AMD explained the structure of graphics processor Navi 31 and clarified the number of stream processors in its composition

At the disposal of VideoCardz portal appeared the image block diagram of AMD Navi 31 graphics processor, which formed the basis of the new graphics cards Radeon RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT.Image source: AMDThe AMD Navi 31 graphics processor uses a chiplet design.
In the center of the chip is a large GCD (Graphics Compute Die) crystal based on the 5-nm process, which includes all the GPU compute blocks and other necessary elements.
Around it are six cache memory crystals (MCD).
They are built using the 6nm process.
Each MCD chip includes a dual 32-bit memory controller combined with L3 cache memory.To date, AMD has only confirmed that the full-size Navi 31 GPU contains 96 MB of L3 cache memory (Infinity Cache), but the manufacturer did not specify the size of L0, L1 and L2 cache memory.
This information is clarified by a presentation slide which appeared to VideoCardz and to all appearances was shown to journalists at the presentation behind closed doors.
It says that L0 cache memory is 3 Mbytes, which is almost 2.5 times larger than in Navi 21.
L1 cache memory is three times larger and is equal to 3 Mbytes.
L2 cache memory is up 50% to 6 Mbytes.
L3 memory (Infinity Cache) is 96 MB, 32 MB less than that of Navi 21.
Image source: VideoCardz / AMDThe diagram above shows Navi 31 with six shader engines using eight pairs of Compute Units.
The Radeon RX 7900 XTX was originally supposed to have 12,288 stream processors.
However, if you turn to the company's website, we can note the indication of the presence of 6144 stream processors, that is half as many.
The reason for this is that RDNA 3 architecture is based on Dual Issue design, which means that it can execute two FP32 arithmetic instructions simultaneously, so we can talk about 12,288 FP32 blocks or thread processors.
Meanwhile, the Navi 31 has upped its performance in single precision floating point operations (FP32) to 61 Tflops, more than doubling over the previous generation.The slide also mentions that the RDNA3 architecture is designed to operate at 3 GHz.
The same information comes from journalists who visited the presentation of new graphics cards and discussed this issue with AMD representatives on the sidelines.
However, it should be noted that the maximum Boost frequency of the reference Radeon RX 7900 XTX is claimed to be 2.5 GHz.
That's what it says on AMD's website.
How the company is going to implement the 3 GHz support in its RDNA 3 graphics cards is not known yet.
Image source: Twitter / @Locuza_ Above you can see an actual photo of the Navi 31 processor with annotations of each chip block added on top, provided by one Twitter user.

AMD announced FSR 3.0 technology and HYPR-RX feature - both will boost FPS, but will not appear until 2023

As part of the presentation of the next generation flagship graphics cards Radeon RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT AMD also announced two new software technologies that will be part of the Radeon Software Adrenalin graphics driver in the foreseeable future.

We're talking about a new version of FidelityFX Super Resolution 3.0 image scaling technology, as well as AMD's new HYPR-RX feature.Amd Vice President Scott Herkelman said while speaking at the event that FidelityFX Super Resolution 3.0 (FRS 3.0) will get support for the Unreal Engine 5 game engine.

He also stated that FSR 3.0 will provide twice the gaming performance of FSR 2.0.Unfortunately, he did not share more details about FSR 3.0, but indicated that the technology will become available next year. 

The Radeon Software Adrenalin graphics driver will also include the new AMD HYPR-RX feature.

It will allow with the click of a button to reduce gaming latency, enable FSR scaling technology, and activate the Radeon Boost feature to improve gaming performance.

According to an AMD spokesperson, in Dying Light 2, which was cited as an example, activating the AMD HYPR-RX feature allows for an 85% increase in gaming performance and a 1/3 reduction in latency. 

AMD HYPR-RX will be a kind of combined response to NVIDIA Reflex and NVIDIA DLSS technologies.According to the company, the feature will appear as part of the Radeon graphics driver in the first half of 2023.

