[TheLAWNOOB]

http://vr-zone.com/articles/amd-confirms-kaveri-will-be-in-the-hands-of-enthusiasts-in-2014/50308.html
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AMD's 'Kaveri' high-performance APU remains on track and will start shipping to customers in Q4 2013, with first public availability in the desktop component channel very early in Q1 2014.

Mobile 'Kaveri' products will be available later in the first half of 2014.

 

[maarten12100]

As AMD was saying nice that the delay was just a probably false rumour.

 

[geox]

any word on power consumption?

 

[TheLAWNOOB]

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Originally Posted by geox

any word on power consumption?

Probably similar to the 9000 series FXs --- POWER CONSUMPTION IS OVER 9000 !!!!

But seriously, I heard it somewhere that the max TDP for Kaveri is 65W.

Since it's being made on the 28nm process, it should be more power effecient, or have higher clock while outputting same amount of heat.

 

[Usario]

There isn't really a delay. shipping != retail availability

 

[2010rig]

So basically, what VR-Zone was saying is turning out to be true. People will not be able to buy Kaveri until Q1 2014.

I wonder why AMD always has to confuse people with their launch release dates.



Roadmap implies 2H 2013


Quote:

AMD's 'Kaveri' high-performance APU remains on track and will start shipping to customers in Q4 2013, with first public availability in the desktop component channel very early in Q1 2014.

Mobile 'Kaveri' products will be available later in the first half of 2014.

Pretty soon Charlie will have story saying: "Kaveri is delayed but not delayed" ( wonder how many will get that

)

 

[looniam]

well played AMD, well played.

 

[PhilWrir]

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Originally Posted by 2010rig

I wonder why AMD always has to confuse people with their launch release dates.

Because they fail to understand the concept that when you Launch a product, its expected to be on shelves and ready to buy.

Kaveri "launches" in late 2013 because thats when it starts shipping to channel partners, but nobody gets their hands on it until 2014.

Its almost like its not ready when they said it would be and are pushing back the date even more!

 

[MrJava]

Missing back to school and christmas (especially with mobile kaveri) is the real killer here. Oh well, if it was a good chip in Q3 2013 then it'll be a good chip in early Q1 2014.

 

[james8]

how can "APU" and "high-performance" be in the same sentence?

i mean i own a A10-6800K but it performs nowher near high.

 

[MrJava]

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Originally Posted by james8

how can "APU" and "high-performance" be in the same sentence?
i mean i own a A10-6800K but it performs nowher near high.

Lol, your i5 is a high performance APU.

 

[kapulek]

So it is a launch at CES 2014 time frame. I wonder if SR is launching few weeks after Kaveri or it is cancelled.

 

[james8]

^not really. integrated graphics is unusable if i use discrete. on my mobo there's no iGPU video-out anyway so it's pretty much wasted.

besides, who buy a K CPU for iGPU

 

[AlphaC]

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Originally Posted by james8

how can "APU" and "high-performance" be in the same sentence?
i mean i own a A10-6800K but it performs nowher near high.

It would be akin to Intel slashing X79 and LGA2011 socket and sticking to Z87 only.

The difference is going to be that Intel's desktop IGP is much weaker and memory isn't "shared" in the same sense. It's not HSA because the memory is partitioned off instead. The only time the IGP memory gets adequately used is Intel Quicksync.

Also LucidVirtu is a poor implementation of Hybrid Crossfire.

 

[mrawesome421]

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Originally Posted by MrJava

Lol, your i5 is a high performance APU.

+1

To me, if the chip has an iGPU then it's an APU. Not everyone would agree with that, however.

 

[NaroonGTX]

Ah, so the chip is delayed, but it's not? Really, all this confusion is kind of AMD's fault. All their roadmaps since late 2012 have implied that Kaveri would be available for retail in the second half of this year. I guess by "launch" they mean it'll be sent to partners and whatnot, then we can buy it not long after. I guess it'll be available in January or Feb.

 

[BBEG]

I will only care about Kevari if:

1. There is a low power version suitable for mITX HTPC use, and
2. The 'proper desktop CPU' versions can actually compete with Intel and can enhance AMD GPUs through some sort of Crossfire-lite.

Past this, I just want to see a dedicated desktop CPU that can properly trade blows with Ivy in single-threaded performance, to say anything of Haswell.

 

[maarten12100]

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Originally Posted by mrawesome421

+1

To me, if the chip has an iGPU then it's an APU. Not everyone would agree with that, however.

Only is they accelerate would it make it truly an APU current gens both Intel and AMD are just a cpu with a igp of course Kaveri will be the first real change to this.

 

[maarten12100]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBEG

I will only care about Kevari if:

1. There is a low power version suitable for mITX HTPC use, and
2. The 'proper desktop CPU' versions can actually compete with Intel and can enhance AMD GPUs through some sort of Crossfire-lite.

Past this, I just want to see a dedicated desktop CPU that can properly trade blows with Ivy in single-threaded performance, to say anything of Haswell.

On the 28nm node that is simply not possible not so much AMD is lacking here but more all the foundries the only fab that is up to speed it Intel's.

 

[mrawesome421]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBEG

I will only care about Kevari if: The 'proper desktop CPU' versions can actually compete with Intel and can enhance AMD GPUs through some sort of Crossfire-lite.

Then Kaveri should not be on your radar.

I seriously doubt AMD will be using these to compete (performance-wise) with Intel's offerings.