eh 😅 , I'm expecting the same Zen 2, but ideally looking at the upcoming product of AMD -> Ryzen 5700X3D.
Zen 3 is also produced on TSMC's 6nm, the IPC + 3D V-cache bump is going to be beneficial. Especially since sony already has an ongoing production contract for TSMC's N7 process node (the PS5). I have not seen any separate rumors of it being RDNA3 or sony having orders with TSMC 4nm in the upcoming years 🤔 .
Thinking about it again, the insider article mentions no RDNA2 or RDNA3, an RDNA2 RX 6800 has the same 60CU as in the rumor or the RDNA3 RX 7800 XT. Where the 7800 XT performs similair to the 6800 XT (72 CU) in non-RT titles.
RDNA3 is currently produced on TSMC's N5 process node family, the rumor of it being TSMC N4P and RDNA 3.5 came from Kepler_L2 (after the report was first made by tom/insider-gaming).
View: https://x.com/Kepler_L2/status/1682431723445927936?s=20
View: https://x.com/Kepler_L2/status/1686637039322591233?s=20
Wishful thinking hoping RDNA3's improvements can be retrofitted on RDNA2 and thus would allow a CPU upgrade while using the same underlying architecture as the PS5 if so desired (e.g. Zen 3). Moreover, Sony and AMD will engineer the chip to make it economically viable while still giving an uplift, would it be possible if the dual issue SIMD design of RDNA3 be stripped in trade-off for increase in RA per CU? That could bring an significant uplift 🤔. Not all games/engines have shown an significant uplift due to the enhanced CU design of RDNA3.
Moreover, it might offset the increase node process cost, but you'll still end-up with a big chip to be cooled in any case. The PS5 is already large so the Pro can always be a bit larger :p.
Also, Kepler_L2 now says it's just Zen 2 with slightly higher clocks;
View: https://x.com/Kepler_L2/status/1731913191616086222?s=20
View: https://x.com/Kepler_L2/status/1731915655304171786?s=20
So I wonder, will it be a chiplet like design where Zen 2 is made on 6nm and the rest of the die on 4nm (GPU) if it ends up being RDNA3.5 or is it something else.
What is possible?
Well if kepler keeps repeating this, we are screwed. Crappy bandwidth upgrade plus keeping the same amoun of VRAM (don't bring me they gonna free up some by adding DDR5, doesn't matter if bandwidth is still not huge jump to allow the stuff they will be marketing), not even double CU count and now they backtracked on even nes CPU and now slightly increased?
I started to think they even nit gonna include the patent RT coree, let alone hoping for faster SSD.
At least PS4 Pro had double thr CU ciunt that was imported to the PS5 even, and still even below the XBOX ONE X CU count.
Why even wait an extra year compared to PS4 Pro to offer almost nothing?
GTA VI is a year after so they probably should delay this too to grant a decent upgrade.
Now I can expect the worst and do even worse than PS4 ro which offered a new type of GPU with future features from a newer one. Now if they even keep RDNA2, I won't be shocked.