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GPU Developments 2017T GPU Developments 2017 2018 GPU Developments 2017t © Copyright Jon Peddie Research 2018. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without written permission from Jon Peddie Research. This report is the property of Jon Peddie Research (JPR) and made available to a restricted number of clients only upon these terms and conditions. Agreement not to copy or disclose. This report and all future reports or other materials provided by JPR pursuant to this subscription (collectively, “Reports”) are protected by: (i) federal copyright, pursuant to the Copyright Act of 1976; and (ii) the nondisclosure provisions set forth immediately following. License, exclusive use, and agreement not to disclose. Reports are the trade secret property exclusively of JPR and are made available to a restricted number of clients, for their exclusive use and only upon the following terms and conditions. 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Page 1 of 107 © Copyright Jon Peddie Research 2018 GPU Developments 2017t Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................. 7 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 8 Scope of report......................................................................................................... 9 First quarter 2017 ........................................................................................................................... 9 AMD .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Vega10 architecture and technology ............................................................................................... 10 High Bandwidth Cache (HBC) and HBM2 technology .................................................................. 11 New NCU ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Enhanced geometry pipeline ........................................................................................................... 15 Next generation pixel engine .......................................................................................................... 16 FreeSync 2 display technology ....................................................................................................... 18 Radeon Crimson Software .............................................................................................................. 22 What do we think? .......................................................................................................................... 22 AMD Embedded claimed 75% of discrete graphics market share in global casino gaming ............ 23 AMD accused companies of infringing patents............................................................................... 25 Arm .......................................................................................................................................... 25 Imagination Technologies ........................................................................................................ 26 New PowerVR Series8XE Plus GPUs for mid-range markets ........................................................ 26 Inside Series8XE Plus GPUs ................................................................................................... 29 Software tools and availability ........................................................................................ 30 What do we think? ........................................................................................................... 31 MediaTek got some serious graphics ............................................................................... 31 What do we think? ........................................................................................................... 32 PowerVR Furian GPU architecture ................................................................................................. 32 Furian architecture highlights .......................................................................................... 33 What do we think? ........................................................................................................... 35 Intel .......................................................................................................................................... 36 Intel Xeon E3-1200 ......................................................................................................................... 38 Nvidia ....................................................................................................................................... 38 GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and 1050 for laptops ................................................................................... 38 Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti ....................................................................................................................... 39 What do we think? ........................................................................................................... 40 Qualcomm ................................................................................................................................ 40 Verisilicon-Vivanti .................................................................................................................. 44 Adjacent developments ............................................................................................................ 44 The API path ................................................................................................................................... 45 Adoption and capabilities grew for Vulkan ..................................................................................... 47 Vulkan extension sets ...................................................................................................... 48 One size fits all? ............................................................................................................... 48 What do we think? ........................................................................................................... 48 I’m seeing more than I want to, or maybe not enough .................................................................... 48 Closing comments ............................................................................................................ 51 Micron’s 3D Xpoint memory structure .................................................................................... 51 Recipient of foundation graphics patents made claims.................................................................... 52 What do we think? ........................................................................................................... 59 Page 2 of 107 © Copyright Jon Peddie Research 2018 GPU Developments 2017t Epilog ............................................................................................................................... 59 Second quarter 2016 .................................................................................................................... 59 AMD ........................................................................................................................................ 59 Arm .........................................................................................................................................
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