Wednesday, September 7th 2005
R520 spy pics
HKEPC has the R520 core picture (here), we have the full PCB.
The card you are seeing is the R520 XT. It is a dual slot solution and uses a cooler similar to the X850. ATI will also offer one-slot versions which will have less performance.
The will only be PCI-Express boards. AGP versions are definitely not planned.
Internally the chip will use 512-bit memory transfers. However, the external memory interface will still be 256-bit - expect some nice marketing from ATI regarding that "feature".
Right now the product lineup is:
R520 XT
In the thread at HKEPC linked above (translated) "it is likely that the ATI R520 will change its name to ATI Radeon X1800 series, the estimated release date for the ATI X900 series is early October".
One of these two names is correct my source says, he didn't want to reveal which one though. The October release date is correct.
The will only be PCI-Express boards. AGP versions are definitely not planned.
Internally the chip will use 512-bit memory transfers. However, the external memory interface will still be 256-bit - expect some nice marketing from ATI regarding that "feature".
Right now the product lineup is:
R520 XT
- 512MB RAM
- ~600 MHz core
- ~650-700 MHz memory
- Dual slot cooling
- Dual DVI
- 256MB RAM
- ~500 MHz core
- ~500 MHz memory
- Single slot cooling
- VGA + DVI
- 256MB RAM
- ~450 MHz core
- ~450 MHz memory
- Single slot cooling
- VGA + DVI
- 256MB RAM
- ~600 MHz core
- ~650-700 MHz memory
- Dual slot cooling
- VGA + DVI
In the thread at HKEPC linked above (translated) "it is likely that the ATI R520 will change its name to ATI Radeon X1800 series, the estimated release date for the ATI X900 series is early October".
One of these two names is correct my source says, he didn't want to reveal which one though. The October release date is correct.
150 Comments on R520 spy pics
-Dan
-Dan
How can anyone comment on something they don't have! I used to be an nVidia Fan years ago,then nVidia didn't have anything to Compete with ATI so I switched! Now ATI's trying to catch nVidia and they can't! Their New Card is going to be a Dual slot with only 16 Pipelines and a whole lotta nothing except for Optimized Drivers there trying to use to Inflate their Performance Scores to Win over their Existing Users! ATI's a Canadian Company and they should have alot of Canadian Fans but Lately they don't Simply because their Products aren't Good Enough!
I own a MSI n7800 GTX 256Mb on an ASUS A8N SLI Mobo powered by an AMD64 3500+,and the Performance is AWESOME,along with 24 Pipelines instead of 16! How can someone Post a Comment like: nvidia sucks so bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! when you don't even own one,and Probably can't Convince your Parents to Buy you one!!! The Truth of the Matter is: nVidia's 7800 GTX is a 24 Pipeline Card and a Single slot card that Blows ATI out of the Water! You can Cry,Wine, and hate nVidia all you want,but the Fact is: nVidia's the King and Long may he Reighn!! I build Gaming Systems and my Customers would be Very Disappointed if I Recommeded something that was 2nd Grade like ATI is Now! Cry,Hate all you want but the Facts are the Fact!!
nVidia Rules!!!!
All Winers Comments Welcome!!
P/S: I own both Brands of these Cards,so I'm not being BIAS, I've Tried Both!! You should Really Research before you Post Foolish Comments! But I suppose some of you are 13 and Under,if not,Grow Up!
System Specs:
AMD64 3500+(Newcastle Core)
ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe
MSI NX 7800 GTX
2- 80 GB Maxtor Harddrives
1 LG DVDRW Dual Layer
1 LG CDRW
Enermax 535 Watt SLI Ready P/S
Gigabyte Cooler Pro CPU Cooler
Bonami Custom Built Case
Sound Blaster Audigy Sound
3D Mark05 – 7867 1024x768 default
3D Mark05 – 8872 800x600 default
3D Mark03 – 15848 Default
3D mark 2001SE 23596 Default
Alls Fare in Video Card Wars,lol!!
-Dan
Unregistered users without a life.. you guys should really get out more :D
Looks like your parents spoil you.
And your point about "owning both cards" is extremely ridiculous, that would be like saying "I drank a pepsi 2 years ago and didnt like it so now pepsi and all their sub brands are TEH SUK!"
And stop with the double posting.
-Dan
And also by my Comment of Owning Both Cards,that was Both Brands of Cards,not a 7800 and a X1800! Why would Ya buy two Cards at $650.00 +! Anyway theirs not much sense to belong to a One Sided forum!! Thanks Anyway!!
There is nothing wrong about saying what you prefer, but you can go around saying X product sucks and Y product is the best. People who do that are fanboys. Sure I like ATI cause I have one, but I can't go say that Nvidia sucks, because I don't have one at the moment. Nvidia doesn't suck, nor does ATI, Intel, or AMD. Its personal preference, and sure tell people what you like. But don't be a ass hole about how you say it.
-Dan
www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1813/
Check it out, see what you think.
Its not blown away but the X1800 does try and keep up. Not to mention the fact that ATI has been workin on their cards for over 4 months longer than the Nvidia did the 7800 Series. But I do hope that the ATI Performs as good as you all expect.
P/S:dippyskoodlez,I know how to Spell Fair,it was part of the Response! And the Proper way to Spell Nvidia is nVidia!! Depending on which context your trying to get across!! Take your Pick!
-Dan
Bonami-I also had a 9800 Pro and it was quite good, but I found a PNY 6600GT(Still in my 3rd machine)for a good price and have been happy with that till I got my BFG 6800GT(Will be in my LanParty machine) absolutely a GREAT card, (IMHO). Now im purchasing a BFG 7800GTX(Will be my home Gamer) and am quite excited over the Card and the many reviews I have seen that have pointed to some pretty good Benchmarks scores. After all I do play Doom 3 And Splinter Cell. I Am looking forward to seeing the improvements.
Not to mention I am upgrading my Processor,Motherboard, Memory, along with a New power supply. So we shall see what happens. ;)