Akira
Augmented Nerd
So, I put off my plans to make a whole new rig for the next-gen when I saw the benchmarks for the upcoming AMD KAVERI(A10-7850K and A10-7700K)which will be released January 14,2014.
Unlike Piledriver, which could only decode four instructions per module per cycle (and topped out at eight instructions for a quad-core APU), Steamroller can decode four instructions per core or 16 instructions per quad-core module. That's going to almost double performance in and of itself.
It's clock speeds aren't very good, but the 512GCN processors(almost equivalent to HD 7750) and HSA more than make up for it. It also has AMD TrueAudio tech inbuilt, so finally, we may be seeing the custom APUs of XBox1 and PS4 for the PC
But there might be a slight problem. We don't know yet whether Kaveri will support the new Crossfire DMA engine that improves the R9 290X(which I plan on getting) and R9 290's performance in multi-GPU mode. Another thing, with a base tag of $150, for a kanjoos-makhichoos that leaves little room for the new FM2+ motherboards, which I couldn't really get a hold on.
Now, I wanna know whether the new FM2+ tech will be available in the 3-5k range. Because at this point, not getting the next generation of Processors just because you wanted to save a couple thousand bucks is just plain stupid.
BTW, take a look at this awesome trailer. AMD really knows how to market their stuff
Unlike Piledriver, which could only decode four instructions per module per cycle (and topped out at eight instructions for a quad-core APU), Steamroller can decode four instructions per core or 16 instructions per quad-core module. That's going to almost double performance in and of itself.
It's clock speeds aren't very good, but the 512GCN processors(almost equivalent to HD 7750) and HSA more than make up for it. It also has AMD TrueAudio tech inbuilt, so finally, we may be seeing the custom APUs of XBox1 and PS4 for the PC
But there might be a slight problem. We don't know yet whether Kaveri will support the new Crossfire DMA engine that improves the R9 290X(which I plan on getting) and R9 290's performance in multi-GPU mode. Another thing, with a base tag of $150, for a kanjoos-makhichoos that leaves little room for the new FM2+ motherboards, which I couldn't really get a hold on.
Now, I wanna know whether the new FM2+ tech will be available in the 3-5k range. Because at this point, not getting the next generation of Processors just because you wanted to save a couple thousand bucks is just plain stupid.
BTW, take a look at this awesome trailer. AMD really knows how to market their stuff
