And when I called Pitcairn for next-gen, people said cooling it would be impossible. Well, here you go, AMD has managed to get the Pitcairn on single slot AND with passive cooling.
AMD Radeon Sky 500:
(Pitcairn) - Full 7870 chip downclocked only 50MHz (950MHz)
AMD Radeon Sky 900:
(Dual Tahiti) - (Not exactly a 7990 since it's based on the downclocked 7950, still a mGPU card with a decent size die and passive cooling is impressive)
In regards to the Cloud gaming;
From the official page;
AMD Radeon SKY Series
AMD RapidFire Technology (Dat secret sauce!)
I know Nvidia was Gaikai's partner and is likely providing them with their GRID products. Looking at the K2 (GTX690 or dual GTX680), it's listed as capable of 4 simultaneous 720 30fps streams.
So 4 streams on the K2 versus 6 streams on the Sky 700. It's obvious that the Sky 700 is going to be MUCH cheaper.
Could Sony be possible contemplating moving to the AMD for Gaikai as well? (Provided performance hit/benefit isnt significantly different)
AMD Radeon Sky 500:
(Pitcairn) - Full 7870 chip downclocked only 50MHz (950MHz)
AMD Radeon Sky 900:
(Dual Tahiti) - (Not exactly a 7990 since it's based on the downclocked 7950, still a mGPU card with a decent size die and passive cooling is impressive)
In regards to the Cloud gaming;
From the official page;
AMD Radeon SKY Series
AMD Radeon Sky Series are capable of supporting up to six HD game streams at once*.
*Test conducted at AMD measuring the ability of a Colfax CX 1250-N4 1U rack mount server with Ciinow Cumulus Cloud Services version 2.0 running on an AMD Opteron 6380 16 core Server processor with one AMD Radeon Sky Series model 700, 32GB RAM, video driver 12.10.17.1 to stream to games simultaneously. At 60 fps and 720p resolution, 3 streams were achieved; at 30fps and 720p, 6 streams were achieved. 3 games: LEGO® Batman, Harry Potter Years 1-4, and Devil May Cry; 6 games: Trine, LEGO® Batman, LEGO® Harry Potter Years 1-4 and Years 507, Far Cry 3, CardBoard Castle. FP-77
AMD RapidFire Technology (Dat secret sauce!)
Secret sauce is an elusive quality that makes something distinctive or special. It's hard to put your finger on, but you know it when you see it. When it comes to AMD Radeon Sky series graphics for cloud gaming, our secret sauce is AMD RapidFire technology.
AMD RapidFire technology is a combination of hardware and software that enables cloud gaming partners to benefit from an open API that simplifies the manipulation of key hardware controls to provide HD visual quality, minimal latency and optimal network bandwidth resulting in a compelling and responsive gaming experience from any device over the internet. In line with AMDs commitment to industry standard APIs, like OpenCL, DirectX® and OpenGL, an industry standard API for cloud gaming can help to align the industry around one platform and drive continued innovations that benefit the industry at large.
With AMD RapidFire technology, AMD is also building in support for direct access to AMD Radeon Sky GPUs from virtual machines created by leading hypervisors including VMware® ESX/ESXi and Citrix XenServer, providing greater density and more simultaneous game streams from a single server.
I know Nvidia was Gaikai's partner and is likely providing them with their GRID products. Looking at the K2 (GTX690 or dual GTX680), it's listed as capable of 4 simultaneous 720 30fps streams.
So 4 streams on the K2 versus 6 streams on the Sky 700. It's obvious that the Sky 700 is going to be MUCH cheaper.
Could Sony be possible contemplating moving to the AMD for Gaikai as well? (Provided performance hit/benefit isnt significantly different)