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In terms of power efficiency, possible speculation - "how efficient will new GPUs be on smaller fabrication node? Does the tweet from Koduri gives us a hint?"
"Raja Koduri @GFXChipTweeter
@Gchip Polaris is 2.5 times brighter today than when Ptolemy observed it in 169 A.D"
http://videocardz.com/58021/amds-polaris-to-succeed-graphics-core-next-architecture
Maybe the press were given a sneak peek and we'll get some architecture preview in Q2 and consumer products in Q3/Q4?
In terms of power efficiency, possible speculation - "how efficient will new GPUs be on smaller fabrication node? Does the tweet from Koduri gives us a hint?"
"Raja Koduri @GFXChipTweeter
@Gchip Polaris is 2.5 times brighter today than when Ptolemy observed it in 169 A.D"
AMD Radeon 400 series to utilize Polaris architecture
The picture you see above was released by HardwareBattle. It supposedly confirms AMD plans for major technological upgrade next year. Graphics Core Next, a name that accompanied each GPU since 2011, will soon be replaced by Polaris.
We have heard this name before. It was before RTG Summit in December. Tweets from Chris Hook and Raja Koduri made no sense, but some believed they were referring to new GPU codename, which was not exactly correct. Polaris is in fact entirely new architecture, that will be used in new Arctic Islands GPUs (and if rumors are correct one of them would be Greenland).
http://videocardz.com/58021/amds-polaris-to-succeed-graphics-core-next-architecture
Maybe the press were given a sneak peek and we'll get some architecture preview in Q2 and consumer products in Q3/Q4?