AMD's number of customer processors shipped in the third quarter fell 43%

At the quarterly reporting event, company executives talked about changes in the processor supply mix only in relative terms, but the 10-Q reporting form released later allowed for specific numerical figures.
AMD said the number of CPUs shipped in the quarter was down 43 percent, though the year-over-year average selling price was up 5 percent.Source image: AMDRemind that AMD's third-quarter revenue in the customer segment fell 40 percent from $1.7 billion to $1.0 billion, due to significant inventory build-up in customers' warehouses while demand decreased.
While AMD has seen a 43 percent year on year decline in volume terms for the segment, the average selling price has even increased 5 percent although yesterday AMD officials said the number was down in sequential terms.AMD attributes the decline in processor shipments in volume terms to an accumulation of substantial inventory in the customer warehouse and a decline in demand for the product, but the year on year increase in average selling price is due to an increase in the share of more than 10 percent of the total sales volume.
In this comparison, the number of CPUs sold to customers has decreased by 18%, and their average price has increased by 28%, but in this case due to the shift in demand towards more expensive mobile Ryzen models.
Apparently, by the third quarter, the moment of inertia in sales of mobile processors AMD exhausted itself, and only desktop versions of Ryzen among the more expensive ones were in sane demand.
By the way, AMD explained how its revenue changed in the gaming segment, which includes not only discrete graphics cards, but also components of game consoles.
On an annualized basis in the third quarter, it grew 14% from $1.4 billion to $1.6 billion, but since the beginning of the year growth reached 34% and corresponded to the level of revenue of $5.2 billion.
The engine of growth were gaming consoles, as noted yesterday, but gaming graphics cards have not only declined in revenue, but also reduced the number of shipped units.
The weakness in video card demand is attributed to worsening macroeconomic conditions.

AMD compared Radeon RX 6700 with overclocked GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - the former has performance per watt up to 33% higher

AMD released the Radeon RX 6700 graphics card four months ago, but the announcement was more of a formal one.
The manufacturer didn't report the performance data of the new product, but only added information about the card to its official website.
And now the company has decided to share some official data about its performance.Image source: VideoCardzWhich writes VideoCardz, Radeon RX 6700, despite the entry into the market, is in short supply.
There are no independent reviews on the web, so the data provided by AMD, in which the card is compared to a GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, allow you to evaluate its gaming potential compared to competitors.
Recall that the Radeon RX 6700 is based on a cut down graphics chip Navi 22 with 2304 stream processors, 144 texture blocks, 64 rasterization blocks and 36 raytracing acceleration blocks.
Almost the same chip is used in the mobile Radeon RX 6700M for laptops.
In the reference version, the Radeon RX 6700 GPU's base frequency is 1941 MHz, the gaming frequency is 2174 MHz.
In Boost mode it goes up to 2450 MHz.
The novelty got 10 Gbytes of GDDR6 memory with 160-bit interface, 16 Gbit/s per pin and a bandwidth of up to 320 Gbytes/s.
It also features 80 MB of dedicated Infinity Cache memory.
Radeon RX 6700 power consumption is claimed to be 175W.
Radeon RX 6700 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti OC.
Image source: AMDRemind that NVIDIA recently introduced the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with GDDR6X memory, and Intel released its Arc A770 and Arc A750 graphics cards.
They are all in the same segment.
Perhaps that's why AMD decided to do a direct comparison between the Radeon RX 6700 and the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti.
The performance of the AMD gas pedal, based on the data provided, is at the level of the competitor.
At the same time, both models are inferior to the older Radeon 6700 XT.
Radeon RX 6700 vs GeForce RTX 3060 Ti OC.
Image source: AMDIt is curious that the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with overclocked GPU took part in the comparison test.
Manufacturers usually do not conduct such comparisons, pitting cards without overclocking against each other.
In the published data, AMD does not clarify whether the NVIDIA card was used with factory or manual overclocking.
However, the company does point out that the power consumption of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti is 230W.
So we are not talking about the Founders Edition reference version, which has a claimed TDP of 200W.
AMD points out that the Radeon RX 6700 at 175W power consumption is up to 33% more favorable in terms of performance per watt than the overclocked GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, but still provides the same level of performance.

AMD commented on gaming graphics: \"the market is a mess, but new products will help us\"

Unlike NVIDIA, which was even forced to announce early financial results for the second quarter due to a sharp decline in demand for its gaming graphics cards, AMD on the consumer graphics market was quite restrained, expressing hope for its growth in the fourth quarter.
The general line of AMD management adheres to now, but points out that the consumer graphics market is a mess.Image source: AMDSimilar statements could be heard from AMD senior vice president Ruth Cotter (Ruth Cotter), which took part in the technology conference Goldman Sachs.
She began her explanation by recalling AMD's recent restructuring of its financial statements.
If earlier the semi-custom solutions, in particular, chips for game consoles belonged to the server line of business, now they are relegated to the gaming direction, neighboring it with discrete graphics processors.
These two segments in the last quarter, according to the representative of AMD, developed multidirectionally.
Demand for Microsoft and Sony game consoles at this stage of their life cycle is very high, as Ruth Kotter admits, and due to this growth in total revenue in this area will continue.At the same time in the discrete graphics segment, according to her, the company entered into 2022 with a very high base for comparison in the form of 2021.
In the second quarter, the market sagged hard, as has been discussed extensively by other sources.
The supply/demand ratio changed as consumer spending declined amid macroeconomic instability, all of which affected the discrete graphics market.In the second half of the year, specifically in the third quarter, as Ruth Kotter emphasized, the gaming graphics card market will continue to show weak demand as increased inventory remains in the retail channels.
But the fourth quarter should bring positive changes for AMD.
By the end of this year, the company will release a new product for gamers, and its appearance can help straighten out the situation.With all that said, as Ruth Kotter added, the second half of the year will force the company \"to deal with all kinds of peripeteia and confusion in the consumer graphics market.\" Directly AMD will help announce new products, but how will the situation in 2023, it is too early to say.AMD representatives also explained that in the server segment is very high demand for the company's products, as in the segment of gaming consoles, and only in market segments related to the consumer sector, the company has to deal with great confusion and try to overcome all sorts of related problems.

