AMD RDNA / Navi Arch Deep-Dive: Waves & Cache, Ft. David Kanter
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Technical analyst David Kanter joins us to talk about AMD's RDNA architecture vs. GCN, debuting in RX Navi GPUs. We talk Vega, GCN, RDNA, and Navi.
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AMD's Navi GPUs will be the first to launch with the new RDNA gaming architecture, and it is a new architecture. RDNA has changed versus GCN, the architecture used in Vega and preceding cards, and some of those changes can be highlighted in Wave32/64 and in cache bandwidth. Our two topics today revolve around these aspects of RDNA, with other discussion in between.
Find David Kanter here: www.realworldtech.com/ or here: mlperf.org/
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Host: Steve Burke
Guest: David Kanter
Video: Keegan Gallick, Josh Svoboda
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Last video with bad focus -- sorry! We realized it after shooting this one. Find our video with Gordon of PC World here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/int62bGMdbPAo5c.html Find David Kanter here: www.realworldtech.com/ or here: mlperf.org/ Our previous "What is A Core?" video with David: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qmGCmNKjcsXfiZM.html
@ADR69
5 жыл бұрын
Nice interview. This guy seems like he knows his stuff but relays it in a clear and digestible manor. Cool he was willing to do this, I found it helpful.
@jscb7003
5 жыл бұрын
any idea when youre gonna make the big CPU air coolers test? its been a while since you talked about it
@anna8bit852
5 жыл бұрын
On mobile looks ok
@JuxZeil
5 жыл бұрын
Great overview both of you, and a special thanks to Mr Kanter for the extra insight(and excitement for the next 4 years in the silicon tech space). Any chance you could get him to find out more on the Infinity Fabric 2's behavioral characteristics/qualities and limitations please? That's the tech that really has me excited, and I'm sure that AMD aren't going to stop at improved audio solutions. Maybe affordable truly scalable multi-die GFX solutions for us gaming nerds? ^__^
@jondillinger899
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Steve so i have a question for you. So i recently got in to overclocking and as i am overclocking my cpu witch happens to be an 8700k. And my temps where really high at 5.0 GHz often in 100s c with prime95 torture test. And in cina bench i was thermal throttling so after about 2 mouths of watching deliding video tutorials. I decided to get the rocket 88 for 1151 and some liquid metal and i used loctite gel control to re seal the IHS. Lets say my experience was not so good as the original glue did not wanna come off and i was having difficulties applying the liquid metal. Having to wipe and reapply i also used acrylic conformal coating for the pcb over the pins. So once i got it all done back in my pc and sure enough ddr4 boot loop. I begin trying to figure out what exactly went wrong taking stick out putting them back. And in doing so discovered that ddr4 slots 2 and 4 are not working correctly. Every time i put a stick in DDR4 slot 2 or 4 the pc gose memory boot loop. DDR4 Slots 1 & 3 are working just fine. So im thinking i May have damaged the memory controller on the cpu die somehow. My question is there something i can maybe do to reverse this or will i have to get another cpu. Any help would be appreciated very much thankyou. Ps im a big fan of you channel. And even though im having the issue with the ddr4. The deliding did work extremely well as i now sit in the lower 70s in prime95 under stress test. my test results are as followed before deliding Base line at stock 34 C at idle 94 c under 100% load in prime95 Cinebench stock speed all cores 84 c. Now overclocked to 5.0 GHz at 1.368V multicore enhancement off ram OC Profile disabled Prime95 100 C under 100% load thermal throttling cinebench all cores 95 C that is my baseline After deliding prime95 stock 55 C under 100% Load Cinebench all cores 51 C overclocked same 5.0 Ghz at 1.368V Prime95 72 C under 100% load cinebench all cores 68 C that is my results from deliding but anyway i just wanted to share that even though my experience was not the best the results almost blow me away
Finally a meaningful video about Navi. This is what makes Gamers Nexus the best.
@Skewel
5 жыл бұрын
So, should an average consumer consider buying Navi? Just asking, because I'm not a technical person.
@Arjun-eb1yc
5 жыл бұрын
@@Skewel wait for reviews
@doublecrossedswine112
5 жыл бұрын
@@Skewel Me either. It's definitely aimed at mainstream consumers. I think the features are very nice and won't show up in benchmarks since they focus on FPS. For the XT version, personally, I'd wait to pick one up for 350$ or less, not sure I'd pay 400$. Still, it depends on what you are wanting, Navi is overkill for people wanting to play games at 1080p.
@doublecrossedswine112
5 жыл бұрын
In addition to the interesting stuff in this video there is also Radeon Image Sharpening, Contrast Adaptive Sharpening and also Display Stream Compression, all of which will not show up in the benchmarks. And also anti-Lag. So the image will be superior and a benchmark won't show that. So it's a lot to figure out but the features need to be accounted for and not just a FPS benchmark, which are looking like they soundly beat the rtx 2070 anyway. Hope Gamers Nexus does some more deep dives into Navi.
