound too good to be true

 

Take this stuff with a huge grain of salt. Salty rumors with salty specs with salty speculation.

[The Dragon]

Hm, cool

[CoolaxGaming]

HBM, is it included?

[MegaDave91]

[SirSquid]

Hello mother Hello father greetings from camp Grenada.

[jbslayer]

@CoolaxGaming yeah, it says so in the third paragraph

 

 

 

and a 1024-bit wide HBM memory interface, offering 640 GB/s of memory bandwidth

[Jerakl]

Hawaii refresh?

Haswell Hawaii Broadwell Zen Refresh Extreme Edition

[KungPaoChino]

Haswell Hawaii Broadwell Zen Refresh Extreme Edition

This in a nutshell...

[pcexplosion]

So you have to go R390 for HBM.I thought at least the R9 380x would have had HBM.

[patrickjp93]

So you have to go R390 for HBM.I thought at least the R9 380x would have had HBM.

You really have to fault AMD for only releasing 2-3 new cards per generation instead of a full lie like Nvidia does. It greatly slows down technology adoption.

[Humbug]

You really have to fault AMD for only releasing 2-3 new cards per generation instead of a full lie like Nvidia does.

didn't Nvidia too turn the 670 into the 760. And the 680 into the 770? I think it's been common practice in the GPU world for many years...

[KungPaoChino]

Wow AMD makes more aggressively priced products, pushes for open standards that anyone can use, opens Mantle to MS for making DX12, forced Nvidia to drop the absurd prices of the 700 series, and you blame them for slowing down technology adoption.

 

/slowclaps 

But their CPUS doe....

/slowerclaps

/touche

[patrickjp93]

didn't Nvidia too turn the 670 into the 760. And the 680 into the 770? I think it's been common practice in the GPU world for many years...

But that's the same architecture family in Nvidia's usual 2-generation cycle. Both were Kepler. Maxwell comes out and suddenly it's a whole new line. AMD comes out with a wholly new architecture but only replaces 2-3 cards and moves previous flagships down the totem pole.

[patrickjp93]

Wow AMD makes more aggressively priced products, pushes for open standards that anyone can use, opens Mantle to MS for making DX12, forced Nvidia to drop the absurd prices of the 700 series, and you blame them for slowing down technology adoption.

 

/slowclaps 

Makes aggressively priced products of 3 years ago... The only things truly aggressive about them right now are the 290/X and 295x2. The 285 is a pushover card not worth its price. Everything else is cards developed and made back in 2013 or even older. Despite raw performance, the lack of updated capabilities is a huge problem for AMD's own PR/advertising. For all its support of open standards, it doesn't have the marketshare or the money to make those standards spread. This is all a result of buying ATI for more than it was worth by a fair margin, having to let go of GlobalFoundries, cutting corners on bulldozer, and allowing their APUs to be such weak chips despite the treasure trove of developer delights.

[Guest Kloaked]

R9 Xeon Haswell GTX Hawaii Broadwell Zen Refresh Krait Extreme MARS Black Edition

 

FTFY

 

 

 

I'm fully expecting someone to add onto this. 

[Redpalmtree]

But their CPUS doe....

/slowerclaps

/touche

So, you're mad a company for being forced into a position where they basically have to choose between their CPU and GPU division, all of this because companies like Nvidia sneak in with shady projects like gameworks to get an unfair advantage, while using smart advertising to justify their often overpriced cards.

 

And Intel just has 1000x the money to invest in R&D. Have a little sympathy

[vm'N]

Wow AMD makes more aggressively priced products, pushes for open standards that anyone can use, opens Mantle to MS for making DX12, forced Nvidia to drop the absurd prices of the 700 series, and you blame them for slowing down technology adoption.

 

/slowclaps

More aggressive pricing is AMDs attempt to gain more marketshare.

This have been AMDs overall strategy, reduce prices!

The reality is that AMD is shortening their profit.

Sure, AMD pushes for open standard, they don't have the marketshare to make proprietary standards.

[patrickjp93]

FTFY

I'm fully expecting someone to add onto this.

AHEM! *Clears throat pretentiously*

Announcing the new AMD Toxic Crystalwell R10 Zen Xeon Bermuda Broadwell Refresh Extreme GTX Mars Black Lightning 397.5x3--Itanium Galaxy Edition

[Deletive]

GPU Rumoured Specs Romoured Launch Date

AMD Radeon R9 395X2 GCN 1.3; 8192 GPU Cores; 8GB 8192-bit HBM Q4 2015

AMD Radeon R9 390X GCN 1.3; 4096 GPU Cores; 4GB 4092-bit HBM Q2 2015

AMD Radeon R9 390 GCN 1.3; 3520 GPU Cores; 4GB 4092-bit HBM Q2 2015

AMD Radeon R9 380X GCN 1.1; 2816 GPU Cores; 4GB 512-bit GDDR5 (R9 290X) Q2 2015

AMD Radeon R9 380 GCN 1.1; 2560 GPU Cores; 4GB 512-bit GDDR5 (R9 290) Q2 2015

AMD Radeon R9 370x GCN 1.2; 2048 GPU Cores; 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 Q2 2015

AMD Radeon R9 370 GCN 1.2; 1792 GPU Cores; 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 (R9 285) Q2 2015

AMD Radeon R9 360X GCN 1.3; Unknown number of GPU cores; 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 Q1 2015

AMD Radeon R9 360 GCN 1.3; Unknown number of GPU cores; 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 Q1 2015

http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/gpu_displays/amd_rx_300_series_specs_revealed/1

Didn't think it needed a new thread.

[Brainless906]

You really have to fault AMD for only releasing 2-3 new cards per generation instead of a full lie like Nvidia does. It greatly slows down technology adoption.

You have a massive stiffy for Nivida.

We get it.

 

INB4 HUE HUE NIVIDA DOESNT REBRAND

[carolkarine]

on the topic of rebrands, isn't the GTX 260 still kicking in some really low-end 700 series card?

 

nope, it's the GF108 chip, still kicking as the GT 730. it was originally the GT 440, then the GT 630, and now the 730.