Next-Generation AMD Radeon Series Nomenclature Detailed

[d1nky]

Seems to be change just for the sake of change. It doesn't really add any new information.

apart from 9990, 1090, 1770 sounds stupid and they know it

 

[Thefumigator]

9190 worst IGP ever

 

[Ghiltanas]

Common guys! You sound like the average uneducated Joe. Is actually quite simple the new naming scheme, the article explains it perfectly. Read again if you have doubts.

P.S.

I am more interested in performance gain over previews generation, than on the naming scheme.

right

and however new naming scheme isn't a bad thing for me, HD10000 mmm

 

[uuuaaaaaa]

I wanted AMD Radeon HD 9999

 

[Red_Machine]

Wow, how confusing. :\

 

[cedrac18]

So basically AMD are appropriating Nvidia's naming scheme- just replacing GTX/GTS/GT with R9/R8/R7 etc.

GTX 280 ( GTX= market segment, 2 = generation, 80 = hierarchy within the segment)
R9 280 ( R9 = market segment, 2 = generation, 80 = hierarchy within the segment)

Just to play the pedant, the word is Capisce if you're addressing a person- or probably Capite when addressing a group.

Actually this looks to be exactly like Intel Core i series

Radeon R9 170 and Core i7 4770

I7 = R9 = Radeon 79xx series
I5 = R8 = Radeon 78xx series

4770 4th generation = 1xx first generation since they are restarting over. the XX would be either 30, 50, 70 or 90 if AMD keeps their same numbering numbers

Nvidia puts GTX in front of low end cards like like their OEM only 645 not sure how these are in the same market segment as a 680

 

[SaltyFish]

6970 is smaller as a number than 7770, but 6970 is faster than 7770.
With the new naming the R9 280 will be maybe faster than R7 480 but R7 480 will be two generations newer than R9 280.

So the new naming doesn't give a priority to generation like it was until now, but in performance. I think this is better for the average consumer because new generations are not, like in the past, much faster than the old, or with much more features.

The new naming scheme reminds me of Intel's i3/5/7 thing. Granted Intel's current processor numbering is four digits with the first digit being generation like the current AMD GFX card naming scheme... but the idea still holds.

 

[Scrizz]

i miss the old radeon days lol

X1900 XTX mmmm Xs

 

[HumanSmoke]

Actually this looks to be exactly like Intel Core i series

You're right, AMD flat out copied Intel- but that's pretty much par for the course.

Nvidia puts GTX in front of low end cards like like their OEM only 645 not sure how these are in the same market segment as a 680

My observation was more along the lines of generalization than specifics- I'd also note that you'd find naming anomalies amongst pretty much any line ( Was the HD 6850 a better performing card than the HD 5850 ? Does the i7 4765T offer better potential performance than the i5 4670K ?)
I think we can both agree that AMD's naming scheme isn't overly original - now we're just splitting hairs over how many companies they are copying.

 

[Raghar]

So AMD solved the what comes after 9 problem by using
R9 970 i originally HD 9970.
Well and next line would be called as... ? (You know that line after HD 9xxx.)

 

[NeoXF]

So AMD solved the what comes after 9 problem by using
R9 970 i originally HD 9970.
Well and next line would be called as... ? (You know that line after HD 9xxx.)

Rx-3xx x, Rx-4xx x, Rx-5xx x...

 

[HumanSmoke]

Rx-3xx x, Rx-4xx x, Rx-5xx x...

Then again, if you ask another group of people inside AMD, it's still the HD 9000 series...so if AMD can't get it straight, hardly surprising that everyone else is scratching their heads.
From the press release printed here yesterday:

 

[Fourstaff]

Someone said 9000 series?

 

[NdMk2o1o]

Will our HD 9800 pro's unlock to XT

IMO should just be called: AMD the shit!! 1 billion, AMD the shit!! 1 billion and 1 etc etc

 

[GSquadron]

This was just a headache