R520 Release Date?

[sUpervizer']

Anyone??????

[perkam]

End of July...pls look in other recent GFX threads, its been discussed before.

Perkam

[sUpervizer']

I looked on 4 Forums at least and found nothing :\
thanks anyway

[perkam]

Was gonna make a new thread....but this should be sufficient. Does this look right ?

ATI:

X950XTPE – 32 Pipes - 512MB
X950XT – 32 Pipes - 512MB
X900XTPE – 24 Pipes - 256MB
X900XTPE – 24 Pipes - 512MB
X900XT – 24 Pipes - 256MB
X900XT – 24 Pipes - 512MB
X900PRO – 16 Pipes - 256MB
X900SE – 12 Pipes – for oems like Dell, etc - 256MB
X750PRO – 12 Pipes - 256MB
X750 Vanilla – 12 Pipes - 128MB
X750SE – 8 Pipes or less - 128MB

nV:

7800 Ultra – 32 Pipes - 512MB
7800 GTX – 24 Pipes - 256MB
7800 GTX – 24 Pipes - 512MB
7800 – 16 Pipes - Vanilla 256MB
7800 – 16 Pipes - Vanilla 512MB
7600GT – 12 Pipes - 256MB
7600GT – 12 Pipes - 128MB
7600 Vanilla – 8 Pipes - 256MB

THx.

Perkam

[perkam]

Hmmm....methinks there are a few holes in the predicted nV lineup - or does ATI have TOO many variations

I actually do think we might see a 7900 this time around.

Perkam

[Squid_Spit]

Wasn't there a 7800gt? Btw how do you know all this?

[perkam]

Wasn't there a 7800gt? Btw how do you know all this?

The GTX IS the gt. And lol, I dont. This is just a prediction based on naming precedents and what we know about the relationship between different aspects of the two companies' current product line up.

For example, we know for sure they'll be a mainstream R5xx - in the form of the RV530....coming this fall - based on a new roadmap released today. Secondly, the last gen was called X700, after that the X800 is already taken, hence X750.

Also, knowing that historically, ATI has kept their mainstream at half the pipes of the high-end, it makes sense to have them at 12 - as the R520 WILL be 24 Pipes now that we know the GTX has 24

That sorta stuff I think its called deductive reasoning...or perhaps I'm just flattering myself and ALL of it could be wrong

Perkam

[sUpervizer']

Perkam let me fix you:

Radeon X900 XT-PE
- 32 Pixel-Pipelines
- 10 Vertex-Shader
- 90nm low-k TSMC
- 500 Mhz Core Clock Speed
- 700 MHz Memory Clock Speed (1.4 Ghz since DDR)
- 512 MB GDDR-3

Radeon X900 XT
- 32 Pixel-Pipelines
- 10 Vertex-Shader
- 90nm low-k TSMC
- 450 Mhz Core Clock Speed
- 600 MHz Memory Clock Speed (1.2 Ghz since DDR)
- 512 MB GDDR-3

Radeon X900 Pro
- 24 Pixel-Pipelines
- 10 Vertex-Shader
- 90nm low-k TSMC
- 450 Mhz Core Clock Speed
- 600 MHz Memory Clock Speed (1.2 Ghz since DDR)
- 256/512 MB GDDR-3

Radeon X900
- 16 Pixel-Pipelines
- 8 Vertex-Shader
- 110nm low-k TSMC
- 500 Mhz Core Clock Speed
- 500 MHz Memory Clock Speed (1.0 Ghz since DDR)
- 256/512 MB GDDR-3

[perkam]

Delete this..
didnt see it was already writen

Yup, R580 aka X950XT as on the list, will debut Q1 2006 along the same time as the PS3, afaik.

Perkam

[Major_A]

My best guess would be the end of the year before you can go and buy one. I say this because Crossfire hasn't even gone out to review sites yet. Once review sites have it then you should be able to buy it in a few months, unless they have availability problems again. Then ATi has to whore out their Crossfire solution for a while. After that settles down a bit you will see the R520.

[sUpervizer']

and for now let nVidia rule the market for 4 month or more ?

