AMD Could Be Prepping a Flagship Next-Gen GPU Featuring 96 Compute Units with Memory on a 512-Bit Bus

[Peter_Brosdahl]

One of the reasons I invested in getting a 5090 in the first place was to try out 3x or 4x frame gen. I found 2x to be interesting and wondered where the ideal threshold was for latency vs increased reported frames/fluidity. I think 3x is a sweet spot for now, and while yes, native would be great, I've found an interesting balance with native 60ish plus MFG 3x to be a pretty amazing mix with throwing everything but the kitchen sink into max graphical settings. I also set frame caps that, when combined with all this, keeps GPU power/temps manageable for optimal TDP/noise levels and latency is only just barely noticeable. I know I'm talking about NV tech mostly, but I feel it somewhat still applies to any MFG application. I can't describe the smile on my face watching a GPU like this hang in the 400W or less territory while hitting 90-110 FPS and temps hanging in the 60-65 °C area with fans peaking around 60-70% in a mATX case when doing DLAA 4K. I'm no expert on AMD GPUs, but I'm sure there are some similar scenarios with FSR4 on a compatible GPU and if this upcoming flagship comes to pass, we'll see more such stories from users.

 

[DrMrLordX]

This is just a framegen artifact - upscaling doesn't incur a noticeable penalty.

True. Framegen is the main culprit.

But even with the framegen penalty, your choice is either 60FPS as a baseline of input and fluidity, and using framegen and getting 144FPS fluidity.

Or you can get 144 fps native if you don't use RT, assuming your card can push that natively. Which in some cases it can, especially if you're running 1440p.

I'm kind of poking fun at the 'more fillrate!' side.

Yeah, 8k and up really doesn't have a market yet, and maybe never will.

So yeah, looking at today's installed base, it's not all there yet; but it will be, and we'll all be the better for it.

Dunno if I agree with that. xtor budgets aren't increasing the way they used to.