Right now it's all just a superstition, but in theory NVIDIA will officially introduce its next generation of graphics cards to the second half of this year, so there's still enough time. However, between leaks and rumors, there is no doubt that they are giving something to talk about, and more so when concrete figures are starting to emerge as they happen.
Lots of energy and little use, but how much?
More power and lower usage is always the goal of graphic card manufacturers, or at least superpowers. And in this case they are not talking about efficiency (which comes to high performance of the same diet), but they are talking about it Ampere's electricity consumption will be cut off for use by Turing, something that will affect not only the electric current but also the operating temperatures, which it can provide a great big margin or, failing that, presenting graphs with very high frequencies (or both, of course).
From time to time, this claim seems excessive that the next generation of graphics will pull in half, especially if they also talk about 50% increase in yield, which is very much the case that two generations are in succession.
However, this 50 percent increase in performance is not an impossible task due to internal improvements TSMC production process at 7 nm. If we stick to the scope alone, NVIDIA can deliver that 50% increase due to using a smaller node, but it's probably a combination of this and the new build that Ampere will bring under its arm. This combination will also help reduce consumption, apparently, even though that cut-off rate in half seems to be too much.
What Ampere will bring back
We have already noted that Ampere will use a new method EUV at 7 nm TSMC, which means better performance and lower usage or, as we have said, less energy efficiency. But it will also bring with it a new, lesser known design at the time, but that will certainly aim to improve performance. However, it is unknown if this performance improvement will focus on ray tracking, the area where Testing is most problematic, or if it will work normally.
In any case, as we always say, we currently only carry rumors, guesses and in some cases it is rewarding, so we won't take anything for granted until NVIDIA does not make an official announcement. Remember, too NVIDIA has not announced any plans for CES 2020 which will be within a few days, so no announcement regarding Ampere is expected.
