AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced the AMD Radeon™ Pro VII
workstation graphics card for broadcast and engineering
professionals, delivering exceptional graphics and computational
performance, as well as innovative features. The new graphics card
is designed to power today’s most demanding broadcast and media
projects, complex computer aided engineering (CAE) simulations and
the development of high-performance computing (HPC) applications
that enable scientific discovery on AMD-powered supercomputers.
The AMD Radeon Pro VII graphics card offers 16GB of extreme
speed HBM2 (High Bandwidth Memory), and support for 6x synchronized
displays and high-bandwidth PCIe® 4.0 interconnect technology.
Providing up to 26 percent higher 8K image processing performance
in Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve1 and up to 5.6x the double
precision (FP64) performance-per-dollar versus the competition2,
the new graphics card introduces AMD Infinity Fabric™ Link
technology3 to the workstation market. AMD Infinity Fabric Link
speeds application data throughput by enabling high-speed
GPU-to-GPU communications in multi-GPU system configurations.
The new workstation graphics card provides the high-performance
and advanced features enabling post-production teams and
broadcasters to visualize, review and interact with 8K content
whether in the broadcast booth, on the studio floor or in the media
server pipeline. It also enables engineers and data scientists to
handle larger and more complex models and datasets, while reducing
run times for engineering simulations and scientific computing
workloads.
“Today’s professionals are challenged to meet high pressure
deadlines under increasingly tight budgets while aiming to deliver
world-class results,” said Scott Herkelman, corporate vice
president and general manager, Graphics Business Unit at AMD. “They
demand more from their graphics card, and AMD Radeon Pro VII
delivers. It provides innovative, high-performance technologies
that allow users to easily manage larger, more complex simulations,
create and manage exceptionally high-resolution digital media and
digital signage content, and develop advanced HPC applications to
drive new waves of scientific discovery on large scale
supercomputer deployments.”
Key capabilities and features of the AMD Radeon Pro VII graphics
card include:
- Leading Double Precision Performance – With up
to 6.5 TFLOPS (FP64) of double precision performance for demanding
engineering and scientific workloads, the Radeon Pro VII graphics
card provides 5.6x the performance-per-dollar1 versus the
competition on the AMD Internal Benchmark for Altair® EDEM “Screw
Auger” viewset.
- High-speed Memory – 16GB of HBM2 with 1TB/s
memory bandwidth and full ECC capability handles large and complex
models and datasets smoothly with low latency.
- AMD Infinity Fabric Link – A high-bandwidth,
low-latency connection that allows memory sharing between two AMD
Radeon Pro VII GPUs, enabling users to increase project workload
size and scale, develop more complex designs and run larger
simulations to drive scientific discovery. AMD Infinity Fabric Link
delivers up to 5.25x PCIe® 3.0 x16 bandwidth with a communication
speed of up to 168 GB/s peer-to-peer between GPUs.
- Remote Working – Users can access their
physical workstation from virtually anywhere for unhindered
productivity with the remote workstation IP built into AMD Radeon
Pro Software for Enterprise driver4.
- High-bandwidth PCIe 4.0
Support – PCIe 4.0 delivers double the bandwidth
of PCIe 3.0 to enable smooth performance for 8K, multichannel image
interaction.
- Frame Lock/Genlock – Enables precise
synchronized output for display walls, digital signage and other
visual displays (AMD FirePro™ S400 synchronization module
required).
- High-resolution/Multi-display Support –
Supports up to 6x synchronized display panels, full HDR and 8K
screen resolution (single display) combined with ultra-fast encode
and decode support for enhanced multi-stream workflows.
- Professional Application Certification –
Optimized and certified with leading professional applications for
stability and reliability. The list of Radeon Pro
Software-certified ISV applications can be found here.
