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[PCWorld]AMD shows off Vega's ability to handle 8K graphics at NAB

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AMD is giving a demonstration of the brute force of its upcoming Vega GPU, showing its ability to handle 4K and 8K graphics.

The company is showing off its next-generation Radeon Pro professional graphics card based on the Vega GPU at the NAB show in the Las Vegas this week.

One demonstration has the Vega GPU handling 8K video processing in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017. The other focuses on 4K post-processing with Radeon ProRender, which renders high-end graphics.

The NAB show is targeted at the TV and film industry, in which 8K is a growing trend. AMD has been wooing the industry to adopt its GPUs.

While computer users are still entrenched in 4K, the 8K resolution is considered about two to three years away. But gamers will be among the first to move to 8K, and Vega should be able to handle it. Dell has already said its 8K monitor works with Polaris-based Radeon WX 7100 GPUs, though the performance isn't optimal.

AMD has said it is thinking about creating a mega server chip by pairing a high-end server chip with a Vega GPU.

The first GPUs based on Vega are expected to ship in the second quarter of this year. It's not yet known when Radeon Pro-based Vega GPUs will be released, though it could be soon.

AMD declined further comment on the Vega-based Radeon Pro GPUs or the demonstrations at NAB. The company introduced its new Polaris-based Radeon Pro Duo at the show.
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Originally Posted by CBZ323 View Post

How about some non-pro gaming benches?
"The NAB show is targeted at the TV and film industry, in which 8K is a growing trend."

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Originally Posted by FallenFaux View Post

Why would they show gaming benchmarks for a Radeon Pro card? It makes even less sense to do so at the NAB show.
^ Exactly.

"Hey there, producer and executive types, thank you for checking out AMD's presence in the broadcasting world. We know you're eager to see how AMD can aid your production process, so check out these sweet clips of our Vega gaming GPU playing some Prey and Battlefield 1!"
 
#5 ·
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Originally Posted by SuperZan View Post

"The NAB show is targeted at the TV and film industry, in which 8K is a growing trend."

^ Exactly.

"Hey there, producer and executive types, thank you for checking out AMD's presence in the broadcasting world. We know you're eager to see how AMD can aid your production process, so check out these sweet clips of our Vega gaming GPU playing some Prey and Battlefield 1!" Who knows, you might even be inspired to make a Battlefield movie!
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FTFY
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#7 ·
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Originally Posted by FallenFaux View Post

Why would they show gaming benchmarks for a Radeon Pro card? It makes even less sense to do so at the NAB show.
Well how about you read what you quoted. I said non-pro cards.

What im saying is that i dont care about pro, I want AMD to release some gaming benchmarks. Is it that hard?
 
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Originally Posted by magnek View Post

FTFY
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With any luck we can attach Uwe Boll to direct!

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Originally Posted by CBZ323 View Post

Well how about you read what you quoted. I said non-pro cards.

What im saying is that i dont care about pro, I want AMD to release some gaming benchmarks. Is it that hard?
It's an understandable sentiment, it just seemed out of context in a thread regarding a professional trade show. To put it in a context that might be of value to you, markets like server, deep learning, and content creation are where AMD needs to increase their standing to improve their financial bottom line. A financially sound AMD will be in a better position to continue releasing products like Ryzen i.e. genuine improvements over their previous stack which compete with the opposition on much more even terms. In other words, this is the sort of market AMD needs to do well in to provide gaming cards that produce the compelling chart scores that gamers want to see.
 
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Hnnng Vega. The article is a bit, um, optimistic:

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While computer users are still entrenched in 4K, the 8K resolution is considered about two to three years away. But gamers will be among the first to move to 8K, and Vega should be able to handle it.
No, computers aren't entrenched in 4K. Most laptops ship with 1366x768 panels or 1080p. The ones that go above that are 1440p and utterly massive, or they're 2160p or 1800p with high-res scaling. It looks nice, but it isn't much better than 1080p or 900p as far as real estate goes.

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AMD has said it is thinking about creating a mega server chip by pairing a high-end server chip with a Vega GPU.
Now that would be interesting. A Zen-based core complex, a Polaris 11-tier iGPU, and four of those dies on one chip? It'd be like Naples but with APUs.

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Originally Posted by magnek View Post

FTFY
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The original Battlefield games were actually inspired by films such as Saving Private Ryan. They shamelessly ripped off the war that Spielberg created for his film.
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Originally Posted by SuperZan View Post

I hope so. I have to daily convince myself not to buy a Titan out of sheer boredom.
Vega or bust!
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But gamers will be among the first to move to 8K
8k60 is the same amount of pixels as 1080p at 960fps or 4k at 240fps.

Not gonna happen unless you like looking at games that are 10 years older than what you could render at a more conservative but still great resolution
 
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Originally Posted by DNMock View Post

Is it just me or does AMD seem to be targeting the content creator market rather than the consumer and server markets...

Seems like a sound plan to be honest.
That's an interesting thought. Considering the influence YouTubers have and their need for that type of hardware.

Ryzen 7 certainly targets that consumer.
 
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Originally Posted by iRUSH View Post

That's an interesting thought. Considering the influence YouTubers have and their need for that type of hardware.

Ryzen 7 certainly targets that consumer.
My guess is that most of those people are using GPU acceleration in their workflow, anyone not using GPU acceleration shouldn't be listened to.
 
#22 ·
Wooo! NAB on the frontpage. My company has one of the top 5 largest booths there. I went to Vegas a few years back, its an amazing exhibition of technology.

Japan/Korea are mandating 8K broadcast (which makes sense) as they want to drive innovation for their 8K displays.

edit: NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) show drives sales and sets the stage for the year...

For instance, the biggest players in the field:
http://www.evertz.com/NAB2017
https://www.grassvalley.com/home/
https://evs.com/en
https://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-switchersdandrouters/
http://www.imaginecommunications.com/

The prosumer space is budding as well, due to Youtube content creators and such...
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/ca
 
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While computer users are still entrenched in 4K,
Totally.

http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/
If this survey is correct 4K is used by 0.78% and growing at a rapid pace (+0.09%).
1080p with only 45% and regressing (+2%)

Wait...

Vega as an architecture seems promising but damn this 1440p screen and all the excess power Vega brings. I hate high frame rates!
 
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Originally Posted by pengs View Post

Totally.

http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/
If this survey is correct 4K is used by 0.78% and growing at a rapid pace (+0.09%).
1080p with only 45% and regressing (+2%)

Wait...

Vega as an architecture seems promising but damn this 1440p screen and all the excess power Vega brings. I hate high frame rates!
I love this post..
 
#26 ·
That picture of the Pro Duo in the source article about Vega had me going for a bit.
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Was getting all worked up over all of the power pins.
 
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