5900 series behind the corner

[SubZero.it]

Maybe fermi could end up as a winner on the fight...BUT we don't know about power consumption and cost. But ATI has something else waiting there....it's guru3d...NOT fud!
A great figth for the end of this year

http://www.guru3d.com/news/ati-radeo...ntry-spotted-/

[zalbard]

We know 0 about it so far... Could as well be 2Gb version of 5870 with 1000 core clock...
Or they could rename 5870x2 that way, who knows...
Or it might actually never be released, or released in a year!
Rumours, rumours...

[w0mbat]

there r rumors that hd5900 series is hemlock.

[Sampsa]

I wonder how hard it is to give credit to original source. This was posted on Beyond 3D Forums already yesterday:

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread...89#post1346689

[zalbard]

I wonder how hard it is to give credit to original source. This was posted on Beyond 3D Forums already yesterday:

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread...89#post1346689

Well, blame Guru3D news? They didn't list their source...

[RPGWiZaRD]

^ *facepalms* This was a very good example how it works these days.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...44#post4062144

[zalbard]

^ *facepalms*

Lemme join you there!



Same goes for GT300 YouTube review, LOL.

[NBF]

I wonder how hard it is to give credit to original source. This was posted on Beyond 3D Forums already yesterday:

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread...89#post1346689

It was posted here before that

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...67&postcount=5

[Hornet331]

hmm wonder if it is the 2gb version.. im still waiting for a 2gb R800 based card.

[Sampsa]

It was posted here before that

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...67&postcount=5

Okay, even better. Too often the original source is not mentioned.

[w0mbat]

The original source is the AMD OpenCL beta driver, not any person. Im shure many ppl saw this before it was posted in any forum.

[jmke]

Wasn't there a HD 5870 X2 and HD 5850 X2 in the pipeline first? this could be this cards, simply namechange

Little bird which flew in from my window suggested that Hemlock would be called HD5900 series (so skipping X2 monickers this time?)

[Splave]

hmm wonder if it is the 2gb version.. im still waiting for a 2gb R800 based card.

wasnt it shown 1gbvs2gb makes no difference

[jmke]

Ah, the ol rename game it is!

Radeon HD 5900 is most likely not a refresh or shrink, but Hemlock, and as you can see from the driver there will be two versions.

Hemlock = 2x Cypress = 2x HD 5870/5850

http://hardocp.com/image.html?image=...5fMV80X2wuZ2lm

[annihilat0r]

How about 5850x2 = 5950, and 5870x2 = 5970 ?

I always wondered why they didn't name the x2 cards like that.

[billdavis]

wasnt it shown 1gbvs2gb makes no difference

what,

come on man, we all know with v-cards it is all about the size of gddr

[jmke]

yes, my 2Gb 9500 GT outperforms my 9800 GT which only has 512mb. LOL

[Manicdan]

i found this info out yesterday, and posted it on here too.

[Splave]

what,

come on man, we all know with v-cards it is all about the size of gddr

not sure if serious hope not

[saaya]

not sure if serious hope not

hahah was thinking the same thing

im sure we all know this situation, you ask somebody what graphics they have in their laptop or pc and the reply is "128mb, is that good?"

[annihilat0r]

well 128mb is quite definitive actually, you can instantly say "no, it sucks"

If they said 512mb or 1gb, thats a different story

[Helloworld_98]

I always wondered why they didn't name the x2 cards like that.

well 4870 X2 tells you what you're getting, if it was the 4970 then people wouldn't be as interested.

my guess is that R870 is a small revenue creator for AMD to give them a market lead while they sort out the R900 core to rival GT300.

[Dante80]

From a marketing standpoint, it makes sense to name the hemlock setups as 59XX instead of 58XX x2. This is probably what these codenames will be used for too.

[gurneyhck]

From a marketing standpoint, it makes sense to name the hemlock setups as 59XX instead of 58XX x2. This is probably what these codenames will be used for too.

Thats right, at least according to nordichardware: Radeon HD 5970 confirmed as Hemlock

AMD just launched the Radeon HD 5700 series for the mid-range segment after launching the Radeon HD 5800 series for the performance users just a few weeks ago. We got word that the Radeon HD 5900 is being prepared for launch, but perhaps not for another couple of weeks, or even months, depending on how the development of Fermi goes over at NVIDIA.

As you perhaps remember back in April AMD brought in the slightly refreshed RV790-based Radeon HD 4890 to fight off NVIDIA's new high-end chips. The Radeon 5900 series will probably be somewhat of a deja-vu experience, where NVIDIA presents its news performer and AMD brings out the big guns.

"ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series" = ati2mtag_Evergreen, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_689C
"ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series " = ati2mtag_Evergreen, PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_689D

Update: Radeon HD 5900 is most likely not a refresh or shrink, but Hemlock, and as you can see from the driver there will be two versions.

Update 2: Radeon HD 5970 confirmed as Hemlock, the second driver string is most likely Radeon HD 5950 shipping later on.

Althoug i think the second driver string is the 2GB version and the first string the 4GB version, just my 2 cents...

[[XC] gomeler]

wasnt it shown 1gbvs2gb makes no difference

Makes no difference in games that can't take advantage of 2GB of memory. That "review" was badly flawed in test choice.