R600+ Might Be Their Fastest Chip

fps justin · May 28th, 2006

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=31862

**simple_inhibition** · May 29th, 2006

yeah its looking beastly. i read somewhere that its using a unified pixel (or something or another cant remember at 5am with no sleep) architecture in support of DX10 where as the geforce 8xxx series is using a little bit of everything. to me it eerily reminds me of the ati 9xxx vs nvidia fx 5xxx days...

**drew and not u** · May 29th, 2006

mmmm*drools*
Graphics power has gotten insane in the last year or so and it looks like it's just goint to keep growing.
I mean, think about a 7600GT compared to a 9800XT, just two generations old.

**gvblake22** · May 29th, 2006

Well yeah, they frickin' better be the fastest thing!!! I don't want to see ATI spending this much time with R&D to come out with something slower than what they already made! :roll:

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Originally Posted by simple_inhibition

yeah its looking beastly. i read somewhere that its using a unified pixel (or something or another cant remember at 5am with no sleep) architecture in support of DX10 where as the geforce 8xxx series is using a little bit of everything.

Yeah, I read something on that too; I think it was an x-bit labs news article...

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Originally Posted by simple_inhibition

to me it eerily reminds me of the ati 9xxx vs nvidia fx 5xxx days...

Indeed, except the nVidia cards this time don't suck quite as bad!

I just sincerely hope that this new card isn't too much of a power/heat beast. It seems to me that GPU's are following in the footsteps of Intel's CPU's. Sooner or later, ATI will hit the wall and something is gonna have to give :?

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Originally Posted by drew and not u

mmmm*drools*
Graphics power has gotten insane in the last year or so and it looks like it's just goint to keep growing.
I mean, think about a 7600GT compared to a 9800XT, just two generations old.

Yeah, totally. It really is amazing what a "mid-range" video card can do now days. However, I do remember when a mid-range video card cost less than $150. Now they are upwards closer to $200 :roll: :(

fps justin · May 29th, 2006

i'm thinking of getting the next gen mid ranged video card. The 8600gt or something. I wonder how much it will cost.

**gvblake22** · May 29th, 2006

Supposedly ATI's next gen mid-range cards will have a 256 bit memory interface. If this is the case, I think I know what I'll be upgrading to :thup:

RangerXLT8 · May 29th, 2006

Like blake said, I'd hope R600 is their fastest chip or else they are going backwards!

I just purchased my first 'mid-range' card, a X1600XT for my testbench. I'm anxious to see how it preforms. The test-bench is going to be for review writing, and browsing the net, while the main rig is going to be powered-off except when it's time to frag. This rig just generates too much heat for this time of year.

Tyreal · May 29th, 2006

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Originally Posted by gvblake22

Supposedly ATI's next gen mid-range cards will have a 256 bit memory interface. If this is the case, I think I know what I'll be upgrading to :thup:

8) YEA! Finally... every mid-range card to date is stuck with the old crap 128 bit memory interface. :twisted:

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fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	i'm thinking of getting the next gen mid ranged video card. The 8600gt or something. I wonder how much it will cost. E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

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RangerXLT8 Worker Ant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 956	Like blake said, I'd hope R600 is their fastest chip or else they are going backwards! I just purchased my first 'mid-range' card, a X1600XT for my testbench. I'm anxious to see how it preforms. The test-bench is going to be for review writing, and browsing the net, while the main rig is going to be powered-off except when it's time to frag. This rig just generates too much heat for this time of year. Quad Core Xeon 3210@3.22ghz GA-EP35C-DS3R 460FSB x 7 -- 60mm Delta fan on NB 2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR3-1333 Sapphire 4870 512mb GDDR5 2x Raptor 150 ADFD RAID 0--WD320YS RE 16mb Storage Samsung Super WriteMaster 20x DVDRW X-Fi eXtremeGamer w\Logitech Z-2300 Silverstone OP650 54A 12v Rail @50C DamgerDen Torture Rack--MC-TDX--Black Ice GTX240--MCP355 Rev 2--Swiftech MicroRes-- Tygon 3603 3/8"ID Logitech G5 - Logitech LX-710 wireless KB Vista Ultimate 64

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simple_inhibition socket 939 junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my pc in Ft Bragg XD Posts: 1,466 Blog Entries: 1	yeah its looking beastly. i read somewhere that its using a unified pixel (or something or another cant remember at 5am with no sleep) architecture in support of DX10 where as the geforce 8xxx series is using a little bit of everything. to me it eerily reminds me of the ati 9xxx vs nvidia fx 5xxx days...

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drew and not u 4GHz or Bust Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: A different kind of Green Computing Posts: 1,988	mmmmdrools Graphics power has gotten insane in the last year or so and it looks like it's just goint to keep growing. I mean, think about a 7600GT compared to a 9800XT, just two generations old.

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