AMD may very well be about to introduce new graphics playing cards for laptops, at the least going by the rumor mill which predicts revamped RDNA 2 GPUs are ready within the wings.
The potential refresh of RX 6000 cell GPUs may be based mostly on TSMC’s 6nm course of, and may very well be named because the RX 6000S collection. VideoCardz cites {hardware} leaker Disclosuzen on Twitter because the supply for particulars on these purported new graphics options (although observe that as PC Gamer, which noticed this, observes, the leaker’s Twitter account has been suspended).
Backing this up, one other well-known {hardware} leaker on Twitter, Greymon55, has beforehand theorized (just a few months again) that AMD has a 6nm-based refresh of the 6000 cell collection inbound, although they believed it might be kick off with the RX 6900M, whereas this contemporary leak claims it’ll be the RX 6800S.
The cost may very well be led by that RX 6800S, and apparently there could also be different revamped laptop computer GPUs in step with that, as you would possibly anticipate; however not the entire vary. Greymon55 has beforehand guessed that we may see as much as 4 fashions within the new ‘S’ collection. Heavy salt with all this, it goes with out saying.
As for rumored specs, apparently the RX 6800S will hold the identical core depend (2,560) and bus as the prevailing 6800M, however attributable to dropping to 6nm (from 7nm with the prevailing GPU), the 6800S needs to be able to greater clock speeds for higher efficiency.
Evaluation: How a lot of a lift would possibly the drop to 6nm carry?
The RX 6800S (the ‘S’ stands for Tremendous, proper?) may clearly be a helpful enhance for AMD’s laptop computer GPU line-up, and on 6nm slightly than 7nm, as we noticed above, it may probably ramp up clocks properly; and the opposite large plus could be improved power-efficiency, too. After all, in terms of laptop computer {hardware} which is packed into a decent chassis – the place warmth and the area for ample cooling options turns into a trickier balancing act – extra effectivity is a significant boon.
That stated, there’s little information on the potential spec but, so we shouldn’t construct up any expectations on the efficiency entrance. We’ve additionally heard arguments pushing the concept that 6nm could not supply a lot by way of further oomph or effectivity (however even when any efficiency features have been minimal, dropping to 6nm would nonetheless enhance availability of GPUs – all the time a difficulty today – just because there’ll be extra chips from a single wafer).
We’ll simply need to see how issues pan out, but when these new laptop computer graphics playing cards are certainly actual, we’ll doubtless witness extra spillage on them quickly sufficient.
In the meantime, Nvidia is rumored to have new RTX 3000 Ti GPUs for laptops able to launch at CES 2022, simply across the nook firstly of January, with an RTX 3070 Ti cell model just lately being noticed in leaked product particulars of an Acer laptop computer.
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