Tuesday, May 18th 2010
AMD Planning Updated Radeon HD 5670
AMD is planning a major update for the ATI Radeon HD 5670 mainstream graphics card. Currently based on the 40 nm Redwood core with specifications which include 400 stream processors, 512 MB / 1 GB of GDDR5 memory across a 128-bit wide memory interface, the updated HD 5670 will be based on the larger Juniper core (on which are based HD 5750 and HD 5770). On the HD 5670, the Juniper will have 640 of its 800 stream processors enabled, while having the same memory interface of 128-bit GDDR5 @ 1000 MHz (4 GHz effective).
The core will be clocked at 750 MHz. Since the nomenclature remains the same, it is safe to assume that the price will be remain unchanged, around $90 for the 512 MB, and $110 for the 1 GB variant. Leading AIB partners such as PowerColor and Sapphire seem to be ready with their board designs which are essentially identical to those of their Radeon HD 5700 series products. Unlike the HD 5770 reference, the new HD 5670 will be able to make do without an additional PCI-Express power input. Looking purely at the specifications, the new HD 5670 will be able to perform on par with the Radeon HD 4770 in present applications, with the added DirectX 11 and hardware tessellation support. With CrossFireX connectors on some designs, these card will have the ability to pair with more than two of their kind. There is no word yet on the availability.
Source:
inpai.com.cn
The core will be clocked at 750 MHz. Since the nomenclature remains the same, it is safe to assume that the price will be remain unchanged, around $90 for the 512 MB, and $110 for the 1 GB variant. Leading AIB partners such as PowerColor and Sapphire seem to be ready with their board designs which are essentially identical to those of their Radeon HD 5700 series products. Unlike the HD 5770 reference, the new HD 5670 will be able to make do without an additional PCI-Express power input. Looking purely at the specifications, the new HD 5670 will be able to perform on par with the Radeon HD 4770 in present applications, with the added DirectX 11 and hardware tessellation support. With CrossFireX connectors on some designs, these card will have the ability to pair with more than two of their kind. There is no word yet on the availability.
47 Comments on AMD Planning Updated Radeon HD 5670
As we know the 4670 didn't stand much chance against the 9600GT which is at that time a gen old already.
maybe ati really prepared for upcoming nvdia card?
but end of the day, competition really rocks, bring em more :rockout:
Dr Pepper u beat me too it!!
PS. I think they should have called it a 5690 due to the diff specs
it's not like average joe will complain when they accidentally pick up 640 SP one.(but it will sure piss some user that recently bought it, but that the PC system are, u never know when something better comes out)
ATi has had thier share of rebrands. There is the x1300XT ATi rebranded to an x1600Pro, or the x300SE rebranded to an x1050. Just to name a few off the top of my head.The only time you didn't get what you would have got in the first place, or something better with nVidia was with the 9600GSO when they switched to using the G94 core, and cut the shaders down to 48.There is more to it then just an increase in shaders. Using a totally different core means crossfire becomes confusing. I made this argument last generation when ATi did this. You are supposed to be able to crossfire any card from the same series with any other card from that series(e.g. any HD4700 with any other HD4700). However, with ATi using a different GPU core, that goes out the window. So now, people who buy an HD5670 today, and pick another one up in 6 months, won't be able to crossfire time...how stupid is that? And it doesn't help the matter than ATi still has updated their crossfire combination chart to include the different HD4700 cards so people know what you can and can't crossfire together.
^ ups, i didn't think of that, yeah u are right. it's suck when that happen.
but this card not out yet, i hope ati will change the name (but i hope it stay @ HD 5670 price :()
Good thing that it will match the 4770 at reasonable cost.Cant wait to see it in the field.
Having the exact same name isn't a good idea. If it's a significant difference, it needs another name. I don't know what's so hard about this concept to understand. So many companies don't do this. :shadedshu
This should be named a 5730. It's based on the Juniper core, so it belongs in the Juniper series. (imo)
I am glad that AMD is doing this. The Redwood 5670 was a real dissapointment.
it's like "hey look, it got a bigger number, let's increase the price"
Also I don't think this card should be called the 5690. As it is the existing 5600 series cards are Redwood based, since this card is based on the Juniper I think 5730 would be a better name.