Thursday, May 28th 2020
AMD 5th Gen Ryzen Desktop Possibly Codenamed "Warhol"
Earlier this week, we brought you a report about codenames of AMD processors that won't launch before 2022. It referenced "Raphael" being distant 5 nm "Zen 4" based successor to today's "Matisse." At the time, the codename for the 2021 release of AMD's mainstream desktop processor wasn't known. We're now getting a pointer as to what it is - "Warhol."
Named after American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol, this processor combines CPU chiplets based on the "Zen 3" with a cIOD that retains PCI-Express gen 4.0, just like "Vermeer," but still qualifies as a new generation (and not a refresh). What's more, "Warhol" apparently sticks to a 7 nm-class silicon fabrication process. This means that "Warhol" could see AMD innovate on other fronts, such as leveraging an even more advanced version of TSMC's 7 nm node (such as N7+), to increase core counts over the chiplet that makes it to "Vermeer, "Genesis Peak," and "Milan."
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MeibuW, VideoCardz
Named after American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol, this processor combines CPU chiplets based on the "Zen 3" with a cIOD that retains PCI-Express gen 4.0, just like "Vermeer," but still qualifies as a new generation (and not a refresh). What's more, "Warhol" apparently sticks to a 7 nm-class silicon fabrication process. This means that "Warhol" could see AMD innovate on other fronts, such as leveraging an even more advanced version of TSMC's 7 nm node (such as N7+), to increase core counts over the chiplet that makes it to "Vermeer, "Genesis Peak," and "Milan."
18 Comments on AMD 5th Gen Ryzen Desktop Possibly Codenamed "Warhol"
Jokes aside, why are codenames so important nowadays that they deserve complete news articles? I mean, who cares if my CPU is codenamed "cr@p" if it runs everything brilliantly?
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This is a interesting APU, but SFF designed a quad channel LPDDR APU would be really cool along with some M.2 slots probably quad one per memory channel. It'll be grand when AMD can eek out 4 GPU CCX's and 4 CPU CCX's along with a I/O in the middle of them all. I'm not sure if 5nm will be small enough a shrink to reach that point yet, but we're getting closer at least possibly by 3nm.
Is it asking to much of AMD rofl?
They could have it support Zen 3 and forward...
They can do the I/O on 7nm and save allocation space for the CCX's, X670 will also ofc be on 7nm as well...
Right now with AMD in a fairly generally recognizable commanding lead at present it seems like a smart move for AMD to put a even larger strain on Intel and capitalize on it's lead further were they can command a even larger price premium and at the same time get customers on their platform ecosystem that could upgrade later. They might get a more entry level chip initially and purchases a higher end chip down the road in certain cases. Also perhaps the new console APU's are based on 5nm as well or will start at 7nm and will get shrunk down to 5nm quickly after in a refresh.
I was thinking more for Ryzen 5000 series at 5nm, but Ryzen 4000 series potentially being 5nm is a bit of a surprise if AMD decided to delay it a little way further for more convincing node shrink. Now I don't know what will happen with the Ryzen 5000 series though I defiantly think cross compatibility of DDR4 and DDR5 might be on the table and come down to a selection of the I/O die matted to the CPU SKU itself within the same socket perhaps that'll be the x670 socket since it seems Ryzen 4000 series is already supported by x570. To me that seems like the probable thing with the latest unconfirmed news rumor circulating about Vermeer. If Ryzen 4000 series is for example 7 EUV I suspect the Ryzen 5000 series ends up being 5nm (5NP) by the time it arrives to give it a little more oomph.