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Gen9 LP µarch
General Info
Arch TypeGPU
DesignerIntel
ManufacturerIntel
IntroductionAugust 5, 2015
Process14 nm
Succession

Gen9 LP (Generation 9 Low Power) is the microarchitecture for Intel's graphics processing unit utilized by Skylake-based microprocessors. Gen9 LP is the successor to Gen8 LP used by Broadwell.

Architecture

Gen9 LP presents a large departure from the Gen8 LP and previous architectures.

Key changes from Gen8 LP

  • Architecture is drastically different
    • Gen9 LP is composed of 3 truely independent major components: Display block, Unslice, and the Slice.
  • Unslice
    • Now sits on its own power/clock domain
      • Capable of running at higher speeds if the situation allows (irrespective of slice clock)
      • Can allow for pure fixed media alone
    • Fixed-function geometry
    • Higher throughput
    • Tessellator AutoStrip

Block Diagram

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Display

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Unslice

The Unslice is one of Gen9's major components and is responsible for the fixed-function geometry capabilities, fixed-function media capabilities, and it provides the interface to the memory fabric. One of the big changes in Gen9 is that the Unslice now sits on its own power/clock domain. This change allows the Unslice to operate at its own speed provided higher on-demand performance when desired. This change has a number of other benefits such as being able to turn off the slices (one or more) when they're not used in cases where pure fixed-function media is used. Additionally, the Unslice is now capable of running at a higher clock while the slice can run at a slower clock when the scenario demands it (such as in cases where higher fixed-function geometry or memory demands occur).

Slice

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codenameGen9 LP +
designerIntel +
first launchedAugust 5, 2015 +
full page nameintel/microarchitectures/gen9 +
instance ofmicroarchitecture +
manufacturerIntel +
microarchitecture typeGPU +
nameGen9 LP +
process14 nm (0.014 μm, 1.4e-5 mm) +