AMD RTG领袖 Raja Koduri 宣布辞职

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昨天AMD刚宣布与Intel合作的大新闻，今天另一则令人措手不及的消息又从AMD传出。AMD RTG（Radeon Technologies Group）领导者，SVP兼首席架构师的Raja Koduri宣布辞职，明天生效。

辞职声明来源Raja写的内部备忘录，Hexus拿到后写成了报道。AMD虽没有确认这份备忘录的真伪，但确认Raja已经决定离开AMD。

Memo原文【大意】：

To my AMD family,

Forty is a significant number in history.  It is a number representing transition, testing and change. I have just spent forty days away from the office going through such a transition. It was an important time with my family, and it also offered me a rare space for reflection. During this time I have come to the extremely difficult conclusion that it is time for me to leave RTG and AMD.

【40天是个不小的数字。与家人团聚，以及反思，最终决定离开RTG和AMD】

I have no question in my mind that RTG, and AMD, are marching firmly in the right direction as high-performance computing becomes ever-more-important in every aspect of our lives.  I believe wholeheartedly in what we are doing with Vega, Navi and beyond, and I am incredibly proud of how far we have come and where we are going. The whole industry has stood up and taken notice of what we are doing. As I think about how computing will evolve, I feel more and more that I want to pursue my passion beyond hardware and explore driving broader solutions.
【相信RTG和AMD正向着正确方向前进。也相信Vega，Navi及之后的产品，为目前的成果感到自豪。对未来计算进化的方向的考量，想要追求硬件以外的更多可能性】

I want to thank Lisa and the AET for enabling me to pursue my passion during the last four years at AMD, and especially the last two years with RTG. Lisa has my utmost respect for exhibiting the courage to enable me with RTG, for believing in me and for going out of her way to support me.  I would also like to call out Mark Papermaster who brought me into AMD, for his huge passion for technology and for his relentless support through many difficult phases.  And of course, I want to thank each and every one of my direct staff and my indirect staff who have worked so hard with me to build what we have now got.  I am very proud of the strong leaders we have and I’m fully confident that they can execute on the compelling roadmap ahead.
【感谢Lisa和AET在这4年里让自己追求自己的激情，特别是在RTG的后两年。Lisa Su让Raja带领RTG，信任他，并以自己的方式支持他，Raja对她很敬重。还有把Raja带回AMD的Mark Papermaster，也给了他很大支持。以及对每个员工的付出表示感谢。相信领导人能把路线图执行下去。】

I will continue to be an ardent fan and user of AMD technologies for both personal and professional use.
【将继续作为A饭和AMD用户，个人和专业用途上都是。】

As I mentioned, leaving AMD and RTG has been an extremely difficult decision for me.  But I felt it is the right one for me personally at this point.  Time will tell.  I will be following with great interest the progress you will make over the next several years.

【离开AMD和RTG是个艰难的决定，但个人认为当前是最好的选择。Time will tell.】

On a final note, I have asked a lot of you in the last two years.  You’ve always delivered.  You’ve made me successful both personally and professionally, for which I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.  I have these final requests from you as I leave:

【最后的期望】

. Stay focused on the roadmap!【专注于路线图】
. Deliver on your commitments!【兑现承诺】
. Continue the culture of Passion, Persistence and Play!【继续Passion, Persistence and Play的企业文化】
. Make AMD proud!【让AMD为之骄傲】
. Make me proud!【让我为之骄傲】

Yours,
Raja

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同时AMD也对此发表了简短声明，感谢Raja在职期间做出的贡献，同时声称Raja的离职不会对RTG的产品路线图或时间表造成影响。

Earlier today, we announced two unrelated updates for our Radeon Technologies Group: 1) Raja Koduri has decided to leave AMD and 2) we are taking the next steps in our work to strengthen RTG by further focusing the organization on key growth areas.

