"CPU's Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities make PC, servers, smartphones in 2018, have not been influenced in 2018, and the 2019 CPU is also avoiding security vulnerabilities while improving performance. Although the current chip market is mainly driving The server of the data center, but CES mainly focuses on the personal electronic consumer product. So, Intel, Yingda, Gao Tong, AMD these chip giants compete for?
The dispute between the unchanging advanced process
For processors, the constant is the pursuit of higher performance, and more advanced semiconductor process processes are a good choice for chip vendors to improve processor performance for a long time. This week, Intel in CES 2019 was shown in CES 2019 in CES 2019.
Gregory Bryant, General Manager of Intel Senior Vice President and Client Computing Division: "ICE Lake can achieve unprecedented high integration, integrate Intel's new 'Sunny Cove' micro-architecture, AI acceleration instruction set and Intel 11th core graphics card, Improve graphical performance and bring a richer game and content creation experience. "
The 10nm Ice Lake processor is expected to be produced at the end of 2019. AMD is more rapidly in the use of advanced process, and AMD CEO Su Jifeng shows the first 7nm desktop processor code for Matisse in the early morning CES 2019, which is the third generation Ryzen, will be listed in this year. .
Su Zefeng showed the new processor's Cinebench R15 multi-core test performance, compared with Intel's strongest Core i9-9900K, the most powerful Core i9-9900k, AMD's new processor ran out of 2057 high score, better than Core i9-9900K 2040 points, compared to the level of Ryzen7 2700X, about 17%, increased by about 17%.
In addition, Su Zefeng also released a new high-end 7nm GPU called "Radeon VII" will be sold next month, performance target NVIDIA RTX 2080. Radeon VII adopts a new VEGA20 architecture GPU containing 60 computing units, a total of 3840 flow-processors, benefited from 7NM process, VEGA20 integrates 1.3222 billion transistors, increased by 6.4% from VEGA10, but the area is only It is 331mm2, a lot more than the 484mm2 of VEGA10.
However, it is understood that some DiYer is disappointed with the new GPU energy consumption ratio of AMD, saying that the VEGA10 power consumption can also pose a pot to give Grofangde crafts, but VEGA20 exchange desktop electric technology is still a high power consumption of 300W, The third generation Ryzen's new NVIDIA RTX2080 exchange desktop electricity is 7nm, and power consumption should be controlled to around 180W.
AMD also develops light tracking GPU
The instant light tracking graphics card is Ying Weida is launched in August 2018. At that time, Ying Weida CEO Huang Renxun said that the Tuling architecture is the greatest leap since the invenment of Cuda GPU in 2006. The Tuling architecture includes a new RT core (RT Core), a new tensor core, and the RT core is specifically used for real-time light tracking, and can accelerate the propagation of light and sound in a 3D environment.
Although the GPU effect with light tracking performance is amazing, but higher prices and support for the number of games, many consumers are desirable, and even in Ying Weida may launch a Tuling architecture without light tracking. GPU. Before the opening of the ces, we saw that Ying Weida released the graphics card GeForce RTX 2060 based on the Tuling architecture. The RTX 2060 is a gate graphics card, but light tracking techniques are used.
British Weida said that the RTX 2060 increased by 60% from the previous generation (2560x1440 resolution conditions, based on 23 reference tests and games), even in gacce gtx 1070 Ti. The RTX 2060 priced at $ 349 can have a smooth experience of 60 frames per second under the light tracking conditions.
Therefore, for the latest 7nm GPU Radeon VII, the latest release of AMD, Huang Renxun is asked to review him in the "IT's underwhelming" when communicating with the media at the CES reporter. He also called "There is no light chasing, no Ai. Even if you use 7nm and HBM, it is barely captured by RTX 2080. However, after opening DLSS in the RTX 2080 game, it will do it, and turn it over after turning the light tracking."
Interestingly, in the interview of AMD, there was a reporter to ask Su Zifeng asked the view of Huang Renxun. She said, "I am very excited about Radeon Vii, I guess the other party should have not seen this card." She at the same time Verify AMD tracking GPUs in R & D light.
Su Zefeng said: "From a technical point of view, (light tracking) technology is good, but with partners to promote technology is the most important, why do we always communicate with the developer community." She added Tao, "We are also in depth (light tracking technology), and simultaneously taking into account hardware and software."
