idk who that guy is but I couldn’t think of how to word the title, sorry
︀︀• Custom AMD Zen 4 CPU
︀︀• 6 cores / 12 threads
︀︀• RDNA 3 GPU
︀︀• 28 Compute Units
︀︀• 8GB GDDR6 VRAM
︀︀• 16GB DDR5 RAM
︀︀• 512GB or 2TB NVMe SSD
︀︀• SteamOS
︀︀• Wi-Fi 6E
︀︀• Bluetooth 5.3
︀︀• Gigabit Ethernet
︀︀• HDMI 2.0 + DisplayPort 1.4
︀︀• microSD expansion
Even compared to having two entirely separate memory controllers, one for the CPU and one for the GPU?
I would assume the total area is larger for the separate CPU+GPU die when compared a single unified chip, sure. But the cost per millimeter doesn’t necessarily scale linearly either (larger chip, lower yields), so it might be cheaper to buy CPU+GPU rather than the unified chip even though the total area is larger.
For reference, TechPowerUp lists:
RX 7600M: 204 mm² @ TSMC 6 nm
Strix Halo: 308 mm² @ TSMC 4 nm
Not sure what kind of area one could expect for the CPU alone (without the integrated GPU) for this kind of process
Oh right, I forgot about that part.
I guess you could look up specs for a desktop Ryzen CPU that doesn’t have integrated graphics. Not sure which is the right one to pick, but I checked a few Zen 4 AM5 chips and they were all 71 mm2 @ TSMC 5 nm.
BTW, what actually is “Strix Halo” anyway? I’m confused about whether it’s what they’re calling all the latest-generation APUs, or just the high-end ones, or Asus co-branding, or what.
Are there not any lesser APUs (with smaller die size and higher yields) that aren’t “Strix Halo” but still have a similar architecture and decent gaming performance?