#High_Performance_Graphics

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So far only Radeon RX 460 You can connect a full desktop discrete graphics card   to a Raspberry Pi 5 single board computer for $60. [caption id="attachment_85125" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4090 to Raspberry Pi 5[/caption] This is exactly what channel author Jeff Geerling implemented by connecting a Radeon RX 460 adapter to his Pi 5. And it all worked. True, achieving this is not so easy. Of course, the Raspberry Pi 5 itself does not have a PCIe slot, and indeed there are no classic slots at all. But since this is a Raspberry Pi, its capabilities can be expanded with various modules, adapters, and other things. That is, you can even connect a GeForce RTX 4090 to Raspberry Pi 5? To connect the video card, the author of the project used the uPCity module, which is not yet commercially available, but will appear in time. In addition, of course, the card needed to implement additional power. https://youtu.be/BLg-1w2QayU It’s difficult to say whether someone needs such a solution for practical purposes, since the Raspberry Pi 5 was created for experiments, but the ability to connect a discrete video card in itself is already a big plus.

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But the configuration can be changed The GeForce RTX 4090 D (Dragon) video card , which will be created specifically for the Chinese market and will not be subject to US sanctions, will receive the same GPU as the current version.  [caption id="attachment_85108" align="aligncenter" width="600"] GeForce RTX 4090 D[/caption] GeForce RTX 4090 D (Dragon) will retain the same AD102 GPU as the original model According to insider MEGAsizeGPU, it will be AD102, but in a different version. If the RTX 4090 initially used the AD102-300, which was then replaced by the AD102-301, then the new product will receive the AD102-250. Typically Nvidia changes the index number depending on the number of changes. That is, AD102-250 will be noticeably different from AD102-300/301. Unfortunately, it is still unclear what exactly.  Let us remember that the sanctions mean that the GeForce RTX 4090 D (Dragon) should have performance below 4800 TOPS, but this is an aggregate figure for different modes. Nvidia can reduce this figure in various ways, including cutting the core and reducing frequencies.  Insider MEGAsizeGPU previously spoke about the launch of the RTX 4060 and RTX 4060 Ti before the announcement, as well as the timing of these models entering the market. 

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Many cards are created from used adapters In China, a full-fledged hunt has begun for video cards that can at least somehow be turned into accelerators for AI. We have already talked about redesigning the RTX 4090 and RTX 3090 , but the Chinese went further and began to add memory to even less powerful adapters.  [caption id="attachment_84870" align="aligncenter" width="780"] RTX 3080 20GB and Radeon RX 580[/caption] The companies involved began creating versions of 3D maps that had never been released. For example, GeForce RTX 3080 with 20 GB of memory and even Radeon RX 580 with 16 GB. The second one by modern standards and especially by the standards of accelerators for AI is very weak, but in some scenarios it is not performance that is more important, but the amount of memory. RTX 3080 20GB and Radeon RX 580 16GB have already been created  [caption id="attachment_84871" align="aligncenter" width="780"] RTX 3080 20GB and Radeon RX 580[/caption] Moreover, at least in the case of the RX 580, of course, we are talking about modifying far from new adapters. It is reported that many of the cards that are now getting new life were previously involved in mining. Moreover, interestingly, companies engaged in such production provide a two-year warranty on such adapters. Apparently, the demand is such that overall sales more than cover the risks of failure of devices that are no longer new.

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RX 7800 XT looks better The Radeon RX 7900 GRE video card has become available for free sale in European retail. [caption id="attachment_76366" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Radeon RX 7900 GRE[/caption] Let us remind you that the adapter initially appeared in retail in China, and was available on the global market as part of ready-made PCs. However, now the situation has changed. Radeon RX 7900 GRE can now be purchased at retail in Europe The RX 7900 GRE is sold at least in Spain, where they ask for 720 euros. For comparison, the RX 7900 XT costs 890 euros there, and the RX 7800 XT costs 580 euros. That is, the new product is located approximately in the middle between the two indicated models. True, if you look at European aggregators, the RX 7900 XT can be bought for 835 euros, and the RX 7800 XT can be found for 540 euros. Be that as it may, if we turn to the tests, it turns out that, despite the fact that technically the RX 7900 GRE is close to the RX 7900 XT, in fact, in terms of performance it is not particularly faster than the RX 7800 XT, and the latter turns out to be much more profitable. Let us remember that the RX 7900 GRE has a recommended price of $650, and in this case, it would be more profitable.

