AMD Launches HD 6770 AND HD 6750 (Rename!!)

[Pantsu]

The OEM model names mean diddly squat these days. It sickens me how OEM PCs are marketed to customers by basically telling them utter lies about the performance.

[SKYMTL]

Added an update to the post about the use of HDMI 1.4a without updating to UVD 3.0. Basically, AMD added it to allow software decoding of 3D content.

[h0bbes]

Even though im not a big fan of the thread starter and his intentions were obvious, this "renaming" is quite disappointing. Probably gives an excuse to companies such as Dell to charge more for their laptops .. "new generation gfx card!"

[marten_larsson]

Even though im not a big fan of the thread starter and his intentions were obvious, this "renaming" is quite disappointing. Probably gives an excuse to companies such as Dell to charge more for their laptops .. "new generation gfx card!"

Well, the laptops have the mobile GPUs so these won't make it into them.

[K404]

Ok... now that thats dealt with, can we have a card with the specs of the 5770 or 5830, but based on barts so it uses less power?

[[XC] hipno650]

I was mad but then read that it was OEM only so now I don't really care that much considering the naming in the OEM world of GFX's is and always will be a total joke/crap shoot.

so before everyone blows an artery lets think for a second. how does this affect us?????? oh wait it doesn't

[SKYMTL]

When I first saw the news the first thing I thought was: "what in the world happened to Turks and Caicos?"

Seems I had nothing to worry about after all.

[DarthShader]

Probably gives an excuse to companies such as Dell to charge more for their laptops .. "new generation gfx card!"

You got it wrong. AMD (and nVidia too) do this not to give OEMs the oppurtunity to sell something "new", just because OEMs aks them to do it, so they can sell something "new".

[bamtan2]

Meh... Thanks AMD for nothing.

why do some of you people take this seriously? are you emotionally unbalanced?

IT DOESNT MATTER. GET A LIFE.

[initialised]

So those pre-made Dells will still have these, huh? And most people who buy these have nfc about this situation...

but people who buy such machines generally have NFC about tech in general.

[RaV666]

Well, its kinda badish.
But when oems request that kinda thing from AMD, AMD must comply.Theyre too small to frack with them.
If it isnt going to retail, than i think its okeish.

[[XC] gomeler]

What's it matter? Who here is going to upgrade from 5770 to a 6770? AMD has a good core for this price and performance point and they felt there was no need to crowd their HD6870/6850 line. I see nothing wrong with this. Not like they are missing a feature like DX11. This more goes to show how lackluster the HD6k series was.. all due to the lack of a manufacturing process shrink.

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This worse than NVs rebrands as those at least had some minor changes for the most part

You mean the G92 core that survived 3 generations with no changes? I guess they did give it a different heatsink

[Aten-Ra]

When I first saw the news the first thing I thought was: "what in the world happened to Turks and Caicos?"

Seems I had nothing to worry about after all.

And Turks and Caicos will be called what ??

Will Turks replace 5770 and named 6790 or what ??

[jeremyshaw]

And Turks and Caicos will be called what ??

Will Turks replace 5770 and named 6790 or what ??

Likely HD6400-HD6600 series. I'm just waiting for a cut down HD6690 to be called the HD6660

[HelixPC]

Both companies do it, its not particularly a bad thing, as a customer you should do some research before making a purchase anyway, most of us should be ahead of the naming game, but most wont be, unfortunately.

[SKYMTL]

And Turks and Caicos will be called what ??

Not HD 6770 / HD 6750, that's quite obvious.

[flippin_waffles]

I think everyone has been numbed out by all of the renaming over the last few years from both sides, but almost exclusively by NV, that they don't care anymore. Most people are smart enough to figure out which card is which in about 10 minutes anyway.

[445533]

Really? Some people saw the HD5770 as a cop-out by AMD... "nothing more than a HD4890 with a smaller bus and DX11"."

It's a different card. Smaller, cooler and uses less power. Not everyone is interested in sheer performance. Some of us don't have access to the community water tower to cool the cards.

[[XC] hipno650]

It's a different card. Smaller, cooler and uses less power. Not everyone is interested in sheer performance. Some of us don't have access to the community water tower to cool the cards.

it was smaller, cooler, had eyefinity DX11 support and all that jazz but many forget that it was slower then a 4870 (let alone a 4890) in the vast majority of games.

[Nintendork]

Ok... now that thats dealt with, can we have a card with the specs of the 5770 or 5830, but based on barts so it uses less power?

HD6600 --> Turks (Half Barts Pro/XT)
Already as HD6700/HD6600M series
480SP
24TU
8Rops (cut in rops by more than half)

HD6850
960SP
48Tu
32Rops

http://www.amd.com/us/products/noteb...00m-6600m.aspx

[Sgt.McRuff]

I'm not surprised, nor dose renaming bother me much (I'm used to laptop market, so much renaming there)

Was just waiting for it to happen. Had popcorn all ready for this thread

[Apokalipse]

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This worse than NVs rebrands as those at least had some minor changes for the most part

9800 GT was literally just a BIOS flashed 8800 GT (manufacturers flashed their unsold 8800 GT's to 9800 GT's)
GTS 250 is a 9800 GTX+

[highoctane]

It really doesn't matter, you pay XXXX dollars for XXXX performance and price is relative to the competitions lineup.

No matter what they call it at the end of the day these products compete on price and performance.

You can get a better idea of product performance by price shopping more so than comparing model numbers alone.

[STEvil]

9800 GT was literally just a BIOS flashed 8800 GT (manufacturers flashed their unsold 8800 GT's to 9800 GT's)
GTS 250 is a 9800 GTX+

and 9800GTX/+ was an 8800GTS.

[rocketr2]

Isnt this what they also did with the 6970 and 6950? Arent they just renamed 5870s and 5850s?