The 16gb hbm2 memory of the radeon vii costs 320 dollars
Table of contents:
- Radeon VII's HBM2 memory costs AMD more than $ 300
- Radeon VII would be based on the Radeon Instinct MI50
During the announcement of the Radeon VII, many were surprised by the price of the launch graphics card, about $ 699. It had been speculated that one of the culprits of this price was the 16GB of VRAM memory of the HBM2 type. According to the latest information, this amount of memory represents half the cost of the card.
Radeon VII's HBM2 memory costs AMD more than $ 300
Currently the HBM2 chips that AMD uses come in 4GB sizes and to reach 16GB, AMD had to take four of these chips. Launching a 16GB card may sound over the top, but it was an engineering rather than a business decision.
HBM2 chips are estimated to cost around $ 80 for 4GB. It is very difficult for us to estimate the exact price AMD is paying its supplier (possibly less than $ 80), but the 4 modules are already around $ 320, almost half the total cost of the Radeon VII.
Radeon VII would be based on the Radeon Instinct MI50
Radeon VII is considered by many to be a 'gaming' model of the Radeon Instinct MI50, which is based on the 7nm Vega and has the same amount of memory. The easiest thing for AMD was to leave the amount of memory as is with 16GB HBM2, instead of cutting it to 8GB. After all, I would still be paying for the 16GB, so it was logical to leave this amount as it was.
Radeon VII will go on sale on February 7 at an official price of $ 699, being the first 7nm gaming graphics card.
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