Thursday, June 18th 2015
AMD "Fiji" Silicon Lacks HDMI 2.0 Support
It turns out that AMD's new "Fiji" silicon lacks HDMI 2.0 support, after all. Commenting on OCUK Forums, an AMD representative confirmed that the chip lacks support for the connector standard, implying that it's limited to HDMI 1.4a. HDMI 2.0 offers sufficient bandwidth for 4K Ultra HD resolution at 60 Hz. While the chip's other connectivity option, DisplayPort 1.2a supports 4K at 60 Hz - as do every 4K Ultra HD monitor ever launched - the lack of HDMI 2.0 support hurts the chip's living room ambitions, particularly with products such as the Radeon R9 Nano, which AMD CEO Lisa Su, stated that is being designed for the living room. You wouldn't need a GPU this powerful for 1080p TVs (a GTX 960 or R9 270X ITX card will do just fine), and if it's being designed for 4K UHD TVs, then its HDMI interface will cap visuals at a console-rivaling 30 Hz.
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OCUK Forums
139 Comments on AMD "Fiji" Silicon Lacks HDMI 2.0 Support
-you do not even know the max frequency of the input signal because they are always advertising falsely and saying it has 400 Hz, 200 Hz, 600 Hz and I do not care how many times their LEDs blink and others false advertising methods
Who even needs a TV Tuner nowadays, put mini PC behind it (monitor) and enjoy the best content you can get from NAS in the house, Internet, Netflix...
really does not help when a mod.. namely @Mussels wants a human experiment instead of making a list of questions and diagnostic tools for peoples issues.
i wonder if its that he didnt see the recent through the wormhole that explained non critical thinking humans use especially with no incentive or that he did see it and wanted to screw with people.
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(ps just trolling / joking) Well its 30 fps for most then :/
Still can't understand Amd's decision. Wait you are in South africa ???
I voted for "yes" in the vote. I don't personally have a 4k anything, but I don't see why they would omit that.
WTF are you talking about o_Oo_Oo_O
for your viewing pleasure so please share. think i figured it out but i wouldnt know without the right diagnostic tools.
And you think that would assist a person who you claim is not too great at reading....
runs BFH at 2560x1440 @ 60hz on ultra 50 fps. Its not true 4K , but I am presuming that my New AMD Radeon R9 Fury X will change that. So who needs the HDMI port ??
It's a big oversight by AMD. The cost of adding the support is ridiculously small for the benefit of expanding your audience. Sigh...
This is such a small thing to overlook that completely prevents me from being able to buy this card. I have a 4k 40" TV as my main monitor that uses HDMI 2.0 and having to buy a different TV because AMD decided to ignore HDMI 2.0 is crazy.
As much as Display port is a better solution its going to be years before HDMI is displaced as a TV connection standard. So, for AMD to decide to not include it as a 4k connectivity option is a mistake.