@Icybubba
5 жыл бұрын
@@Skewel If you're wanting to buy a brand new Vega 64 or 2060 it's worth going a little extra for the 5700. It's also worth noting that the 5600 series (5600 and 5600 XT) will launch after Polaris and Vega sell out. Also, Navi 20 was running behind schedule, that's why they launched the Radeon VII, to get a presence in the high end market while they work out the kinks in Navi 20. You can expect an announcement for Navi 20 around December, with the 5600 and 5600 XT launching by November. Navi 20 will likely be 3-4 GPU's, 5800, 5800 XT, 5900, and maybe 5900 XT. 5800 will be better than a 2080, 5800 XT will be somewhere in between the 5800 and 2080ti, 5900 will compete with a 2080ti, and a 5900 XT will compete with a 2080ti Super. RDNA is also likely going to age extremely well, which is why I say it'd be worth going for a 5700 instead of Vega 64 or 2060. Hope this helps
Great and relative simple explanation, please do more with David - he is awesome! :)
@TheEnd
5 жыл бұрын
Don Guru de Bro he’s been on before and is always this knowledgeable on architecture
@dongurudebro4579
5 жыл бұрын
@@TheEnd Thats why i wrote "more"! ;-)
@1967KID
5 жыл бұрын
Guru is old school I started building computers in 1997 and guru was up we use to get some quake 2 mods for voodoo gpus.
@1967KID
5 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see next generation of AMD gpus. Rdna is going to rock.
@radicalxedward8047
4 жыл бұрын
Don Guru de Bro if this was simple I _really_ need to do more homework on this stuff.
This was absolutely fantastic. You can tell that David is an engineer, because he's succinct and doesn't try to tie in a bunch of marketing buzzwords and spin. He's fully willing to acknowledge past failings (even ones GN pointed out) without acting personally attacked or trying to downplay them. I wish more people in the industry had this kind of candor.
@thecoolestkyle
5 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure why he would feel attacked. He doesn't work for AMD, he works for MLPerf, and as a tech writer. But I agree that his presentation is great and very informative.
Was waiting for an analysis like this! Thanks Tech Jesus!
@johnpaulyates1655
5 жыл бұрын
SuperMari026 “Tech Jesus”!! I love it!!
Of all the good content you put out, my favorite is when you just chat with interesting people about stuff. It gets particularly good when the people you talk to are as articulate and knowledgeable as David. He's awesome. :)
I love this style of video and content! PLEASE I CRAVE MORE!
Wow, extremely technical and interesting, props to you Steve and David for this vid.
Hell ya, always love a new David Kanter video.
Thanks for making content like this. Great to be able to get a clear understanding of the key points and what they actually mean, which is often hard to find in deep-dive tech articles which tend to get bogged down in the details and forget about discussing the practical side.. 👍
Seriously can't get enough of this guy! Thank You! 👊
The last video with David Kanter is the one that got me into your channel, these are some of the best discussions available anywhere on these topics. Thanks for the great content.
I love David's technical talks, he does a great job of providing insight into how these things work in a way that is very easy to understand. Thanks Steve, and thanks David!
David Kanter is a legend
@d2ricci
5 жыл бұрын
Maybe AMD next hire? :P
@jaredgarbo3679
5 жыл бұрын
@@d2ricci He works at AMD
@Skabbe1
5 жыл бұрын
No he doesn't, he's at MLPerf. He's consulted at AMD previously though, but he's done that at pretty much all their competitors as well, such as Intel, Nvidia and Qualcomm.
Heck yeah! David Kanter has some SERIOUS knowledge on architectures, love seeing him.
Always such great and insightful videos with David Kanter. Awesome!
David Kanter = Tech John The Baptist What a treat
@mytube001
5 жыл бұрын
:D :D :D
@cangwane
5 жыл бұрын
Lmao oh my God wow
@maj429
5 жыл бұрын
Starting a cult I see... Sign me up lol
@flagovhate
5 жыл бұрын
I'm interested in your religion.
What a great interview. Thank you so much!
Top tier content once again Steve. We can get opinions and comments about tech all over Utube, GN brings knowledge.
Dynamite Video Steve. It's always a treat to watch your interviews of David Kanter. This one is in the running for Most Informative Tech Video of the Year.
This was a fantastic explanation of relatively deep concepts. Would love to see more of this kind of video
Great in-depth analysis, explained also as good. Kept me hooked for the whole video.
Ok, we need more videos with David. That guy is excellent at explaining stuff.
This takes a lot of the mystery out of the NAVI architecture thank you Steve.
Yeah, Imma need David and Wendell in a video together.
