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– High-performance AMD RDNA 3 architecture delivers world-class performance and features new integrated compute units, the world’s fastest interconnect, second-generation AMD Infinity Cache technology, new display and media engines, and more – – AMD Radeon RX 7900 Series graphics cards deliver up to 1.7x higher 4K gaming performance than previous flagship graphics cards –

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LAS VEGAS, Nov. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD ) today unveiled new graphics cards based on next-generation high-performance and energy-efficient AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture – the AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 XTX and Radeon graphics cards RX 7900 XT. Following the highly successful AMD Ryzen™ chiplet processors based on AMD “Zen”, the new graphics cards are the world’s first gaming graphics cards to feature advanced AMD chiplet design. They deliver exceptional performance and excellent energy efficiency to power 4K high frame rate and higher resolution gaming in the most demanding titles.

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The AMD RDNA 3 architecture chiplet design combines 5nm and 6nm process nodes, each optimized for specific tasks. The groundbreaking architecture delivers up to 54% more performance per watt than the AMD RDNA 21 architecture and features the world’s fastest interconnect connecting graphics and memory system chiplets at up to 5.3 TB/s2. It also offers up to 96 new integrated compute units, second-generation AMD Infinity Cache™ technology and up to 24 GB of high-speed GDDR6 memory with up to 384-bit memory interface. It also includes increased AI performance that provides up to 2.7x higher AI performance and second-generation ray tracing technology that provides up to 1.8x higher radiation performance than AMD RDNA 23 architecture.

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Collectively, these features and advancements deliver up to a 1.7X performance boost on select 4K titles compared to AMD RDNA 24 architecture. The new graphics cards also support DisplayPort™ 2.1 displays capable of ultra-high frame rates and stunning graphics at refresh rates up to 4K 480Hz and 8K 165Hz. “These new graphics cards are designed by gamers for gamers. As we developed the new cards, we not only incorporated feedback from our customers, but incorporated the features and capabilities we wanted to use,” said Scott Herkelman, senior vice president and general manager, Graphics Business Unit, AMD. “We also realized we needed to do something different to continue pushing the technology envelope, and I’m proud of what the team has accomplished with AMD RDNA 3 and Radeon RX 7900 Series graphics cards. I can’t wait for gamers to experience the exceptional performance, incredibly vivid graphics and amazing new features that these new graphics cards offer.”

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Radeon RX 7900 Series Graphics Cards The Radeon RX 7900 Series are the industry’s most advanced gaming graphics cards, unlocking new levels of performance and efficiency and delivering a host of new and improved features that supercharge your gaming experience. AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card delivers up to 1.7x higher native 4K performance than Radeon RX 6950 XT graphics card in select titles, while Radeon RX 7900 XT delivers up to 1.5x higher native 4K performance Radeon RX 6900 XT in select titles5. Key features include:

AMD RDNA 3 Architecture – Featuring advanced chiplet design, new compute units, and second-generation AMD Infinity Cache technology, AMD RDNA 3 architecture delivers up to 54% more performance per watt than the previous generation AMD RDNA 2 architecture6. The new compute units share resources between rendering, artificial intelligence and ray tracing to make the most efficient use of each transistor for faster and more efficient performance than the previous generation. Chiplet Design – The world’s first gaming GPU with a chiplet design delivers up to 15% higher frequencies7 with up to 54% better power efficiency. It includes the new 5nm 306mm2 Graphics Compute Die (GCD) with up to 96 compute units that provide core GPU functionality. It also includes six of the new 6nm Memory Cache Die (MCD) at 37.5mm2, each with up to 16MB of second-generation AMD Infinity Cache technology. Ultra-fast chiplet interconnect – Unleashing the benefits of second-generation AMD Infinity Cache technology, the new chiplets leverage AMD Infinity connectors and high-performance fanout packaging to deliver up to 5.3 TB/s of bandwidth. Expanded memory and wider memory bus – To meet the increasing demands of today’s demanding titles, the new graphics cards feature up to 24 GB of high-speed GDDR6 memory running at 20 Gbps on a 384-bit memory bus. Dedicated AI acceleration and second-generation Raytracing – New AI instructions and increased AI performance deliver up to 2.7x more performance than the previous AMD RDNA 28 architecture, while second-generation raytracing technology delivers up to 1.8x more performance from the previous generation9. DisplayPort™ 2.1 Support – The industry’s only high-end gaming graphics cards to support DisplayPort 2.1 technology with UHBR 13.5, offering up to 54 Gbps of display link bandwidth and enabling high-refresh 4K (up to 480 Hz) or 8K (up to 165 Hz ) gaming on next-generation displays. New AMD Radiance Display™ engine – Delivers 12-bit color per channel for up to 68 billion colors and higher refresh rate displays compared to AMD RDNA 2 architecture and includes support for DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI 2.1a. High refresh rate gaming – DisplayPort 2.1 provides increased display bandwidth compared to DisplayPort 1,410, supporting refresh rates up to 900Hz, 480Hz and 165Hz for 1440p, 4K and 8K displays, respectively. Dual Media Engine – Supports simultaneous encoding or decoding of up to 8K60 streams for HEVC and supports AV1 encode11, providing up to 1.8x higher engine frequency than AMD RDNA 212 architecture.

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AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 2.2 and AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ Technology To support the new graphics cards, AMD is also announcing several updates to its software suite, including:

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 2.2 – FSR is now available and forthcoming in 216 games, and the next iteration of the popular FSR time-scaling technology, FSR 2.2, features enhancements designed to improve visual quality. It is expected to be available in the first title on November 8, 2022, Forza Horizon 5. It will also be available to game developers soon on GPUOpen.com. AMD FSR 3 – AMD plans to release a new version of AMD FSR with AMD Fluid Motion Frames technology in 2023, expected to deliver up to 2x more FPS compared to AMD FSR 2 in select games13. AMD HYPR-RX – Targeted in the first half of 2023, a one-click preset that allows various AMD software features – including AMD Radeon Anti-Lag, AMD Radeon Boost and AMD Radeon Super Resolution technologies – to work together simultaneously. reduce latency and provide up to 85% higher FPS in Dying Light 2 Stay Human with Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card and AMD software: Adrenalin Edition™ 22.40.00.24, from stock settings14. New AMD RDNA 3 Media Engine – Features AV1 hardware encoding that enables up to 7x faster 8K video encoding compared to a software-only solution15 and incorporates Xilinx Content Adaptive Machine Learning technology to improve text quality for lower resolutions and bitrate streams. Improved video recording and streaming – AMD has partnered with OBS to improve video streaming quality on AMD Radeon RX 6000 and Radeon RX 7000 Series graphics cards. In addition, the AMD RDNA 3 Media Engine includes AV1 hardware encoding to improve quality and convert live streaming.

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AMD Advantage™ for Desktops Building on the success of AMD Advantage notebooks, AMD brings the AMD Advantage framework to desktops, combining industry-leading AMD Ryzen 7950x processors and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics cards with AMD software: Adrenalin Technology Edition and AMD’s smart technologies offer the ultimate platform for gamers and creators. AMD Advantage-certified desktops will feature select AMD smart technologies that boost performance, including AMD Smart Access Memory™ technology and new AMD SmartAccess Video technology that intelligently divides the decoding and encoding workload across AMD Ryzen and AMD Radeon processors. ..