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GTX 1080 Ti probably won't cope either We've already looked at tests of modern video cards in Alan Wake 2, and the demands of the game with ray tracing turned out to be incredibly high. But TechPowerUp didn't check one feature. Let us remind you that information recently appeared that due to the use of mesh shaders in the game, video cards older than the Radeon RX 6600 and GeForce RTX 20 will either not work at all or will work poorly. And we have at least GeForce GTX 1070 tests.  [caption id="attachment_76167" align="aligncenter" width="600"] GeForce GTX 1070[/caption] The GeForce GTX 1070 is definitely for retirement. The game works, but the performance is incredibly slow. In Full HD, with minimal settings, the video card can only produce 15–20 fps. Moreover, before launching the game even warns that the video card is not supported. This is the first time that a game in non-trace mode explicitly states that it does not support a GTX 10 generation graphics card.  https://youtu.be/kMHxkrABRNs Activating FSR 2 in Quality mode does not help the situation, since performance increases slightly. The same can be said about the Performance mode. That is, the GTX 1070 is not suitable for Alan Wake 2 at all. If you look at benchmarks from the past, the GTX 1080 Ti was faster than the GTX 1070 by about 30%. But even if the increase in Alan Wake 2 is the same, you still won’t be able to play normally due to severe drawdowns. 

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From a trusted source Well-known insider kopite7kimi shared fresh data about GeForce GTX 40 Super video cards.  [caption id="attachment_76144" align="aligncenter" width="780"] RTX 4070 Ti Super[/caption] According to his information, the RTX 4080 Super will remain on the AD103 GPU but will receive it in a full configuration with all 10,240 active CUDA cores. For comparison, the regular RTX 4080 has 9,728 of them active.  There will not only be an RTX 4080 Super but also an RTX 4070 Ti Super. However, this option raises questions regarding the memory configuration. The adapter was previously credited with 20 GB of memory, and to implement it, you need a bus with a width of more than 256 bits, which the AD103 has. Of course, Nvidia can reduce the bus to 160-bit, but on a video card with a price of at least $1200, it will look strange. However, Nvidia has had 3D cards in the past with non-standard memory-to-bus width ratios.  The RTX 4070 Super will receive an AD104 GPU with 7168 active CUDA cores, that is, it will be closer to the RTX 4070 Ti with its 7680 cores.  There will also be an RTX 4070 Ti Super. The name is very strange, but this is not the first time it has appeared in rumors and leaks. Such an adapter should receive an AD103 GPU or even an AD103 with 8448 CUDA cores. Information about the possible use of AD102 looks strange compared to the AD103 of the RTX 4080 Super, but the latter could still also be based on an older GPU.  Insider kopite7kimi was the first to accurately describe the parameters of GeForce RTX 30 cards, and he also described RTX 40 cards more than once. Overall, it is one of the most reliable sources in this segment. 

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And not only to China It turned out that not only the H800 and A800 accelerators, which China needs for development in the field of artificial intelligence, were subject to new US sanctions. Regular RTX 4090 is now also banned for the Chinese. [caption id="attachment_71132" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4090[/caption] The US even banned deliveries to China of the GeForce RTX 4090 More precisely, the list includes the following Nvidia models: A100, A800, H100, H800, L40, L40S, and RTX 4090. Considering that the new rules are based on performance and TFLOPS per square meter. mm, probably the RTX 4090 is simply too powerful and therefore falls into the same category as specialized solutions. It is also worth noting that it is not only China that will no longer be able to obtain such adapters. The ban also applies to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. If they stop supplying gaming RTX 4090 to China, these cards will probably skyrocket in price in this country.

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And not only to China It turned out that not only the H800 and A800 accelerators, which China needs for development in the field of artificial intelligence, were subject to new US sanctions. Regular RTX 4090 is now also banned for the Chinese. [caption id="attachment_71132" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4090[/caption] The US even banned deliveries to China of the GeForce RTX 4090 More precisely, the list includes the following Nvidia models: A100, A800, H100, H800, L40, L40S, and RTX 4090. Considering that the new rules are based on performance and TFLOPS per square meter. mm, probably the RTX 4090 is simply too powerful and therefore falls into the same category as specialized solutions. It is also worth noting that it is not only China that will no longer be able to obtain such adapters. The ban also applies to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. If they stop supplying gaming RTX 4090 to China, these cards will probably skyrocket in price in this country.

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And not only to China It turned out that not only the H800 and A800 accelerators, which China needs for development in the field of artificial intelligence, were subject to new US sanctions. Regular RTX 4090 is now also banned for the Chinese. [caption id="attachment_71122" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4090[/caption] The US even banned deliveries to China of the GeForce RTX 4090 More precisely, the list includes the following Nvidia models: A100, A800, H100, H800, L40, L40S, and RTX 4090. Considering that the new rules are based on performance and TFLOPS per square meter. mm, probably the RTX 4090 is simply too powerful and therefore falls into the same category as specialized solutions. It is also worth noting that it is not only China that will no longer be able to obtain such adapters. The ban also applies to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. If they stop supplying gaming RTX 4090 to China, these cards will probably skyrocket in price in this country.