[perkam]

Perkam let me fix you:

Radeon X900 XT-PE
- 32 Pixel-Pipelines
- 10 Vertex-Shader
- 90nm low-k TSMC
- 500 Mhz Core Clock Speed
- 700 MHz Memory Clock Speed (1.4 Ghz since DDR)
- 512 MB GDDR-3

Radeon X900 XT
- 32 Pixel-Pipelines
- 10 Vertex-Shader
- 90nm low-k TSMC
- 450 Mhz Core Clock Speed
- 600 MHz Memory Clock Speed (1.2 Ghz since DDR)
- 512 MB GDDR-3

Radeon X900 Pro
- 24 Pixel-Pipelines
- 10 Vertex-Shader
- 90nm low-k TSMC
- 450 Mhz Core Clock Speed
- 600 MHz Memory Clock Speed (1.2 Ghz since DDR)
- 256/512 MB GDDR-3

Radeon X900
- 16 Pixel-Pipelines
- 8 Vertex-Shader
- 110nm low-k TSMC
- 500 Mhz Core Clock Speed
- 500 MHz Memory Clock Speed (1.0 Ghz since DDR)
- 256/512 MB GDDR-3

Actually, that was from a hardware site and is probably false considering 32 pipes wont come for a while now...Mainly because neither nv nor ATI (especially ati since crossfire isnt out yet ) should see good yields and records broken with their 24 Pipe cards....so 32 Pipes just might be 6 months away at least.

Perkam

[Disposibleteen]

My best guess would be the end of the year before you can go and buy one. I say this because Crossfire hasn't even gone out to review sites yet. Once review sites have it then you should be able to buy it in a few months, unless they have availability problems again. Then ATi has to whore out their Crossfire solution for a while. After that settles down a bit you will see the R520.

you know that dell and people like that will get it before we do so whatever, i hate the way they give their major supply of high end cards to system buildeers and not to retail outlets. Its so dumb, they just like price gouging if you ask me.

[o3rat]

r520 still suppose to release july 27 , 2005?

[perkam]

r520 still suppose to release july 27 , 2005?

Hello o3rat,

And Welcome to XtremeSystems

Hope you enjoy your stay here and stick around after the R520s released too

As per your question...yes, the R520's will come out end of july. Only problem is, by then Nv will start mass producing 7800GTXs and you can already have them at your home within a week, something ATI wont be able to do as the R520 still has not come out of development yet

SO its most likely going to be a paper launch.

Perkam

[sUpervizer']

I wanted to buy X900XT in the end of July (thought it was the release date)
I guess I'll go for 7800GTX :\ I'm tired of waiting already (about 6 months )

[perkam]

I wanted to buy X900XT in the end of July (thought it was the release date)
I guess I'll go for 7800GTX :\ I'm tired of waiting already (about 6 months )

Do keep in mind...for everyone buying a 7800GTX right now. The R520 was delayed for one purpose and one purpose only....for it to be finalized at a higher spec than the G70 ... so the R520 WILL end up faster than the GTX...that's almost guaranteed...because the guys in Markham, Ont. are playing around with the clocks as we speak

Perkam

[furyfax]

Anyone know the price of Radeon X900 XT-PE approximately? And the release date is 7th of july on this card?

[sUpervizer']

I guess the price for the XTPE will be around 700-900$ on the moment its out..

[sUpervizer']

Do keep in mind...for everyone buying a 7800GTX right now. The R520 was delayed for one purpose and one purpose only....for it to be finalized at a higher spec than the G70 ... so the R520 WILL end up faster than the GTX...that's almost guaranteed...because the guys in Markham, Ont. are playing around with the clocks as we speak

Perkam

Are you talking about the delay to 26th July or the delay to the end of the year?
Like I said if the R520 will be released at the 26 I'll buy it but I cant wait anymore its too much time :\

[ImportantAwareness89]

I wanted to build a system in August.... grrrr =P

[Major_A]

Do keep in mind...for everyone buying a 7800GTX right now. The R520 was delayed for one purpose and one purpose only....for it to be finalized at a higher spec than the G70 ... so the R520 WILL end up faster than the GTX...that's almost guaranteed...because the guys in Markham, Ont. are playing around with the clocks as we speak

Perkam

That may be true to a certain extent. From what I've read different places they are having a tough time yielding working GPU's. Granted one of those places was theinquirer.net.

[o3rat]

looks like i wont be able to build a system in the end of july if ati is gonna make like 4 r520s

[GregP24]

That may be true to a certain extent. From what I've read different places they are having a tough time yielding working GPU's. Granted one of those places was theinquirer.net.

It's not hard to be pessimistic about ATI's ability to do more than a paper launch, though. Most of us are likely to believe any rumor that ATI is having a hard time with good yeilds. Did X800XT PE's ever become much more than vaporware?
I got lucky with mine. I pre-ordered my X800XT PE from Compusa in early May last year. It was on my doorstep 2 days before the official launch in June. I was one of the few to even get one in 2004. Sooooo, I figure if I can manage to not buy a GTX for awhile, I'll just preorder an X900XT/XT PE as soon as I can. Maybe I'll get lucky again.

I really do think ATI is going to build the faster cards again.

[HARDCORECLOCKER]

X900XT PE is expected to be 2-3 times faster than X850XT PE (unconfirmed ATI source).