There are so many useful informations in this one video that I have to split it and watch it in 2 parts. Spot on.
This is the kind of grownup content I'm subbed for. Thanks!
Kudos guys! Such technical videos a rare these days on the net
Happy 600k subs GN Team!
@AlexanderSiracusa
5 жыл бұрын
601k now
"You may not discover all of the pain points until you have real silicon running real workloads." There is so much truth on this when it comes to any kind of IC.
@wayward03
5 жыл бұрын
You can apply that to making pretty much anything...
Wow, Mr. Kanter looks about like I expected him to 😂. Cool that you got to talk to him, and much respect for his no-nonsense work breaking these things down to brass tacks, over the years.
David is great, thorough explanations without losing me or boring me (both relatively easy to do. lol)
I love the channel it's one of the best KZread channel's on technology and information on everything happening in the industry. I appreciate all your insight and opinion and for all your time and effort in keeping us updated. So please keep up the great job and I will keep coming back for more and sharing your video's with as many people as I possibly can.
these videos with David Kanter are great.
I really appreciate david kanter's candor
Always a pleasure when David is on to break it down Barney and Friends style for the masses.
I like how AMD showing off their unreleased RDNA in all its naked glory
So many times on this channel ,.. I learn something new. David Kanter was great ! Looking forward to Snowflake's Navi Analysys. 🐱
More of these videos please.
Very informative. I want more of these!. Cheers Steve.
Just to say, would love to see more videos of David and architecture discussion (though I understand that the number of videos would be small) xD
This guy explains GPU architecture as naturally and easily as someone explaining the combustion engine. To improve engine power, you can either make the drive shafts in an engine spin faster or increase the displacement (size) of the engine. More bang in each cycle or more cycles with less bang each time. Top layman’s video.
So I just really started getting into computers last year. This whole discussion flew a mile over my head, haha
@gtifury310
5 жыл бұрын
I feel like he's talking as slow as he is so he can figure out a way to say it that at least 10% of people understand it, lol.
More of David Kanter!!! Please.
It's not often I need things dumbed down, but the complexity of computer engineering and core archetectures definitely qualifies. This was an excellent video which explained the basic changes to the gpu archetecture in a manageable way; even if the video is still loaded with complex issues I know I barely comprehend based on my background. Thank you for the quality work and for increasing the accessibility of advanced concepts.
Great information, exposed in a "simple" way for the general public. Thank you.
This Dave guy is really great at breaking down what everything is and how it applies, I'm glad GN does these video's with him.
David's interviews & analysis is most interesting for me thanks gamer nexus
I am always happy to hear what David has to say.
Great video, thanks! :)
I love how nice and crisp the picture and the pot plants are in the background, great work cameraman!
@leogrievous
5 жыл бұрын
Well I like how stable the the cameraman holds the camera, almost looks like a tripod. But srsly Steve probably set the camera up himself and set the focus accordingly, you can't simultaneously stand in front of the camera to be a subject and be behind it to focus on said subject.
@squatmufu6117
5 жыл бұрын
Or, you just read the line of text on the video at the start that apologises for Auto-Focus shifting the focus to the back of the image.
@seanli7493
5 жыл бұрын
It's a joke, I know that it's a fixed camera and there's nobody behind it, and that it's not his fault as there's not much he can really do about it.
This video should be called "GPU architecture for dummies " absolutely fantastic, I could follow every step. Thank you ! P.S we love David
This videos are super valuable. Good Job
Perfect focus yet again.
This was an awesomely informative and interesting video. Thank you gamersnexus
Great vid! Very informative!
In the first 3 minutes of this video something I thought of was actually brought to light. If Navi is scalable why not couple it with an existing architecture like gcn to make coding for the new architecture to be a smooth transition. Great vid!
Congrats on 600K Subs.
Awesome insight. Love hearing about architectures
Super awesome excellent video. You guys should pick that guys brain more often. Great video. Thanks
It's extraordinary that they had a framed picture of me during the exact moment I was watching this video. Flabbergasted quite honestly.
best navi video by far! :) cant wait to see it reviewed
amazing video, thanks!
love these david kanter videos, bless him for wasting his time on us lol
Love this type of content, thank you!
Congrats on 600k subscribers
love the content but I couldn't finish the video with the focus driving me nutzzzzz it was too much for my resolution and 75 inch tv xD glad you said this will be the last of the out of focus vids :P
Been waiting for this vid!
I know very little of what was being discussed, but still very informative :)
Informative and insightful analysis 👍🤓
Again, very nice background, Steve! ;) For some reason, that camera doesn't want to focus on you...
I learned years ago that when you are around David, shut up and listen, and ask questions. :)
I love these types of videos.
PLease something similar for Zen 2/Ryzen 3000 if and when possible.
did i just missed it or does the navi arch have no feature like HBCC?