AMD RDNA 3 graphics processors will consist of several crystals and use 5-nm process technology

For a long time AMD presentation makers hesitated to admit what exact process technology will be used to make RDNA 3 graphics processors, scheduled to debut before the end of this year.
Now the time has come to partially reveal the cards: it will be a 5nm technology combined with a chip layout.Image source: AMDThe relevant revelations were made at AMD's event for financial analysts, which ended this business week with a flood of noteworthy news items for the general public.
As the target audience of this information was mainly investors, AMD also considered the near evolutionary perspective: GPUs with RDNA 4 architecture, belonging to Navi 4x family, are supposed to debut by the end of 2024.
They will be released with more advanced technology compared to 5-nm, but whether it will be a 3-nm processor, is not specified openly.Image source: AMDNo less important is the fact that graphics solutions with RDNA 3 architecture will be released by the end of this year.
How wide their range will be in 2022, it is difficult to judge, about this will probably be made relevant statements closer to the time of the announcement.
AMD promises that the Navi 3x family will provide \"industry's best performance per watt\", will use advanced packaging technologies and support advanced multimedia features.
The latter includes support for DisplayPort 2.0.Picture source: AMDA separate slide in the presentation was dedicated to a 50% increase in performance per watt power consumption over RDNA 2 architectures.
It is reported about using 5nm production technology and multi-chip layout, combined with next-generation Infinity Cache memory.
It is not specified whether the latter will be somehow optimized in terms of performance or limited to an increased amount.
Navi 3x family GPUs will undergo architectural improvements to improve performance.
AMD cautions that predictions on the value of the increase in specific performance are based on preliminary engineering calculations, and therefore actual test results may differ.

AMD will give away Saints Row and Sniper Elite 5 games to Radeon RX 6000 buyers

AMD company named the games, which will be given away as part of the promotional campaign to buyers of graphics gas pedals Radeon RX 6000.
Recall that the action Raise The Game was launched almost two weeks ago.Image source: VideoCardzA AMD decided to stimulate the sales of its graphics cards by holding game giveaway action.
As expected, depending on the purchase of one or another Radeon RX 6000 model, you can get Saints Row and Sniper Elite 5 for free.
Curiously enough, both have yet to be released.
For example, Sniper Elite 5 is scheduled for release on May 26, and Saints Row is not expected before August 23.Image source: AMDThe AMD campaign runs from May 10 to August 13.
During this period, when purchasing Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards, customers will be given a special code that must be activated by September 13.
The list of countries and retailers involved in the campaign can be found on the AMD website.
Russia is not on the list.

AMD has launched a promotion giving away games to new Radeon RX 6000 buyers

To attract new customers AMD is preparing a promotion in which it will give away free copies of games when buying Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards.
The names of the games are unknown at the time of this writing.Image source: VideoCardzThe idea of giving away licensed copies of games when you buy this or that gaming computer equipment is well known.
Usually, manufacturers conduct such actions when they release a new product or when the life cycle of the product in this or that generation comes to an end.
During the last year and a half AMD and NVIDIA companies did not very often offer such promotions with free game offers (though there were some exceptions).
Simply because video cards were always on sale due to scarcity, regardless of their cost.However, in recent weeks the situation on the video card market has changed rapidly.
Firstly, the prices of gas pedals have come as close as possible to the recommended prices, and secondly, right now the cryptocurrency market is crashing.
Both factors collided at the most inopportune moment for AMD - during the release of updated Radeon RX 6x50 series gas pedals.
By the way, you can read their reviews here and here.Prices of Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards: left - recommended, right - actual.
Source image: AnandTechTo stimulate graphics cards sales AMD has announced a promotion Raise The Game, in which when buying Radeon RX 6000 series gas pedals to buyers will be given licensed copies of games.
The company is in such a hurry with the promotion that it hasn't even indicated which games will be part of it.
This has never been done before.
The company itself does not yet know what games will be giving away.
Image source: AMDPortal AnandTech managed to get more information about the event.
According to them, with Radeon RX 6000 gas pedals will be offered copies of the games Saints Row (released on August 23) or Sniper Elite 5 (released on May 25).
However, this information has not been officially confirmed yet.
The rules of the promotion also don't say anything about which games with which graphics card will be given away.
However, they do confirm that even the entry-level gas pedal Radeon RX 6400, which simply can not be called a gaming one, participates in the program.
The list of participating graphics cards.
Image source: AMDThe Raise The Game campaign will run from May 10 to August 13.
All indications are that the company did not plan to launch it so early, but the rapid reduction in the price of graphics cards left it no other choice.
It is very likely that in Russia this campaign will not be held.
Recall that AMD officially suspended its work in the Russian market as part of the sanctions.

