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Forum: 3D Architectures & Chips 21-May-2013, 00:39
Replies: 286
Views: 53,548
Posted By 3dilettante
I can't remember where or if I saw a direct...

I can't remember where or if I saw a direct comparison.
One rough idea of the area involved is the interface area for the VRAM used for the PS Vita.
...
Forum: 3D Architectures & Chips 20-May-2013, 22:32
Replies: 286
Views: 53,548
Posted By 3dilettante
It would be an interesting hypothetical if...

It would be an interesting hypothetical if stacked memory and some kind of interposer-based tech were available for Tahiti, even if it provided the same bandwidth as the current solution.

Perf/mm...
Forum: 3D Architectures & Chips 20-May-2013, 20:54
Replies: 286
Views: 53,548
Posted By 3dilettante
The news is related to an architecture two...

The news is related to an architecture two generations from now, and if there were more information it'd almost support a new thread.

It's not inconceivable that AMD could have had a lead on 2.5D...
Forum: Console Forum 19-May-2013, 08:09
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
I'm leaning towards thinking that the larger...

I'm leaning towards thinking that the larger image is for a 2006 architecture, actually.
The way the texture units are split up to service 1/4 of every SIMD is something that R600 and its...
Forum: Console Forum 18-May-2013, 10:21
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
The VSP in that diagram has 4 MACC units and one...

The VSP in that diagram has 4 MACC units and one scalar(not exactly the same kind of scalar we have these days)/transcendental unit.

The general trend seems to be that AMD does not use VSP for...
Forum: Console Technology 18-May-2013, 06:03
Replies: 98
Views: 7,348
Posted By 3dilettante
I don't think that sentence means as much as you...

I don't think that sentence means as much as you think it does.

What do you think it means for an ALU to be scalar?
What do you mean by *pretty much every generic tech term in that sentence*?
...
Forum: Console Forum 18-May-2013, 05:25
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
Can you tell me what the Figure number is for the...

Can you tell me what the Figure number is for the diagram? My count seems to be off.
At least one of the diagrams seems to be a description of the layout and redundancy scheme for R600.


The...
Forum: Console Technology 18-May-2013, 04:40
Replies: 98
Views: 7,348
Posted By 3dilettante
In what way? What's the math. Please...

In what way?
What's the math.


Please state what is implemented by this sentence fragment. In what way are the commonly used words to describe microarchitecture, "scalar" and "ALU", of special...
Forum: Console Forum 17-May-2013, 23:43
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
I would argue that it's generally good form to...

I would argue that it's generally good form to substantiate one's own claims instead of the "make my point for me" method of debate.
Forum: Console Forum 17-May-2013, 22:29
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
Actually, they do bring up a VSP once in the...

Actually, they do bring up a VSP once in the Southern Islands (GCN) ISA document.
Forum: Console Forum 17-May-2013, 21:42
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
That seems closest to a VLIW4/VLIW5 GPU, and is...

That seems closest to a VLIW4/VLIW5 GPU, and is less consistent with the Durango leaks than GCN. The arrangment of the L1, LDS, scheduler, registers, and texture units don't match the Durango leak....
Forum: Console Forum 17-May-2013, 20:16
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
I'm wondering if the diagram was drawn from the...

I'm wondering if the diagram was drawn from the point of view of a shader working on pixel quads. A given pixel's work should work through its components sequentially in one lane, and the other...
Forum: Console Forum 16-May-2013, 21:03
Replies: 83
Views: 2,306
Posted By 3dilettante
Rumor has it my console may respond if you waggle...

Rumor has it my console may respond if you waggle meat in front of it. I can guarantee it will do nothing if the camera accessory is not installed.

Unverified leaked statements on a chinese forum...
Forum: Console Forum 16-May-2013, 20:27
Replies: 83
Views: 2,306
Posted By 3dilettante
I heard there's a pastebin leak about my...

I heard there's a pastebin leak about my competing console box. It's got two cardboard boxes taped together for twice the power and a TI-81 calculator for additional FLOPS.
There's a smaller...
Forum: 3D Architectures & Chips 16-May-2013, 19:14
Replies: 6,496
Views: 914,743
Posted By 3dilettante
They could also look at their 8 GB of system...

They could also look at their 8 GB of system memory and say the additional 2GB of video memory gives them 10. That may have a little grain of truth to it.

The demo hasn't been fully optimized for...
Forum: Console Forum 16-May-2013, 17:42
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
I personally would not want to get stuck at the...

I personally would not want to get stuck at the GPU level Trinity was set to, as the last of the VLIW4 GPUs and built on a pricier process and CPU that would only make the next node transition...
Forum: Console Forum 16-May-2013, 16:56
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
Which one? One of the APUs on 32nm SOI, a...

Which one?
One of the APUs on 32nm SOI, a regular Bobcat or Jaguar, or the HSA-enabled Kaveri that was a big question mark as to whether it would show up in 2013 or 2014?

It's certainly possible...
Forum: Console Technology 16-May-2013, 01:04
Replies: 1,850
Views: 185,966
Posted By 3dilettante
That's not how large-scale semiconductor...

That's not how large-scale semiconductor manufacturing works.

Random defects in the wafer or a flaw in one of the exposures or processing steps are going to happen. A design can only be made so...
Forum: Console Technology 16-May-2013, 00:31
Replies: 1,850
Views: 185,966
Posted By 3dilettante
Physical defects generally don't care how awesome...

Physical defects generally don't care how awesome a core is. The number of cores raises the chance that at least one is going to be hit, but without more data we don't know what Sony has decided for...
Forum: Console Forum 15-May-2013, 23:04
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
I think we could spend an entire thread, and I...

I think we could spend an entire thread, and I know we have, on just how many of those core gamers whose visual perception matches their technical knowledge.

edit:

There's also not as strong a...
Forum: 3D Architectures & Chips 15-May-2013, 22:46
Replies: 41
Views: 2,006
Posted By 3dilettante
The CU tracks the PC for each wavefront. It's...

The CU tracks the PC for each wavefront. It's its own special register.
Forum: Console Forum 15-May-2013, 22:40
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
What is the population of web forum readers that...

What is the population of web forum readers that know what a GFLOP is, and how many of them will stake their gaming life on an abstract number?
Microsoft will likely have no shortage of other...
Forum: Console Forum 15-May-2013, 21:11
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
10 million consoles sold in the first year? ...

10 million consoles sold in the first year?


They aren't selling a standalone chip for $500. Even in a non-loss scenario, why would they not want to make more money?
Forum: Console Forum 15-May-2013, 20:48
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
It would be nice if there were architectural...

It would be nice if there were architectural papers published like they were for IBM's Cell, or a GPU article akin to the one Dave Baumann wrote on Xenos for Beyond3D.

However, the former was for...
Forum: Console Forum 15-May-2013, 20:25
Replies: 3,440
Views: 236,437
Posted By 3dilettante
20nm, or a 20/14nm hybrid, is possibly about year...

20nm, or a 20/14nm hybrid, is possibly about year (or a little less) for initial 20nm graphics products, with another year for the hybrid at a minimum.
The likely early adopters are at a different...
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