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AMD Could Launch Next Generation RDNA 2 GPUs at CES 2020

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YES AMD should reveal RDNA2 and possibly 2 high end graphics cards. Because they are suppose to be launching 1H 2020 from what I've been reading.
They might show a little ZEN3 but that might be for later Computex 2020 in May-June time, as ZEN3 Server CPU's might get the released before desktop versions.

If they wanna be selling GPUs in the near future, they'll have to invest in RTRT. It's not niche like VR and 3D where AMD can wait around for market forecast and in the meantime give away market and mindshare to Nvidia.

Like I'll bash Nvidia for RTX price hike to my grave but even I will admit Nvidia has started an arms race here. Developers are making games based on ray tracing. Consumers are thinking that RTX = raytracing. Who can blame them. Rtx is shorter and easier sounding. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only calling rtrt these days.

If AMD waits too long sheep consumer will think that ray tracing is only capable on nvidia. Like streaming = Nvidia, VR = nvidia, machine learning/workstation = nvidia, in the old days 3D gaming = Nvidia.
Next Generation Gaming Consoles will usher in real time Ray Tracing. Developers will most likely have a common open standard on RTRT as its suppose to work well with these upcoming consoles.
 
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