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 scaling technology will be released on May 12

AMD has announced that the integration of FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 (FSR 2.0) image scaling technology will begin May 12.
The first game to receive FSR 2.0 support will be Deathloop from Arkane Studios.Image Source: AMDSimilarly, AMD announced about FSR 2.0 technology back in March.
Remind only that unlike FSR 1.0 version, which is based on spatial scaling algorithms, the new technology uses temporal scaling algorithms.
Spatial scaling uses only data from a single taken game frame, while temporal scaling uses data from the current frame as well as data from the previous game frame.
AMD says that FSR 2.0 will be able to work with video cards starting from Radeon models based on Polaris architecture (Radeon RX 460 and newer), as well as NVIDIA video card models from Pascal series (GeForce GTX 10-series and newer).
The company also listed which games will be the first to support FSR 2.0 scaling technology: Deathloop, Asterigos, Delysium, EVE Online, Farming Simulator 22, Forspoken, Grounded, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NiShuiHan, Perfect World Remake, Swordsman Remake, Unknown 9: Awakening.AMD notes that the process of FSR 2.0 integration into the game, which already supports NVIDIA DLSS technology, takes about three days.
In turn, the competing technology is supported by more than 150 games so far.
Obviously, the list of games that will receive FSR 2.0 support will continue to grow over time (for example, there are currently 80 games supporting FSR 1.0).
AMD has also confirmed that FSR 2.0 image scaling technology will remain an open standard.
The source code of the technology will be published for game developers in the GPUOpen repository.

AMD introduced the fresh Radeon RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT and RX 6650 XT priced from $399 to $1099

AMD introduced the fresh graphics gas pedals of Radeon RX 6x50 XT series.
It includes Radeon RX 6950 XT, RX 6750 XT and RX 6650 XT models.
From the usual versions, new items differ slightly higher GPU frequencies, faster GDDR6 memory, as well as increased power consumption indicator.Image source: AMDThe flagship model Radeon RX 6950 XT is based on the Navi 21 KXTX graphics chip with 5120 stream processors and 80 raytracing acceleration blocks.
The card has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory with 18 Gbit/s transfer rate per pin (regular Radeon RX 6900 XT memory has 16 Gbit/s transfer rate).
TDP value of the upgraded booster is 335W.
AMD compares Radeon RX 6950 XT with the regular GeForce RTX 3090, but the presented gaming performance charts show the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti.
The company has priced the Radeon RX 6950 XT at $100 more than its predecessor.
The recommended price for the graphics card is $1099.The Radeon RX 6750 XT uses a Navi 22 chip with 2,560 stream processors.
The graphics card has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory at 18 GB/s data transfer rate.
The declared TDP value is 250 watts.
The gas pedal can be an alternative (but not a replacement) to the usual Radeon RX 6800, one of the most unpopular models in the Radeon RX 6000 series.
According to AMD, the Radeon RX 6750 XT will compete directly with the GeForce RTX 3070.
The recommended price for the graphics card is $549.
This is $70 above the recommended cost of the regular Radeon RX 6700 XT and only $30 cheaper than the Radeon RX 6800.The Radeon RX 6650 XT is built on the Navi 23 chip with 2048 stream processors.
The card has 8GB of GDDR6 memory at 17.5Gbps and is a direct competitor to the GeForce RTX 3060.
The Radeon RX 6650 XT has a maximum power consumption of 180W, which is 10W higher than the NVIDIA card.
AMD has priced the Radeon RX 6650 XT at $399, which is $20 more expensive than the Radeon RX 6600 XT.Image source: VideoCardzThe Radeon RX 6950 XT and Radeon RX 6750 XT reference graphics cards start selling today.
Specifically, they will be offered through AMD's official online store.
In general, however, the launch of fresh graphics cards relies on partner solutions.
In a few hours AMD will lift the ban on publishing independent reviews of the new products.

AMD announced the start of sales of the entry-level Radeon RX 6500 XT gaming graphics card for $199

AMD has announced the start of sales of its entry-level Radeon RX 6500 XT gaming graphics gas pedal. The new product is positioned as a replacement for such graphics card models as the GeForce GTX 1650 and Radeon RX 570, and is designed for gaming at 1080p resolution.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is based on the Navi 24 GPU, developed using TSMC's 6nm N6 manufacturing process. The chip includes 16 execution units with 1024 stream processors and 16 blocks of hardware ray tracing acceleration. The gaming frequency of the processor is declared at 2610 MHz, and the maximum & ; at 2815 MHz.

