SIGGRAPH 2017 --
AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today
formally launched the Radeon™ RX Vega family of GPUs, engineered to
be the cornerstone of the world’s most advanced and exciting PC
gaming platforms. Designed with forward-looking technologies that
punch well above their weight, Radeon RX Vega graphics cards mark
AMD’s return to the enthusiast-class gaming segment and a
continuation of the company’s calculated strategy to democratize
leading technologies, giving more gamers access than ever before.
There are three variants of Radeon RX Vega: Radeon RX Vega 64
Liquid Cooled Edition, engineered with 64 compute units1 to be the
most powerful Radeon ever built2; the Radeon RX Vega 64 with air
cooling, and the Radeon RX Vega 56, available starting at just $399
USD SEP.
For a limited time in select regions, AMD and its industry
partners are offering Radeon RX Vega purchasers an unprecedented
assembly of gamer “must-haves” in new Radeon™ Packs, including deep
discounts on select Ryzen™ multi-threaded CPUs and motherboards
combos as well as select Samsung displays with Radeon™ FreeSync
displays, and two extraordinary AAA game titles – all the
ingredients necessary for the best possible PC gaming experience in
one of the biggest industry collaborations ever seen.
“The enthusiast gaming experience is defined by high resolutions
and a tear-free, buttery smooth 60 frames per second, something
that only approximately 600,000 gamers are capable of enjoying
today. But there are 4 million more gamers who aspire to enjoy that
same enthusiast gaming experience without breaking the bank, and
with Radeon RX Vega graphics cards we’re working to give them
that.3 The combination of a Radeon RX Vega graphics card, a
beautiful FreeSync display, and a high-performance Ryzen CPU and
motherboard is everything a gamer needs to enjoy the best possible
gaming experience, and with our Radeon Packs, we’re delivering all
three at a tremendous value. The groundbreaking new features in the
‘Vega’ architecture, including the High Bandwith Cache Controller,
Rapid Packed Math, Next-Generation Compute Units, and Refined
Geometry Engine, will ensure that gamers get even more out of their
investments as new games take full advantage of them in the weeks
and months to come,” said Raja Koduri, senior vice president and
chief architect, Radeon Technologies Group, AMD.
Radeon RX Vega: The most advanced consumer graphics
cards in the world
Radeon RX Vega graphics cards are built on the “Vega” GPU
architecture, a direct response to the evolving complexity and
visual demands of today’s games. To meet these needs the “Vega” GPU
architecture puts pioneering graphics technologies previously
reserved for high-end graphics products into the hands of
enthusiast gamers everywhere. Bleeding-edge capabilities like Rapid
Packed Math, the High Bandwidth Cache Controller and new Geometry
and Pixel Engines will help push the performance envelope while
gaming in low-level APIs like DirectX® 12 and Vulkan®, giving
developers more flexibility in designing the most intricate and
beautiful virtual worlds in today’s and tomorrow’s games.
- Architected for better enthusiast-class gaming – The Radeon RX
Vega represents the most sophisticated GPU architecture ever
designed for enthusiast-class gaming. It features next-gen compute
units enabling native processing of multiple data-type operations
in each clock cycle, and supporting variable data types making for
a versatile architecture across workloads, an enhanced geometry
engine enabling incredible efficiency in processing complex
geometry while delivering more than 200% of the
throughput-per-clock over previous Radeon GPU architectures, an
optimized pixel engine that improves performance through a “fetch
once, shade once” approach, and the world’s most advanced GPU
memory architecture consisting of a High Bandwidth Cache composed
of 8GB of leading-edge HBM2 memory, doubling the bandwidth-per-pin
over the previous generation HBM technology, and delivering 60%
more memory bandwidth over GDDR5. Together these advances result in
the Radeon RX Vega’s phenomenal computational muscle: up to 13.7
TFLOPS of peak performance to power through even the most demanding
games and VR applications.
- Exceptional premium design – Radeon RX Vega gaming cards have
been impeccably designed with state-of-the-art, premium styling.
Select models feature a satin-brushed aluminum shroud, an anodized
aluminum backplate, customizable GPU tach meter and iconic LED
illumination, and controls for dual vBIOS. Air-cooled versions
boast the latest isothermic vapor chamber for maximum heat
displacement while the liquid-cooled version features a
next-generation cooling design incorporating a high-efficiency
pump, zero-bend radius tubing and a Nidec Gentle Typhoon fan for
quiet operation.
- Leading display technologies – PC gamers expect variable
refresh rate to be a standard feature for monitors, and they don’t
expect to pay an extra ‘feature tax’ to get it. Radeon RX Vega
graphics cards support Radeon™ FreeSync technology, a true leap
forward for PC gaming enabling smooth, vibrant HDR gaming4, 10-bit
display support and low-framerate compensation. There are more than
200 FreeSync displays available today, almost seven times more than
costlier competing technology. Radeon RX Vega graphics cards
support HDMI® 4K60 and DisplayPort™ 1.45, enabling high-resolution
and high-refresh displays powering experiences such as Radeon™
FreeSync with high-refresh, Ultra HD, ultrawide, and single-cable
5K resolutions.
