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Two Interesting AMD Prototypes Logged at Hyderabad Air Cargo
The air cargo hub at Hyderabad International Airport in India, is where interesting hardware prototypes make a connection between long-haul cargo planes coming from the far-east, to Europe, and North America. Zauba sniffed out transit records of two AMD prototypes earlier this month; beginning with "Dracarys." You probably remember that as the fictional command given by "Game of Thrones" characters to make dragons breathe fire.
This is further described as having a "Fiji" ASIC and "SSD," indicating that this could be one of AMD's Radeon Pro SSG, graphics cards which use onboard SSDs as additional frame-buffer. Next up, is an "Ellesmere XT MXM." This is a mobile graphics MXM board with a full-fledged Polaris 10 "Ellesmere" ASIC. It could have all 2,304 stream processors enabled, even if not having the same clocks as the desktop Radeon RX 480.
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Zauba
This is further described as having a "Fiji" ASIC and "SSD," indicating that this could be one of AMD's Radeon Pro SSG, graphics cards which use onboard SSDs as additional frame-buffer. Next up, is an "Ellesmere XT MXM." This is a mobile graphics MXM board with a full-fledged Polaris 10 "Ellesmere" ASIC. It could have all 2,304 stream processors enabled, even if not having the same clocks as the desktop Radeon RX 480.
15 Comments on Two Interesting AMD Prototypes Logged at Hyderabad Air Cargo
Rumours suggested Vega would be out in the pro format later this year. Show us.....
One reason I kind of worry about Zen. If AMD really has a 16 thread i7 killer, will they price it cheap enough? Many may wait till Zen only to find those 8 core Zens launching at over $500 price tags just because Intel has set the standard and AMD will want to get the most out of it. Could be a year before those drop down lower. During that time, will AMD have a competitive Zen alternative to the i7 7700K? I'm sure they will but I wouldn't be surprised if it's $50 off the price for a Zen 4C/8T. Unless they run a 6C/12T in that price bracket. I wouldn't mind that as that would undercut Intel's Broadwell and likely be able to utilize more cost effective boards than those premium X99s.
As for Vega. Well I'm exited cause its been a while since we saw such a architectural change and that's just awesome :) Looking forward for Vega wishing AMD to pull it off and kick at least a bit Nvidia's ass :D
You guys are saying the same thing.
I disagree. I think if it performs same or better the price for zen would be lower than Intel's The question here is how much lower:)
Anyway time will show.
"AMD's latest "FX" enthusiast class dual-core CPU, the Athlon 64 FX-60, is sure to be a hit for those looking for the utmost performance with little compromise and not much regard for the budget. With a Processors In A Box (P.I.B) MSRP of a mighty steep $1031"
Read more at hothardware.com/reviews/amd-athlon-64-fx60--finally-an-enthusiasts-dual-core?page=13#HkHHq4GWPuj75oBC.99
I mean I think you're right - they will try to grab up market share by undercutting prices a bit, I just don't see that happening at the enthusiast level...
These companies are out to make money, not perform charitable acts -- they charge high prices because it maximizes profit, that's all. It's not a question of "if" they will, it's a question of "when." It's just business.
Remember the 8800ULTRA? Sometimes their pricing is so ridiculous they end up sticking it to themselves.
lol