The graphics card features 4 GB of GDDR6 memory with 64-bit bus support and a throughput of 144 GB/s, along with 16 MB of additional Infinity Cache. Claimed power consumption Radeon RX 6500 XT in reference version is 107W. AMD recommends 400W or more power supply for PC with this graphics card. Radeon RX 6500 XT has support for only four lanes of PCI Express 4.0 interface and has no built-in H264/HEVC encoders and AV1 decoder. More details about this graphics card you can find in our review which will appear a bit later. AMD shared their results comparing Radeon RX 6500 XT gaming performance with GeForce GTX 1650 and Radeon RX 570 graphics cards.

Also, the manufacturer provided test results of new products in games with ray tracing technology support. Tests were done at 1080p resolution and different graphics quality settings.

The card will not be released in the reference design. Its implementation will be done by AMD partners, which have already presented their versions of the gas pedal;

The recommended price of Radeon RX 6500 XT is announced at $199. However, at that price you will unlikely be able to find the new product on sale. Previously, some manufacturers have already announced the price of their version of this graphics card. For example, ASUS models got the recommended price from 300 euros;

AMD released the Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 22.1.1 video driver with support for God of War and Monster Hunter Rise

AMD has released the new Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 22.1.1 graphics driver package, adding support for God of War and Monster Hunter Rise, making game optimizations and fixing old bugs.

In the game God of War, the new version of the video driver improves performance by up to 7% with 4K Ultra settings on Radeon RX 6900 XT, Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics cards compared to the previous version of the driver.

Problems fixed:

Connecting multiple monitors with high display bandwidth and vertical spacing differences to the system may have caused some users to experience high memory clock speeds in standby mode; after upgrading to the latest version of the Radeon software, the Power Tuning component of a saved tuning profile might not load correctly when a user imported a previously saved profile; fixed an issue in Halo Infinite where some users zoomed in (zoomed out the camera) while playing the game and could experience image distortion on some AMD graphics products such as the Radeon RX 5600 XT; flicker was fixed in Fortnite game on some AMD graphics products, such as Radeon RX 6800 XT, using DirectX 12 with Radeon Boost enabled.

The manufacturer also listed known issues:

Extended sync can cause a black screen to appear when turned on in some games, on some system configurations. Users who may have problems with extended sync enabled should disable it; Radeon performance metrics and logging features may occasionally report very high or incorrect memory clock speeds; when playing Borderlands 3 in DirectX 12 mode with Radeon Boost enabled, loading times on some AMD graphics products such as the Radeon RX 6800 XT may be longer than expected.

Download the Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 22.1.1 graphics driver from the AMD website.

AMD introduced Radeon RX 6500 XT gaming graphics card - it will be released on January 19 at a price of $199

AMD has introduced a new entry-level discrete gaming graphics gas pedal & ; Radeon RX 6500 XT. The manufacturer indicates that the card will be on sale January 19. The recommended price for new items will be $199.

The Radeon RX 6500 XT is based on the Navi 24 XT processor developed using TSMC's 6nm N6 manufacturing process. The chip includes 16 execution units with 1024 stream processors and 16 blocks of hardware ray tracing acceleration. The gaming frequency of the processor is declared at 2610 MHz, and the maximum & ; at 2815 MHz. The graphics card features 4 GB of GDDR6 memory with 64-bit bus support and a throughput of 144 GB/s, along with 16 MB of additional Infinity Cache. The new graphics card has a claimed power consumption of 107W.

It has up to 1.6 times better gaming performance than popular solutions from the entry-level gaming segment. The company compares the novelty with the released in 2019 model NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 and presented two years earlier AMD Radeon RX 570. In addition to the aforementioned graphics card, AMD introduced a new scaling technology Radeon Super Resolution, which is essentially a software version of FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR). Information about it was published at the end of last month. Recall that Radeon Super Resolution or RSR is based on the FSR algorithm.

RSR technology allows you to scale the image from lower to higher, while increasing the overall level of performance in games. Unlike hardware FSR, which requires support from game developers to implement, Radeon Super Resolution technology is implemented at the driver level and therefore, as AMD points out, will initially be supported in thousands of different games. The release of RSR technology will take place during the first quarter of this year, when the company will release a new version of the graphics driver Radeon Adrenalin Edition. The driver will include support for AMD Link 5.0 and Smartshift Max technologies, among other things.

The last one is designed for AMD-based notebooks with Radeon graphics cards and allows to effectively distribute power between CPU and graphics card when needed. The technology will get support for more games and allow for up to a 13% performance boost. The claimed SmartShift Eco feature will increase the laptop's runtime by up to two times.

