According to Elon Musk, AMD’s Tesla-integrated GPU and APU are PS5-tier
Forget your gaming PC; you need AMD GPUs and APUs for your car.
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AMD keeps on smashing through ceilings. First, it cameback from the brinkto challenge Intel for PC gaming market share. Then it began reclaiming ground in theserver marketin big ways. Recently, it’s been cropping up in more high-profile machines than ever, like theAlienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5. And even those sectors aren’t enough — now AMD wants to take over the car market with its hardware.
At Computex 2021, AMD had a big announcement to make. AMD Lisa Su revealed that AMD hardware is in the Tesla Model S and X.AMD’s press releasereiterates that info, stating the following: “the newly designed infotainment systems in the Tesla Model S and Model X are powered by an AMD Ryzen Embedded APU and an AMD RDNA 2 architecture-based GPU that enables AAA gaming.”
But that’s not all. Elon Musk, the man andmeme magnethimself, hopped on Twitter to talk up just how powerful the two cars' infotainment systems are.
Yeah, new Model S & X have PS5 level entertainment computing powerYeah, new Model S & X have PS5 level entertainment computing power— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)June 1, 2021June 1, 2021
“Yeah, new Model S & X have PS5 level entertainment computing power,” Musk said. Imagine that: A car with a built-in, high-power gaming console capable of providing AAA gaming for those who aren’t busy driving. Now we just need a car withXbox Series Xlevels of power. After all, Model S and X? Xbox Series S and X? It’s such an easy match! C’mon, Elon.
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