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| clockspeed  = 500MHz
| clockspeed  = 500MHz
| memory      = 10MB [[eDRAM]]
| memory      = 10MB [[eDRAM]]
| process      = 90nm (GPU die)<br>80nm (eDRAM die)
| process      = 90nm (Both dies)
| package      = Flip-chip BGA1017
| package      = Flip-chip BGA1017
| successor    = [[Rhea]]
| successor    = [[Rhea]]
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'''Venus''' is an engineering sample [[GPU]] used to checkout the first version of the 90nm [[Styx]] eDRAM. The GPU die is the same 90nm die as [[Y1 (GPU)|Y1]].
'''Venus''' is an engineering sample [[GPU]] used to checkout the first version of the [[Styx-90]] eDRAM. The GPU die is the same 90nm die as [[Y1 (GPU)|Y1]].


== Specifications ==
== Specifications ==
=== GPU ===
=== GPU (Xenos C1) ===
{{GPU Specs}}
{{GPU Specs}}
* A32 [[stepping]]
* A32 [[stepping]]
* 90nm process
* 90nm process


=== eDRAM ===
=== eDRAM (Styx-90) ===
{{EDRAM Specs}}
{{EDRAM Specs}}
* FS11 [[stepping]]
* FS11 [[stepping]]
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[[File:X809141-001-2.jpg|thumb|150px|upright|right|Venus from another angle]]
[[File:X809141-001-2.jpg|thumb|150px|upright|right|Venus from another angle]]


Based on the manufacturing date, it is speculated that this chip was designed in order to test [[Styx]]-90 before the [[Y2 (GPU)|Y2]] or [[Gunga|Y3]] GPU dies were available. The [[GPU]] die is marked with "GPU Y3/Venus ES", indicating that it is part of the Y3 program. Little else is known about Venus.
Based on the manufacturing date, it is speculated that this chip was designed in order to test [[Styx-90]] before the [[Xenos C2]] or [[Gunga]] were available. The [[GPU]] die is marked with "GPU Y3/Venus ES", indicating that it is part of the Y3 program. Little else is known about Venus.
 
* Part Number: X809141


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Latest revision as of 23:31, 23 August 2024

Venus
X809141-001.jpg
Part NumberX809141
IntroducedEarly 2006
Designed ByATi
Microsoft
NEC (eDRAM)
TypeGPU
Clock Speed500MHz
Memory10MB eDRAM
Process90nm (Both dies)
PackageFlip-chip BGA1017
SuccessorRhea

Venus is an engineering sample GPU used to checkout the first version of the Styx-90 eDRAM. The GPU die is the same 90nm die as Y1.

Specifications

GPU (Xenos C1)

  • 500Mhz clock speed
  • 48 floating-point vector processors divided into 3 dynamically scheduled SIMD groups (16 each)
  • Unified shader architecture
  • 16 texture addressing units
  • 16 texture filtering units
  • 8 pixel rendering pipelines
  • Direct access to CPU L2 cache
  • A32 stepping
  • 90nm process

eDRAM (Styx-90)

  • 10MB 256GB/s eDRAM
  • Contains logic for:
    • 4-sample anti-aliasing
    • Alpha compositing
    • Color
    • Z/stencil buffering
  • FS11 stepping
  • 90nm process

Details

Venus from another angle

Based on the manufacturing date, it is speculated that this chip was designed in order to test Styx-90 before the Xenos C2 or Gunga were available. The GPU die is marked with "GPU Y3/Venus ES", indicating that it is part of the Y3 program. Little else is known about Venus.

  • Part Number: X809141