Wednesday, September 15th 2021
Jingjia Micro JM9 GPU Series Targeting GTX 1080 Performance Tapes Out
The Chinese Electronics company Jingjia Micro have recently completed the tapeout of their JM9 GPU series almost 2 years after they first announced the lineup. The JM9 series will consist of two GPUs with the entry-level JM9231 targeting GTX 1050 performance while the higher-end JM9271 aims for the GTX 1080. The JM9231 is stated to feature a clock speed above 1.5 GHz, 8 GB of GDDR5 memory, and will provide 2 TFLOPS of performance within a 150 W TDP through a PCIe Gen3 x16 interface. The JM9271 increases the clock speed to above 1.8 GHz and is paired with 16 GB of HBM memory which should offer 8 TFLOPS of single-precision performance to rival the GTX 1080. The card manages to do this within a TDP package of 200 W and also includes PCIe Gen4 x16 support. The two cards both support HDMI 2.0 in addition to DisplayPort 1.3 for the JM9231 and DisplayPort 1.4 for the JM9271.
While the JM9271 may target GTX 1080 performance it only features OpenGL and OpenCL API support lacking DirectX or Vulkan compatibility greatly reducing its use for gaming. The cards were originally expected to be available in 2020 but after various delays they are now ready to enter production. These products are highly unlikely to make their way outside of the Chinese mainland and if they did we wouldn't expect them to have much impact on the global market.
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While the JM9271 may target GTX 1080 performance it only features OpenGL and OpenCL API support lacking DirectX or Vulkan compatibility greatly reducing its use for gaming. The cards were originally expected to be available in 2020 but after various delays they are now ready to enter production. These products are highly unlikely to make their way outside of the Chinese mainland and if they did we wouldn't expect them to have much impact on the global market.
28 Comments on Jingjia Micro JM9 GPU Series Targeting GTX 1080 Performance Tapes Out
At least add Vulkan to it, that way DXVK and the like can be used.
that MIGHT free up supply outside China for Decent Graphics cards
Sueing In China with Regard to IP China seems to have a "whats yours is also mine" approach.
China just suddenly comes out of the blue with a pseudo-GTX1080.
I'm not going to say that Intel suck, but HOLY SHIT GUYS. Less PR spin, more product, maybe?
The next step is getting ruled by idiots. Wait, did I say next?o_O:laugh::kookoo:
The only logical explanation would be these cards are for ETH mining. Looking at the big boom of crypto, the company also want a ride on the profit train. If they price them competitively, they could be taking away quite a bit of market share from the traditional GPUs (good news for gamers). They would also be using the miners as beta testers for their 1st gen chips paving the way for their future products which would very well likely include DX support to become a true gaming GPU.