The GTX580 launched more than a year ago. Are they really going to have >2 years between generations?A year off
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Radeon HD 7900 Launch set for December 22nd, 2011 - R1000 | Tahiti | GCN
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6970 is already very close to 580... Its shrink to 7870 will most probably enable it to surpass or exactly match 580, and 79xx with totally new GCN architecture will be significantly faster.
Good times are ahead of us, cant wait for the benches.
Can you wait that long? I'm getting antsy here.The 7970 will be a nice step up from my 4890
Oh look - 2 PCIE power plugs
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Maybe I won't need to upgrade my PSU after all. I'm pretty interested to see how much better than something like a 580 or a 6990 this thing is.
As soon as I know I can buy one, I'm putting my custom cooled 69702 GB on sale to cover the cost.
As soon as I know I can buy one, I'm putting my custom cooled 69702 GB on sale to cover the cost.
Yes it is. The 7970 will draw up to 225w, which goes well with the 210w TDP rumour posted on the previous page.
Felix Lighter
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I was hoping to wait and see what Nvidia had to offer this time but I can't see myself waiting nearly a year to upgrade at this point.
Sure, I haven't played Witcher 2 yet because I want a better card.. but most of all because I haven't finished the first game. 4890 puts up a decent fight against most games on High (ie. not max but still pretty good looking) so I'm not a hurry, there aren't any must play titles out there for me right now.
wish I had waited to get 7970 in xfire. i got a 6950 xfire in one computer, 570 sli in another and I feel like I still need more power. I want to play Crysis at 4x4 SSAA
Go quad sli 580 3gb and be done with it
I feel your pain. 560ti SLI in one, and 5850 Crossfire in another. Will probably pick up two 7970s. Tried recently to get a 590 Classified Hydro Copper, but the deal fell through. Crossfire headaches won't be as big of a deal, because when I have to disable one, I'll still have a 7970.wish I had waited to get 7970 in xfire. i got a 6950 xfire in one computer, 570 sli in another and I feel like I still need more power. I want to play Crysis at 4x4 SSAA
Going to stick them in my Arc Mini, going under water.
Of course, going to wait and see if they actually pan out to be the cat's pajamas.
I think they're 8 pin actually, two of the wires are black.
Maybe bottom row of cables is black, top one is yellow.
Regardless of this the %1000 more driver issues will make it not worth it lol.
Sorry, I meant a 6+2 pin and a 6pin. The one on the right clearly has a black wire on the left of the top row. Basically, between the two sets of yellow cables.
Hyperbole doesn't help you get your point across. Both sides have tons of driver issues, as well as tons of success. The only place where AMD is clearly lagging behind is in crossfire support. Definitely quite a bit slower to get profiles out there than Nvidia.
I played W2 with mine and it ran pretty well, actually. Takes some tweaking of course, but I got a fairly steady frame rate and it looked stunning regardless (I may have sacrificed a few frames for more eye candy. Ahem). I think I'm just going to buy Battlefield 3 right now, see how it runs. If I can get it to at least a stable thirty without having to go lower than medium I'll wait for the 7xxx.
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TOAO_Cyrus
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In semi related news AMD finally has custom application profiles. Better late then never I guess.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5223/...stom-application-profiles-hd3d-crossfire-more
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5223/...stom-application-profiles-hd3d-crossfire-more
Angelus Errare
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Yeah if you look at the bottom card, one of them is a 8 pin for sure (the left one)
Aw man, took them long enough.
Confirmed its one 8 and one 6 pin. But then again, this is an ES (Engineering Sample) and Cayman ES (6970) also had the same configuration. In short, we cant guess the TDP based on that pic alone.
I'd say 250w, give or take 30-40.
Do it.
Enjoy destroying every game with the 580s. Feelsgood. Not to mention your PC won't be a furnace compared to the 480s. Two 580s you won't pay attention to other cards with the performance you'll get. By the time you want to upgrade card makers should be on the non reference designs for the 680. Even then with SLI 580s it's more of a "want" to upgrade rather than a need to. Do it!
On topic: I'm excited to see the benches for these. Competition is a good thing. I want to see just how much better the 7970 is than the 580s.
This changes *everything*. Oh happy day!
Yeah, dual 580s are rockin' sweet. Just don't get the classifieds unless you get either A)The Hydro Coppers, or B) Are putting them under LN2 for a test bench. Kind of a waste otherwise, most of the features on those guys are aimed at benchers, not gamers. The air coolers on those suckers are crazy loud with the stock OC, and get mind numbingly loud with more volts.
Much better off with the Lightning Extremes or even the Matrix if you don't have a crazy high resolution.
think I'll wait for the 600 series from Nividia.
McHuj
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Could be. Some of the rumors had a monthly rollout Jan: 79xx, Feb: 78xx, Mar: 77xx. Q2 for the really low end stuff on 28nm.
Finally.
Sometimes I'll have Radeon Pro open and CCC just pops up with a white screen that I can't do anything with. ffs.
djplaeskool
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My wallet is re--- *PS Vita* ---is on standby
Charlie is reporting that AMD will not enforce reference designs for slower GCN, 7950.
http://semiaccurate.com/2011/12/13/amd-unchains-tahiti-pro-cards-from-day-one/
They usually don't allow this for first few months of sale. Good move IMO, there will be lot performance variety on the shelves from day1.
http://semiaccurate.com/2011/12/13/amd-unchains-tahiti-pro-cards-from-day-one/
They usually don't allow this for first few months of sale. Good move IMO, there will be lot performance variety on the shelves from day1.
evil solrac v3.0
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hmmm.... still want to see what the green team offers, it will give me enough time to buy the 30inch monitor. not sure GTX580s 1.5gb can handle BF3 and other stuff fully maxed out.
Dream on.
specialguy
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Seems like a big chip, nice.
BoobPhysics101
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My OC'd single GTX 570 handles BF3 @ 1080p, Ultra everything, 4x MSAA at 60+ FPS, lowest I've seen it go during multiplayer is 48~.
Salacious Crumb
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try it at 2560x1600, the res I bet that 30" monitor is.
BoobPhysics101
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I'd just wait for 79xx in that case. Should handle BF3 at that res with 4x, maybe 8x MSAA no problem. Buying a GTX 580 at this point in time is a waste.
ConstructMe
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I wouldnt call it a waste with kepler still months away.
Frankfurter
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I see myself upgrading from a 4870 to a 7870 in April or May, hopefully with an Ivy Bridge CPU.
ConstructMe
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Will that be a die shrunk 6950m too?
BoobPhysics101
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So buying a $450-500 videocard when another one that's about to be released which will be the same price or cheaper and probably offer 50-80% better performance isn't a waste? Uh... alright.
I imagine he meant 7970M, which will be a translation of the desktop 7870.
Another one "that's about to be released" is from AMD. The successor to the 500 series isn't expected until the later half of 2012. So no, it's not a waste if you want to stick with Nvidia. Also willing to bet that AMD's offerings will not be "50%-80%" faster, and also be cheaper than a 580.
I know you're not fond of the GTX 580, but come on now.