Today at its Financial Analyst Day, AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) detailed the
next phase of its long-term growth strategy focused on delivering
products and technologies for a combined $60 billion market for
PCs, immersive devices, and datacenters.
“Our long-term technology roadmaps position AMD to take
advantage of the major shifts in the technology industry and
deliver significant financial returns,” said AMD President and CEO
Dr. Lisa Su. “We are entering the next phase of our growth strategy
through ramping our phenomenal new products across a diverse set of
markets. AMD is the only company with the combination of
high-performance computing and graphics technologies required to
deliver truly immersive and instinctive computing experiences.”
Datacenter UpdatesAMD ushered in a new era for
high-performance server processors and the datacenter with EPYC™.
With its high core count, superior memory bandwidth, and
unparalleled support for high-speed input/output (I/O) channels in
a single chip, EPYC aims to revolutionize the dual-socket server
market while simultaneously reshaping expectations for
single-socket servers. Previously codenamed “Naples”, this new
family of high-performance processors for cloud-based and
traditional on-premise datacenters will deliver the
highly-successful “Zen” x86 processing engine scaling up to 32
physical cores. The first EPYC-based servers will launch in June
with widespread support from original equipment manufacturers
(OEMs) and channel partners. AMD issued a separate EPYC press
release with further details.
Client Compute UpdatesAMD’s upcoming
high-performance consumer and commercial Ryzen™ processors are
designed to bring innovation and competition back to the full
spectrum of premium PC markets. These processors leverage the
company’s high-performance x86 “Zen” core architecture to deliver
advanced feature sets, increased efficiency, and leadership
performance on today’s most demanding PC workloads.
“Strong adoption of our AMD Ryzen processors shows customers are
ready and excited for the innovative performance and features we
deliver ─ and we’re just getting started,” said Jim Anderson,
senior vice president and general manager, AMD Compute and Graphics
business group. “Our upcoming AMD Ryzen processor lineup builds on
the foundation we have set to drive our further expansion into the
high-performance desktop, premium consumer notebook, and commercial
markets.” Upcoming AMD client compute processors include:
- Consumer desktop PC solutions
- Ryzen™ Threadripper™, a “Zen”-based CPU with up to 16-cores and
32-threads with a new platform with expanded memory and I/O
bandwidth, designed for the High-End Desktop (HEDT) market to
fulfill the insatiable desire for more cores and threads that
permeates the extreme desktop market. It is scheduled for summer
2017.
- Ryzen™ 3 desktop CPUs are scheduled for availability in Q3
2017.
- AMD provided an ecosystem update on its in-market Ryzen desktop
processors – Ryzen™ 7 and Ryzen™ 5 – noting that it expects
Ryzen-powered Windows-based systems from the top five OEMs to
launch in Q2 2017.
- Consumer notebook PC solutions
- Ryzen™ Mobile APUs (codenamed “Raven Ridge”) integrate a
4-core, 8-thread “Zen”-based CPU and high-performance “Vega”
graphics to deliver an expected 50 percent increase in CPU
performance and over 40 percent better graphics performance, at
half the power of its previous generation. Launching in the second
half of 2017, Ryzen Mobile APUs are designed for premium 2-in-1s,
ultraportables, and gaming form factors.
- Commercial PC solutions
- Targeted for commercial, enterprise, and public sector
implementation, Ryzen PRO processors are designed to deliver
powerful multi-threaded performance for premium business PCs with
workstation-class performance, state-of-the-art silicon-level
security, and reliable solutions with enterprise-class support and
top-to-bottom manageability.
- Ryzen PRO desktop solutions are slated for availability in the
second half of 2017.
- Ryzen PRO mobile is planned for first half of 2018.
Graphics UpdatesAMD announced the Radeon™ Vega
Frontier Edition, its first graphics card based on the high-end
Radeon Vega architecture and as a premier solution for both machine
learning and advanced visualization. With 64 compute units (4096
stream processors), Radeon Vega Frontier Edition delivers an
estimated 25 TFLOPS of FP16 and an estimated 13 TFLOPS of FP32 peak
performance and is designed to handle the most demanding design,
rendering, and machine intelligence workloads. Radeon Vega Frontier
Edition will be available for purchase in Q2 2017. This powerful
new graphics card excels in:
- Machine learning – Together with AMD’s ROCm open software
platform, Radeon Vega Frontier Edition enables developers to tap
into the power of “Vega” for machine learning algorithm
development. Frontier Edition delivers more than 30 percent more
performance than today’s most powerful machine learning GPUs1 in
the DeepBench benchmark.
- Advanced visualization – Delivering up to an average of 42
percent more performance than the Titan Xp on select professional
applications2, the Frontier Edition provides the performance
required to drive increasingly large and complex models for
real-time visualization, physically-based rendering, and virtual
reality (VR) through the design and rendering phase of product
development.
