A leaker describes the new Radeon GPUs as budget kings – but it remains to be seen whether the specs mentioned are true
There are new leaks about AMD. At least that’s what a Github source from 22.11.2023 suggests. The post in question contains IDs that originate from a Linux patch for the LLVM project – a compiler system.
Specifically, it concerns graphics cards with the designations GFX1200
and GFX1201
These numbers are so-called Graphics Compute IDs
, i.e. designations that serve to identify the card.
What does this mean?
The provisional names potentially allow conclusions to be drawn about the respective architecture based on the IDs of previously released graphics cards. From this, it is also possible to deduce which features the cards could one day have.
Based on the data,
(Videocardz) assumes that the jump from RDNA 3 to RDNA 4 architecture means a major revision than, for example, from RNDA 1 to RDNA 2. Thanks to the designation, it can also be assumed that this is the RDNA 4 architecture.
AMD RDNA architectures by designation:
- GFX101X = RDNA 1
- GFX103X = RDNA 2
- GFX11XX = RDNA 3
- GFX115X = RDNA 3.5
- GFX12XX = RDNA 4 (?)
How can these cards be categorized?
According to Videocardz, the leaked GPUs are possibly Navi 44 and Navi 48, which are more likely to be in the entry-level or mid-range segment.
This is also indicated by the following video by leaker RedGamingTech, in which he refers to the cards as Budget Kings
. The title of the video already refers to this:
In the video, the YouTuber also shows possible specs of both cards. At minute five, he attributes two possible specs to the Navi-44 GPU:
First possibility:
- 20 WGP (Workgroup Processor)
- 32 MB Infinity Cache
- 128-bit GDDR7
- PCI Gen 5 x8
Second option:
- 20 WGP
- 24 MB Infinity Cache
- 96-bit GDDR7
- PCIe Gen 5 x8
According to RedGamingTech, there are also two conceivable variants for the Navi 48 GPU:
First option:
- 32 WGP
- 48 MB Infinity Cache
- 192-bit GDDR7
- PCI Gen 5 x16
Second option:
- 32 WGP
- 32 MB Infinity Cache
- 128-bit GDDR7
- PCI Gen 5 x8
The exact number of shader units important for performance is not clear from this, but support for PCI Express 5.0 and the new GDDR7 memory standard is
For comparison: AMD’s current RX 7600 relies on 32 compute units (the RDNA3 counterpart to the WGPs), 32 MByte Infinity Cache, 128-bit GDDR6 and PCI Express 4.0.
The first RDNA4 graphics cards are expected to appear in around a year at the earliest. The fact that RDNA4 is currently making more concrete headlines with rumors about rather slow models (albeit still very speculative) fits in with the general expectations for RX 8000:
Currently, it is assumed that AMD is deliberately not serving the high-end segment with this generation and is concentrating on the mid-range and entry-level class.
What do you think about this leak? Is it still far too early to see enough substance in it or could it be a relevant hint for the future? And do you think that AMD will actually focus primarily on mainstream models instead of particularly expensive GPUs with the RX 8000, as already suspected, or will Nvidia not leave the high-end segment without a fight? Let us know in the comments:
