The "Navi" graphics processor at 7 nm and the "Rome" processor will be launched in the third quarter

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Presenting a brief update on the status of future products as part of his post-benefit teleconference this afternoon, AMD has confirmed that its next Rome (Zen 2) processor and its first Navi architecture GPU will be launched in the third quarter of this year. .

The Rome of AMD does not need to be presented. As the first AMD product based on their Zen 2 architecture, the chip is based on TSMC's 7 nm process and is expected to deliver significant improvements in performance and energy efficiency. It should be noted that the chip incorporates a new AMD chiplet based design approach, using separate input / output and CPU arrays to simplify manufacturing and allow for easier customization of the chip.

As AMD's second-generation EPYC processor, we expect Rome to be the most arduous battle for the AMD server. While the first-generation EPYC was mainly testing the waters and proving that AMD was ready, AMD could finally start winning important orders. Overall, AMD reports that the CPU will sample this quarter and will be launched in the third quarter; However, if it is a similar launch of the Intel server processor, large hyperscalers increasingly in a hurry may consume the entire initial reserve.

At the same time, Navi is the code-named architecture of AMD's next-generation GPU. The first Navi graphics processor, which also relies on TSMC's 7 nm process, is expected to launch in the third quarter of this year. It should be noted that Navi is not just a GPU, but rather a GPU family (as is the case for GPUs), so it's not clear which exact model is running – if that's the high end, mid-range or otherwise. In other comments on their teleconference, AMD said that the price of Navi would be lower than that of the Radeon VII, but at $ 699 for the most expensive consumer card, it does not reduce costs. Overall, the third quarter will be two years after the launch of AMD's Vega GPU architecture and longer since Polaris. As a result, the entire AMD GPU stack is potentially refreshed during Navi generation.

In terms of technology, we know very little about Navi architecture so far. But if there is a launch in the third quarter, it will probably change soon.