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  1. 06-10-2006, 03:08 PM #1
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    Crossfire Bridge For 80nm ATI Cards CONFIRMED !!!

    AS OF JUNE 10TH, 2006 !!

    Plus a peek at info on RV560 and RV570 No more mastercards !!!



    http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=3724

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  2. 06-10-2006, 03:10 PM #2
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    2 bridges to work? humm guess that will work for avoiding patent infringements...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dimitriman
    2 bridges to work? humm guess that will work for avoiding patent infringements...

    Thats a reflection form a miror/case

    EDIT: It is two bridges...wtf?
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    Subtext nVidia did it right first time, Although two connectors would allow for alot more expandablity
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lead Head
    Thats a reflection form a miror/case
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lead Head
    Thats a reflection form a miror/case

    EDIT: It is two bridges...wtf?
    DOH! I thought the same thing too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lead Head
    Thats a reflection form a miror/case

    lol NO! Look closer. The "reflections" as you so called are going the same way. They should be mirrored.

    So two bridges..who cares, as long as no MC. Woot!
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    I wonder why they didn't do it in the first place.
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    Quote Originally Posted by IvanAndreevich
    I wonder why they didn't do it in the first place.
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    those are 2 bridges, and there's no more MC since R600

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    Quote Originally Posted by IvanAndreevich
    I wonder why they didn't do it in the first place.
    After you spend months slamming SLI for being a useless pointless deadend...
    ATI figured they would have to wait at least one generation before completely reneging on everything, again.
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    Woohoo, nice work ATi! Can't wait for results on this new technology.

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    So if this bridge is only on 80nm chips then this photo is of the new 80nm ATI cards?

    They would have to be high end cards I would assume since you can already use midrange cards with no master card.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Your_Boss
    So if this bridge is only on 80nm chips then this photo is of the new 80nm ATI cards?

    They would have to be high end cards I would assume since you can already use midrange cards with no master card.
    Be nice if people followed the linkage

    "ATi has demonstrated their upcoming 80nm GPU offerings behind the doors of Computex to their close partners which is none other than the RV560 and RV570 slated to launch in Q3 this year. According to sources, RV570 & RV560 are based on R580 architecture and is meant to replace the current X1600 series graphics cards. ATi has also revealed the new Crossfire bridges which is very similar to NVIDIA SLI bridge concept that link both cards together so there is no need for a master card and the dongles anymore. Instead of just one bridge like the NVIDIA's, ATi solutions require 2 bridges to work so perhaps the bandwidth is doubled as such. ATi is on track to release R600 by end of the year and has been taped out as we have learned. R600 is based on 65nm process technology and Unified Shader Architecture, quite similar to the Xbox360 GPU."
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    I'm so happy. ATi is REALLY getting serious lately. It's been bing bang BOOM for them. Go go go!! At this rate, the new generation of card's will be out by the end of this year, for both ATi & nVidia... and oohh boy are they gonna be off the hook.

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    Awesome news. With that hurdle leapt there are very few things that make Crossfire unattractive.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elfear
    Awesome news. With that hurdle leapt there are very few things that make Crossfire unattractive.
    the biggest one stil remains (it also counts for SLI).
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    I always wondered about this area of the cards:


    To me, it looks like it could use the VIVO part of the RageTheater chip for cross-communication...but the missing BGA-mount component there I always thought might possibly link up the ram from either card, thanks to the ring-bus tech.

    Quote Originally Posted by penstarsys.com
    The 512 bit Ringbus does not only interact with main memory, but also is used to shuffle the data around the chip to where it is needed. It is a general purpose, bi-directional pathway that offers a lot of internal bandwidth for the different functional units. It is also programmable so that it can change its behavior to match what the application is requesting.
    R300+ has had inter-gpu communications possible, and with nVidia's solution only needing a single link, what's that second link really needed for?


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    Crossfire w/Mastercard had awesome efficiency. I would love to see similar performance out of a bridge setup.

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    Could it be for extra efficiency, and a spot to link up 3-4 cards in total?


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    Quote Originally Posted by n00b 0f l337
    Could it be for extra efficiency, and a spot to link up 3-4 cards in total?
    Actually if they adopt flexible links we could see daisy chained Crossfire for unlimited number of cards
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    Quote Originally Posted by nn_step
    Actually if they adopt flexible links we could see daisy chained Crossfire for unlimited number of cards
    That.. would be amazing.

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