First pictures of AMD's mainstream card, HD 7770, have now been leaked online. This card is the first major upgrade to the HD 5770 in two years, since the HD 6770 was just a rebrand. It features the Cape Verde GPU, which replaces the Juniper GPU used in the HD 5770/HD 6770. The card looks somewhat different, with a large fan sitting on top of the GPU, blowing directly onto it and the card's length is the same as the HD 5770, at around 8.25 inches.SPECIFICATIONS

• Three display outputs, DVI, HDMI and miniDisplayPort
• Single Crossfire connector for 2 cards max
• The reference PCB has four GDDR5 memory chips, implying a 128-bit memory interface
• Single 6-pin PCI-E power connector
• Around 100 Watts power consumption

Finally, as can be seen by the second picture of the naked PCB, the Cape Verde GPU is physically quite small for this level of performance. The old Juniper XT is 166 mm², the GF116 is 230 mm² (NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti), while this GPU looks like it's under 150 mm². Judging by the sizes of the fan and the GPU, this card should be quiet and have good thermals.