AMD Cayman info (or rumor)

[zalbard]

Why should they try to "fake" a new generation by new numbers, while it's a evolution/improvement based on the same node(40nm in this round).

$$$ and market share.
AMD is on the roll, they can afford doing this right now.
It's not a completely new chip, but it has been sufficiently tweaked, so whether this is a new generation or not is a grey area, really.

[Sam_oslo]

$$$ and market share.
AMD is on the roll, they can afford doing this right now.
It's not a completely new chip, but it has been sufficiently tweaked, so whether this is a new generation or not is a grey area, really.

I'm sure they are tweaked and have a better PPP (performance, price, power usage) in this round. But this number-game is the "gray zone" if making a lot of confusions.

They should,'t change the first digits. They cold add something to the last digits to indicate improvements/evolutions on the same "old" 40nm node.

This is going to be a big mess, if not bigger than G92, at least as confusing. Why can't they keep it real?

[Xoulz]

I'm sure they are tweaked and have a better PPP (performance, price, power usage) in this round. But this number-game is the "gray zone" if making a lot of confusions.

They should,'t change the first digits. They cold add something to the last digits to indicate improvements/evolutions on the same "old" 40nm node.

This is going to be a big mess, if not bigger than G92, at least as confusing. Why can't they keep it real?

What confusion? I think any kid Xmas shopping this fall will be able to see the price/performance of these cards and purchase accordingly... since the 5000 series cards are EOL.. where is the confusion?


Or, are you trying to say, for Nvidia fans trying to argue on the forums, it's hard to do so, when cards are named 6800 series and are cheaper, cooler and better than GTX 400 series at their perspective price/performance ratios?

ATi could've called these cards Fusion 1000 series.. would that be too confusing for you too?