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AMD implements a seven-year-old idea with an exascale monster that combines GPU, CPU, and HBM memory in one APU
The AMD Instinct MI250X accelerator received the world’s first dual-chip graphics processor. In the second half of the year, Radeon RX 7000 video cards should be released, where two top-end GPUs will also be dual-chip. But AMD is already working on a much more complex and in fact unique GPU, which would not be very correct to call a graphics processor.
The first data appeared on the Web and even a muddy photo, which seems to be taken from AMD internal documents.
So, we are talking about the accelerator Instinct MI300. More precisely, most likely, Instinct MI300 is a line, and a specific model may be called Instinct MI350X or something else, but it doesn’t matter. The important thing is that technically it will not even be a GPU, but an APU, that is, a hybrid processor. Because processor cores with Zen 4 architecture will be added to the CDNA3 architecture GPU. In addition, this chip will also have its own HBM memory. The documentation says exactly Instinct APU, but we will only find out how AMD itself will call this solution as a result. In any case, the emphasis will obviously be placed primarily on the graphical part, since these are still Instinct accelerators. It can also be assumed that not all models of the Instinct MI300 line will have processor cores. But in any case, it will be the largest, most complex and productive hybrid processor.
Judging by the image and early data, the APU can receive eight computing chiplets and eight memory chips. At the same time, it is still unknown whether each chiplet will have processor cores or, for example, they will occupy a separate chiplet or several. In any case, this is an extremely unusual and, in fact, unique solution, the performance of which can only be guessed at. But earlier, AMD once mentioned an exascale product.
An interesting detail is worth noting separately. The fact is that the first rumors about some kind of large AMD APU appeared back in 2019. Then last September we reported that the Instinct MI300 could get both processor and graphics cores, and recently there was information about an eight-chip GPU with a total interposer area of 2750 mm2.
In addition, AMD itself back in 2015 spoke about the Exascale Heterogeneous Processor concept. At that time, the company was talking about the possibility of combining 32 Zen cores, some kind of GPU of unknown configuration, and HBM memory. Later, in 2020, it became known that AMD continues to work on the project at least on a basic basis, as indicated by the company’s patents.
Apparently, the concept shown seven years ago will finally be implemented in the new generation of Instinct accelerators. They will most likely be released at the end of this year or at the beginning of next year, since the documentation indicates that the first chips will leave the laboratory in the third quarter.
Google has unveiled its new project called Imagen – an image generator based on a given text description.
According to the developers, the Imagen neural network outperforms DALL-E 2 from OpenAI, another AI-powered image generator. At the moment, Imagen is not available to the public, but the samples on display are impressive.
According to Google, the new text-to-image model is characterized by “an unprecedented degree of photorealism and a deep understanding of the language.”
Google provided images and samples of Imagen’s work, with styles ranging from simple drawings to oil paintings and computer graphics. They are accompanied by the words and phrases used in their creation.
After parsing the provided text description, Imagen generates a 64 x 64 pixel image, then performs two consecutive enhancements and converts the image to the larger 1024 x 1024 pixel size.
Microsoft has finally announced the imminent arrival of support for the app restore feature in the Microsoft Store in the Windows 11 operating system.
The software maker will soon begin testing a new feature that allows you to restore apps on a new Windows 11 PC. Currently, the Microsoft Store does not offer an automatic way to restore apps, instead forcing Windows users to manually install apps from the library.
Microsoft Store General Manager Giorgio Sardo said:
To make it easier for customers to migrate to new PCs quickly and seamlessly, we’ll soon be testing a new feature in the Windows Insider channel that will help customers automatically restore their previously installed apps from the Microsoft Store to a new Windows device.
Restoring applications will be especially useful for users who frequently change computers, or for developers who regularly use virtual machines and multiple devices. Previously, Windows users had to rely on third-party package managers to perform these kinds of tasks.
Microsoft made an interesting announcement during the Build 2022 developer conference regarding the Windows 11 operating system – the long-awaited support for widgets created by third-party developers will soon appear in it.
At launch, Windows 11 only supported Microsoft branded widgets and more support was expected, but the company has remained silent until now. Previously, there were only rumors about such a function, but now it is officially presented.
As Microsoft notes, third-party developers will be able to offer their own widgets to Windows 11 users until the end of 2022. Developers will be able to create widgets for Win32 and PWA applications using the Adaptive Cards framework.
Widgets are small windows that display dynamic information in a special panel on the Windows desktop. There are only 11 widgets currently available in Windows 11, including weather, sports, games, photos, watchlist, entertainment, traffic, tasks, Outlook calendar, family safety, and tips.
Motorola, now owned by the Chinese Lenovo, has already begun to hint at the imminent release of the flagship clamshell Razr 3. Meanwhile, interesting information about it continues to appear on the network.
This time, Evan Blass, a well-known network whistleblower with a long track record of confirmed leaks, shared the details. To be more precise, Bless even posted a short video showing a working copy of the Motorola Razr 3 on, open and closed.
As we can see in the video, the Motorola Razr 3 clamshell, codenamed Maven, has received a redesign both inside and out.
In the video, we see the Razr 3 with the internal display turned on and thin bezels. The hinge mechanism is similar to past Razr phones. At the same time, the selfie camera is now embedded in the screen, and not placed in the “bangs”. Outside, the camera moved from the center to the corner.
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