- Unmatched capabilities and control with Radeon™ Software –
Radeon Software compliments the sophisticated hardware of the
Radeon RX Vega graphics card, enabling the ultimate in performance,
features and stability to ensure an exceptional out-of-box
experience that will keep getting better. New Radeon Software
features launched last week also benefit Radeon RX Vega users.
Radeon™ WattMan now enables memory underclocking for more engine
headroom, fine-grained power state controls for increased
performance or power savings, and auto-overclock and auto-power
save features that allow WattMan to automatically adjust GPU power
states to your preference.6 The best capture, stream and sharing
software in Radeon™ ReLive is now even better with options for
higher bitrate recording at 100 mbps, camera transparency for
increased HUD visibility, refined notifications and enhanced audio
controls. And the AMD LiquidVR™ 360 plugin for VR Video Playback is
the first GPU-accelerated end-to-end solution for HEVC 4K x 4K VR
video playback7. Designed for 360 stereoscopic videos, the plugin
supports ambisonic audio and is accelerated by the GPU to enable
65% higher frame rates8, no dropped frames9, and improve power
consumption by 15% during
playback.10
Radeon Packs: Everything you need for the best
experience
A great PC gaming experience comes down to more than just
graphics. Serious gamers know that to achieve high resolutions and
a buttery smooth 60 frames per second, there are two must-have
elements: a beautiful adaptive refresh display for smooth,
stutter-free gaming and heightened immersion, a multi-threaded
processor to deliver astounding performance on a motherboard that
supports these next-generation components. Built around the new
Radeon RX Vega graphics cards, Radeon Packs are designed to put all
of those technologies at gamers’ fingertips, allowing them to make
these upgrades much more cost-effectively than were they to buy
each component alone to drive silky 60+ frame-per-second 4K gaming
in more than 100 popular titles.11
Radeon Packs include a $200 discount on the 34” Samsung CF791
curved ultrawide FreeSync monitor, and a $100 discount on select
Ryzen™ 7 1800X processor and 370X motherboard combos -- $300 in
combined hardware savings. To power the new setup, there are three
options for Radeon RX Vega:
- Radeon Red Pack – Featuring the Radeon RX Vega 56, an
air-cooled card priced at $499 SEP.
- Radeon Black Pack – Featuring the Radeon RX Vega 64, an
air-cooled card priced at $599 SEP.
- Radeon Aqua Pack – Featuring the Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid
Cooled Edition, the most powerful of the Radeon RX Vega graphics
cards, priced at $699 SEP.
Along with the Radeon RX Vega graphics card, the discount on the
Samsung monitor with Radeon FreeSync and Ryzen CPU+motherboard,
each Radeon Pack also includes, in select regions, two highly
anticipated games in Wolfenstein® II: The New Colossus™ and Prey®
for free, an estimated $120 value.12
For gamers who already have the ideal setup and just want to get
their hands on a groundbreaking Radeon RX Vega graphics card, AMD
is also offering the Radeon RX Vega 56 on its own, the world’s most
powerful graphics card under SEP $400, and the Radeon RX Vega 64
air-cooled card priced at SEP $499.
Radeon Packs and Radeon RX Vega graphics cards are expected to
be available starting August 14th. For more information on where to
buy visit http://radeon.com/RXVega.
Supporting Resources
- See the Radeon RX Vega official launch film here
- Read how the PC gaming ecosystem is behind the new Radeon RX
Vega graphics cards on here
- Get all the details on Radeon Packs featuring Radeon RX Vega
here
- Become a fan of AMD and Radeon on Facebook
- Follow @Radeon, @AMDRyzen and @AMDGaming on Twitter
- Follow @WeAreRadeon on Instagram
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) website, blog, Facebook and Twitter pages.
AMD, the AMD logo, Ryzen and Radeon are trademarks of Advanced
Micro Devices, Inc.
© 2017 Bethesda Softworks LLC, a ZeniMax Media company.
Developed in association with MachineGames. Wolfenstein and related
logos are registered trademarks or trademarks of id Software LLC in
the U.S. and/or other countries. MachineGames, Bethesda, Bethesda
Softworks, ZeniMax and related logos are registered trademarks or
trademarks of ZeniMax Media Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries. All Rights Reserved. Wolfenstein® II: The New Colossus™
is a fictional story set in an alternate universe in the 1960’s.
Names, characters, organizations, locations and events are either
imaginary or depicted in a fictionalized manner. The story and
contents of this game are not intended to and should not be
construed in any way to condone, glorify or endorse the beliefs,
ideologies, events, actions, persons or behavior of the Nazi regime
or to trivialize its war crimes, genocide and other crimes against
humanity.
© 2017 Bethesda Softworks LLC, a ZeniMax Media company. Prey,
Arkane, Bethesda, Bethesda Softworks, ZeniMax and related logos are
registered trademarks or trademarks of ZeniMax Media Inc. In the
U.S. and/or other countries. All Rights Reserved.
