Important to keep in mind for the other upcoming 7nm GPUs & CPUs. Is this a characteristic of the new node? A steeper Power/Temp curve?They aren't. Power draw increases as heat increases. This has been shown in several tests by various sites.
Nope, it's always been the case on every node. The hotter a chip is, the more power is required to properly push electrons through it. It's a characteristic of physical reality.Important to keep in mind for the other upcoming 7nm GPUs & CPUs. Is this a characteristic of the new node? A steeper Power/Temp curve?
It's not the fans. One 120 mm Noctua fan @ 3000 RPM is rated for a maximum input power of 3.6W. The fans on Radeon VII are smaller than that and together consume well under 10W when running at 3000 RPM.It's the fans and the LCD lighting.
I doubt it's that steep, there's probably more to that 80W difference than just static leakage delta.Important to keep in mind for the other upcoming 7nm GPUs & CPUs. Is this a characteristic of the new node? A steeper Power/Temp curve?
It was how you could tell the original Vega and now this are clocked within an inch of its life. The dramatic drops in power usage at lower clocks and corresponding lowered voltage really show how much past their efficiency curve these guys are clocked.
It's not quite that simple. Most Vega buyers were able to undervolt their cards and get even better clock speeds at the same time. The issue is that AMD picks voltage values to maximize the number of chips that can hit a particular clock speed, which gives them the most silicon to sell. The unfortunate side effect is that most of their cards are being fed more power than they realistically needs which makes them inefficient even beyond architectural considerations.