The eagerly awaited new graphics processor AMD gfx1201 was seen in the GeekBench benchmark test. The new GPU has approximately 16 GB (specified as 15.9 GB) of VRAM and ran at a maximum frequency of 2101 MHz during the test. AMD, which gives a special “gfx” code name to each generation of GPUs, is looking at the Radeon 8000 RDNA4 series with this new code. Here are the details…

AMD Gfx1201 GPU appears on GeekBench benchmark database: Radeon 8000 series hints at RDNA4

According to the test results, the gfx1201 GPU is equipped with 28 “Compute Units”. This means that when we consider that the Radeon RX 7900 XTX in the RDNA3 architecture has 48 Compute Units, assuming that the basic structure is not changed much in the new architecture, the gfx1201 GPU can have 28 WGPs (Work Group Processors), or 56 compute units in total.

These features suggest that it could offer performance close to the RX 7800 XT model, which has 60 Compute Units in RDNA3. The system in which the gfx1201 GPU was tested was equipped with an Intel Core i7-12700F processor, an ASUS TUF GAMING B660M-PLUS WIFI D4 motherboard, and 16 GB DDR4 RAM.

This structure can generally be considered a system that offers medium-level performance. The full features of this new graphics processor and the products in which it will be used are expected to be announced, but it seems that AMD is preparing to offer ambitious performance again with the RDNA4 architecture.

We’ll have to wait and see how these developments will affect AMD’s competition with Nvidia in the graphics card market. What do you think about the expected performance increases and innovations with the new RDNA4 architecture? You can write your opinions in the comments section below.