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http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17622
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18086
remember me saying the r420 will have 12 pipes? you guys doubted me but I was right! Now I am gonna go on a limb and say 24 pipes is *probable* for the r520 with 32 pipes somewhat of a possibilty. Also there is talks of it being 512mb and 512 bit ram. 110nm will be used, maybe even 90nm. 500/1000 clocks or higher should be expected. If the ram happens to be only 256 bits then it may be 1.2ns ram at 800MHz, if 512 bits then probably slower 2ns and cheaper as well. Common sense tells us that each new generation of card is more than twice the performance of previous gen.
8500--------->9700 pro
9800xt--------->x800xt
x900xt-------->fudo r520
9800 pro and the like were just refreshes. we will see the r480 as the refresh to the r420 which is likley to be nothing more than a pci-e verson of the r420 and/or slightly higher clocks. 1.4ns of 700MHz ram has been hinted as well as a slightly faster 550MHz core. Good for a small boost like the 9800pro to xt was for example but nothing groundbreaking. wonder what the fudo will be called? X1000xt? XL100xt? some entirely new numbering scheme such as radeon 15kpro and 15kxt?
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18086
remember me saying the r420 will have 12 pipes? you guys doubted me but I was right! Now I am gonna go on a limb and say 24 pipes is *probable* for the r520 with 32 pipes somewhat of a possibilty. Also there is talks of it being 512mb and 512 bit ram. 110nm will be used, maybe even 90nm. 500/1000 clocks or higher should be expected. If the ram happens to be only 256 bits then it may be 1.2ns ram at 800MHz, if 512 bits then probably slower 2ns and cheaper as well. Common sense tells us that each new generation of card is more than twice the performance of previous gen.
8500--------->9700 pro
9800xt--------->x800xt
x900xt-------->fudo r520
9800 pro and the like were just refreshes. we will see the r480 as the refresh to the r420 which is likley to be nothing more than a pci-e verson of the r420 and/or slightly higher clocks. 1.4ns of 700MHz ram has been hinted as well as a slightly faster 550MHz core. Good for a small boost like the 9800pro to xt was for example but nothing groundbreaking. wonder what the fudo will be called? X1000xt? XL100xt? some entirely new numbering scheme such as radeon 15kpro and 15kxt?
