AMD to Shrink the Size of the RDNA 4 “Navi 44” Chip Package
The “Navi 4x” generation of GPU chip packages may be generationally smaller than those of its predecessors, based on package measurements of the “Navi 44” chip that Olrak29_ released. AMD has chosen to give up the enthusiast sector to NVIDIA and concentrate on gaining market share in the performance and mainstream markets with its next-generation Radeon RX gaming GPUs, which are built on the RDNA 4 graphics architecture. The company is working to make RDNA 4 as efficient as possible in terms of design, process, and package.
Through a more specialized ray tracing hardware stack, RDNA 4 is anticipated to increase performance at the architecture level, namely the performance cost of ray tracing. AMD is anticipated to transition to a more efficient foundry node at the manufacturing level; some rumors indicate that this will be the TSMC 4 nm, which includes the N4P and N4X. The “Navi 44,” which replaces the “Navi 23” and “Navi 33,” is a mid-range GPU that represents a significant advancement over the 7 nm or 6 nm DUV nodes. A smaller packaging, measuring 29 mm x 29 mm, is suggested by the leak. The “Navi 23” packaging, in contrast, is 35 mm by 35 mm in size. Given that mainboard PCB real estate is at a premium in gaming notebooks, the smaller design may make these GPUs more compatible.