Intel releases 8th gen with VEGA M

[NumLock21]

Intel has released their 8th gen processor with Radeon Vega m graphics. The Vega m graphics comes in 2 variants, GM and GL. It has 4gb of hbm2 using a 1024bit memory bus. Up to 24 compute units,

and tdp of 65w and 100w. 

 

• Designed for thin and light systems
• Eight lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 connecting CPU & GPU
• Provides necessary throughout to feed intense gfx workloads
• Remaining PCIe lanes available for direct CPU access
• Intel Dynamic Tuning — NEW! Dynamic power sharing enables enthusiast performance in sleek systems
• Up front design benefit of 17.5W
• Same performance with up to 18% higher efficiency
• Efficient HBM, up to 80% less power than GDDR5
• Intel Graphics efficient display and Quick Sync Video capabilities available
• 9 Display outputs available for design flexibility
• Up to 24 Compute Units
• Asynchronous Dispatch
• Per Compute Unit Power Gating
• Vulkan & DirectX 12Ready
• Supports Radeon Shader Intrinsics
• Offers overclocking on CPU, GPU and HBM

• Radeon Display Engine

• 6 Displays
• Up to 4K resolution
• Display Port 1.4 w/ HDR
• HDMI 2.0b with HDR10 support

• Intel Gfx Display Engine

• 3 Displays
• 4K resolution
• eDP/PSR for long battery life

8th Gen Intel Core with Radeon RX Vega M GL Graphics

i7-4720HQ w/ GTX950M vs 8th Gen Intel Core w/ Radeon RX Vega M GL
Sysmark 2014 SE	1.6X BETTER PRODUCTIVITY
3DMark Time Spy – Graphics	2.3X BETTER
3DMark 11 Graphics	2.2X BETTER
Vermintide 2	3.0X BETTER FPPS
Handbrake	6.7X FASTER TRANSCODE
Adobe Premiere Pro Creative Cloud	42% FASTER CONTENT CREATION
I7-8550U w/ GTX1050 vs 8th Gen Intel Core w/ Radeon RX Vega M GL
3DMark 11 – Graphics	1.3X BETTER
HITMAN	1.4X BETTER FPS
DEUS EX: Mankind Divided	1.3X BETTER FPS
Vermintide 2	1.1X BETTER FPS

 

8th Gen Intel Core with Radeon RX Vega M GH Graphics

i7-4720HQ w/ GTX960M vs 8th Gen Intel Core w/ Radeon RX Vega M GH
Sysmark 2014 SE	1.6X BETTER PRODUCTIVITY
3DMark Time Spy – Graphics	2.4X BETTER
3DMark 11 Graphics	2.7X BETTER
HItman	2.7X BETTER FPS
Vermintide 2	2.6X BETTER FPPS
Total War: Warhammer	2.0X BETTER FPS
Rise of the Tomb Raider	2.0X BETTER FPS
I7-7700HQ w/ GTX1060 Max-Q Graphics vs 8th Gen Intel Core w/ Radeon RX Vega M GH
3DMark 11 – Graphics	1.07X BETTER
HITMAN	1.07X BETTER FPS
DEUS EX: Mankind Divided	1.13X BETTER FPS
Total War: Warhammer	1.09X BETTER FPS

RX Vega M Up to 1.13X Higher Performance than GTX 1060 Max-Q (6GB)

 

 

https://videocardz.com/74631/intel-launches-8th-gen-core-processor-with-radeon-rx-vega-graphics

[Guest]

This actually looks nice, now to wait and see OEMs make systems with these. Wonder if these will be price competitive to those setups. (I probably won't go for one as I'm going for a more CPU oriented laptop in the future, say 6c/8c)

[genexis_x]

I wonder how they test the gaming performance...running at lowest settings maybe?

[mynameisjuan]

2 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

I wonder how they test the gaming performance...running at lowest settings maybe?

Usually test iGPU on lowest setting at 720 or 1080. Normally cant handle more than that

[NumLock21]

5 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

I wonder how they test the gaming performance...running at lowest settings maybe?

They use VLC gaming settings

[genexis_x]

So my dream come true...pocket-sized VR gaming machine...hope they are not exclusive to NUC only.

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Name Taken said:

That's 11 hours from now.

To make things better, it was published 19 hours ago.

Edited January 7, 2018 by Guest
it -> things

[Notional]

It still blows my mind that AMD would cap themselves in the knee with this. Being able to add proper graphics cores in APU's is where AMD is vastly superior to Intel. By doing this they are essentially making their own APU's a lot less competitive.

