Wednesday, September 14th 2011
AMD Showcases its First 28 nm GPU
AMD showed off its first graphics processor (GPU) built on TSMC's cutting-edge 28 nanometer silicon fabrication process, the next foundry process standard for discrete GPUs. Bulk manufacturing at TSMC's Fab 15 facility at 28 nm is still taking shape, TSMC will take volume orders only later this year. For the moment, it can run small batches for designers to test their designs. The GPU was running on a mobile platform (pictured below, the red PCB), cooled by a compact copper-channel air cooler, leading us to believe that this is a mainstream segment GPU, if not lower. The demo platform was showcased running DirectX 11 title Dirt 3. Besides that, absolutely no other details were shared, not even a company codename for the GPU board.
Source:
TechConnect Magazine
57 Comments on AMD Showcases its First 28 nm GPU
sorry for the offtopic guys, reading comments these days is very painful.
I’d like to see it as a "pipe cleaner" SKU, in 4-5 weeks, but that just optimistic me.
2) What is up with all the hate from AMD. They're making progress and you all just boo them? Too many Intel fanboys from what I see.
3) Try reading the article. It has information you all aren't seeing. Just looking at a picture does NOTHING if you don't understand what you're looking at. Three heatsinks there. Top left is the GPU, top right is the CPU or APU, little black thing in the middle is the FCH. Learn your hardware before talking trash about everything you see, yet don't understand.
I never run anything but ATI (now AMD) g-cards, but I don't really see where this was new worthy or worth posting at all.
What's in that box under the TFT?
Why is fraps not running?
Why did they reduce the size of the photo and force "quality=75"?
This photo was taken without flash... you can tell from illumination and incumbent light
It's indoors meaning a shutter speed of 1/60 or 1/125
The mini fans do 2000-3000RPM=30 to 50 turns per second=between a quarter and a full turn of that fan during shutter open time.
But no, fans look "still"
These fans are not moving, or going very very slowly = they are NOT running Dirt 3 on this CPU/GPU setup
Why is the BIOS chip missing?
THERE IS NO HDD/SSD!
Or is the SATA/microSATA (looks like mobile setup) UNDERNEATH? If underneath, I wonder what else might be there!
LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE!
After these FAIL PR stunts by AMD over the last two days, I have taken a decision to NOT buy an AMD CPU or an AMD/ATI GPU next time round. Shame, because you just pushed a fence sitter into the Intel and nV camps with all your nonsense!
Man glad you said this if I said all this I would be labeled a FANBOY and run out of the tread ! Much like the other thread on AMD's world record .
What I would like to know is what is it with AMD lately , All this much to do about NOTHING is a real turn off . I will be keeping my eyes open though I am in need of a good laptop and well I do not think this will be out in time much like the BD chip will not be out when I go to buy a new system ! Week AMD really week .
It's hard to tell on the GPU, but it is clear on the CPU... now THAT fan isn't moving and therefore is NOT running Dirt 3. Perhaps a screenshot. But I would wager the WHOLE SETUP it fake.
Look, that guy has closed some "non-office" curtains. The TFT is consumer not business. The desk he is sitting at isn't a desk but an IKEA (or similar) sideboard, and not an office desk or a technology workbench. He hasn't even ironed his shirt.
The laptop screen is not on WHY ? Wouldn't it be a better sell if the screen on the laptop was working as well ? This just seems way FAKED to me ! What a JOKE ! If not is AMD giving out there new stuff to any one ? If so why NOT give me a shot at it then ?
whether its fast or not, at least they have 28nm parts that are working, if that's really a 28nm gputhe one with the blower is a mobile cpu. the black heatsink is on a chipset.
Come on Santa "AMD/ATI" , bring me a dear, make my laptop the cutest you have ever HD7970 seen ....... LOL
Anyway thanks for posting TPU, with the cards coming out in a couple of months they must be close to final samples, so it makes sense. It takes a year or so to develop a new card from scratch so its no surprise they have a few samples undergoing testing at this point.
Bulldozer and Ivy Bridge, Radeon HD 7xxx and maybe the new nVidia 6xx series.