Another, older rumour. He did get Radeon 7, 16gb and performance target almost on the money. So I wonder if his info on number of cards can be relied upon too.
AMD has not commented on the 5k batch rumour
http://www.redgamingtech.com/amd-vega-based-radeon-vii-for-consumers-and-gamers-exclusive/
They can easily sell 3-5k cards in NA alone, nevermind ROW. 20k run sounds more realistic.Yeah, I'm not sure if it's true or not, but I figured since it was from a fairly reputable site and was published today, I'd post the link to the info.
Personally, I believe if AMD limited it to a very small number of cards after their big hoopla event where they announced it, I think it would leave a sour taste in quite a few people's mouth. If it turns out to be limited to 5000 cards, they should have have given that info at CES.
I mean, if their own slides showed it beating a $800 RTX 2080, surely they are confident it can go toe-to-toe with it?
Because it didn't move price / perf much, but "DAT COMPUTE MOSTER!" And now it's just "meh."
Weeks before CES I had seen reporting that the initial Vega 7 run would be 20k cards worldwide. The 5k might just be the US allocation and Tweaktown doesn't have all of the information.
Wouldn't it be dependent on how many faulty Instinct cards they're getting back? Not sure quite how they'd be able to predict that in advance.
Certainly can't imagine they'll be using any fully viable dies for these things.
When asked at CES, apparently an AMD rep stated that Radeon VII would be "at least 25% faster" at mining Ethereum than Vega 56/64. If it's only a 25% boost that would put the hashrate in the 50-55 range. I'm skeptical that it isn't more than that, given how much ethash loves memory bandwidth, but either way we'll find out soon enough. If it's only low to mid 50's, then the older generation is still better bang for the buck. Not that it makes a lot of sense to expand mining operations these days anyway.I wonder how it will do in ETH mining. I get around 40 MH/s on my Vega 64 Nitro.
Wouldn't it be dependent on how many faulty Instinct cards they're getting back? Not sure quite how they'd be able to predict that in advance.
Certainly can't imagine they'll be using any fully viable dies for these things.
When asked at CES, apparently an AMD rep stated that Radeon VII would be "at least 25% faster" at mining Ethereum than Vega 56/64. If it's only a 25% boost that would put the hashrate in the 50-55 range. I'm skeptical that it isn't more than that, given how much ethash loves memory bandwidth, but either way we'll find out soon enough. If it's only low to mid 50's, then the older generation is still better bang for the buck. Not that it makes a lot of sense to expand mining operations these days anyway./QUOTE]
While we don't report on production numbers externally, we will have products available via AIB partners and AMD.com at launch of Feb. 7, and we expect Radeon VII supply to meet demand from gamers.
@Thrashard it'll be fast. I seriously hope you don't get one of the space invader cards.
AMD Radeon Vega VII Will Feature 64 ROPs and Botched Down FP64 Support – Rumored To Have Less Than 5000 Units With No AIB Models
Alright so first up, we have a rumor by TweakTown which states that the AMD Radeon Vega VII graphics card will have less than 5000 units made during its production cycle and each card is going to be sold at a loss considering these are just repurposed Instinct MI50 parts that could’ve been sold for much higher prices to the HPC sector.
https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-vega-vii-5000-units-64-rops-no-fp64-compute/
it did?????Two post above yours is an official statement from AMD debunking what you just posted (Which in itself had already been posted earlier).
Two post above yours is an official statement from AMD debunking what you just posted (Which in itself had already been posted earlier).
but yet the post above yours (the actual AMD quote) proves it didn't debunk a thing.yeah but this time it is in ALL CAPS...
it did?????
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This morning AMD has released an official response to these rumours, claiming that the company expects to meet demand from gamers, declining to release detailed production numbers. On top of that, AMD also confirmed that the company's AIB partners would be selling Radeon VII graphics cards, alongside their retail presence on AMD.com, which means that AMD has produced their new graphics card in large enough quantities for AIBs to receive a sizable stock allocation.
Sadly this statement doesn't confirm whether or not there will be any custom variants of the Radeon VII, such as an ROG Strix model, MSI GamingX version or a Sapphite Nitro variant. In this case, versions from AIB partners are likely to use AMD's reference design, which already boasts a triple fan cooler design. The statement below should not be seen as a confirmation of custom AIB versions of the Radeon VII.
right, I agree that AMD's statement didn't really debunk that rumor. It's typical company speak. They just aren't saying anything beyond "we expect to meet gamer's demand," which could just as easily mean: "we don't see much demand beyond 5000 units of this product."
as to the first part, these aren't parts that could have been sold as M150 parts. These chips didn't make the cut, so never would have been sold as a full M150 anyway. Selling them for $$$ is better than tossing them for 100% "loss," isn't it? Granted, you spend money on boards that you wouldn't otherwise have made, but it gets you more cash out of a full wafer, where only a certain percentage of that wafer was netting proper chips.
Or something.
as to the first part, these aren't parts that could have been sold as M150 parts. These chips didn't make the cut, so never would have been sold as a full M150 anyway. Selling them for $$$ is better than tossing them for 100% "loss," isn't it? Granted, you spend money on boards that you wouldn't otherwise have made, but it gets you more cash out of a full wafer, where only a certain percentage of that wafer was netting proper chips.
Or something.
Based on what?