[D13H4RD]

I guess this may end up being the middle ground option between iGPUs and dedicated GPUs?

 

Or is it actually dedicated? The dedicated HBM2 part kinda confused me.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

I guess this may end up being the middle ground option between iGPUs and dedicated GPUs?

 

Or is it actually dedicated? The dedicated HBM2 part kinda confused me.

To my understanding, its a discreet GPU just in a MCM solution.

[Matu20]

This is awesome.

[Drak3]

21 minutes ago, Notional said:

It still blows my mind that AMD would cap themselves in the knee with this. Being able to add proper graphics cores in APU's is where AMD is vastly superior to Intel. By doing this they are essentially making their own APU's a lot less competitive.

AMD's APUs can't compete on the CPU compute side outright. They still have price, and they can also still ship theirs with more graphical power.

 

Plus, AMD's APUs aren't really attractive for much outside of budget builds. This thing isn't likely to be in the same budget range. I doubt it'll be available for individual sale either. It's really just a dGPU married to a CPU, and not really much different than an i7-xxxxHQ and GTX1060 soldered onto the same board.

[Okjoek]

1 hour ago, Notional said:

It still blows my mind that AMD would cap themselves in the knee with this. Being able to add proper graphics cores in APU's is where AMD is vastly superior to Intel. By doing this they are essentially making their own APU's a lot less competitive.

If you have the kind of IP that AMD has couldn't you just make profit off arming all sides with semi custom CPU & GPUs? You get the benefit of developers optimizing for your stuff. 

 

[DarkBlade2117]

I think a lot of people are ignoring the fact that AMD is likely gaining a lot of money from this and it is giving them marketing. Every laptop that sells these will likely state it has Radeon Vega M Graphics which is marketing for AMD. They would never have done this if it doesn't benefit them in some way.

[ravenshrike]

24 minutes ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

I think a lot of people are ignoring the fact that AMD is likely gaining a lot of money from this and it is giving them marketing. Every laptop that sells these will likely state it has Radeon Vega M Graphics which is marketing for AMD. They would never have done this if it doesn't benefit them in some way.

I still think they did it to get RTG access to EMIB to ease difficulties they may have found on MCM implementation in Navi.

[porina]

Additional presentations around the product:

https://videocardz.com/74640/intel-8th-gen-core-with-radeon-rx-vega-gpu-presentation-leaked

 

This is probably the most interesting slide, with the offered configurations.

[Bananasplit_00]

neat i guess, probably so expensive that il never touch one in my lifetime like 99% of mobile tech

[Okjoek]

I want to wait to get my hands on the real Raven Ridge stuff. I actually know someone who could use the added performance that my RX 460 provides.

 

I promise if I do I'll make one of these videos:

 

[bleedblue]

Will these be similar to AMD's APU's where fast memory is a must?

[Drak3]

33 minutes ago, bleedblue said:

Will these be similar to AMD's APU's where fast memory is a must?

Nope. The dGPU DIE has 4GB of HBM, instead of DDR/GDDR memory.

[Misanthrope]

Legit exited to compare this vs the rest of the options.

 

Laptops and HTPC/ITX enthusiasts now can choose between:

 

1) Ryzen APUs soon

2) This thingie

3) Either AMD or Intel CPUs paired with something like the MX130

 

We'll see how they end up matching up but I think this can potentially do good: intel + vega on a cheaper sub 1000 laptop that still manages a Freesync display would be a very interesting challenger.

[MoonSpot]

I wonder if DX12 Multi-GPU could be a thing for systems with chip(s) like this.  Get that HD630 iGPU to do some of the lifting in a GPU gaming load.

 

[AnonymousGuy]

Is Vega M a rebadged Polaris chip?  Because I'm pretty sure all the documentation I've seen was indicating Polaris.

[Bit_Guardian]

4 hours ago, Misanthrope said:

Legit exited to compare this vs the rest of the options.

 

Laptops and HTPC/ITX enthusiasts now can choose between:

 

1) Ryzen APUs soon

2) This thingie

3) Either AMD or Intel CPUs paired with something like the MX130

 

We'll see how they end up matching up but I think this can potentially do good: intel + vega on a cheaper sub 1000 laptop that still manages a Freesync display would be a very interesting challenger.

Or option 4: This thingie + the MX150

[Apollo Opossum]

I just got the Update on engadget

 

https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/07/intel-amd-rx-vega-m/

 

looks like it could be something good.