re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts

Navi 10 3080 will compete with the 2070 for the rumored price of $249, I would guess $299. Should create a solid stir in the mid range given that the 2070 still costs $500.

I will probably grab one to tide me over until full Navi 20 early next year. Sounds like it may be a very strong card and on 7nm+ already.


TSMC is killing the game though, they are full steam ahead on 5nm.

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TSMC this week said that it has completed development of tools required for design of SoCs that are made using its 5 nm (CLN5FF, N5) fabrication technology. The company indicated that some of its alpha customers (which use pre-production tools and custom designs) had already started risk production of their chips using its N5 manufacturing process, which essentially means that the technology is on-track for high-volume manufacturing (HVM) in 2020.

TSMC’s N5 is the company’s 2nd generation fabrication technology that uses both deep ultraviolet (DUV) as well as extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. The process can use EUVL on up to 14 layers (a tangible progress from N7+, which uses EUVL on four non-critical layers) to enable significant improvements in terms of density. TSMC says that when compared to N7 (1st Gen 7 nm, DUV-only), N5 technology will allow chip developers to shrink die area of their designs by ~45%, making transistor density ~1.8x higher. It will also increase frequency by 15% (at the same complexity and power) or reduce power consumption by 20% power reduction (at the same frequency and complexity).

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Thought you may like the extra tech part, out of my understanding.