It's also said SmartAccess Graphics will automatically redistribute the load between the laptop's built-in and discrete graphics cards, improving the performance and energy efficiency of the latter.

AMD introduced Radeon RX 6000S mobile graphics cards with reduced power consumption and more powerful Radeon RX 6000M

AMD introduced Radeon RX 6000S series mobile graphics gas pedals at CES 2022, and also announced new models of mobile graphics cards, which will complement Radeon RX 6000M series.

Radeon RX 6000S series mobile graphics cards are represented by three models: Radeon RX 6800S, Radeon RX 6700S and Radeon RX 6600S. The manufacturer has indicated that these solutions are designed for use in compact and thin laptops. Thickness of graphics chips is 20% less than M-series, and they are optimized for energy efficiency. The Radeon RX 6800S, Radeon RX 6700S and Radeon RX 6600S have a claimed power consumption rating of 100, 85 and 65W respectively.

The Radeon RX 6800S model is ready to deliver more than 100 frames per second in games at maximum graphics settings. The Radeon RX 6600S is claimed to deliver more than 80fps in games with high graphics settings. However, the manufacturer does not specify what screen resolution is in question. As part of the graphics chip model Radeon RX 6800S there are 32 processing units operating at a frequency of up to 1975 MHz. The card has 8 GB of GDDR6 memory with 128 bit bus support and an effective frequency of 16 GHz, as well as 32 MB of Infinity Cache, which in total provides a memory bandwidth of 256 GB/s for the main memory stack.

The Radeon RX 6700S and Radeon RX 6600S models use a CPU with 28 processing units. The first GPU runs at 1890 MHz, the second & ; at 1881 MHz. The Radeon RX 6700S model has 8GB of GDDR6 video memory, the younger Radeon RX 6600S & ; only 4GB. In both cases, the effective memory frequency is 14 GHz, it supports 128-bit bus and provides a bandwidth of 224 GB/s. In addition, the new products each have 32 Mbytes of Infinity Cache memory.

Radeon RX 6000M mobile graphics card series has been expanded with five new models at a time: Radeon RX 6850M XT, Radeon RX 6650M XT, Radeon RX 6650M, Radeon RX 6500M and Radeon RX 6300M. GPUs of the first three are based on 7nm process technology. The remaining two use the new 6nm node.

Radeon RX 6850M XT has 40 processing units (like Radeon RX 6800M), working in the frequency range from 2300 to 2463 MHz. The card has 12 GB of GDDR6 memory with 18 GHz effective bandwidth and 192-bit bus bit support, as well as 96 MB of dedicated Infinity Cache memory. The new system has a main memory bandwidth of 432 GB/s. The declared maximum power consumption of a graphics card is 165W.

Radeon RX 6650M XT and Radeon RX 6650M models have 32 and 28 GPUs respectively. New graphics chips operate in the frequency range from 2162 to 2222 MHz. Both cards have 8 GB of GDDR6 memory each, running at an effective frequency of 16 GHz and supporting 128-bit bus bit. They are also equipped with an additional 32 MB of Infinity Cache memory. The Radeon RX 6650M XT and Radeon RX 6650M models feature 256 GB/s memory bandwidth. And power consumption can vary from 80W to 120W. In the composition of models Radeon RX 6500M and Radeon RX 6300M uses a chip made on the new 6-nm process. In the first case it has 16 processing units. The younger model has 12 of them. The Radeon RX 6500M CPU frequency is 2191 MHz, the GPU of Radeon RX 6300M model runs at 1512 MHz. The first card has 4 GB of GDDR6 memory with 18 GHz effective frequency and 128-bit bus support, the second card is equipped with 2 GB of GDDR6 memory with the same effective frequency and bus bit rate. The Radeon RX 6500M also has 16 MB of additional Infinity Cache memory, the younger model & ; only 8 MB. The main memory stacks of the graphics cards have a bandwidth of 288 GB/s. AMD points out that gaming performance of Radeon RX 6850M XT model is up to 7% higher than that of Radeon RX 6800M. The results were obtained in lab tests with maximum graphics settings, as well as using 1080p and 1440p resolutions. Radeon RX 6650M XT and Radeon RX 6650M models, in turn, are up to 20% faster in games than Radeon RX 6600M. A model Radeon RX 6650M and Radeon RX 6500M manufacturer compares with a mobile GeForce MX450, against which the novelties are in games at 1080p up to 200% faster

AMD will release Radeon Super Resolution technology - software FSR "for all" games

AMD will introduce Radeon Super Resolution (RSR) technology for its graphics cards, which will be an analogue of the spatial image scaling (upscaling) technology in games NVIDIA Image Scaling. According to VideoCardz, in fact it's about FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), but at the level of the driver and with support for most games.