- VR workloads – The Radeon Vega Frontier Edition enables tasks
like video editing, animation, post-production and VR, in addition
to supporting AMD’s LiquidVR™ technology that is breaking new
ground with advanced features to deliver the gripping content,
advanced visual comfort, and compatibility needed for
next-generation VR experiences.
- Revolutionized game design workflows – Radeon Vega Frontier
Edition simplifies and accelerates game creation by providing a
single GPU optimized for every stage of a game developer’s
workflow, from asset production to playtesting and performance
optimization.
Visit Radeon.com for more details.
Technology Updates
AMD detailed its next-generation processor, graphics, and
platform technologies that will power future high-performance
server, client, graphics, and semi-custom products. Its roadmap
implements next-generation technologies than can deliver
substantial performance and energy efficiency gains, accelerate the
adoption of AMD technologies, and expand the computing capabilities
of a wide-range of systems.
“Our engineering focus remains on delivering a steady drumbeat
of new high-performance CPU and GPU architectures that build on the
strong foundations we have set with ‘Zen’ and ‘Polaris’ to drive
broader adoption of our products,” said Mark Papermaster, senior
vice president and chief technology officer, AMD. “Infinity Fabric
is the secret sauce within each of our products that allows us to
bring together our leadership x86 CPUs and graphics in an efficient
way to deliver breakthrough products to meet the needs of the most
demanding workloads.”AMD’s next-generation roadmaps include:
- AMD will follow up its current-generation “Zen” architecture
with the 7nm “Zen 2” and “Zen 3” CPU architectures that combine
smarter design with process technology advances and are expected to
enable significant performance and performance-per-watt gains.
- AMD plans to follow its “Vega” architecture with the
introduction of “Navi” and its subsequent next-gen architecture,
both of which are planned to be built using 7nm process
technology.
- In addition to adopting advanced transistor nodes, AMD will use
a combination of on-chip integration, software, and system design
engineering innovations to continue to create smarter, more
efficient architecture designs to achieve improved performance and
energy efficiency into the future.
- Starting with new 2017 product introductions, future AMD
products are also planned to harness the power of breakthrough AMD
Infinity Fabric technology to efficiently create highly-scalable
SoCs and platforms that meet the growing demand for
high-performance compute and graphics technologies.
Supporting Resources
- View the FAD webcast replay and updated product roadmaps on
AMD’s Investor Relations Page
- Learn more about EPYC in the press release and whitepaper
- Read more about Radeon Vega Frontier Edition
- Follow AMD and AMD CEO Lisa Su on Twitter
About AMDFor more than 45 years, AMD has driven
innovation in high-performance computing, graphics, and
visualization technologies – the building blocks for gaming,
immersive platforms, and the datacenter. Hundreds of millions of
consumers, leading Fortune 500 businesses, and cutting-edge
scientific research facilities around the world rely on AMD
technology daily to improve how they live, work, and play. AMD
employees around the world are focused on building great products
that push the boundaries of what is possible. For more information
about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorrow, visit the
AMD
(NASDAQ:AMD), blog, Facebook and Twitter pages.
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statements concerning Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)
including: AMD’s growth strategy, future plans and
expectations; the features, functionality, availability, timing and
expected benefits of AMD future products, including AMD’s Epyc.