Cautionary Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements
concerning Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) including the
features, functionality, availability, timing, pricing and expected
benefits of Radeon™ RX Vega and Radeon™ Gaming Packs, which are
made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are commonly identified by words such as "would,"
“designed,” "intends," "believes," "expects," "may," "will,"
"should," "seeks," "intends," "plans," "pro forma," "estimates,"
"anticipates," or the negative of these words and phrases, other
variations of these words and phrases or comparable terminology.
Investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements in this
document are based on current beliefs, assumptions and
expectations, speak only as of the date of this document and
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.
1. Discrete AMD Radeon™ and FirePro™ GPUs based on the Graphics
Core Next architecture consist of multiple discrete execution
engines known as a Compute Unit (“CU”). Each CU contains 64 shaders
(“Stream Processors”) working together. GD-78
2. Radeon RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled has 13.7 TeraFLOPS of
performance while the previous most powerful Radeon graphics card
was the Radeon R9 Fury X at 8.6 TeraFLOPS.
3. Based on internal AMD market estimates.
4. 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. GD-96
5. As of June 2017. Product is based on the DisplayPort 1.4
Specification published February 23, 2016, and has passed VESA’s
compliance testing process (excluding HDR) in June 2017. GD-123
6. Overclocking AMD processors, including without limitation,
altering clock frequencies / multipliers or memory timing /
voltage, to operate beyond their stock specifications will
void any applicable AMD product warranty, even when such
overclocking is enabled via AMD hardware and/or software.
This may also void warranties offered by the system manufacturer or
retailer. Users assume all risks and liabilities that may
arise out of overclocking AMD processors, including, without
limitation, failure of or damage to hardware, reduced system
performance and/or data loss, corruption or vulnerability.
GD-106
7. AMD LiquidVR available on Radeon VR Ready Premium Products,
which are select Radeon GPUs that meet or exceed the Oculus Rift or
HTC Vive recommended specifications for video cards/GPUs. Other
hardware (including CPU) and system requirements recommended by
Oculus Rift or HTC Vive should also be met in order to operate the
applicable HMDs as intended. As VR technology, HMDs and other VR
hardware and software evolve and/or become available, these
criteria may change without notice. PC/System manufacturers may
vary configurations, yielding different VR results/performance.
Check with your PC or system manufacturer to confirm VR
capabilities. GD-102
8. Testing done by AMD Performance Labs as of July 17, 2017
using Intel i7 5960X CPU (3.0 GHz), 16GB DDR4-2666 Mhz MHz memory
with Radeon™ Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2 and Windows 10
(64bit). PC manufacturers may vary configurations yielding
different results. When running the game Alien: Covenant In Utero
at 3840x3840 (4K by 4K), the Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) system with AMD
LiquidVR™ 360 SDK ON saw an average of 90 frames per second and the
system with AMD LiquidVR™ 360 SDK OFF saw an average of 54.5 frames
per second. This results in a 65% increase in frames per second
with AMD LiquidVR™ 360 SDK ON. All times an average of 3 test runs.
Results are estimates and may vary. Performance may vary based on
use of latest drivers. RS-166
9. Testing done by AMD Performance Labs as of July 17, 2017
using Intel i7 5960X CPU (3.0 GHz), 16GB DDR4-2666 Mhz MHz memory
with Radeon™ Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2 and Windows 10
(64bit). PC manufacturers may vary configurations yielding
different results. When running the game Alien: Covenant In Utero
at 3840x3840 (4K by 4K), the Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) system with AMD
LiquidVR™ 360 SDK ON saw an average of 0 frames dropped and the
system with AMD LiquidVR™ 360 SDK OFF saw an average of 179 frames
dropped. All times an average of 3 test runs. Results are estimates
and may vary. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers.
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10. Testing done by AMD Performance Labs as of July 15, 2017
using an Intel i7 5960X CPU (3.0 GHz), 16GB DDR4-2666 with Radeon™
Software Crimson ReLive Edition 17.7.2 Mhz and Windows 10 (64bit).
PC manufacturers may vary configurations yielding different
results. When running the game Alien: Covenant In Utero at
3840x3840 (4K by 4K), the Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) system with AMD
LiquidVR™ 360 SDK ON saw an average of 153W and the system with AMD
LiquidVR™ 360 SDK OFF saw an average of 179W. This results in an
15% decrease in power consumption with AMD LiquidVR™ 360 SDK. All
times an average of 3 test runs. Results are estimates and may
vary. Performance may vary based on use of latest drivers.
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11. Testing by AMD performance labs, July 10, 2017 on a test
system using an Intel Core i7 7700K, 16GB DDR4, Radeon RX Vega 64
air cooled, driver 17.30-170711n. PC manufacturers may vary
configurations yielding different results. A wide array (including
AAA, Indie, e-sports games) of over 100 games were tested at
3840x2160 resolution at different settings & APIs to average
over 60fps. All testing was an average of three test runs. Results
may vary based on driver version used. VG-19
12. Games and availability may differ by region. Please check
your local etail outlet for more details.
Contact Information
Chris Hook
AMD Communications
512-578-9727
chris.hook@amd.com
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