sounds like xbox one and ps3 and 7990.
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Curacao XT 8970 pictured... courtesy of 4chan.
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sounds like xbox one and ps3 and 7990.
Caporegime
We'll be invincible? That hash tag does make me wonder. If they dethrone a titan with a card costing less than a 780 then i will be impressed.
Soldato
Titan beater at 780 pricing should be possible given the 780 isn't that far off plus its [the 780] 100-200 pound overpriced.
Still, what motivation do AMD have having seen how many people were willing to spend £800 on a graphics card?
Still, what motivation do AMD have having seen how many people were willing to spend £800 on a graphics card?
Caporegime
If that slide is true then the 8950 is going to kick ass.
Soldato
it looks morel like 8950 then 8970 when you look at the specs ,
2560 shaders at 1050Mhz on the 8970 part looks very tasty! If AMD could pull out at ~10% efficiency improvement on top of the extra GPU grunt (which is not unrealistic for a mid-process spruce of an existing architecture), then it could indeed compete with the GTX780.
Soldato
Having 8970 for OEM and retail, being different specs just isn't cricket for those not in the know about computer hardware IMO.
Caporegime
it looks more like 8950 then 8970 when you look at the specs ,
8870 has exactly the same specifications as my Tahiti LE.
Caporegime
Only 112 days
I can't survive that long without my gaming evolved titles, Battlefield 3 and Fifa 13. No way Rose.
Caporegime
Are you rattling already Matt?
Caporegime
I'm temped but ive fallen for the 7950 xfire setup and assuming this 8970 ties or beats a titan/780, my 7950 xfire setup will still be faster, you'd think.
Soldato
I would also point out that, since the release of this lineup spans from October to December, it doesn't bode well for us seeing 20nm cards in early 2014. It's unlikely that AMD would want to release their latest cards with only a few months of shelf life.
This release suggests to me that we will be looking at the second half of 2014 for 20nm, despite TSMC apparently still being on-schedule for their 20nm production.
This release suggests to me that we will be looking at the second half of 2014 for 20nm, despite TSMC apparently still being on-schedule for their 20nm production.
Caporegime
Caporegime
Let Nvidia go first with 20nm to see whats what and then compete with that.
The biggest mistake AMD made was going before Nvidia with 28nm.
Well yes the reports do seem to say that TSMC will be able to produce at 20nm by the end of the year, so 20nm cards late 2013 early 2014 would appear to be possible, so I agree that a October release seems a bit odd.
Now this could be a definite possibility, it would also let the 20nm process mature a bit, maybe allowing them to release whatever they are planning at slightly better speeds than they did last time around.