She believes that consumers have not currently seen too much benefits from light tracking), because other ecosystems are not ready.
ALWAYS CONNECTED PCS is coming soon
The giants in the three major PCs in Intel, AMD, and Yingweida are fierce competition, and this Intel is facing challenges from mobile processor giants. Qualcomm did not introduce the mobile phone at the meeting on the eve of CES, but said Qualcomm said that more than 30 5G terminal devices from the global OEM were equipped with the Snapdragon 855 mobile platform and the Snapdragon X50 5G modem.
5G will bring the improvement of wireless connection performance, and Qualcomm also hopes to increase the connection performance and battery ability of the PC platform, so Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 8CX PC platform in December last year. Snapdron 8cx is the world's first 7nm process PC processor. The thermal design power consumption is only 7W, with a PC-level performance, function, and supports 4G always online, always connected to provide long-reached battery life.
Intel is shown in CES 2019, which is the first 10nm ice lake processor that represents the performance improvement in AI, and it is also combined with long battery life, which can create ultra-thin and ultra-portable notebook design. And, Intel also announced Project Athena, which is a new type of high-end laptop and is committed to introducing it to the market.
Intel said that Project Athena laptops will be in performance, long battery life, connectivity, and fashionable design. Learn about the first batch of Project Athena devices equipped with a Windows and Chrome operating system expect to be available in the second half of 2019.
However, "ALWAYS Connected PCS" is Microsoft to make a first year ago, in addition to Intel and Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics also plan to solve hardware and software challenges that always connect to PCs, and will also be combined with 5G.
Automatic driving battlefield
Qualcomm may have intense competition with Intel in the field of always online PCs, and will also fight in front of Ying Weida in the automatic driving area. As mentioned earlier, Qualcomm introduced the space of the mobile phone chip on CES 2019, but emphasized the high-pass new generation of Xiaolong car digital cockpit series, including chip, a series of wireless connection functions (4G / 5G, Wi -Fi, Bluetooth, etc.) and some software functions.
High Tong said that the new generation of Snapdragon Automotive Digital Cockup Series Platform is based on the Snapdragon 820A platform, supports immersion graphic image multimedia, computer vision and AI and other functions, with heterogeneous computing functions, integrated with artificial intelligence engine and specifically for AI calculations Acceleration unit HTA (Hexagon Tensor ACCELERATOR). And the platform has modular architectural design that provides diversified solutions according to the needs of automakers, such as intelligent AI assistants can be achieved, and the car interaction of people.
British Weida announced in CES 2019 to launch the world's first commercial L2 + automatic driving system NVIDIA Drive Autopilot. It is reported that Drive Autopilot integrates NVIDIA Xavier System-level chip (SOC) processor and the latest NVIDIA Drive software to maximize the deep neural network ( DNN) Performance to obtain a perception, integrating data from outside the vehicle body surround the camera sensor. Automatic driving functions including highways, straps, straps, partition, and personalization maps can be implemented. The functions in the cockpit include driver monitoring, AI covantive function, and visualization of computer vision systems in the cabin.
Ying Weida said that car manufacturers can use NVIDIA Drive AutoPilot to bring complex automatic driving functions, smart cockpit assisted and visualization functions to market, performance, functionality, and road safety far more advanced ADAS products.
It is also necessary to point out that in addition to Qualcomm and British Weida, Intel is also very optimistic about the automatic driving market, CES 2019, Intel Senior Vice President, Intel Son Mobileye CEO, Amnon Shashua, said Mobileye has 16 models in 2018 and Intel cooperates, 12 of which are close partners. For example, BMW X5, the three focus design makes the vehicle have more complete and accurate front image coverage, which can more accurately capture traffic logo, traffic lights, pedestrians, etc., with a total of 12 cameras, can reach the L3, L4 level.
summary
The growth of the PC and smartphone market has decreased for the driving force of the chip market, and the AI, 5G, and cloud computing have become new driving force, but in the consumer electronics field, you can see that the pursuit of higher performance on the processor is still not stopped. PC CPU is more strongly connected to connectivity and power consumption. With the AMD entry, light tracking will also become a new experience that consumers can expect, as for the automatic driving of a large number of manufacturers, we still need to be patient.
Of course, it is also necessary to see that the competition of giants is no longer limited, they will compete in more emerging fields.
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