【1.Raja决定离开AMD  2.AMD正通过在重要增长地区的组织上进一步加强RTG】

I wanted to also make sure you understood these updates do not impact our plans or the strategic direction we are driving our graphics business.   We appreciate the contributions Raja has made helping establish our dedicated graphics focus and  strong team that is capable of accomplishing the ambitious goals we have set for this part of our business.  Also want to make sure it is clear that there are no changes to our public product or technology graphics roadmaps, and we remain on track to deliver on our commitments in 2018 and beyond. Lisa will continue to lead RTG on an interim basis while we complete our search for a new leader.
【这些不会影响图形业务的的计划或者战略方向。公开路线图或显示技术路线图也不会改动。2018年及以后的承诺会按时兑现。Lisa将临时领导RTG，直到找到新的接班人。】

We have made significant progress across AMD these past two years delivering the first wave of our high-performance products, best exemplified by our improved financial performance and year-over-year market share gains across all of our client, graphics and server products. Today’s changes are designed to allow us to better take advantage of the significant growth opportunities in front of us.

自九月份起Raja就宣布开始休假与家人团聚

当时文章，里面有原文：

Raja Koduri休假至12月，Lisa Su接管RTG

http://www.moepc.net/?post=2967

当时说的是十二月回归，现在他不会回来了。

虽然AMD强调这不会影响RTG路线图，但他的辞职无疑会在RTG和GPU界掀起波澜。自从两年前AMD对图形部门重组并创立RTG以来，Raja Koduri一直都是RTG的领导者（可以把他看做AMD图形业务的CEO），受报道最多，责任也最重大。Raja领导了AMD图形业务硬件和软件的方方面面。由于各种场合的抛头露面和媒体报道，他俨然已经成为AMD图形业务的代言人。

这将是Raja第二次离开AMD。在2009年，作为图形业务CTO的他去了苹果，人们至今还能感受到他对苹果的影响。

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很多人有这样的疑问：Raja的辞职是否和Vega发布有关。虽然Vega 10使得AMD重返高端市场，但竞争力方面没有达到AMD和A饭们的预期，有些硬件功能到现在还没启用。在经历Vega说不上顺利的发布后，辞职不大寻常，但也不是不可能。关于AMD内部是怎样的想法我们尚不知晓，一切都是外人的揣测。

个人祝愿Raja在新东家能够顺利。GPU方面，AMD还在努力挣脱当前的劣势，为之付诸的努力并不少，当头作出努力的正是Raja。把AMD图形方面的运作巩固在同一个组织和领导人下，与用户和媒体达成现在这样的交流，已经算是做到了奇迹。作为RTG的领导人，Raja对技术拥有的激情让其他人黯然失色，同时对于RTG的过错他也表现的很诚实。Anand曾把Raja称为“王者”，四年后的现在算是明白为什么了。

【Raja的离开在一定程度上是种损失。玩他的“阿三”梗调侃RTG可以，当真就是??。单论技术他一点没差。而且现在也没法拿他来调侃RTG了。看不明白可以，但不要过度。】

至于AMD和RTG的未来，自从Raja休假开始起，CEO Lisa Su就一直在管理RTG。AMD也确认不会改变计划，在找到新领袖前Lisa Su会继续负责RTG。同时AMD官方也称，将加大对游戏和服务器GPU业务的投入。在这些领域，Vega只是开始，但更多的资源会带来更好的回报。

【按照AMD官方说法，7nm的Navi和之后的7nm+的下下代架构应该都会按照原路线图执行，不会有太大改动。要评论的话，等到他的Navi出世时也不晚。】

【Raja的twitter也从@GFXChipTweeter改成了@Rajaontheedge】

切实消息: Raja去了Intel。新职位是首席架构师兼核心与视觉计算集团SVP&GM，将着眼拓展Intel图形产品线，提供高端独显解决方案。

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via:https://www.anandtech.com/show/12011/raja-koduri-resigns-from-amd

原作者:Ryan Smith

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