AMD: Pirate Islands (R* 3** series) Speculation/Rumor Thread

[silent_guy]

Here's a cheatsheet, thanks to Alexko

Appreciated!
Spooky is my favorite island.

 

[Zaphod]

Hmm. TomsHardware just reviewed the FirePro W8100, which according to that should be Tonga.

 

[Alexko]

Appreciated!
Spooky is my favorite island.

Not quite an island, but it could take you to one of your choosing.

 

[Kaotik]

Hmm. TomsHardware just reviewed the FirePro W8100, which according to that should be Tonga.

Yes, that plan changed since the image was captured

 

[Dave Baumann]

Yes, that plan changed since the image was captured

No, it didn't.

 

[Kaotik]

No, it didn't.

Huh? Why is it listed as Tonga, when it actually has Hawaii inside, if the plans didn't change?

 

[RedVi]

Maybe the 'cheat sheet' is wrong for some reason and the plan was never for W8100 to be based on Tonga.

Or maybe W8100 is still Tonga... somehow. I have no idea why Tonga would be so similar to Hawaii, but it is possible.

 

[Deleted member 13524]

No, it didn't.

That's odd, W8100 certainly does seem like a cut-down Hawaii as stated very recently.

It certainly doesn't look like a new GPU. At least, not the low-power GPU with the performance of a Tahiti that was going to win the hearts of gaming laptops everywhere.

 

[Dave Baumann]

The CodeXL capture came out in May, W8100 was released in July. You don't make a product change that late. If one is wrong, which is it more likely to be - software or hardware...?

 

[Dave Baumann]

Or "Confusing AMD stuff".

"Fantasy Islands" is apt when talking about whats from the web...

 

[RecessionCone]

"Fantasy Islands" is apt when talking about whats from the web...

Love it. +1

 

[Alexko]

Fantasy Islands, the performance you've always dreamed of.

 

[Ryan Smith]

The CodeXL capture came out in May, W8100 was released in July. You don't make a product change that late. If one is wrong, which is it more likely to be - software or hardware...?

Software of course.

In case there's any ambiguity, AMD already confirmed that W8100 is Hawaii based when they briefed the press. And this isn't the kind of thing AMD lies about since it would be easy to prove.

 

[Alexko]

Yeah, but it's been months and CodeXL still hasn't been corrected.

 

[AlexV]

Yeah, but it's been months and CodeXL still hasn't been corrected.

There are other more pressing matters in CodeXL that have been there for months and don't seem to be close to being fixed...

 

[Alexko]

There are other more pressing matters in CodeXL that have been there for months and don't seem to be close to being fixed...

Such as? Honest question, I haven't seen any feedback from users—are there any users?

 

[AlexV]

Such as? Honest question, I haven't seen any feedback from users—are there any users?

Yes there are users, see the dedicated sub-forum on AMD's developer site.

 

[DieH@rd]

Wccftech reports that they have heard from digitimes that AMD will release 390X in the 1st half of 2015. New chip series will be made with 20nm tech, it will be first to utilize stacked ram for faster speeds, and top card will use liquid cooling.
http://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-r9-390x-arrives-1h-2015-feature-hydra-liquid-cooling/

As for 2014, they heard from their sources only of heavy pricedrops of 2xx line and aggressive Never Settle bundling.

 

[eastmen]

Stacked Ram will only improve speed or will we get a lot more capacity ? Seems like we have been at 2-3 gigs for a long time

 

[trinibwoy]

I'm not opposed to high end GPUs with AIO liquid coolers. They do a fine job on CPUs. However, it would be a bit concerning if liquid cooling became a basic requirement for AMD's top dog.