Tuesday, July 25th 2023

Radeon RX 7900 GRE Confirmed to Debut New Navi 3X GPU

It turns out that the upcoming Radeon RX 7900 GRE (Golden Rabbit Edition) is built on the mysterious Navi 31 + Navi 32 hybrid GPU that's been in the news for a few weeks now. AMD has reportedly developed its answer to NVIDIA's AD103 silicon in the form of a new MCM that combines the 5 nm GCD of the "Navi 31," along with the substrate of the "Navi 32," which is physically smaller, and only has four 6 nm MCDs. This hybrid MCM could power AMD's mobile Radeon RX 7900 series. The chip physically only has a 256-bit wide GDDR6 memory interface. AMD felt the need for such a contraption as the "Navi 31" is likely too big for mobile platforms, and because the "Navi 32" GCD with its 60 CU (3,840 stream processors) might prove inadequate against a maxed out AD104 or cut-down AD103.

VideoCardz caught whiff of the new GPU by comparing the back sides of the Sapphire RX 7900 GRE from yesterday's leak, with that of the production Sapphire RX 7900 XT/XTX NITRO+. There are visible differences in the layout of the SMDs, and the reinforcement brace behind the GPU has a square cutout, compared to the rectangular one behind the "Navi 31" powering the RX 7900 XT/XTX NITRO+. On the RX 7900 GRE, the GCD is configured with 84 CU, or the same core-config as the RX 7900 XT, albeit with the narrower 256-bit memory interface, and 64 MB of Infinity Cache memory. It's highly likely that AMD uses this GPU to carve out the Radeon RX 7800 XT (with fewer than 84 but higher than 60 CU); while creating the RX 7800 with a maxed out "Navi 32," and the RX 7700 series with a cut-down "Navi 32" (including by narrowing the memory bus width to 192-bit by disabling one of the four MCDs). AMD is reportedly planning to launch the RX 7900 GRE in China, on July 28, 2023.
Source: VideoCardz
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9 Comments on Radeon RX 7900 GRE Confirmed to Debut New Navi 3X GPU

#1
tabascosauz
That'll be pretty interesting to see, just how important the extra GDDR6 bandwidth is for compensating for loss of Infinity Cache and performance penalty of Infinity Link. Without the sheer perf of XT and XTX that made it hard to tell. Also, SKU reminds me a lot of the HD 7870 XT - cool GPU, somewhat similar in idea.
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Crackong
Still waiting for the 7900xtx 3GHz edition
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#4
mama
He doesn't always nail it but Moore's Law got this right. Interesting design.
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wolf
Performance Enthusiast
mamaHe doesn't always nail it but Moore's Law got this right. Interesting design.
Even a broken clock shows the correct time twice a day.

Very interesting design though I agree, keen to see how it all lands.
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#6
Minus Infinity
MLisD had images of the silicon weeks ago and compaqred them to N32.
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#7
Denver
This should actually be the 7800XT.

I was thinking AMD might release a 7970XTX with faster memories and maybe 3D cache stacked on top of infinity cache, and maybe lower the price of the 7900xtx and xt.
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#8
kapone32
CrackongStill waiting for the 7900xtx 3GHz edition
It exists. Get one, go into AMD software and click the Auto OC button. You will see a 3.1 to 3.2 GHZ boosy clock on the GPU.
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Minus Infinity
DenverThis should actually be the 7800XT.

I was thinking AMD might release a 7970XTX with faster memories and maybe 3D cache stacked on top of infinity cache, and maybe lower the price of the 7900xtx and xt.
The rumour was for a 70CU version that was made from stockpiled dies that didn't make the grade for 7900 cards. There's not a snowball's chance in hell the 7800XT would be given 84CU's like the 7900XT. A 70CU version would make more sense and would be a step up from the 60CU N32 based 7800.
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