SoylentNews

Intel Announces Core H Laptop Chips With AMD Graphics and High Bandwidth Memory

posted by takyon on Tuesday November 07 2017, @04:34AM   
from the AMD-Inside™ dept.

Intel squeezed an AMD graphics chip, RAM and CPU into one module

the new processor integrates a "semi-custom" AMD graphics chip and the second generation of Intel's "High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2)", which is comparable to GDDR5 in a traditional laptop.

Intel CPU and AMD GPU, together at last

richtopia writes:

Summary of Intel's news:

The new product, which will be part of our 8th Gen Intel Core family, brings together our high-performing Intel Core H-series processor, second generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2) and a custom-to-Intel third-party discrete graphics chip from AMD's Radeon Technologies Group* – all in a single processor package.

[...] At the heart of this new design is EMIB (Embedded Multi-Die Interconnect Bridge), a small intelligent bridge that allows heterogeneous silicon to quickly pass information in extremely close proximity. EMIB eliminates height impact as well as manufacturing and design complexities, enabling faster, more powerful and more efficient products in smaller sizes. This is the first consumer product that takes advantage of EMIB.

[...] Additionally, this solution is the first mobile PC to use HBM2, which consumes much less power and takes up less space compared to traditional discrete graphics-based designs using dedicated graphics memory, like GDDR5 memory.

takyon: This is more like an "integrated discrete GPU" than standard integrated graphics. It also avoids the need for Intel to license AMD's IP. AMD also needs to make a lot of parts since its wafer supply agreement with GlobalFoundries penalizes AMD if they buy less than a target number of wafers each year.

Also at AnandTech and Ars Technica.

Previously: AMD Stock Surges on Report of Intel Graphics Licensing Deal, 16-Core Ryzen Confirmed

Related: Samsung Increases Production of 8 GB High Bandwidth Memory 2.0 Stacks

---

Original Submission #1  Original Submission #2 

• Re:So …Re:So … (Score: 3, Informative) by takyon on Tuesday November 07 2017, @11:48PM (1 child)

  by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Tuesday November 07 2017, @11:48PM (#593883) Journal

  DDR4 [slickdeals.net] vs. LPDDR4 [slickdeals.net]

  LPDDR4 in a laptop seems like a goddamn unicorn to me. So it clearly does not matter.

  --
  [SIG] 10/28/2017: Soylent Upgrade v14 [soylentnews.org]

  Parent

  Starting Score:	1		point
  Moderation		+1
  Informative=1, Total=1
  Extra 'Informative' Modifier		0
  Karma-Bonus Modifier		+1
  Total Score:		3

• Re:So …(Score: 3, Informative) by TheRaven on Wednesday November 08 2017, @10:14AM

  by TheRaven (270) on Wednesday November 08 2017, @10:14AM (#594005) Journal

  LPDDR3 is common in laptops, LPDDR4 isn't because no laptop CPUs yet support it (Intel's Cannonlake will, and was originally due to be released 9 months ago, but is now delayed for another 3-6 months). When it's finally released, Intel's mobile chips will support 32GB of LPDDR. A lot of people are eagerly awaiting that, because laptops have been stuck with either 16GB of RAM or really crappy battery life for over four years, which is longer than most corporate upgrade cycles. If RAM is a limiting factor for your workloads, Cannonlake is going to be a big deal. AMD's offerings don't even support LPDDR3, so can't compete in the low-power space with Intel.

  --
  sudo mod me up

  Parent