It seems of late like there is an unlimited thirst for GPU performance at the right power efficiency. Whether it is deep learning, object recognition, artificial intelligence, simulations, VR or AR, the industry desperately needs GPU improvements. Many within the graphics industry would agree that a new era of graphics performance and efficiency is upon us. This new era is partly thanks to the fact that the entire industry is finally making the transition from the 28nm process node down to the 14 and 16nm FinFET (3D transistor) process nodes, a full process node shrink. It’s part process but it’s also architecture. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Radeon Technologies Group’s (RTG) newest GPU architecture, codenamed Polaris, is the company’s latest architecture that is specifically designed with FinFET in mind enabling higher levels of performance while using significantly less power and using a smaller chip. This should translate to some extremely impressive power and performance improvements that could inevitably drive improved value to consumers while also improving yields and hopefully margins of the companies that make those GPUs.

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