During her CES 2019 keynote presentation, AMD President and CEO Dr Lisa Su announced the world’s first 7 nm gaming graphics processing unit (GPU), the AMD Radeon VII; detailed the world’s fastest processor for ultrathin laptops1, 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Mobile processors; and conducted the first public demonstration of the upcoming 7 nm 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen desktop processor.
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“This is an incredible time to be in technology as the industry pushes the envelope on high performance computing to solve the biggest challenges we face together,” said Su. “At AMD, we made big bets several years ago to accelerate the pace of innovation for high-performance computing, and 2019 will be an inflection point for the industry as we bring these new products to market.
"From our 7 nm Radeon graphics chips to our next-generation 7 nm AMD Ryzen and AMD EYPC processors, it’s going to be an exciting year for AMD and the industry.”
AMD gaming graphics
Reinforcing its commitment to next-generation gaming leadership, AMD announced the world’s first 7 nm gaming GPU, AMD Radeon VII, designed to deliver exceptional performance and amazing experiences for the latest AAA*, e-sports and virtual reality (VR) titles, demanding 3D rendering and video editing applications, and next-generation compute workloads.
The AMD Radeon VII graphics card provides 2x the memory2 and 2.1x the memory bandwidth3, up to 29% higher gaming performance on average4 and up to 36% higher performance5 on average in content creation applications compared to the AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 graphics card, enabling maximum settings for extreme frame rates at the highest resolutions. It also provides seamless, high-refresh HDR6 gaming at 1080p, ultrawide 1440p and 4K, and powers the next-generation photo and visual creation applications on sharp, vibrant 8K monitors.
The AMD Radeon VII graphics card is expected to be available beginning February 7.
High-performance desktop updates
AMD also publicly demonstrated the upcoming 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen desktop processor for the first time. The 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processor is based on the new AMD Zen 2 x86 core built using 7 nm process technology. It is expected to deliver new levels of performance7 and will be the world’s first PC platform to support PCIe 4.0 connectivity8. The new AMD Ryzen processors will offer better gaming, creating and streaming experiences than ever before with a faster and quieter PC.
The live demonstration showed a 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen desktop preproduction processor vs an Intel Core i9-9900K processor in a real-time rendering demonstration using Maxon Cinebench R15. The AMD Ryzen processor offered comparable performance at approximately 30% lower power9.
Additionally, Dr Su showed the power of AMD technology working together with a live gaming demonstration of a 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen desktop processor in an AMD socket AM4 platform paired with an AMD Radeon VII graphics processor.
The 3rd Gen Ryzen desktop processor is planned for introduction in mid-2019.
Server updates
The AMD EPYC data centre processor had a tremendous first year, winning in the biggest cloud environments, and amassing more than 50 EPYC-based platforms shipping from leading server providers. Dr Su showed the world’s first 7 nm data centre CPU, codenamed Rome10, based on the Zen 2 x86 core.
By using EPYC-based systems, AMD is helping scientists to advance their research and get closer to finding the next big solutions. Dr Su revealed the power of the next generation of AMD EPYC by demonstrating a step-function increase in data centre processor performance using the scientific application NAMD, which simulates large biomolecular systems. The demonstration compared a single preproduction EPYC Rome processor to two high-end Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 processors. The single next generation EPYC processor delivered approximately 15% higher performance11.
The AMD EPYC Rome processor is on track to start shipping in mid-2019.
Mobile computing updates
AMD launched the 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Mobile processor with Radeon Vega Graphics, delivering the world’s fastest processor for ultrathin laptops. The 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Mobile processors deliver up to 12 hours of general productivity and 10 hours of video playback battery life12, 4K HDR video capability and Microsoft Modern PC features.
A record number of AMD Ryzen-based notebooks powered by the 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Mobile processor with Radeon Vega Graphics are expected to be available in 2019 from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Huawei, Lenovo and Samsung.
1 "Processor for ultrathin notebooks" is defined as 15 W typical thermal design power (TDP).
"Class" for "best-in-class" defined as an ultrathin notebook < 20mm Z-height. Testing conducted by AMD performance labs as of 2 December 2018.
Cinebench R15 nT (CPU): Core i5-8250U vs Ryzen 5 3500U: 524 vs. 651 (24%/1.24X faster for AMD); Core i7-8565U vs Ryzen 7 3700U: 619 vs 688 (11%/1.11X faster for AMD);
3DMark Time Spy (GPU): Core i5-8250U vs Ryzen 5 3500U: 399 vs. 907 (127%/2.27X faster for AMD); Core i7-8565U vs Ryzen 7 3700U: 444 vs 967 (118%/2.18X faster for AMD).