- ROCm™ Open Ecosystem – Open software
platform for accelerated compute provides an easy GPU programming
model with support for OpenMP, HIP, and OpenCL™, as well as support
for leading machine learning and HPC frameworks, including
TensorFlow™, PyTorch™, Kokkos, and RAJA.
|
StreamProcessors |
TFLOPS |
HBM2Memory |
MemoryBandwidth |
MemoryInterface |
Display Outputs(Mini-DisplayPort 1.4) |
Radeon™ Pro VII |
3840 |
Up to 6.5 (FP64) Up to 13.1 (FP32) |
16GBwith ECC |
1 TB/s |
4096-bit |
6x |
AMD Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise
20.Q2
AMD Radeon Pro workstation graphics cards are supported by the
Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise driver, delivering
enterprise-grade stability, performance, security, image quality
and other innovative features, including high-resolution screen
capture, recording and video streaming. The latest release offers
up to a 14 percent year-over-year performance improvement for
current-generation AMD Radeon Pro graphics cards5. The new software
driver is now available for download from AMD.com
Updated AMD Rendering Software
AMD also released updates for AMD Radeon™ ProRender, a
physically-based rendering engine built on industry-standards that
enables accelerated rendering on any GPU, any CPU and any OS6. The
updates include new plug-ins for SideFX® Houdini™ and Unreal®
Engine, and updated plug-ins for Autodesk® Maya® and Blender®. For
developers, an updated AMD Radeon™ ProRender SDK is now available
on the redesigned GPUOopen.com site, and is now easier to implement
with an Apache License 2.0. AMD also released a beta SDK of the
next-generation Radeon ProRender 2.0 rendering engine with enhanced
CPU and GPU rendering support with open-source versions of the
plug-ins.
Availability
The AMD Radeon Pro VII graphics card is expected to be available
from major etailers/retailers beginning mid-June, 2020 for an SEP
of $1899 USD. AMD Radeon Pro VII-equipped workstations are expected
to be available in the second half of 2020 from leading OEM
partners.
Supporting Resources
- Learn more about AMD Radeon Pro VII graphics card here
- Learn more about AMD Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise 20.Q2
here
- Learn more about AMD Radeon ProRender updates here
- Learn more about ROCm Open Ecosystem here
- Become a fan of AMD on Facebook
- Follow AMD on Twitter
- Follow Radeon™ Pro graphics on Twitter
About AMDFor more than 50 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.
Cautionary Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements
concerning Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) including the
features, functionality, availability, timing and expectations of
the AMD Radeon™ Pro VII workstation graphics card, which are made
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actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Such
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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 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 and market uncertainty may adversely
impact AMD’s business and operating results; the ongoing novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could materially adversely affect
AMD’s business, financial condition and results of operations;
AMD’s worldwide operations are subject to political, legal and
economic risks and natural disasters which could have a material
adverse effect on AMD; government actions and regulations such as
export administration regulations, tariffs and trade protection
measures, may limit AMD’s ability to export its products to certain
customers; AMD products may be subject to security vulnerabilities
that could have a material adverse effect on AMD; IT outages, data
loss, data breaches and cyber-attacks could compromise AMD’s
intellectual property or other sensitive information, be costly to
remediate and cause significant damage to its business, reputation
and operations; uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment
of AMD’s products could materially adversely affect it; AMD’s
operating results are subject to quarterly and seasonal sales
patterns; the agreements governing AMD’s notes and the Secured
Revolving Facility impose restrictions on AMD that may adversely
affect its ability to operate its business; the markets in which
AMD’s products are sold are highly competitive; 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; 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, memory 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 March 28,
2020.
©2020 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All rights reserved.
AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, Radeon, Infinity Fabric, ROCm, and
combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Altair is a registered trademark of Altair Engineering Inc.
Autodesk and Maya are registered trademarks or trademarks of
Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the
USA and/or other countries. Blender is a registered trademark of
the Blender Foundation in EU and USA. Houdini and SideFX are
registered trademarks or trademarks of Side Effects Software Inc.
registered in the USA and other countries. OpenCL is a trademark of
Apple Inc. used by permission by Khronos Group, Inc. PyTorch, the
PyTorch logo and any related marks are trademarks of Facebook, Inc.
