RDNA (microarchitecture)

AMD RDNA
Release dateJuly 7, 2019
(5 years ago) (2019-07-07)[1]
Designed byAMD
Fabrication process
History
PredecessorGraphics Core Next
VariantCDNA (data center)
Support status
Supported
A generic block diagram of a GPU

RDNA (Radeon DNA[2][3]) is a graphics processing unit (GPU) microarchitecture and accompanying instruction set architecture developed by AMD. It is the successor to their Graphics Core Next (GCN) microarchitecture/instruction set. The first product lineup featuring RDNA was the Radeon RX 5000 series of video cards, launched on July 7, 2019.[1][4] The architecture is also used in mobile products.[5] It is manufactured and fabricated with TSMC's N7 FinFET graphics chips used in the Navi series of AMD Radeon graphics cards.[6]

The second iteration of RDNA was first featured in the PlayStation 5[7][8] and Xbox Series X/S consoles.[9] Both consoles utilize a custom RDNA 2-based graphics solution as the basis for their GPU microarchitecture. On PC, RDNA 2 is featured in the Radeon RX 6000 series of video cards, which first launched in November 2020.[10] RDNA 2 is also featured in Samsung's Exynos 2200 as the graphics architecture.[11]

The third iteration of RDNA was announced on November 3, 2022, and is featured in the Radeon RX 7000 series of consumer desktop and mobile graphics cards.[12]

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  3. ^ "AMD RDNA Architecture". AMD. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Wilson, Matthew (June 11, 2019). "AMD launches RX 5700 XT and RX 5700 GPUs with RDNA architecture". KitGuru. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Smith, Ryan (June 10, 2019). "GPUs AMD Announces Radeon RX 5700 XT & RX 5700: The Next Gen of AMD Video Cards Starts on July 7th At $449/$379". AnandTech. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  6. ^ James, James (October 30, 2019). "AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT release date, price, specs, and performance". PCGamesN. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference RDNA2PS5Console was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Radeon [@Radeon] (June 11, 2021). "We're proud that our groundbreaking RDNA 2 and Zen architectures helped enable incredible next-gen PS5 experiences like Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart! #RatchetPS5" (Tweet). Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference RDNA2XboxConsoles was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference RDNA2InfinityCache was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Samsung Introduces Game Changing Exynos 2200 Processor With Xclipse GPU Powered by AMD RDNA 2 Architecture". Samsung Newsroom. Korea. January 18, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  12. ^ Cunningham, Andrew (November 3, 2022). "AMD's next-gen Radeon RX 7900 XTX and XT launch December 13 for $999 and $899". Ars Technica. Retrieved November 4, 2022.