Ryzen, Radeon Vega, “Zen” and “Navi” products; and AMD’s technology
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involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from current expectations. Such statements are
subject to certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many
of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond AMD's
control, that could cause actual results and other future events to
differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected
by, the forward-looking information and statements. Material
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
current expectations include, without limitation, the following:
Intel Corporation’s dominance of the microprocessor market and its
aggressive business practices may limit AMD’s ability to compete
effectively; AMD has a wafer supply agreement with GF with
obligations to purchase all of its microprocessor and APU product
requirements, and a certain portion of its GPU product
requirements, from GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (GF) with limited
exceptions. If GF is not able to satisfy AMD’s manufacturing
requirements, its business could be adversely impacted; AMD relies
on third parties to manufacture its products, and if they are
unable to do so on a timely basis in sufficient quantities and
using competitive technologies, AMD’s business could be materially
adversely affected; failure to achieve expected manufacturing
yields for AMD’s products could negatively impact its financial
results; the success of AMD’s business is dependent upon its
ability to introduce products on a timely basis with features and
performance levels that provide value to its customers while
supporting and coinciding with significant industry transitions; if
AMD cannot generate sufficient revenue and operating cash flow or
obtain external financing, it may face a cash shortfall and be
unable to make all of its planned investments in research and
development or other strategic investments; the loss of a
significant customer may have a material adverse effect on AMD;
AMD’s receipt of revenue from its semi-custom SoC products is
dependent upon its technology being designed into third-party
products and the success of those products; global economic
uncertainty may adversely impact AMD’s business and operating
results; the markets in which AMD’s products are sold are highly
competitive; AMD may not be able to generate sufficient cash to
service its debt obligations or meet its working capital
requirements; AMD has a large amount of indebtedness which could
adversely affect its financial position and prevent it from
implementing its strategy or fulfilling its contractual
obligations; the agreements governing AMD’s notes and the Secured
Revolving Line of Credit impose restrictions on AMD that may
adversely affect its ability to operate its business; AMD's
issuance to West Coast Hitech L.P. (WCH) of warrants to purchase 75
million shares of its common stock, if and when exercised, will
dilute the ownership interests of its existing stockholders, and
the conversion of the 2.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 may
dilute the ownership interest of its existing stockholders, or may
otherwise depress the price of its common stock; uncertainties
involving the ordering and shipment of AMD’s products could
materially adversely affect it; the demand for AMD’s products
depends in part on the market conditions in the industries into
which they are sold. Fluctuations in demand for AMD’s products or a
market decline in any of these industries could have a material
adverse effect on its results of operations; AMD’s ability to
design and introduce new products in a timely manner is dependent
upon third-party intellectual property; AMD depends on third-party
companies for the design, manufacture and supply of motherboards,
software and other computer platform components to support its
business; if AMD loses Microsoft Corporation’s support for its
products or other software vendors do not design and develop
software to run on AMD’s products, its ability to sell its products
could be materially adversely affected; and AMD’s reliance on
third-party distributors and AIB partners subjects it to certain
risks. Investors are urged to review in detail the risks and
uncertainties in AMD's Securities and Exchange Commission filings,
including but not limited to AMD's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended April 1, 2017.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, EPYC, LiquidVR, Radeon, Ryzen,
and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices,
Inc. Other names are for informational purposes only and may be
trademarks of their respective owners.
Footnotes:
- Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of May 15th 2017
with the Radeon™ Vega Frontier Edition graphics card, Intel®
Xeon E5 2640v4 2.4Ghz 10C/20T, Dual Socket, 32GB per socket, 64GB
Total, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, ROCm 1.5, and OpenCL 1.2. The Nvidia
Tesla P100, was tested on a system comprising of Intel® Xeon
E5 2640v4 2.4Ghz 10C/20T, Dual Socket, 32GB per socket, 64GB Total,
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with CuDNN 5.1, Driver 375.39 and Cuda version
8.0.61. When using the DeepBench Benchmark, Radeon™ Vega Frontier
Edition completed in 88.7 ms and the Nvidia Tesla P100 completed in
133.1 ms. PC manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding
different results. Performance may vary based on use of latest
drivers. VG-9
- Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of May 12th, 2017
on a test system comprising of Intel E5-1650 v3 @ 3.50 GHz, 16GB
DDR4 physical memory, Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit, Radeon™ RX Vega
Frontier Edition / NVIDIA Geforce TitanXp, AMD graphics driver
17.20/NVIDIA graphics driver 382.05 and Samsung 850 PRO 512G SSD.
- Benchmark Application: SPECViewperf 12.1
catia-04 viewset: Radeon™ RX Vega Frontier Edition
score: 135.78, NVIDIA Geforce TitanXp score:
107.29. Performance Differential:
(135.78-107.29)/107.29 = ~26.55% faster
performance on Radeon™ RX Vega Frontier Edition. PC manufacturers
may vary configurations, yielding different results. Performance
may vary based on use of latest drivers. RPVG-
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- Benchmark Application: SPECViewperf 12.1
creo-01 viewset: Radeon™ RX Vega Frontier Edition
score: 83.94, NVIDIA Geforce TitanXp score:
65.20. Performance Differential:
(83.94-65.20)/65.20 = ~28.74% faster performance
on Radeon™ RX Vega Frontier Edition. PC manufacturers may vary
configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary
based on use of latest drivers. RPVG-
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- Benchmark Application: SPECViewperf 12.1 sw-03
viewset: Radeon™ RX Vega Frontier Edition score:
114.88, NVIDIA Geforce TitanXp score:
67.75. Performance Differential:
(114.88-67.75)/67.75 = ~69.56% faster performance
on Radeon™ RX Vega Frontier Edition. PC manufacturers may vary
configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary
based on use of latest drivers. RPVG-
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Contact:
Drew Prairie
AMD Communications
(512) 602-4425
drew.prairie@amd.com
Laura Graves
AMD Investor Relations
(408) 749-5467
laura.graves@amd.com
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