AMD's upcoming Radeon Vega graphics card has been in the news lately due to increasing popularity among the gamers and other prosumers and enthusiasts. AMD recently came out with their quarterly financial reports which put them at a reasonable position even if there some losses to be recovered. Their CEO has assured AMD fans that the next generation of graphics chipsets will be unveiled within the next two months.
While AMD has to concentrate on two components at the same time including the new Radeon Vega cards, they have been fairly successful with their 'Ryzen' computer processor launch which has instantly shaken up the processor market due to competitive features but at a much lesser cost. Meanwhile, their partner board manufacturers haven't yet come out with full-flexed motherboards which are the only downside at the moment.
AMD Radeon Vega graphics benchmarks have been made public in the last week with a prototype chip managing to stay on par with the latest GTX 1070 from its primary competitor NVidia. A Report from AnandTech has revealed that AMD will simultaneously launch both their server-grade 'Naples' processors alongside the new lineup of graphic cards.
Both are AMD's high-end profitable products that would not only boost AMD's stock price but also significantly result in improved and quicker sales for the manufacturer. Details from a report by WCCFtech reveal that AMD is preparing to launch the new Radeon Vega cards since it's expected to be their biggest launch for the year.
The latest generation of Radeon Vega cards will feature HBM2 architecture with 8GB VRAM while each texture block is comprised of 16 mapping units and a total of 256TMUs. Their present generation of Polaris 10 graphics card is doing fairly well in the markets. According to sources, the new chips will have double the performance that of a Polaris chip like the RX 480.
The Radeon Vega chips will operate at clock speeds above 1.5gHz. The website mentions that the new chips from AMD will slightly outperform the existing GTX 1080 top-of-the-line graphics from Nvidia.
