Out of the many disclosures made last week, AMD confirmed something that many of us have already taken for granted, namely work on the RDNA 3 architecture.
AMD confirmed the next-generation RDNA 3 architecture, but the details of the architecture are not available, and the processing technology is simply qualitatively defined by the vague term “Advanced Node”.
Does the RX 7000 Series graphics card use a 5nm process?
So which process will be used by the RDNA3 architecture? In answer to this question, AMD CEO Lisa Su explained the reason for not releasing the technology when answering analysts’ questions. Lisa Su said that AMD would not disclose the process node until some time before the RDNA 3 graphics cards were released.
Considering that the RNDA 2 graphics card has not yet been officially announced, it is now clear that RDNA 3 is appearing a little early.
Another reason could be related to the controversy mentioned above. AMD announced RNDA 2 and Zen 3 too early. The 7nm+ process was mentioned in the roadmap at the time, which led to misunderstandings and was considered the 7nm+ EUV process of the second generation of TSMC. As a result, AMD declared at a meeting a few days ago that 7nm+ does not represent the EUV process.
Of course, it is also possible that AMD had planned to use the 7nm+ EUV process earlier. Now, depending on the situation, it is not yet cost-effective, so it should not be used.
RDNA 3 (RX 7000) graphics cards entering the field of speculation should use a 5 nm process if they are to be launched in 2022, as should Zen 4 processors.