50:50 average of GPU and CPU: Core i5-8250U vs Ryzen 5 3500U: (0.5×1.24+0.5×2.27) = 1.75X faster for AMD; Core i7-8565U vs Ryzen 7 3700U: (0.5×1.11+0.5×2.18) = 1.645X faster for AMD.
Core i7-8565U test system: Dell Inspiron 7586, two x 4 GB DDR4-2,400, Samsung 850 EVO SSD, Intel Graphics HD 620 (driver 24.20.100.6287), Windows 10 Pro x64 (build 1803).
Core i5-8250U test system: HP Spectre 13t, two x 4 GB LPDDR4-2,133, Samsung 850 EVO SSD, Intel Graphics HD 620 (driver 24.20.100.6287), Windows 10 Pro x64 (build 1803).
AMD Ryzen test system: AMD Reference Motherboard, two x 4 GB DDR4-2400, Radeon Vega10 Graphics (driver 18.41-181105a), Windows 10 Pro x64 (build 1803).
Results may vary with configuration and drivers.
2 As of December 18, 2018. Radeon VII features 16 GB of memory. Radeon RX Vega 64 features 8 GB of memory.
3 As of December 18, 2018. Radeon VII features 1,024 GBps of memory bandwidth. Radeon RX Vega 64 features 484 GBps of memory bandwidth.
4 Testing done by AMD performance labs 3 January 2019 on Intel i7 7700K, 16 GB DDR4-3,000 MHz, Radeon VII, Radeon RX Vega 64, AMD Driver 18.50 and Windows 10. Using Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Battlefield 1 with the DX12 setting, Battlefield 5 DX12, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Destiny 2, Deus x: Mankind Divided DX12, Doom (2016), F1 2018 DX12, Fallout 76, Far Cry 5, Forza Horizon 4 DX12, Grand Theft Auto V, Hitman 2, Just Cause 4, Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War, Monster Hunter World, Rise of the Tomb Raider DX12, Shadow of the Tomb Raider DX12, Sid Meier's Civilization VI DX12, Star Control: Origins, Strange Brigade Vulkan, The Witcher 3,Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, Total War: Warhammer 2, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus at 4K max settings:
Radeon VII scored: 36 fps, 80.5 fps, 62.2 fps, 82.3 fps, 65.1 fps, 53.4 fps, 89.5 fps, 78 fps, 76.6 fps, 62 fps, 72.8 fps, 76.2 fps, 53.3 fps, 50.8 fps, 54.3 fps, 35.4 fps, 58.3 fps, 47.5 fps, 97.1 fps, 88.9 fps, 86.7 fps, 55.4 fps, 36.3 fps, 34.6 fps, and 93.4 fps respectively.
Radeon RX Vega 64 scored: 28 fps, 59.2 fps, 46.7 fps, 68.0 fps, 50.9 fps, 40.2 fps, 67.2 fps, 61 fps, 45.5 fps, 49 fps, 62.8 fps, 60.1 fps, 49.6 fps, 42.6 fps, 41.6 fps, 29.4 fps, 46.0 fps, 36.3 fps, 78.1 fps, 69.2 fps, 60.9 fps, 41.4 fps, 29.2 fps, 28.3 fps, and 74.2 fps respectively.
Across 25 titles, Radeon VII averaged 29% faster gaming performance vs Radeon Vega 64.
PC manufacturers may vary configurations yielding different results. All scores are an average of three runs with the same settings. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers.
5 Testing done by AMD performance labs 3 January 2019 on AMD Ryzen 2700X, 16 GB DDR4-3,000 MHz, Radeon VII, Radeon RX Vega 64, AMD Driver 18.50 and Windows 10. Across four content creation workloads/benchmarks: Davinci Resolve 15, Adobe Premiere, Luxmark and Blender.
Radeon VII completed in/scored 101 s, 330 s, 50,202 and 92 s respectively. Radeon RX Vega 64 completed in/scored 138 s, 462 s, 31,013 and 126 s respectively. This resulted in a Radeon VII vs Radeon RX 64 performance uplift of: 1.27x, 1.29x, 1.62x and 1.27x respectively.