The word «most» was added for a reason. RSR technology will only work in games that support «exclusive full screen» mode. Fortunately, the majority of today's gaming projects have such support. Reportedly, the RSR technology is based on the FSR 1.1 algorithm and will work at the driver level. The technology allows to bypass the main problem associated with the use of proprietary image scaling technologies, which are an integral part of the graphics pipeline. Most often, this problem manifests itself in the complexity of scaling the user interface in games, which is usually rendered in native resolution. In other words, RSR will not require support from game developers, because the function will be implemented directly through the video driver Radeon.

Radeon Super Resolution technology will be introduced in January. At the moment, we know that it will be supported by Radeon RX 5000 graphics cards and newer. Nothing is known about support of older AMD graphics gas pedals yet. More details about RSR technology we are likely to find out during CES 2022.

An image of AMD Navi 24 GPU, the most compact chip on RDNA 2 architecture, has appeared

VideoCardz portal obtained an image of Navi 24, the low-end GPU, which is going to form basis for Radeon RX 6000 entry-level desktop and, most likely, mobile graphics. This is the most compact graphics chip, based on AMD RDNA 2 architecture.

According to the source, the Navi 24 has an area of 141 mm2. In other words, it is smaller than the Navi 14 generation RDNA 1 with an area of 158 mm2, which was used in models such as the Radeon RX 5500 XT and Radeon RX 5300. The published image of Navi 24 confirms that the processor has half as many Compute Units as the Navi 23 chip used in the Radeon RX 6600. Each such unit contains 64 stream processors. Thus, their total number is 1024 pieces. The size of Infinity Cache of Navi 24 is reduced to 16 MB, and it has a memory controller with 64-bit bus bit rate support. If we believe the rumors, Navi 24 & ; this is the first GPU based on 6nm production processor. AMD is expected to unveil the new and probably the last member of the RDNA 2 graphics family as early as next week. The chip will be used in Radeon RX 6500 XT and Radeon RX 6400 graphics cards. The first card is to be launched on January 19. The second will be distributed exclusively through PC OEMs and will be available later.

AMD CEO to talk about new processors and graphics cards during a live broadcast on January 4

AMD's desire to draw attention to its own products during CES 2022 in Las Vegas was not a secret to us, but this week the official press release confirmed that the virtual event in early January will tell about the upcoming Ryzen processors and Radeon family graphics cards. CEO Lisa Su will personally talk about the new AMD products.

This broadcast has no direct connection to CES 2022, as the organizers have not invited Lisa Su to take part in the opening of the event in the coming year. This allows AMD to act independently, which is reflected even in the broadcast title & ; «2022 Product Premiere». It obviously hints at the company's desire to present new products during the broadcast. The succinct press release states that Lisa Su will highlight innovations and solutions, including AMD's upcoming AMD Ryzen processors and AMD Radeon graphics cards. The live broadcast will be available to watch on AMD's YouTube channel starting at 6 p.m. Moscow time on Jan. 4, 2022, and those who missed the live broadcast can watch a recording of the event on AMD's website. From the early revelations of the company's representatives, we know that in early 2022 the company is going to present updated Ryzen desktop processors, as well as new mobile processors. It is not excluded that in the area of graphics we will talk about representatives of RDNA 3 architecture, which should debut in 2022.

AMD released Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 21.12.1 driver with support for Halo Infinite and Icarus

AMD has released the Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 21.12.1 graphics driver package for Windows 11 and Windows 10 operating systems. It adds support for Halo Infinite and Icarus, as well as optimizations for Fortnite.

The new driver version boosts performance in the shooter Halo Infinite with 4K Ultra settings on the Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card by up to 17% over the previous driver version. Claimed performance boost of up to 19% in 4K Ultra on Radeon RX 6800 XT and up to 16% better performance with the same settings on Radeon RX 6700 XT compared to the previous driver version. Added support for Icarus and optimizations for Fortnite.

The new driver version also adds optimizations for Blender 3.0 with Radeon RX 6000 series graphics. Fixed problems:

Fixed issues while playing Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy where some users could experience driver timeouts on some AMD graphics cards such as the Radeon RX 5500 XT; Fixed issues while playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds with multiple displays connected in advanced mode where the Radeon software could stop responding when the user was in the lobby and trying to open the Radeon software on an additional display via the context menu; Fixed visual artifacts on the vehicle logo or license plate while playing Forza Horizon 5 on some AMD graphics cards, such as Radeon RX 500 series graphics cards; Fixed a glitch when launching SteamVR Home on some AMD graphics cards, such as Radeon VII Graphics, observed by some users.

