AMD to Launch Radeon HD 7750/7770 on February 15; 7850/7870 on March 6

[Final8y]

Coming up first will be the boards targeting the $99-159 price tag, both based on a GPU chip codenamed "Cape Verde". Cape Verde Pro will become AMD Radeon HD 7750 1GB, while Cape Verde XT will become Radeon HD 7770 1GB or 2GB on February 15, 2012.

For those paying attention, Cape Verde Pro and XT carry 128-bit memory interface, but there will be odd combinations such as half-height HD7750 with 64-bit interface and odd amount of memory, such as 512MB DDR3 for special market projects.

AMD-sanctioned boards will utilize 1GB of DDR3 or GDDR5 memory, while the custom boards will vary from 512MB to 2GB and we would even wager a 4GB DDR3 board from one of Chinese vendors by Computex timeframe (as a way of raising product's price).

Following the launch of Radeon HD 7750 and HD 7770, AMD plans to unveil Pitcairn, its $179-249 targeted GPU board for performance consumers. Pitcairn will get the name Radeon HD 7850 (Pitcairn Pro) and HD 7870 (Pitcairn XT). Pitcairn Pro and XT both carry the 256-bit memory controller, keeping the performance envelope in check, on the level of former high-end Radeon HD 6950 and HD 6970 at a new price point. The launch date is set for March 6, 2012 as the first day of CeBIT 2012 trade show in Hannover, Germany.

Remember that due to AMD Fusion APU i.e. Heterogeneous System Architecture (former Fusion System Architecture), AMD is no longer making dedicated chips from the x100, x200, x300, x400, x500 and now, x600 architectures. Radeon HD 7100/7200/7300/7400/7500/7600 are all based on older Evergreen (VLIW5) and Northern Islands (VLIW4) GPU architectures and either embedded inside the APU chips, or rebranded old generations.

Expect the same trend to continue going forward with the 8000 and 9000 generations, while there is a rebrand coming for the 10000 series, which won't see the light of the day in the five figure form.

http://www.brightsideofnews.com/new...07770-on-february-15-78507870-on-march-6.aspx Road Map Pic.

 

[shadow_boxer]

The 7800 cards seem the most exciting of the whole new generation to me. Pricing will be key for these.

 

[Plus1]

A 7870 series in CF for £500 isn't that bad, if performance is about 40% more than the 6970 series?

 

[Martini1991]

A 7870 series in CF for £500 isn't that bad, if performance is about 40% more than the 6970 series?

Except it won't be 40% faster than a 6970, it'll likely occupy similar performance.
The 7950 isn't even 40% faster than the 6970 lol.
7970 barely is most of the time.

 

[shadow_boxer]

I think he meant 40% in Xfire

 

[the1gooner]

Excellent only 5 weeks to go then for the 7870's

 

[Martini1991]

I think he meant 40% in Xfire

Same thing.
Why would a 7870 Crossfire be 40% faster than a 6970 Crossfire?

 

[tommybhoy]

It's not looking likely:

It's looking like it's the other way round now:

The 7900 series are AMD's top end!
The 6900 series is now the upper mid-range!
The 7800 series shall be the mid-range and priced as such.
The 7700 series shall be the lower mid-range.
The 6700/6600 series are mainstream!

That will be the reason 69**'s are holding their price.

 

[Tute]

The 7800 cards seem the most exciting of the whole new generation to me. Pricing will be key for these.

If you trust the rumoured specifications:

HD7750 832:52:16
HD7770 896:56:16
HD7850 1280:80:24
HD7870 1408:88:24

It looks like the HD7750 is going to be somewhere just behind the HD6850, the HD7770 a little ahead of that, the HD7850 around HD6930 speeds and the HD7870 around HD6950 speeds.

Nothing exciting there, given the price you can get an HD6950/GTX560Ti for. It's also going to leave a huge gap from HD7870 up to HD7950.

 

[morguk]

Any news on the 7890 and 7930?

 

[Orcvader]

Interesting... so the *700 series will be the lowest discrete GPUs from now on? The *400/500 were brilliant for HTPCs .

 

[mowlio]

I may have to sell my card and live without a computer for a bit so I can get one of these 7870s! Living without it will be hard though :/

 

[kitch9]

Except it won't be 40% faster than a 6970, it'll likely occupy similar performance.
The 7950 isn't even 40% faster than the 6970 lol.
7970 barely is most of the time.

I'm sorry man, but a clocked 7950 or 7970 DESTROYS and 6970, will you stop with the fud? 6970 is a naff clocker and the 7*** series clock through the roof.

 

[Martini1991]

I'm sorry man, but a clocked 7950 or 7970 DESTROYS and 6970, will you stop with the fud? 6970 is a naff clocker and the 7*** series clock through the roof.

Absolutely nothing wrong with what I just said.
Stop with the hyperbole.
I didn't mention the OC'ing, simply that the 7950 is barely 40% faster than a 6970, and the 7970 isn't all the time, which is perfectly fine.
You quit with the fud and the AMD fanboyism crap.
I say this, while I have a 7950 on the way.