- China Innosylicon launches fenghua no.3 GPU with integration of CPU RISC-V
- Fenghua No.3 affirms the CUDA compatibility, the 112 GB HBM memory and the ray layout
- The new GPU is aimed at work loads, games, cad, medical images and 8k screens
INNOSILICON technology has introduced a new GPU in China that combines an RISC-V CPU with a graphics processor that claims compatibility with the Cuda de Nvidia platform.
Fenghua No.3 (or Fantasy III as shown in English translation in the chip), the company’s last flagship, is equipped with more than 112 GB of HBM memory and goes to a wide range of computer workloads, from AI to games.
Unlike its predecessors, which were based on Powervr IP, Fenghua No.3 is based on RISC-V architecture and the company describes as a totally local design.
CUDA COMPATIBILITY
In the launch, the representatives avoided giving detailed specifications, but emphasized the chip support for multiple applications, including scientific computing, CAD and commercial entertainment.
Fenghua No.3 was also announced as the first GPU capable of supporting dicom native for medical images without specialized screens.
CUDA’s compatibility is easily the most striking claim, since technology is owned by Nvidia, and few rival GPUs have tried to replicate compatibility.
If the statements are precise, Fenghua No.3 could be attractive to researchers and developers who already trust the Nvidia ecosystem, but I cannot imagine that Nvidia does not take any form of action to protect their platform and intellectual property.
In demonstrations, the card was shown running games such as Tomb Raider and Valorant, but no performance points, resolution details or table speeds were provided.
For professionals, the card admits modern APIs such as Directx 12, Vulkan 1.2 and OpenGL 4.6, as well as hardware -based ray layout. It is compatible with Windows, Android, UOS, Kylin and other operating systems.
The GPU memory configuration is suitable for AI applications and it is said that a single card handles language models of up to 72b of parameters, while the systems with eight cards are climbed to 685b.
The company also claims compatibility with several AI models developed by Chinese, pointing out ambitions in the country of the country.
Innosilicon claimed support for the resolution of 8K in six monitors, together with the YUV444 color format, a characteristic aimed at design and video professionals.
China has been working towards self -sufficiency in semiconductor technology, and products such as Fenghua No.3 is another example of this, although it remains to be seen the real world performance of the card.
Through Zohomo