Radeon VII averaged 36% faster content creation performance vs Radeon Vega 64.
PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results. All scores are an average of three runs with the same settings. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers.
6 High-dynamic range (HDR) content requires that the system be configured with a fully HDR-ready content chain, including: graphics card, monitor/TV, graphics driver and application. Video content must be graded in HDR and viewed with an HDR-ready player. Windowed mode content requires operating system support.
7 Based on AMD internal assessment of preproduction 3rd generation Ryzen desktop processors against currently shipping AMD 2nd generation Ryzen desktop processors.
8 Specifications of 3rd generation Ryzen processors as of January 2, 2019. As of January 7, 2019, the AMD’s latest 2nd Generation Ryzen processors and Intel’s latest 9th Generation Intel Core processors use the PCIe Gen3 interface.
9 Testing performed at AMD CES 2019 keynote. In Cinebench R15 nT, the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Desktop engineering sample processor achieved a score of 2,057, better than the Intel Core i9-9900K score of 2,040.
During testing, system wall power was measured at 134 W for the AMD system and 191 W for the Intel system; for a difference of (191-134)/191=.298 or 30% lower power consumption.
System configurations: AMD engineering sample silicon, Noctua NH-D15S thermal solution, AMD reference motherboard, 16 GB (2x8) DDR4-2,666 MHz memory, 512 GB Samsung 850 PRO SSD, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 GPU, graphics driver 18.30.19.01 (Adrenalin 18.9.3), Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (1809); Intel i909900K, Noctua NH-D15S thermal solution, Gigabyte Z390 Aorus, 16 GB (2x8) DDR4-2,666 MHz memory, 512 GB Samsung 850 PRO SSD, AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 GPU, graphics driver 18.30.19.01 (Adrenalin 18.9.3), Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (1809).
10 The information contained herein is for informational purposes only, and is subject to change without notice. Timelines, roadmaps, and/or product release dates shown in these slides are plans only and subject to change. Rome is a codename for AMD architectures, and not a product name.
11 Based on AMD internal testing of the NAMD Apo1 v2.12 benchmark. AMD tests conducted on AMD reference platform configured with 1 x EPYC 7 nm 64 core SoC, eight x 32 GB DDR4 2,666 MHz DIMMs, and Ubuntu 18.04, 4.17 kernel and using the AOCC 1.3 beta compiler with OpenMPI 4.0, Fast Fourier Transform in the West (FFTW) 3.3.8 and parallel programming framework Charms 6.7.1, achieved an average of 9.83 ns/day; versus Supermicro SYS-1029U-TRTP configured with two x Intel Xeon Platinum 8180 CPUs, 12 x 32 GB DDR4 2,666 MHz DIMMs and Ubuntu 18.04, kernel 4.15 using the ICC 18.0.2 compiler with FFTW 3.3.8 and Charms 6.8.2, achieved an average of 8.4 ns/day.
12 Testing by AMD performance labs as of 4 December 2018.
“Battery life” defined as hours of continuous usage before the system automatically shuts down due to depleted battery.
Video playback tested according to Microsoft WER methodology, while “general usage” is tested via MobileMark 14. Results presented in minutes, in order of:
1st Gen AMD Ryzen 7 2700U Mobile Processor (100%) vs 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen 7 3700U Mobile Processor.
General usage: Ryzen 7 2700U: 8.1 hours vs Ryzen 7 3700U: 12.3 hours (51% longer)
Video playback: Ryzen 7 2700U: 6.9 hours vs Ryzen 7 3700U: 10 hours (40% longer)
Ryzen 7 2700U test system: Lenovo IdeaPad 530s, Ryzen 7 2700U, two x 4 GB DDR4-2400, Radeon Vega10 Graphics (driver 23.20.768.0), 1,920x1,080 AUO 403D 13.9” panel, 512 GB Toshiba KBG30ZMT512G SSD, 45 W/hr battery, 150 nits brightness, Windows 10 x64 RS4.
Ryzen 7 3700U test system: AMD Reference Motherboard, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, two x 4 GB DDR4-2400, Radeon Vega10 Graphics (driver 23.20.768.0), AUO B140HAN05.4 14” panel, 256 GB WD Black WD256G1XOC SSD, 50 W/hr battery, 150 nits brightness, Windows 10 x64 RS5.
Results may vary with drivers and configuration.
*AAA is a loose description used for video games that are produced and distributed by a fairly large publisher
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