According to an interview with Tim Red, an AMD, AMD is going to increase the power level with its RDNA 3 graphics cards.
Tom’s hardware (Opens in new tab) Sam Nafziger, Senior VP, Corporate Fellow and Product Technology Architect at AMD spoke with about the next generation (possibly RX 7000) GPU that includes power consumption.
Naffziger notes that the demand for improved gaming (and computing) performance is accelerating, while the advancement of process technology is slowing ‘dramatically’ at the same time, and this means: “The power levels are only increasing. We’ve got a multi-year roadmap, but the trend is there. “
exec has again confirmed that with RDNA 3, AMD is expected to make a big leap in terms of 50% (or more) performance-per-watt compared to the current RDNA 2 graphics card – a huge efficiency increase and a comparable RDNA to RDNA 2 For progress so far.
Naffziger elaborates: “Performance is king, but even if our designs are more energy-efficient, that doesn’t mean you don’t increase energy levels if you do the same competition. It’s just that they have to be pushed far above us. “
In other words, Nvidia is pushing harder on energy costs to get more raw performance, meaning AMD will have to do the same to play catch-up – so we can definitely expect more power-hungry cards at this time with the RX 7000 range. But the main thing that Naffziger must be making is that Nvidia needs to go with its next-gen Loveless (RTX 4000) cards with much less power on the efficiency front (or that’s the expectation – and not just here).
Analysis: The cost of keeping up with Loveless
So, it seems that high power consumption levels (or TBPs) can be expected from both AMD and Nvidia with their respective next generation graphics cards and this is something that the rumor mill has long held.
For AMD, we’ve seen bits of various estimates on power consumption, including that the RDNA 3 flagship (Navi 31) could run around 375W, or possibly higher, possibly up to 450W. Although recent leaks have suggested that we are looking at the lower end of that scale.
Meanwhile, regarding Nvidia’s power usage, Grapevine has been carrying some more worrying theories for some time, including speculation that the RTX 4090 will be pushed to 600W in the vicinity যদিও although the 450W is a more delicious proposed figure.
It’s clear enough that the rumor mill paints the same picture as Nafzigar in detail in this interview, but the concern is that the hint omitted here could point to something a little more power-hungry than Team Red in an attempt to keep up with Nvidia. Metal position from paddle on power and performance.
In the end, if AMD manages to achieve good enough efficiency, as Team Red is already firmly pitching RDNA 3 against the RTX 4000, it could have a greater impact on the decision to buy a GPU than in the past – given the price of electricity nowadays, and electricity in general. The bill has increased.
Other potential ups and downs for those looking at high-end graphics cards are a potentially good opportunity to avoid the risk of upgrading to a PSU with an RDNA 3 model, or to allay fears of failing even a small or ultra-cold case. Deal with the thermal front. But let’s not jump to conclusions yet, of course …
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