Investigation finds Intel Kaby Lake-G is more Polaris than Vega

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However the only major feature found to be found lacking so far is Rapid Packed Math. The news of Intel's Kaby Lake-G processors was one of the biggest revelations in the world of tech in late 2017. Last November Intel announced that it would combine its high performance CPU cores with a discrete AMD Radeon GPU and HBM2 graphics on a multi-chip-module. At CES 2018 the product was launched and it was revealed that the AMD Radeon graphics on board were custom designed, based upon a GCN 5th Generation Vega core with up to 24 CUs. This would offer a maximum of 1,536 RX Vega-class shaders connected to 4GB of HBM2 memory over the EMIB interface, we learned.
 Investigation finds Intel Kaby Lake-G is more Polaris than Vega