[VC] AMD Radeon HD 9000 Series Launching in October?

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I thought the other rumor was 22nm. I thought 28nm was all but dead
Although a move like this could explain why kavari has also been delayed a bit.
The idea they are taking a move right out of nvidia's play book by disabling parts of the chip until yields are better makes perfect sense though. It would allow them to operate on a new fab, cores that don't make the cut for 9970 could be used on lower product lines based on how much of the core is good, and it leaves room for a product refresh on the same core once fab yields are better by enabling more of the core later. If you think about it in this sense, the risk is alot lower.