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[Elektro Demon]

AMD's new graphics cards will be a 'refreshed' Navi line-up with next-gen RDNA architecture.
As it turns out, Su was speaking only in terms of adding new cards to the existing line up, which will be based on AMD's next-gen RDNA architecture—not updating the currently available graphics cards. In other words, the RX 5500, RX 5600, and RX 5700 cards will not be reproduced with the next-gen RDNA architecture—only the next new graphics card will be. That's what Su meant by a Navi 'refresh.' RX 5750s or RX 5650s are not coming to market.

https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-will-introduce-new-gpus-with-next-gen-architecture-this-year/

So, AMD is launching next gen cards this year. But that means that the current rx lineup is not next gen. I'm guessing the new cards will have some sort of raytracing but doesn't that mean that the current lineup won't?
If that's so, that's a dick move.
What do you think?

 

[M1chl]

No they are not, isn't common practice to release high-end than later release more mainstream cards? I would say it's not that weird...

 

[Elektro Demon]

No they are not, isn't common practice to release high-end than later release more mainstream cards? I would say it's not that weird...

But it's silly. It's rumored that these new cards will have some sort of raytracing capabilities. But that means that rx 5500, 5600, 5700 won't and they don't have it.
That makes no sense to me. The new cards will be named 5800, 5900, so the same 5xxx family. But why have some cards in the same family have raytracing and others without that?
That's what is bugging me.

 

[Armorian]

Current cards could end up with RT like on Pascal GPUs, pure software based = shit performance.

But it's silly. It's rumored that these new cards will have some sort of raytracing capabilities. But that means that rx 5500, 5600, 5700 won't and they don't have it.
That makes no sense to me. The new cards will be named 5800, 5900, so the same 5xxx family. But why have some cards in the same family have raytracing and others without that?
That's what is bugging me.

I think RDNA2 cards will be in 6xxx series.

 

[M1chl]

But it's silly. It's rumored that these new cards will have some sort of raytracing capabilities. But that means that rx 5500, 5600, 5700 won't and they don't have it.
That makes no sense to me. The new cards will be named 5800, 5900, so the same 5xxx family. But why have some cards in the same family have raytracing and others without that?
That's what is bugging me.

Well, just for the new name I would expect RX6XXX, because it's not like the old cards never has been rebranded...

 

[Dontero]

It was known for a while now that NAVI RDNA is not complete switch from GCN and it was not full RDNA.

 

[Elektro Demon]

Current cards could end up with RT like on Pascal GPUs, pure software based = shit performance.

Oh dear god that sucks.
I'm so glad I didn't upgrade from my vega 64 to rx 5700xt. I was tempted but didn't get it.

 

[GreatnessRD]

Wild times with AMD on the GPU tip. But they'll figure it out because nVidia is taking notice and I love it. But yeah, strange times. I wish both would hurry up and show their new cards. Mid year is too far away, lol

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

I told hime to wait for a few years before upgrading his Alienware Rig.

 

[Leonidas]

Luckily Nvidia GeForce RTX exists, those cards have had next-gen features like hardware Ray-Tracing and VRS since 2018...

 

[Playboi Carti]

You don't need "next-gen" cards to run next-gen games do you?

 

[Rickyiez]

Weird thread. RDNA 1 lineup is merely a stop gap for consumers to have AMD mid-high end cards for the current gen. Next gen RDNA with Ray tracing will most likely be RX 6xxx series, I don't see anything wrong here.

 

[GreatnessRD]

Luckily Nvidia GeForce RTX exists, those cards have had next-gen features like hardware Ray-Tracing and VRS since 2018...

Sounds like AMD is giving you a human chill up ya spine, lol.

Ampere better be all-world after team green hype. And team red better have some worthwhile stuff after their hype, too! Either way I'm still excited about what's to come from both brands.

 

[Xyphie]

I think Navi 10 / 14 will be AMD's GPUs in those segments for the next few years until replacements truly arrive in the 2021/2022 timeframe on a new node. RDNA2 with DXR, VRS etc will only be on their high-end cards.

 

[Elektro Demon]

Luckily Nvidia GeForce RTX exists, those cards have had next-gen features like hardware Ray-Tracing and VRS since 2018...

But Nvidia products are over priced.

 

[alabtrosMyster]

But it's silly. It's rumored that these new cards will have some sort of raytracing capabilities. But that means that rx 5500, 5600, 5700 won't and they don't have it.
That makes no sense to me. The new cards will be named 5800, 5900, so the same 5xxx family. But why have some cards in the same family have raytracing and others without that?
That's what is bugging me.

Because marketing is dumb. However, I think it would help them differentiate the new family, usually they do that with the low end. But this is not new, I recall nvidia releasing geforce cards without pixel shaders at the low end of some card "family" a long time ago and people freaked out because it was deceiving to customers expecting certain features card with numberXXX in their name, ATI did similar things as well... add all the products re-branding years after years and it all literally makes no sense.

Bottom of the line: don't trust product names for anything.