According to the latest rumor, we will see AMD next-generation Arctic Islands GPUs could start launching in summer 2016 and be based on next-generation 14/16nm FinFET manufacturing process.

While there have been plenty of rumors regarding AMD's next-generation Arctic Islands GPU architecture, which should bring plenty of improvements, including double the performance per watt compared to the current generation graphics cards, the new 2nd generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM2) and the new 14/16nm FinFET manufacturing process.

According to the latest report from Wccftech.com, AMD's next-generation Arctic Island GPUs could be a part of the new Radoen 400 series family and start launching in summoer 2016 and spread to the back to school season. Earlier reports suggested that AMD has already taped out several Arctic Island GPU designs and these are on track for mass production.

Unfortunately, it is still not clear if AMD will be using TSMC's 16nm FinFET manufacturing process, which is already in volume production stage and should triple in capacity by the end of next year, or go for 14LPP manufacturing capabilities of Globalfoundries, or even use both.

In any case, it appears that we are still far away from the official launch of the next-generation Arctic Islands GPUs and the Radeon 400 series products so nothing is carved in stone. Hopefully, AMD will have a great GPU architecture on their hands and everything will be well with the new 14/16nm manufacturing process.





Source: Wccftech.com.