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Released October 18 Gigabyte has confirmed that the Radeon RX 6750 GRE video card will soon appear on the market. Unverified rumors about her appeared on the Internet some time ago.  [caption id="attachment_66919" align="aligncenter" width="780"] new AMD video card[/caption] Another new AMD video card from the old line. Exact specifications are not yet known, but 12 GB of memory is reported, the same as the Radeon RX 6700 XT and RX 6750 XT. That is, we are talking about a 192-bit memory bus. However, the GPU configuration is unknown. If we remember that the RX 7900 GRE has significantly fewer stream processors than the RX 7900 XT, perhaps the same will happen with the new product. For example, it may not have 2560 stream processors, like the mentioned related models, but 2304, like the RX 6700.   In addition, since this is a GRE model, it will not be released at retail outside of China, but it may appear in pre-built PCs. The new product will go on sale on October 18.  

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Released October 18 Gigabyte has confirmed that the Radeon RX 6750 GRE video card will soon appear on the market. Unverified rumors about her appeared on the Internet some time ago.  [caption id="attachment_66919" align="aligncenter" width="780"] new AMD video card[/caption] Another new AMD video card from the old line. Exact specifications are not yet known, but 12 GB of memory is reported, the same as the Radeon RX 6700 XT and RX 6750 XT. That is, we are talking about a 192-bit memory bus. However, the GPU configuration is unknown. If we remember that the RX 7900 GRE has significantly fewer stream processors than the RX 7900 XT, perhaps the same will happen with the new product. For example, it may not have 2560 stream processors, like the mentioned related models, but 2304, like the RX 6700.   In addition, since this is a GRE model, it will not be released at retail outside of China, but it may appear in pre-built PCs. The new product will go on sale on October 18.  

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But in reality, it should be noticeably weaker The Intel Arc A580 video card turned out to be faster than the Radeon RX 7600 in the first test, although it will be cheaper.  [caption id="attachment_64869" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Radeon RX 7600[/caption] True, this test is OpenCL in Geekbench, so it's not so easy to conclude gaming performance from this.  Arc A580 even beats Radeon RX 7600 in the first test In the benchmark, the new Intel product scores 88,000 points. By comparison, the RX 7600 scores around 83,000 points. But, for example, the RTX 3060 has a result of more than 89,000 points, but this card is inferior in games to the mentioned new AMD product.   [caption id="attachment_64870" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Radeon RX 7600[/caption] If you look at the current tests of the same RX 7600 and RTX 3060 in games and compare them with the results in OpenCL, you can assume that the Arc A580 will be approximately at the level of the RTX 2060 or a little faster. That is, it will be ahead of the RTX 3050 and may not be able to cope with the RX 6600.  Let us remind you that we still do not know the recommended price, but today in the USA there were offers with the Arc A750 for $190–200, so the A580 should be even cheaper for normal positioning.  

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The premiere of the new video card is expected in early 2024 Insider MEGAsizeGPU revealed details about the future Nvidia video card. According to him, the new product will be released in early 2024 under the name GeForce RTX 4080 Super (or GeForce RTX 4080 Ti). [caption id="attachment_64423" align="aligncenter" width="780"] GeForce RTX 4080[/caption] Nvidia is preparing the GeForce RTX 4080 Super (or Ti) The new model will be built on the AD102 GPU, it will surpass the current GeForce RTX 4080 in performance and will consume less than 450 W. The price will be the same as the current GeForce RTX 4080, which means that the regular GeForce RTX 4080 should become noticeably cheaper with the release of the new version. Insider MEGAsizeGPU previously spoke about the launch of the RTX 4060 and RTX 4060 Ti before the announcement, as well as the timing of these models entering the market. 

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It's all about TSMC's limited capacity Some time ago, data appeared from reliable sources that the next generation of Radeon video cards will not have truly flagship models. Looks like we now know why. [caption id="attachment_55210" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Radeon RX 8000[/caption] There won't be any true flagship models in the Radeon RX 8000 line, and here's why Bits And Chips reports that AMD will sacrifice Radeon RX 8000 gaming graphics cards to increase production of FPGAs and GPGPUs, that is, GPU-based computing accelerators. This is because TSMC’s free capacity is simply not enough for everything. The source does not specify the scale of this sacrifice, but previous data suggests that we are talking about top-end GPUs. Perhaps, like in the Radeon RX 5000 line, in the next generation, the older model will be the RX x700 XT.

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One of the most compact RTX 4070 The MSI company has undertaken to make modern video cards more compact. First, it introduced the GeForce RTX Gaming Slim models, and now it announced the GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X. [caption id="attachment_55187" align="aligncenter" width="780"] MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X[/caption] And it's an adapter that takes up just two expansion slots and is only 242mm long, which is much shorter than most RTX 4070s. This ends up being one of the most compact versions of the RTX 4070 on the market. MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X introduced [caption id="attachment_55188" align="aligncenter" width="780"] MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X[/caption] Among other things, we can note the white color, a pair of very large fans, three DisplayPort ports, and one HDMI. To operate, the device requires the connection of one eight-pin power connector.