Hi steve i need your helps pleas. i have ASUS Crosshair Hero 6 motherboard i try to update the Bios last night i download the latest version i rename it than i install it with Ez-updater the system reboat to bios and install it, than once it reboat the Q-code ( LED Debug) keep showing Rondom codes. i try to Flashback the bios i plug the USB dirve in dedicated slot i press Bios botton for 2 seconde it starts blinking 5 time than it stops blinking and the light keep on. can you help pleas.
Is this the CISC-to-RISC version of GPU? Like how the modern x86 break the CISC instruction into RISC instruction in their micro-ops unit. So they have the benefit of keeping the resource low on a resource hungry program and at the same time increase the IPC to a RISC level architecture in expense of having to use an extra energy (Wattage)
Very interesting to think about.
@4:41 nice to see growth
Thanks for the video. That's hitting the nail on the head right there. The way I've come to understand it, and reinforced by this segment. Navi can reach 100% utilization on smaller workloads than GCN (1 or 2 clocks vs 4 clocks), which is why it is technically more efficient running games with only a thread or two. Conversely, this is what makes GCN so much better at Premiere work than Navi, because at 100% utilization it handles this larger workload much better with say 4 or 6 threads. Correct me if I'm wrong of course. Edit: I'm not sure 'threads' is the appropriate term when dealing with gpu so... grain of salt.
What a cool Dude! Excellent! Thank you Sir
Nice with some "no bs" talks. Very good interview.
Where can I see the presentation?
You have DLSS turned on once more.
Love your videos :)
If the consoles and Navi will have the same architecture, is it safe to assume that games made with focus on consoles (say, Assassin's Creed) will have their PC ports performing better on Navi cards?
@kurtisrinker1202
5 жыл бұрын
You would think so but I think that is highly unlikely. Consoles have a closed ecosystem so the code can be far better optimized for them.
@CaveyMoth
5 жыл бұрын
You still have to worry about the PC operating system and graphics rendering APIs. =\ They would have to release some sort of special "console API" that handles the game code exactly the same way as it is handled on consoles.
@ObsoleteVodka
5 жыл бұрын
The real issue is lazy developers, they even half-ass things that have nothing to do with compatibility. Like nonsensical keybinds (sometimes not even customizable) or UIs/HUDs with HUGE icons and text meant for big screens being looked at from 3 to 4 meters away.
@PainterVierax
5 жыл бұрын
@@ObsoleteVodka I'm not even sure if all of those decisions are in the hand of development teams, those might be more related to producers/publishers who cut costs and time lines.
@Aggrofool
5 жыл бұрын
Most developers will use DX12 or similar APIs, so performance will depend on vendor drivers
Great video. Based on the explanation of the arch, these cards should perform so much better. Fingers crossed i say
Those dedicated issue units and dedicated scalar units are gonna much a huge difference. Add in the single cycle execution per wave, maybe we got something here.
Can we pleased have a deep dive with him on Zen 2 architrecture? I miss the days of tech report podcasts with David and deep dives on architectures
This is hilarious, every time Dave's cache overflows he goes "ahhhhhhhhh"...
The amount of brain energy in this frame would not allow the camera to focus on Steve and David, the aura is too intense. ;)
Would love to see a follow up for RDNA 3.
I _love_ conversations with people who actually know what they're talking about, and don't have a dog in the fight.
@peterraypold66
5 жыл бұрын
Unbiased discussion of Navi and Rdna it was great !!! Keep up the great work GN. My 1st post in KZread comments.
For gods sake, give me more of this!
Would be great to listen to his views on the ryzen 4000 series chips ....
More Like that. Its very interesting stuff 👍
3 questions: about the wave thing 1. Is the 64wave the same as on vega? So does that mean a 64wave code isnt faster on the rdna wave? 2. Can you make a whole code in only 32waves without having any drawbacks to code in 64waves? 3. Would a code completely written in 32waves be 4 times faster than on 64waves?
6:38 - I would argue that one core is more closely resembled by one SIMD unit than a CU. If you only have one wavefront (64-wide vector program, now "Wave64"), only one of the four 16-wide SIMD units in a GCN CU will be occupied for 4 cycles per instruction. RDNA changes that, in that a 64-wide wavefront will now occupy one of two 32-wide SIMD units for two cycles per instruction. The overall vector execution capacity of the CU is the same, but the full potential can be exploited with just two instead of four wavefronts. There is also a new execution mode called "Wave32", where a 32-wide wavefront will occupy one of the two 32-wide SIMD units for just one cycle per instruction.
Do these changes negatively impact general compute performance?
Dying to know about the background picture that is bugging the cam. Who is it and what is he holding?
@darrengreen7906
5 жыл бұрын
glass of whisky and a cig