It seems that AMD internally calls the RDNA 2 @ 7nm the 'NVIDIA Killer' planning to compete for the high-end gaming market.
AMD recently unveiled the AMD EPYC Rome processors based on Zen 2 at 7nm . During the conference, they mentioned that Zen 3 at 7nm+ was already finished and that they were beginning development of Zen 4. Now the company is giving us new information, this time regarding graphics cards. Navi 10 is just the beginning of the RDNA architecture, and Lisa Su, AMD's CEO, knows this very well.
That's why Su said they have the "execution of those products on the way", when asked about AMD Navi mobile and high-end Zen 2. It has also confirmed that RDNA 2 will come under the 7nm + lithography. This lithographic process will be the same as that used in the Zen3 + processors that should hit the market in mid-2020.
AMD gives new data on the RDNA 2 architecture
According to a recent rumor, RNDA 2 that will bring to life the next iteration of Navi, is internally called as 'NVIDIA Killer'. Yes, it sounds pretty presumptuous at the moment, especially since NVIDIA has confirmed Ampere graphics for next year based on Samsung's 7nm.
A report by Red Gaming Tech , authored by Lisa Su, states that the company is "frustrated" by the lack of products that can compete with NVIDIA's high-end offerings. Rumors suggest that its RDNA 2 architecture will be capable of competing with NVIDIA's flagship products.
Red Gaming Tech affirms that the 'NVIDIA Killer' will come under the name AMD Navi 21 and Navi 23. This document also says that Navi was late as they had to radically redesign its architecture.
In addition, 'Next Gen RDNA' should serve to get into the world of Hybrid RayTracing. It would be a solution that also competes in RayTracing with NVIDIA RTX graphics, although they will be less powerful. In addition, the company works on the Ryzen Revival platform, which would take advantage of RDNA in next-generation consoles with major architecture changes focused on video games.
As always, AMD RDNA will depend on NVIDIA. Currently the RTX 2000 and RTX 2000 Super are offered under 12nm lithography. By 2020 we should see Amperes already based on 7nm with a brutal leap in performance and energy efficiency over Turing.