AMD is reportedly planning to launch the Navi 14 and Navi 12 graphics processing units for Radeon RX Graphics cards in October. This only means that AMD is bringing huge competition in both the budget and mainstream segments of the market with its very own Navi-based GPUs. The recent claim is based on the latest listing in the Mesa 3D GPU library, revealed the integration of PCI IDs for a couple of upcoming Navi GPUs as urgent and trivial.
According to the recent report, AMD's Marek Olsak tagged the inclusion of PCI IDs for both AMD Navi 14 and Navi 12 GPUs as urgent. If this is accurate, this only means that we will sooner see the support included during the upcoming Mesa update. additionally, AMD might be looking into dropping the support and then launching the AMD Navi14-based and Navi 12-based Radeon RX graphics cards. The anticipated launch of the said GPUs is in October 2019, which is just a few days away.
Although there is already a potential release window for the Navi 14 and Navi 12 GPUs, so far, we have limited information about its specs and features. Wccftech toyed with the possibility that AMD might replace all the existing Polaris cards, the RX 590, RX 580, and RX 570 with the Navi 14 based products. However, if this is the case, then AMD is setting up the upcoming products against its very own Polaris cards.
These Polaris cards are extremely affordable and you can purchase the AMD Radeon RX 580 for only $140 at Newegg. The Rx 580 is between $180 and $190 while the Radeon RX 590 models are normally retailed at around $200. To weaken these products, AMD must position the Navi 14 GPUs with a much higher performance per watt compared to Polaris.
This is very possible considering that the Navi 14 GPUs are 7nm based in terms of efficiency leverage. Earlier, AMD Chief Executive officer Lisa Su already hinted on the release of the new RDNA 7nm launch next month. In one of her latest interviews, the CEO said that the 7-nanometer high-end Navi along with the mobile 7-nanometer CPUs are arriving in the next quarters.
For the Navi 12 GPUs, there are very limited details surrounding its features and specs. At this point, it is hard to conclude whether it will be positioned as an entry-level GPU or if it is something that would be in between the tier of the Navi 10 and Navi 14 GPUs. But, with the rumor that the GPUs are coming next month, we will surely hear more about their specs, features, and performance.
