AMD Cayman info (or rumor)

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11-26-2010, 09:54 PM
ripken204

i am assuming he plays at 5760x1080, so that might explain it
11-26-2010, 10:27 PM
flopper

Quote:

Originally Posted by eXa

huh? you play BC2 on low settings with CF 6850???

Even my 3870 can handle medium settings...

I want max fps, I dont play for eyecandy I play for frags.
any slight hickup isnt tolerable.
when I play I dont look at the scenery I look for heads that are hit by my bullets.

I play at 5760x1080 over 3 screens, can your 3870 do that at any settting?
11-26-2010, 10:29 PM
stangracin3

Quote:

Originally Posted by flopper

I want max fps, I dont play for eyecandy I play for frags.
any slight hickup isnt tolerable.
when I play I dont look at the scenery I look for heads that are hit by my bullets.

I play at 5760x1080 over 3 screens, can your 3870 do that at any settting?

depends on how high you want the fps
there is always Matrox triplehead2go
11-26-2010, 10:30 PM
Dezmen

Quote:

Originally Posted by flopper

I want max fps, I dont play for eyecandy I play for frags.
any slight hickup isnt tolerable.
when I play I dont look at the scenery I look for heads that are hit by my bullets.

I play at 5760x1080 over 3 screens, can your 3870 do that at any settting?

Bro, singleplayer mode players won't understand this :P
11-26-2010, 10:41 PM
eXa

No need to be a wise as...

I play at 1920x1200, i only have one screen, and ofc no, the 3870 wouldnt like it much at that resolution.
11-26-2010, 10:42 PM
kuroikenshi

hummm I must say though, even my OC'ed 5970 struggles to give me what I want out of tri-monitor setup, (2GB only) hopefully Cayman does really come with 2GB followed by 4 on Antilles, then it will be more than worth it.
11-28-2010, 12:44 AM
hurrdurr

Quote:

Originally Posted by kuroikenshi

hummm I must say though, even my OC'ed 5970 struggles to give me what I want out of tri-monitor setup, (2GB only) hopefully Cayman does really come with 2GB followed by 4 on Antilles, then it will be more than worth it.

Well your 5970 has only 1GB effective memory so yeah...
11-29-2010, 06:42 AM
herderien

64 pages of theory crafting ... well not bad ^^
11-29-2010, 06:50 AM
Particle

It's not that surprising to hear. I had two 5850s overclocked in excess of 900MHz core that couldn't do BFBC2 at respectable framerates at 4800x1200 like I wanted. Well, fps went up but it didn't help at all. 40-50fps felt like 20-25. Other games seem to play a lot better with frame timing in crossfire than does BC2.

So yes, I totally get where you're coming from when your two 6850s don't get what you're after.
11-29-2010, 02:30 PM
SpuTnicK

Here is what some close to AMD people say HD 6970 performance:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Google translate

No, it's completely different kernel. Capacity 6970 will be approximately 2.5 times higher than in 6870, especially at high resolutions.
By the way the length of 6970 will be 267mm, so that the estimate location)))

original post in Russian

He says:" 6970 is about 2.5 faster than 6870 at high res. Its length is estimated to be 267 mm"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Google translate

Let's just say I personally know of one representative at AMD. I promised not to disclose the Old to the announcement.
Let's just say ... No performance was measured in 6870 it was measured relative to 5970 and 5870.
New graphics card for performance above 5970 at 20%, and in modes that use tessellation of 3-4.
Up to 13 numbers long wait is.

original post in Russian

He says: "He cannot reveal info he got from a AMD representative.
The performance of the cards has not been compared to 6870, but 5970 and 5870 instead.
Compared to 5970 it is 20% faster, while in tessellation - 3-4 times.
It will be released on 13 of December. "
11-29-2010, 02:53 PM
informal

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpuTnicK

Here is what some close to AMD people say HD 6970 performance:

original post in Russian

He says:" 6970 is about 2.5 faster than 6870 at high res. Its length is estimated to be 267 mm"

original post in Russian

He says: "He cannot reveal info he got from a AMD representative.
The performance of the cards has not been compared to 6870, but 5970 and 5870 instead.
Compared to 5970 it is 20% faster, while in tessellation - 3-4 times.
It will be released on 13 of December. "

That's very significant performance jump.Let's hope there is more truth than fiction in those posts.
11-29-2010, 03:18 PM
zerazax

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpuTnicK

Here is what some close to AMD people say HD 6970 performance:

original post in Russian

He says:" 6970 is about 2.5 faster than 6870 at high res. Its length is estimated to be 267 mm"

original post in Russian

He says: "He cannot reveal info he got from a AMD representative.
The performance of the cards has not been compared to 6870, but 5970 and 5870 instead.
Compared to 5970 it is 20% faster, while in tessellation - 3-4 times.
It will be released on 13 of December. "

How reliable is this source?

Cause if true... holy... wow that's quite a jump
11-29-2010, 03:18 PM
zalbard

I'll believe it when I see it.
11-29-2010, 03:30 PM
Factotum

zalbard
russian info = no leak, but more rumor
11-29-2010, 03:38 PM
hurrdurr

So it's 2.5 times faster than 6870 but 20% faster than the 5970? I don't think that adds up... but it also said "at high resolutions", and considering 6970's RAM advantage it could very well be the case...

if it's 20% faster than 5970 at normal times, though... WOW!!!!
11-29-2010, 03:45 PM
Oztopher

I suspect that the 20% over the 5970 would be tessellated games. And in non DX11 games it would be lower, probably on par or under the 5970?

But yeah... i'll get excited when i see something in stone.
11-29-2010, 04:24 PM
Heinz68

20% faster than HD 5970 is VERY HARD to believe but if true it would be nice upgrade from my HD 5970 plus it also has much improve tessellation and 1GB GDDR per chip more.
Even if true I most likely will wait for the Antilles.
11-29-2010, 04:30 PM
zerazax

Well the tesselation is an xfactor

The brute power of the 5970 gets it by in a lot of DX11 games, but if Cayman is roughly 5970 speeds already, then the new tesselation may well push it far over the edge
11-29-2010, 04:45 PM
Oztopher

Maybe when they said "Compared to 5970 it is 20% faster, while in tessellation - 3-4 times." they meant the tessellation factor?
11-29-2010, 05:34 PM
zerazax

It's lost in translation for sure. Need someone who can read Russian
11-29-2010, 05:39 PM
Dezmen

He saying that 6990 faster then 5970 for about 20%, and in 3-4 times where tesselation is used.
11-29-2010, 05:40 PM
zalbard

Quote:

Originally Posted by zerazax

It's lost in translation for sure. Need someone who can read Russian

The translation is accurate, but the info may as well be complete bull:banana::banana::banana::banana:.
11-29-2010, 05:42 PM
Dezmen

Quote:

Originally Posted by zalbard

The translation is accurate, but the info may as well be complete bull:banana::banana::banana::banana:.

True... That guy saying he have some friends in AMD, which is bs for sure... Here how we do rumors in Soviet Russia :ROTF:
11-29-2010, 11:38 PM
andos

http://www.guru3d.com/news/amd-radeo...sults-surface/

BS?

Lol, just realized how old that :banana::banana::banana::banana: is. Nevermind.
11-30-2010, 12:26 AM
zerazax

Cayman rumors come by so fast that anything more than 24 hours old is already out of date :lol:

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