AMD has announced the Radeon VII, the latest high-end GPU for gamers and developers. Based on the company’s second-gen Radeon Vega architecture, it’s the world’s first dektop GPU built using the 7nm manufacturing process. AMD CEO, Lisa Su, during the ongoing CES 2019, unveiled the high-end GPU during a keynote.
According to Su, the Radeon VII is equipped to deliver performance exceeding 60fps in the latest games while playing on highest settings. The new GPU is promised to deliver 29 percent improved gaming performance compared to the Radeon Vega 64, as well as 36 percent better performance for content creation. For gamers who aren’t playing at 4K resolution, the Radeon VII is claimed to churn out high refresh rates with HDR enabled at 1080p.
Based on AMD’s latest 7nm manufacturing techonolgy, the latest GPU packs more transistors on a smaller chip which boosts performance even at lower power. Compared to the Radeon Vega 64, the latest Radeon VII is said to deliver 35 percent improved performance in Battlefield V, up to 25 percent better in Fortnite, and around 42 percent better in Strange Brigade.
AMD will start shipping the Radeon VII from February 7 for an approximate retail price of $699. It’ll come bundled with three free games: Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry 5, and Tom Clancy’s The Division 2.
Meet the Gen. 3 Ryzen CPU
Elsewhere, AMD also showed off a preview of the forthcoming 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen CPU, slated for a release in the middle of 2019. The upcoming AMD Ryzen CPU will be the first desktop processor for customers built using the 7nm manufacturing process. It also happens to be the world’s first PC platform to support the ultra-fast PCIe 4.0 standard. More details will be revealed during its launch in mid-2019. However, Su did mention that Ryzen III consumed 30 percent less power compared to Intel’s Core i9 CPU processor.
Finally, AMD also teased the EPYC series, a server based processor for data centers, also the world’s first 7nm datacenter CPU. AMD also announced that Google has joined hands with the company to use Radeon graphics chips on its recently announced streaming service, Project Stream.
