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AMD continues to develop its new RV670-based cards in the wake of the recent AMD ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO release. The RV670 GPU is the current code name for a mid-range graphics core slated to fill the gap between the current Radeon HD 2600 and Radeon HD 2900 offerings.
On the surface the RV670 core is very similar to the R600 core featured on Radeon HD 2900, though where the R600 was manufactured on TSMC's 80nm process, RV670 will feature a 55nm process node.
According to early board partners, including MSI, the GPU comes clocked at 600MHz and features 320 stream processors -- the same featured on the Radeon HD 2900 series. However, test boards make use of 256MB of Hynix GDDR3 900MHz memory -- R600-based boards feature 512MB and 1GB GDDR3 or GDDR4.
Photographs of the card show a single-slot cooler. Despite the single-slot cooler, the card is quite large and appears to require a 6-pin PCIe connector.
AMD guidance claims the RV670 die includes integrated Shader Model 4.1 capability along with PCI Express 2.0 support. Corporate guidance does not mention support for Crossfire, but newest images of the card clearly reveal interconnects across the top of the board found on other Crossfire cards.
As of right now the card is expected to make its way into AMD’s lineup in Q1 2008. Vendors have not issued pricing for the card, partially due to the fact NVIDIA is also expected to launch new high-end adaptors before the end of the year
AMD continues to develop its new RV670-based cards in the wake of the recent AMD ATI Radeon HD 2900 PRO release. The RV670 GPU is the current code name for a mid-range graphics core slated to fill the gap between the current Radeon HD 2600 and Radeon HD 2900 offerings.
On the surface the RV670 core is very similar to the R600 core featured on Radeon HD 2900, though where the R600 was manufactured on TSMC's 80nm process, RV670 will feature a 55nm process node.
According to early board partners, including MSI, the GPU comes clocked at 600MHz and features 320 stream processors -- the same featured on the Radeon HD 2900 series. However, test boards make use of 256MB of Hynix GDDR3 900MHz memory -- R600-based boards feature 512MB and 1GB GDDR3 or GDDR4.
Photographs of the card show a single-slot cooler. Despite the single-slot cooler, the card is quite large and appears to require a 6-pin PCIe connector.
AMD guidance claims the RV670 die includes integrated Shader Model 4.1 capability along with PCI Express 2.0 support. Corporate guidance does not mention support for Crossfire, but newest images of the card clearly reveal interconnects across the top of the board found on other Crossfire cards.
As of right now the card is expected to make its way into AMD’s lineup in Q1 2008. Vendors have not issued pricing for the card, partially due to the fact NVIDIA is also expected to launch new high-end adaptors before the end of the year
