Now this looks impressive.
http://cdn.techfrag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/AMD-Zen-Summit-Ridge-CPUs-benchmarks-1.png
http://cdn.techfrag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/AMD-Zen-Summit-Ridge-CPUs-benchmarks-1.png
AMD Zen Performance chart leaked.
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AMD are looking good at the moment. Fiji GPU's are superb in DX12 (better than an overclocked 980ti) and polaris looks amazing too and now Zen is looking great as well. May well be going for an all AMD system next year. Though my i5 2500k (OC) is still going strong.
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i wonder if this is what will be going in the PS4K?
I assume the APU variant will have GPU tweaks on it as well.
I assume the APU variant will have GPU tweaks on it as well.
Possibly. APU's will be making their way into many devices.
One of the reasons I support AMD is to stop Intel from gaining a monopoly and driving up CPU prices beyond what they charge today.
My current CPU is an FX-8370. An eight core processor that delivers 90% of the performance of a top end Intel chip at a much lower price. With performance boosts coming in the Zen line I see myself upgrading to that easily. Not sold on Pascal yet though. The price will be the main factor in that decision and I'll need to see some outstanding performance reviews before splurging on that side of things.
One of the reasons I support AMD is to stop Intel from gaining a monopoly and driving up CPU prices beyond what they charge today.
My current CPU is an FX-8370. An eight core processor that delivers 90% of the performance of a top end Intel chip at a much lower price. With performance boosts coming in the Zen line I see myself upgrading to that easily. Not sold on Pascal yet though. The price will be the main factor in that decision and I'll need to see some outstanding performance reviews before splurging on that side of things.
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Robert Maynard
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Indeed it does!
I've been running an FX-8350 since they came out and am hoping to upgrade to Zen later in the year. If this image is to be believed, a dual-core 3GHz Zen would exceed the capability of my current PC!
It will be interesting to find out if the enthusiast Zen desktop CPU will be anywhere near as capable as the octo-core 3GHz part in the benchmark (or if that will prove to be a server special).
Unfortunately, the benchmark seems to have been faked: http://www.bitsandchips.it/52-english-news/6815-speculations-about-zen-after-our-april-s-fool
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True, but the rest of the article is still very interesting, for the gaming market its looking very good.
Been an Intel & NVidia bandwagoner recently. I actually had been an AMD GPU faithful ever since my old Voodoo3 went up in smoke. The reviews for the GTX 970 were pretty strong, even after the whole memory scandal, and I made the switch on my last build.
My current HTPC is starting to show age, at 6 it has had about all the upgrades I'm willing to put in it...just has a cheap Radeon 6670 anyway. I'm probably going to put that one to pasture (to the basement server rack to join the other zombies, forever chugging along for World Community Grid...wow, what an absolutely horrible metaphor for senior retirement, existential crisis incoming).
Sorry for the story...what I mean to say is, picking what I'm going to build next year is going to be a hard decision.
My current HTPC is starting to show age, at 6 it has had about all the upgrades I'm willing to put in it...just has a cheap Radeon 6670 anyway. I'm probably going to put that one to pasture (to the basement server rack to join the other zombies, forever chugging along for World Community Grid...wow, what an absolutely horrible metaphor for senior retirement, existential crisis incoming).
Sorry for the story...what I mean to say is, picking what I'm going to build next year is going to be a hard decision.
Robert Maynard
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I hope so. Choice is good - as is competition to keep Intel's prices in check....
I've favoured the underdog since I upgraded from a Core2Duo E6600. I sincerely hope that AMD step up to the mark with Zen - if the rumours of a deca-core Intel chip (to stay top dog) are true then Zen may just be the chip family I've been waiting for - octo-core FX version, naturally!
Also looking forward to an Arctic Islands GPU upgrade to my R9 280X.The 40% performance increase quoted by AMD is not an April 1st joke regardless. Just that alone is a decent reason to upgrade to a Zen, even though I'll have to get a new Mobo and DDR4 memory as a minimum as well.
Still, if my current rig can run the Vive at decent performance I might hold off a bit and let the tech improve and prices fall a bit.
Still, if my current rig can run the Vive at decent performance I might hold off a bit and let the tech improve and prices fall a bit.