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AMD isn't able to create dual GPU card from chips which consume more than Cypress XT @ PRO without doing some wizardry, this is because 5970 is already pushing the very limits of PCI-SIG standards. What they COULD do is reduce the maximum power draw somehow, which would let them increase the average power draw of the card and thus improve real world performance, while working under the 300 W limit. So.. this leaves them with three options:
1: There is no Antilles
2: Antilles is Barts x2/Cayman Pro doesn't consume significantly more
3: They've done wizardry which allows them to squeeze two more power hungry chips to a single PCB while keeping the max board power under 300W. Underclocked Cayman PRO? AIBs would create the REAL Antilles with OC'd chips and > 300W MBP, effectively circumventing the PCI-SIG 300 W standard limitation for PCI-E devices.
Last edited by Calmatory; 10-28-2010 at 12:50 PM.
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