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AMD Catalyst 13.1 Legacy Download
on: 02/11/2013 04:28 PM [ 32 comment(s) ]
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yasamoka
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#4522825 Posted on: 02/09/2013 01:54 PM
hmmm so the suggestion is both AMD and Nvidia have had their next gen cards pushed back. Wouldn't they want to get the new models out first so they can look better in benchmarks against the competition?
Hmmmm...
both AMD and Nvidia have their cards made at TSMC
both the Xbox Next and PS4 are rumoured to contain AMD GPU's
so, from the last point, you can deduce that Xbox Next and PS4 GPU's will be made at TSMC
both Microsoft and Sony want to have enough units to meet demand when they go on sale
the Xbox Next and PS4 GPU's will have a higher priority at TSMC
due to the demand for the Xbox Next GPU's and PS4 GPU's AMD and Nvidia GPU's are of a lower priority
AMD are okay with the lower priority because they get sales regardless through the console GPU's
Nvidia relents, it allows them more time to tweak their hardware
neither AMD or Nvidia want to admit this is the case
end result is, both next gen GPU architecture series are delayed
Yes, I did make that up, and no doubt it will be disagreed upon by many, many people, but if you actually look at it objectively, it does actually make sense!
Orrrrrr they dont need to release refreshes as they already have beast cards. AMD has struck gold with its GCN architecture, and Nvidia have released a very power efficient architecture suitable for gaming.
Add to that the trend that the gap between generations of GPUs is about 2 years, give or take. Nvidia: GTX280, June 2008, GTX480, April 2010, GTX680, March 2012. AMD: HD4870, June 2008, HD5870, December 2009, HD7970, January 2012, and now, HD8xxx, possibly Q4 2013.
Of course, this wont be on 28nm if its not a refresh.
hmmm so the suggestion is both AMD and Nvidia have had their next gen cards pushed back. Wouldn't they want to get the new models out first so they can look better in benchmarks against the competition?
Hmmmm...
both AMD and Nvidia have their cards made at TSMC
both the Xbox Next and PS4 are rumoured to contain AMD GPU's
so, from the last point, you can deduce that Xbox Next and PS4 GPU's will be made at TSMC
both Microsoft and Sony want to have enough units to meet demand when they go on sale
the Xbox Next and PS4 GPU's will have a higher priority at TSMC
due to the demand for the Xbox Next GPU's and PS4 GPU's AMD and Nvidia GPU's are of a lower priority
AMD are okay with the lower priority because they get sales regardless through the console GPU's
Nvidia relents, it allows them more time to tweak their hardware
neither AMD or Nvidia want to admit this is the case
end result is, both next gen GPU architecture series are delayed
Yes, I did make that up, and no doubt it will be disagreed upon by many, many people, but if you actually look at it objectively, it does actually make sense!
Orrrrrr they dont need to release refreshes as they already have beast cards. AMD has struck gold with its GCN architecture, and Nvidia have released a very power efficient architecture suitable for gaming.
Add to that the trend that the gap between generations of GPUs is about 2 years, give or take. Nvidia: GTX280, June 2008, GTX480, April 2010, GTX680, March 2012. AMD: HD4870, June 2008, HD5870, December 2009, HD7970, January 2012, and now, HD8xxx, possibly Q4 2013.
Of course, this wont be on 28nm if its not a refresh.
Ghosty
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#4522886 Posted on: 02/09/2013 03:06 PM
Only just bought a 7950, so I'm happy that it will remain a flagship card for a few more months.
Only just bought a 7950, so I'm happy that it will remain a flagship card for a few more months.
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#4522902 Posted on: 02/09/2013 03:30 PM
it all depends on when nVidia will release their new card series. Hopefully rumours are correct and they are coming out later this month. That would be really good news for "Green Team"
it all depends on when nVidia will release their new card series. Hopefully rumours are correct and they are coming out later this month. That would be really good news for "Green Team"
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#4522910 Posted on: 02/09/2013 03:39 PM
This news has really tempted me to buy a 7970 now!
This news has really tempted me to buy a 7970 now!
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Bring on the 7990.