Amd 7nm +: this node disappears in zen roadmaps

AMD makes 7nm + disappear after announcing the Zen, RDNA and CDNA roadmaps. We tell you what happened on the Analyst Financial Day.

Managing the release of a complete architecture is very risky and complex. Things can change from year to year, forcing plans to change. Therefore, thanks to our colleagues in China, we have discovered that AMD has changed the roadmap established in 2018 and 2019. This would have to do with the Zen and RDNA2 architecture. Next, we tell you all the details.

AMD 7nm + on Zen 3 and RDNA2 will not take place

Roadmap 2018

In the roadmaps seen yesterday we saw that Zen 3 will follow a 7nm manufacturing process, not 7nm +. If we compare both roadmaps, you will see that AMD has preferred to make a faster transition, going directly from 7nm to 5nm. In theory Zen 3 would have a 7nm + node and Zen 4 would come with 5nm technology.

Roadmap 2019

Does this mean that AMD is not interested in EUV?

Roadmap 2020

AMD explained to the media that this change from 7nm + to 7nm is to avoid misunderstandings. However, the manufacturer has not clarified which version of 7nm Zen 3 or RDNA2 will use. In theory, it would be an improved version of N7P.

Other rumors suggest that the reasons for the change are directed at performance and cost. Perhaps, A MD has seen that the 7nm + is not a significant change to be able to sell a performance improvement in the chips, maintaining the policy of offering an interesting value for money.

In my opinion, all these doubts will be cleared when we finally see AMD's Zen 3 generation land, as RDNA2 has already been announced.

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Do you think it is a good change of strategy? Do you prefer the direct jump to 5nm?

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