Wednesday, December 23rd 2015
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AMD "Fiji" Dual-GPU Graphics Card Delayed
Originally expected to unveil/launch some time in December-January, AMD's upcoming flagship dual-GPU graphics card based on its "Fiji" silicon could now be scheduled for a Q2-2016 (April-June) launch. In its E3 livecast, AMD CEO Lisa Su stated that the dual-GPU "Fiji" product could launch as early as Christmas 2015. We now know that it isn't happening.
Responding to a question by Hardware.fr, AMD stated that it's pegging the launch of the dual-GPU "Fiji" card to commercial availability of HMDs (head-mounted displays), and a general sense of maturity in the VR ecosystem. AMD is now expecting HMDs to be well proliferated no sooner than Q2-2016, and is hence "adjusting the Fiji Gemini launch schedule to better align with the market," to "ensure the optimal VR experience." AMD did state that samples of the card have been shipped to some of its B2B partners for internal testing within Q4-2015, and their response have been "positive." Could this be AMD buying time to re-engineer a non-Cooler Master cooling solution?
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Hardware.fr
Responding to a question by Hardware.fr, AMD stated that it's pegging the launch of the dual-GPU "Fiji" card to commercial availability of HMDs (head-mounted displays), and a general sense of maturity in the VR ecosystem. AMD is now expecting HMDs to be well proliferated no sooner than Q2-2016, and is hence "adjusting the Fiji Gemini launch schedule to better align with the market," to "ensure the optimal VR experience." AMD did state that samples of the card have been shipped to some of its B2B partners for internal testing within Q4-2015, and their response have been "positive." Could this be AMD buying time to re-engineer a non-Cooler Master cooling solution?
74 Comments on AMD "Fiji" Dual-GPU Graphics Card Delayed
Dual GPU cards are niche designs so the VR argument is null on that front, given dual (single) Fiji availability. Almost all (non bargain basement) mobos support crossfire and what mobo can't support the size of two Nano's?
Reference above to Pascal is irrelevant as its more pressing that Greenland could be out Q3 2016 if we're lucky. Unless Arctic Islands aren't on track (unlikely) then a dual Fiji in Summer might offset that?
Might be the cooler - but given that Fury X2 will be a limited edition part, and if push came to shove (assuming it is Nano X 2) air cooling could work, that seems a stretch. Sometimes there just isn't much rhyme or reason to graphics cards launches- it still beats me why AMD released the 380X a week before a driver launched that not only introduced new features, but added a performance uplift for Tonga. Wouldn't a combined launch have had more impact?
I asked AMD PR a few days ago about this and received the same exact answer. :)
Something hit a snag unfortunately.
I don't understand what's so complicated about dual GPU Fiji. Just smack two of them on a PCB and release the damn thing. It's not like they need to make GPU from ground up this time around. And they've done dual GPU in the past so PCB design isn't an issue either. Power delivery with dual R9 Nano cores shouldn't be an issue either. Damn AMD.
www.techpowerup.com/167683/shortage-of-pex8747-bridge-chip-disturbs-various-launch-schedules.html
And i think the cooler is the issue now.
But yeah AMD have alot of delay lately
keep on going AMD :toast:
They didn't need to make the GPU from the ground up in any of their dual cards. They were based off of the existing generation.
PCB design from generation to generation will be different. Its not like they can take what the 295x2 has and use it. Ground up there for the most part. HBM in this one, ETC.
I was hoping FuryX2 would come out sooner so I could get my hands on one but alas when this card is released I'll be knee deep in Pascal and finances tied in that.
And does anyone honestly believe that stalling this to coincide with the launch of nVidia's Pascal is a good idea? That's a terrible idea. Release it now (if they could) and make the money now, not bank on the "feeling" that this may be able to perform on par with Pascal.
Sorry!, Couldn't resist
I have doubts that this VR manjo-jumbo will fly anyway.
Look at 3D which doesn't require a helmet, and it is pretty much dead on PC.