Någon annan som sett detta, från www.hardforum.com från en användare som heter _mockingbird som säger att han har en kontakt inom AMD
AMD plans to release Vega refresh in 2018.
Vega refresh will come enabled with features such as primitive shaders and tile-based rasterization that AMD wasn't able to get working with the initial Vega's release.
There will also be other features that AMD will tout as new, but are features that AMD wasn't able to get working with Vega's initial release.
In other words, Vega refresh will be what Vega was supposed to be.
Now, if you are a current Vega owner, don't get too excited because these features will require new hardware.
I hate to tell you, but you bought a alpha product and no magical drivers can fix that.
I know someone inside RTG.
He has an ax to grind with Raja.
He is also claiming that he is instrumental in dislodging Raja.
The last part, I am not sure how true that is.
From what I understand, there is a big disjoint between the hardware team and the drivers team.
Basically, what happens is that one the hardware gets done, the hardware team washes its hand and dumps the responsibility on the drivers team.
And of cause, the drivers team is the one that gets blame for bugs, things not working, etc.
It become the drivers team's fault that features whatever are not working.
The hardware is done: it just doesn't work as intended.
Ideally, after the drivers' team found issues with the hardware, the hardware's team would then make another hardware revision and sent it to the drivers' team.
Because Vega is already late, Raja basically made the decision to release hardware as-is and make the drivers' team workaround the quirks in the hardware.
As for the source, not only does he have to make workarounds for the quirks, he then get blamed when features don't work.
So, this is a bit of conjecture on my part (because my source would neither confirm or deny it), but from what I infer, Vega refresh is not so much about battling for supremacy with Nvidia.
Rather, there is a concern that AMD would be pushed out of the market with NVIDIA's Volta launch (esp. considering how much it actually costs to produce Vega).
Vega's successor won't be completed in time, so Vega's refresh is what AMD is stuck with.
So, one thing I want to clarify here.
At least one feature (specifically, tile-based rasterization) actually works on the current hardware.
By that, I mean, that the feature can be turned on and it can be verified that the feature actually works.
The problem is that performance gain has been minimal, and in some cases, performance actually regresses.
So, I guess, it's not technically "broken and unfixable" in the way you've defined it.
One of the biggest contribution that Lisa Su has made recently is to bring "regular order" to RTG.
In other words, she basically killed the hype train.
No more memes like "Poor Volta"
Everyone is suppose to STFU and work quietly.
They are not going to talk about performance until they are certain they can deliver.
Skulle vara intressant att göra hur snacket går på RTG.
Källa: https://hardforum.com/threads/amd-plans-to-release-vega-refre...