TensorFlow, the TensorFlow logo and any related marks are
trademarks of Google Inc. Unreal is a registered trademark of Epic
Games, Inc. in the US and elsewhere. Other product names used in
this publication are for identification purposes only and may be
trademarks of their respective companies.
________________________________1 Testing as of April 02, 2020
by AMD Performance Labs on a production test system comprised of an
Intel® Xeon® W-2125, 32GB HBM2 RAM, Windows® 10 Pro for
Workstations, 64-bit, System BIOS 1.11.1, AMD Radeon™ Pro VII, AMD
Radeon™ Software for Enterprise 20.Q2 Pre-release version/NVIDIA
Quadro® RTX, NVIDIA Quadro® Optimal Driver for Enterprise (ODE)
R440 U6 (442.5) using PugetBenchfor DaVinci ResolveStudiov. 0.6
Beta. PugetBench by Puget Systems. Results may vary. RPW-3102
Testing as of April 29, 2020 by AMD Performance Labs on a
production test system comprised of an Intel® Xeon® W-2125, 32GB
HBM2 RAM, Windows® 10 Pro for Workstations, 4096-bit, System BIOS
1.11.1, AMD Radeon™ Pro VII, AMD Radeon™ Pro Software for
Enterprise 20.Q1/NVIDIA Quadro® RTX, NVIDIA Quadro® Optimal Driver
for Enterprise (ODE) R440 U6 (442.5) using AMD Internal Benchmark
for EDEM. RPW-320.3 AMD Infinity Fabric™ Link requires two
Radeon Pro VII GPUs, a compatible bridge connector (either a two-
or a three-slot bridge connector, both sold separately.), and
Radeon Software for Enterprise driver 20.Q2 or later. Compatible
software is currently limited to Radeon™ ProRender, but additional
application compatibility is expected in future 3rd party software
releases and are required to use the combined graphics memory of
both cards. GD-1694 Compatible with AMD Radeon™ Pro WX 2100, 3100,
3200, 4100, 5100, 7100, 8200, 9100, and AMD Radeon™ Pro W5500,
W5700, and VII GPUs. Remote Workstation functionality requires AMD
Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise driver 18.Q4 or newer plus
purchase and installation of Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops™ or
Microsoft® Remote Desktop Services. RPS-505 AMD Radeon™ Pro
Software for Enterprise 20.Q2 is up to 14% faster in the geomean of
the SPECviewperf® 13 benchmark viewsets than AMD Radeon™ Pro
Software for Enterprise 19.Q2 when using the Radeon™ Pro WX 4100
GPU. Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of April 29,
2020, on a test system comprising of an Intel® Xeon® W-2125 4-core
4.50 GHz CPU, 32 GB RAM, Windows® 10 for Workstations 64-bit
October 2018 Update, System BIOS 1.11.1 at default settings,
Radeon™ Pro WX 4100, AMD Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise
20.Q2/AMD Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise 19.Q2. Benchmark
Application: ran the SPECviewperf® 13 benchmark and then calculated
the geomean of all viewsets (higher is better). AMD Radeon™ Pro
Software for Enterprise 20.Q2: 41.84. AMD Radeon™ Pro Software for
Enterprise 19.Q2: 36.86. Performance Differential:
(41.84-36.86)/36.86*100 = ~13.51% better performance with AMD
Radeon™ Pro Software for Enterprise 20.Q2 on the Radeon™ Pro WX
4100 graphics card. Scores are based on AMD internal lab
measurements and may vary. PC manufacturers may vary
configurations, yielding different results. Performance may vary
based on use of latest drivers. SPEC®, SPECapc™, and SPECviewperf®
are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation
Corporation. Additional information about the SPEC benchmarks can
be found at www.spec.org/gwpg. RPS-1256 GPU or CPU support for
OpenCL™ or Apple® Metal® required. Radeon™ ProRender supports
Windows®, macOS®, and Linux®.
Contacts:George MillingtonAMD
Communications +1 408-547-7481George.Millington@amd.com
Jason SchmidtAMD Investor Relations+1
408-749-6688Jason.Schmidt@amd.com
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