Known issues:

after upgrading to the latest version of Radeon software, the Power Tuning component of a saved tuning profile may not load correctly when the user imports a previously saved profile; Advanced Sync may cause a black screen to appear when turning on some games and system configurations. For those who encounter this issue, AMD recommends disabling advanced sync; Radeon performance metrics and logging features may occasionally report very high or incorrect memory clock speeds.

Download the latest version of the Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition graphics driver 21.12.1 from the AMD official website.

AMD released a new Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.11.3 video driver with support for new games and bug fixes

AMD has released a new Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.11.3 graphics driver package for Windows 11 and Windows 10 operating systems. It adds support for Microsoft Flight Simulator: Game of the Year Edition and Farming Simulator 22 games, as well as optimizations and bug fixes. In addition, new Vulkan extensions have been added.

AMD has fixed the following bugs in the new version of the video driver:

Fixed driver timeouts or crashes while playing Battlefield 2042 on some AMD graphics cards, such as the Radeon RX 6900 XT; fixed microfreezes or slow performance while playing DayZ on some AMD graphics cards, e.g. Radeon RX 5700 XT; some users may have experienced increased disk space consumption by the Multimedia Athena Dumps folder.

Known problems:

While playing Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, some users may experience driver timeouts on some AMD graphics products, such as the Radeon RX 5500 XT. As a temporary fix, disable the Radeon Anti-Lag feature in Radeon Software; Visual artifacts may be observed while playing Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on some AMD graphics products such as Radeon RX 6800M Graphics; while playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds with multiple displays connected in Advanced mode, the Radeon software may stop responding when the user is in the lobby and tries to open the Radeon software on an additional display via the context menu. A temporary solution is to press the Alt + R key combination; Extended sync can cause a black screen to appear when turning on some games and system configurations. Users who may have problems with extended synchronization enabled should disable it; Radeon performance metrics and logging features may occasionally report very high or incorrect memory clock speeds.

You can download the Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.11.3 graphics driver package from AMD's official website.

The manufacturer has also released a temporary separate driver version with support for the game Halo Infinite in multiplayer mode. This version of the video driver is only for users who need to support Halo Infinite. It will be added to the main line of Radeon Adrenalin 2020 Edition drivers in the future. You can download a temporary version of the multiplayer Halo Infinite driver from this page.

AMD released Radeon Adrenalin graphics driver with Windows 11 support and SAM capability on Radeon RX 5000

AMD has released the Radeon Adrenalin 2020 21.9.1 graphics driver package. The new version features three significant updates: support for Windows 11, support for Smart Access Memory technology on Radeon RX 5000 graphics cards, and the appearance of automatic overclocking in the driver for Ryzen 5000 processors and Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards.

The new Radeon Adrenalin 2020 driver package 21.9.1 brings support for the new Windows 11 operating system as well as two new games, Deathloop and Call of Duty: Vanguard. Secondly, it adds support for Smart Access Memory (SAM) technology on Radeon RX 5000 graphics cards, which allows the processor to work directly with the entire amount of video memory, rather than limited blocks of 256 MB.

The automatic overclocking function for Ryzen 5000 processors and Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards appeared in the video driver settings sections. It can be found in the «Performance» tab of the Adrenalin control panel. If a user has the latest CPU and Radeon video card, the Auto Overclock button or «Auto Overclocking» button will be available here. At the same time, the company notes that «working outside of AMD's published specifications, will void any applicable warranty on AMD products». AMD also reported what problems it has fixed in the new version of the graphics driver:

Visual artifacts could be observed on some AMD graphics products, such as the Radeon RX 6800 XT, while playing Payday 2; Connecting two displays with large differences in resolution or refresh rate could cause flickering on Radeon RX Vega series graphics products; Radeon RX 5500 XT graphics may have higher than expected memory clock speeds and standby power consumption, and display resolutions and refresh rates may have been set to certain values, such as 1080p at 60Hz While playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey on some AMD graphics products, such as Radeon RX 480, driver timeouts or black screens may have occurred when the user quickly navigated through the game menus or quickly looked around the environment with their character.

The manufacturer also listed known problems:

The Open Broadcaster Software application may continue to run in the background after the user ends the recording session and closes it; driver timeouts may occur when playing a game and streaming video simultaneously on some AMD graphics products, such as the Radeon RX 500-series; AMD Radeon software may crash or stop responding when you play some DirectX 11 games, such as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, with multiple displays connected in advanced mode; playing Horizon Zero Dawn for an extended period of time may cause the driver to time out or crash on some AMD graphics products such as the Radeon RX 6700 XT; Extended sync can cause a black screen to appear when turned on in some games and system configurations. Users who may have problems with extended sync enabled should disable it; Radeon performance metrics and logging features may occasionally report very high or incorrect memory clock speeds.

Download the new Radeon Adrenalin 2020 21.9.1 graphics driver package from the AMD official website.