Monday, September 6th 2010
Picture of AMD ''Cayman'' Prototype Surfaces
Here is the first picture of a working prototype of the AMD Radeon HD 6000 series "Cayman" graphics card. This particular card is reportedly the "XT" variant, or what will go on to be the HD 6x70, which is the top single-GPU SKU based on AMD's next-generation "Cayman" performance GPU. The picture reveals a card that appears to be roughly the size of a Radeon HD 5870, with a slightly more complex-looking cooler. The PCB is red in color, and the display output is slightly different compared to the Radeon HD 5800 series: there are two DVI, one HDMI, and two mini-DisplayPort connectors. The specifications of the GPU remain largely unknown, except it's being reported that the GPU is built on the TSMC 40 nm process. The refreshed Radeon HD 6000 series GPU lineup, coupled with next-generation Bulldozer architecture CPUs and Fusion APUs are sure to make AMD's lineup for 2011 quite an interesting one.Update (9/9): A new picture of the reverse side of the PCB reveals 8 memory chips (256-bit wide memory bus), 6+2 phase VRM, and 6-pin + 8-pin power inputs.
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ChipHell
118 Comments on Picture of AMD ''Cayman'' Prototype Surfaces
If so you'd need an adapter to even use a normal display port on a monitor.
It's just not a widely accepted connector type yet.
I imagine due to its size quite a lot manufacturers may use it that or mini HDMI or something.
Regarding CAYMAN XT, I want more pics!
www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/HD_4890_Toxic_Vapor-X/14.html
www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/HD_4890_Toxic_Vapor-X/18.html
www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Sapphire/HD_4890_Toxic_Vapor-X/7.html
source material now go read a real GPU review all of the above use different game engines and whats this at low res the 4890 is slower but at higher res oh wait it trades blows with the 275 280 and 285
so from that material above it performed better and was cheaper at its time oh snap.
6000cayman looks interesting tweaked and more efficient design has my attention as i do plan to buy a few 6 series cards and if they all look as sexy as the one pictured im in
the Sp's on the 2XXX-5XXX series
the Sp's on the 6XXX series
the 6 series will probably have more Sp's also
Edit
oops didn't see your post erocker sry
I think it will be quite impressive if the card only needs that for a chip ~400mm2. That's one thing that I think will make me keep my 5870s is because the run cool and don't pull a lot of power especially in idle. I don't want to go back to something like my 4870x2. Sure it was powerful for a single card but I had to run 50-60% fan to keep it cool.
What i'm hyped for is to see what Nvidia say and how they counter-act if they can at all. AMD has also gained a lot more of the GPU marketshare over the past 2yrs. There was a graph that said it was actually at 51% as of 2010, so that's only gonna grow with this blow to nvidia, amazing how the tides turn bc i sure as hell never expected AMD to be back on top over Nvidia.
EDIT: now that i think about it, there were quite a few people that were saying nvidia was getting lazy and not being inventive enough. and they were right lol
Cayman XT Sample Cards, PCB likes HD5870, core 900mhz, but I don't know if it is the final frequency, 6+8pin
That's just wrong. Memory bus width has a huge impact on die size.
On RV770, the 256bit memory controller with I/O pads takes 14% of the die size. Around 36mm².
On R600 that 512bit takes ~35-40% of total die size, that's whopping 125-170mm².
Also, it takes twice the amount of memory chips for 512bit so cost goes up due to many many factors. Huh? The added shaders made up majority of the performance increase we saw in RV670->RV770.
:rolleyes:
However, if they launch without Bulldozer...:banghead:\
I really don't want to see 6870 yet. I do not have confidence that thet rest of the market is ready for this chip. ATi wants to spank nV...but I tihnk they are just seeing RED.