Radeon HD 8000 Sea Islands first details

[Martin.v.r]

AMD Radeon? HD 8350 Series GPU
AMD Radeon? HD 8400 Series GPU
AMD Radeon?HD 8570 Series GPU
AMD Radeon? HD 8670 Series GPU
AMD Radeon? HD 8740 Series GPU
AMD Radeon? HD 8760 Series GPU
AMD Radeon? HD 8870 Series GPU
AMD Radeon? HD 8950 Series GPU
AMD Radeon? HD 8970 Series GPU

http://www.amd.com/us/products/deskt...desktop.aspx#2
http://www.amd.com/us/Documents/AMD_...re_Summary.pdf

[safan80]

Bingo. I took a different, slightly more logical take on it: http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/...-desktop-gpus/

Basically, it's been done every year or so. Remember the HD 7000-series OEM? Mostly HD 6000-series rebrands. No one was really up in arms over it since AMD did it really quiet-like.

This is different.. the lower end cards akways get rebranded. The high-end was all new 79xxx in this case everything gets pushed up.

The 7970 -- now with 1Ghz bios turned on! the 7970 was a great investment!! I have 2013s high end card already

http://www.amd.com/us/Documents/AMD_...re_Summary.pdf

super re-badge time!!!

[3lfk1ng]

Strategy makes great business sense to me. Sell left over stock pile of 7000 series to OEM's

Hit the nail on the head.

[DeathReborn]

Bingo. I took a different, slightly more logical take on it: http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/...-desktop-gpus/

Basically, it's been done every year or so. Remember the HD 7000-series OEM? Mostly HD 6000-series rebrands. No one was really up in arms over it since AMD did it really quiet-like.

The only issue I can come up with for now is fleabay, well that and consumer confusion. There's potential for fraud to take place where they put full 8000 specs onto OEM cards and rake in the profits. Be rather funny if AMD pulls out a new technology for the 8000 series but none of the OEM cards can do it, despite being labeled as 8000 series.

[tajoh111]

The only issue I can come up with for now is fleabay, well that and consumer confusion. There's potential for fraud to take place where they put full 8000 specs onto OEM cards and rake in the profits. Be rather funny if AMD pulls out a new technology for the 8000 series but none of the OEM cards can do it, despite being labeled as 8000 series.

I think one more bad thing about this is people who are getting a 7970 ghz edition vs a 8970, will more than likely get a 8970 with the stock cooler(OEM). The take away message from most ghz reviews are although the performance is good, don't get one with a stock cooler as it is too loud(possibly louder than a gtx 480) and too hot. Considering that most consumers buying these machines are not the type to overclock or mess around, the 8970 will be the loudest component in their system by far and they will mind it.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6025/r...-to-gtx-680/16
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/A...dition/27.html
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...review-19.html

Unless AMD changes the cooler which is unlikely for an OEM card, people are better off getting the old 7970 ghz editions for the better cooler that comes with most and the free games included.

[SKYMTL]

This is different.. the lower end cards akways get rebranded. The high-end was all new 79xxx in this case everything gets pushed up.

The 7970 -- now with 1Ghz bios turned on! the 7970 was a great investment!! I have 2013s high end card already

It is different in a way. The only cards that weren't rebranded HD 6000-series cards were the HD 79xx series simply because the HD 79xx products only became available to OEMs quite late. From the HD 78xx on down, it was all rebrands initially.

[Particle]

The OEM cards won't be the same as the retail cards. Don't get all upset, folks; you're going to see GCN 2.0 desktop cards.

[Alex-Ro]

The OEM cards won't be the same as the retail cards. Don't get all upset, folks; you're going to see GCN 2.0 desktop cards.

The question is....when ?

[kromosto]

if amd is sure gcn 2.0 will take the performance crown at this new gen then they may want to wait for nvidia release. also making better drivers after a long time of release is not that effective for them. maybe they just want to spend their time to make as perfect driver as possible before nvidia release. also do anybody knows when 12.11 will be released? a very long time for being beta i think and 12.11 beta11 is a very good candidate.

[tbone8ty]

http://semiaccurate.com/2013/01/16/a.../#.UPcVdqNOnFp

Lol $50 to see pic...what is charlie smoking?

[Ket]

if amd is sure gcn 2.0 will take the performance crown at this new gen then they may want to wait for nvidia release. also making better drivers after a long time of release is not that effective for them. maybe they just want to spend their time to make as perfect driver as possible before nvidia release. also do anybody knows when 12.11 will be released? a very long time for being beta i think and 12.11 beta11 is a very good candidate.

AFAIK AMD are rebuilding the drivers to get the most out of GCN, hence the long silence. I expect the next official WHQL driver will be 13.1 (13.0 being a beta with most GCN optimisations)

http://semiaccurate.com/2013/01/16/a.../#.UPcVdqNOnFp

Lol $50 to see pic...what is charlie smoking?

I'm sorry but.. does he REALLY think most people are that f|_|king stupid to pay $50?

[hokiealumnus]

Heh, apparently you can get a "Professional" subscription to Charlie's work for a mere $100/month, discounted to a low low $1,000 if you pay for the whole year. But wait, there's more! If you can't shell out a grand for access, you can pay $20/month for the privilege of seeing it a week later than the suckers that'll pay $100/month.

Wow.

[Ket]

Oh. My. God. Charlie seriously needs to get hit by a bus.

[kuroikenshi]

Heh, apparently you can get a "Professional" subscription to Charlie's work for a mere $100/month, discounted to a low low $1,000 if you pay for the whole year. But wait, there's more! If you can't shell out a grand for access, you can pay $20/month for the privilege of seeing it a week later than the suckers that'll pay $100/month.

Wow.

that offer is not only SemiRidiculous but its also borderline SemiBrilliant.... so brilliant its possibly SuperRetarded.

[tbone8ty]

so whos paying $50 so we can see the 8950? lol




hahahaa i was semiRickRolled

[informal]

One has to have SemiAmnesia to buy it

[Chrono Detector]

$50 just to see an article... haha yeah right. Probably a fake too.

[SKYMTL]

Quick and easy way to kill a site: add a pay-wall.

[Hornet331]

Oh wow, did he really wad into this territory.. charging money for rumors.

Seems he can't attract enough hits anymore...

[boxleitnerb]

Hopefully it really dies. All the "analysis" aka bashing needs to go.

[BeepBeep2]

Charlie is to technology as Ken Rockwell is to photography.

[Dimitriman]

Feels like browsing through paid :banana::banana::banana::banana: sites...
"see it all for just $50!"

[iMacmatician]

You can get a free "Curious" subscription that will give access to the above article after 30 days.

[Ket]

so whos paying $50 so we can see the 8950? lol




hahahaa i was semiRickRolled

lol I'd laugh even harder than I already have if that pic is really being used in the article and charlie is claiming thats the 8950

[Ket]

You can get a free "Curious" subscription that will give access to the above article after 30 days.

Or, I can use google and get access to all the Sea Islands info I want right now