NVIDIA will present its innovative use of AI in designing its next-generation Blackwell B200 AI GPU at the upcoming Hot Chips 2024 event. The company will highlight how generative AI is used to optimize Verilog code, a crucial aspect of chip design.
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NVIDIA has successfully run its new Blackwell AI GPUs in real-time within its data centers, dispelling rumors of design issues and confirming its production schedule. The company will reveal more details about the Blackwell architecture at Hot Chips next week, and it will be available to select customers in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Intel is gearing up for a comeback in the discrete GPU market with its new Xe2 ‘Battlemage’ architecture. This architecture promises a 50% performance boost and will debut in Lunar Lake-based laptops later this year, before hitting the desktop market in 2025. It features a scalable design, enhanced memory bandwidth, and improved performance per watt.
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Arm, known for its processor designs, is reportedly developing its own line of consumer-grade GPUs to compete with industry giants like AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel. This move could shake up the graphics card market, but faces significant challenges.
A Barclays analyst warns that depreciation costs associated with AI companies’ massive investments in GPU chips could be a major headwind for these stocks. This cost, which is often overlooked, could significantly impact valuations and potentially drive AI stock prices lower in the next year.
AMD is reportedly moving away from entry-level Radeon RX 7000 Series GPUs and focusing all efforts on the next generation RDNA 4 architecture. This means no Radeon RX 7400 or 7300 GPUs will be released, and AMD’s partners are already developing and testing RDNA 4-powered Radeon RX 8000 Series cards. While the potential entry-level RDNA 3 GPUs might have been appealing for budget builders, the shift to RDNA 4 promises significant performance upgrades and a major boost in ray-tracing capabilities.
South Korea’s memory chip exports to Taiwan surged over 225% in the first half of 2023, driven by the booming demand for AI GPUs and accelerators, which rely heavily on HBM memory chips. SK hynix’s HBM supply to NVIDIA is the primary driver of this surge, solidifying South Korea’s position as a key player in the burgeoning AI industry.
AMD is gearing up for Gamescom 2024 with an event scheduled for August 23rd, raising anticipation for potential hardware reveals. While rumors suggest that the next generation of Radeon GPUs (RDNA 4) might debut at CES 2025, the Gamescom event could offer a sneak peek. Additionally, AMD might unveil new X3D variants of its Ryzen 9000 Series CPUs, designed for gaming performance.