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Volcanic Islands µarch
General Info
Arch TypeGPU
DesignerAMD
ManufacturerGlobalFoundries
Introduction2014
Process28 nm
Succession

Volcanic Islands (also known as GCN3 (Graphics core next 3th generation)) is a microarchitecture developed by AMD.

Generation

  • Volcanic Islands
    • Amethyst (Mobile)
    • Antigua (Desktop)
    • Iceland (Desktop)
    • Meso (Mobile)
    • Polaris 24 (Mobile)
    • Stoney (Carizzo)
    • Tonga (Desktop)
    • Topaz (Mobile)
    • Wani (Bristol Ridge)
    • Weston (Mobile)
  • Pirate Islands
    • Capsaicin (Desktop)
    • Fiji (Desktop)

Family

Family Chipset name Microarchitecture ISA Product name
Southern Islands Cape Verde, Hainan, Oland, Pitcairn, Tahiti GCN1.0+ DCE 6.x HD7750 - HD7970, R9 270, R9 280, R9 370X, R7 240, R7 250
Sea Islands Bonaire, Hawaii, Kabini, Kaveri, Mullins GCN2.x DCE 8.x HD7790, R7 260, R9 290, R7 360, R9 390
Volcanic Islands Fiji, Iceland, Stoney, Tonga, Topaz, Wani GCN3.x DCE 10/11.x R9 285, R9 380/380X, R9 Fury, R9 Nano, R9 Fury X, Pro Duo
Arctic Islands Polaris 10/11/12, 22 (Vega M) GCN4.x DCE 11.2 RX 460/470/480, RX 540/550/560/570/580/590, Pro WX 3200
Vega Vega 10/11/12/20 GCN5.x DCE 12.x RX Vega 56, RX Vega 64, Radeon Vega II, Radeon VII
codenameVolcanic Islands +
designerAMD +
first launched2014 +
full page nameamd/microarchitectures/volcanic islands +
instance ofmicroarchitecture +
manufacturerGlobalFoundries +
microarchitecture typeGPU +
nameVolcanic Islands +
process28 nm (0.028 μm, 2.8e-5 mm) +