Tuesday, November 29th 2011
Radeon HD 7000 Series To Be Unveiled on December 5
According to a NordicHardware report, December 5 is pin-pointed as the day AMD will unveil its some of its new Radeon HD 7000 graphics processors. It is indicated that products launched on that day will be based on GPUs built on the 28 nanometer fabrication process. The new products will be unveiled in London. It's likely that these are mobile parts based on the "Thames" and "Seymour" silicons. An alternate theory is that AMD could unveil some of its next-generation GPUs based on the GCN architecture, AMD's biggest leap in GPU architecture since Radeon HD 2000 series.
Source:
NordicHardware
34 Comments on Radeon HD 7000 Series To Be Unveiled on December 5
besides, AMD has better solutions for HTPCs like the AX fusion series of FM1-socket, i dont see them investing in other solutions
Do it.
I think this will be my next card if the pricing is good.
Although big leaps in architecture usually = First generation product fail.
Skyrim already runs pretty smooth with my 570 (with the occasional drop to 30 FPS with V-sync on in big cities)... So unless there is a killer game (GTA V?) that needs this type or hardware, I think I might be waiting as well.
Hell my i5 750 is already two years old almost (two years at 4.2Ghz - bought it in Jan '10) and is still amazing for most games.
Hate to say it... I think the next generation of consoles will drive the next big videocard purchase boom.
21 Nov 2011
www.computerbase.de/news/2011-11/details-zu-anstehenden-28-nm-grafikloesungen-von-amd/
We shall see, until then Skyrim runs great on my current setup and I am sure it will run even better with my updated Bulldozer setup.
Not sure if Nvidia would be able to deliver according to a pic below "performance list" comparing a laptop GTX680m with ATI7900m IGP cards.
Not comparing it to top of the line amd7950m/amd7970m/amd7990m "AMD9990.2 = "TRINITY SCRAPPER MOBILE""
i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j447/DGDXGDG/gtx600m1.jpg
AMD6800.1 = "WIMBLEDON XT"
AMD9900.2 = "TRINITY DEVASTATOR MOBILE"
AMD9901.1 = "TRINITY DEVASTATOR DESKTOP"
AMD9903.2 = "TRINITY DEVASTATOR LITE MOBILE"
AMD9904.1 = "TRINITY DEVASTATOR LITE DESKTOP"
AMD9990.2 = "TRINITY SCRAPPER MOBILE"
AMD9991.1 = "TRINITY SCRAPPER DESKTOP"
The GTX680m is weaker than dual "xfire AMD6970m"
www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html
Select both desktop and laptop gpu's and press restrict to list both.
Performance-wise, my 5850 is still enough for me.
No. Until the mod community ramps up to around 6+ months from now and produces true HD texture packs, total model replacements, better map viewing alternatives and the very limits of uGrids=* is tested by large amounts of people using more than 8GB of RAM (not to mention it getting its "don't turn off vSync" bullshit sorted out), then Skyrim can't be said to be stressful on GPUs at all. Crashy and buggy, while its got that in spades, does not equal stressful.
Ever since Crytek gave up on the throne with Crysis 2, your best bets for GPU barometers are BF3 on Ultra (no in-game tweaks, no CCC changes, just Ultra preset), Arkham City when it gets its DX11 patched to a functioning state, and Metro Last Light upon release, at 1920x1200 and up only. IMHO measuring at 22" 1680*1050 is done because its common among the plebs, not because its what $400 GPUs were meant to cut their teeth against.
Finally 30" monitors haven't become prolific enough yet, nor do we have 120Hz monitors in large enough quantities to truly test the benefits of deactivated vSync, but those resolutions and frequencies are where you should expect the 28nm parts to shine, and pull away from the pack. If they don't, only then could they honestly be classified as "not worth it" and current GPUs considered to still be créme.Hoping a 7900 card will come around with >2GB VRAM...: While possible on say the 7990, I wouldn't expect the 7950/7970 to have more than 2GB as they need to keep cost down, as well as >2 not being strictly necessary even for 30" workloads. Add the benefits of XDR remaining to be seen and whether they play nice with GCN cores to the equation, and I wouldn't want to load my flagship products with large amounts of lemons either.
...offer better performance than a single 6970...: Probably.
...while using less power...: I think it'll use less power overall, as in Idle + Load, but that performance has to come from somewhere, and I wouldn't be surprised if Load was still "high", where I'm talking about ATI "high" and not nVidia "high". I'm fully expecting the 7000/7900 series to sport a completely refined PowerPlay implementation, that's for sure.
...and selling cheaper: Nope. I truly think this is too much to ask for, and moves the 7900 series from the realm of possibility to fantasy. They'll still be the better value for money versus nVidia's retarded prices but I don't expect the 7950/7970 to sell for much less, if at all lower, than current 6950/6970 prices. And that's just fine.