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AMD "Oland" Radeon HD 8800 Series Info
Some details, albeit completely unconfirmed, on AMDs upcoming Radeon HD 8800 series have surfaced on the web. The Sea islands HD 8800 series apparently is based on a new silicon codenamed "Oland," which is made using a 28 nm process while packing 3.4 billion transistors all on a 270 mm² die-area.
The Radeon HD 8870 would be clocked at 1050 MHz with 1100 MHz PowerTune Boost frequency; while the HD 8850 is clocked at 925 MHz with 975 MHz boost frequency. The memory of both SKUs is clocked at 6.00 GHz, yielding 192 GB/s memory bandwidth. The chips hence have 256-bit wide memory interfaces. Sources Videocardz and Read2Ch claim there will be two HD 8800 series models which typically is a Pro and XT SKU. The source mentions that the HD 8870 provides up to 75% higher single-precision floating point and up to 60% higher double-precision floating point performance over the the HD 7870. The texture fill-rate should be up by 65%. The Radeon HD 8850 offers similar increases over its predecessor, the HD 7850. Check out the table below.
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#4411212 Posted on: 09/17/2012 08:27 AM
Sounds nice, I'll be looking at these and the 8900 Series when launched to upgrade my two 6950's. Hopefully we'll see something by Xmas/New Year that would be nice.
Sounds nice, I'll be looking at these and the 8900 Series when launched to upgrade my two 6950's. Hopefully we'll see something by Xmas/New Year that would be nice.
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#4411294 Posted on: 09/17/2012 11:47 AM
This, if true, may well explain why there have been multiple price reductions to the existing range in a relatively short amount of time.
Inventory clearing I'm guessing.
This, if true, may well explain why there have been multiple price reductions to the existing range in a relatively short amount of time.
Inventory clearing I'm guessing.
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#4411377 Posted on: 09/17/2012 02:38 PM
Original leaks : http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fread2ch.com%2Fr%2Fjisaku%2F1347605134%2FID%3AhKcZJDn
Take it as rumor or even not real specs..
Outside memory bandwith... in reality taken in account with 1100mhz boost vs 925mhz on the 7970, outside 2560x1600, add some optimisation and the results should be really close of each other, maybe between 7970 and 7970Ghz ( if we trust theses specs )
SP performance look close, but for DP (not really important on a middle range card ) , we are speaking about 1/16 vs 1/4 DP rate .. ( 25% performance of the 7970 ).
But anyway, this bring little to non info on the HD8970.
Original leaks : http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fread2ch.com%2Fr%2Fjisaku%2F1347605134%2FID%3AhKcZJDn
Take it as rumor or even not real specs..
Outside memory bandwith... in reality taken in account with 1100mhz boost vs 925mhz on the 7970, outside 2560x1600, add some optimisation and the results should be really close of each other, maybe between 7970 and 7970Ghz ( if we trust theses specs )
SP performance look close, but for DP (not really important on a middle range card ) , we are speaking about 1/16 vs 1/4 DP rate .. ( 25% performance of the 7970 ).
But anyway, this bring little to non info on the HD8970.
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#4411387 Posted on: 09/17/2012 02:58 PM
can't wait for the Guru3d preview
can't wait for the Guru3d preview
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#4411394 Posted on: 09/17/2012 03:07 PM
We need some info on the HD8970 wich will be my next upgrade , looking forward for at least a leaked rumor on the top dog, inpatiently awaiting for upgrade
We need some info on the HD8970 wich will be my next upgrade , looking forward for at least a leaked rumor on the top dog, inpatiently awaiting for upgrade
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#4411424 Posted on: 09/17/2012 03:40 PM
Looks good.
Looks good.
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#4411441 Posted on: 09/17/2012 04:03 PM
I want the "Oland" to come out soon, and to trump the 7970/680 buy 10%-20% in performance, at $499 MSRP (CAN). Fingers crossed.
I want the "Oland" to come out soon, and to trump the 7970/680 buy 10%-20% in performance, at $499 MSRP (CAN). Fingers crossed.
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#4411457 Posted on: 09/17/2012 04:21 PM
Or GTX780
We need some info on the HD8970 wich will be my next upgrade , looking forward for at least a leaked rumor on the top dog, inpatiently awaiting for upgrade
Or GTX780
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#4411458 Posted on: 09/17/2012 04:22 PM
Looking good, 7970 replacement should be a beast.
Looking good, 7970 replacement should be a beast.
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#4411483 Posted on: 09/17/2012 05:02 PM
To be a success it needs to be better then that, new tech flag ship cards used to be 60-80% better then the last gen. This time both camps failed, AMD for coming up short, and NV for milking the mid range card @ high end prices.
I want the "Oland" to come out soon, and to trump the 7970/680 buy 10%-20% in performance, at $499 MSRP (CAN). Fingers crossed.
To be a success it needs to be better then that, new tech flag ship cards used to be 60-80% better then the last gen. This time both camps failed, AMD for coming up short, and NV for milking the mid range card @ high end prices.
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#4411743 Posted on: 09/17/2012 11:25 PM
Well I don't think it to be the flagship. The 8870 "Oland" to be released soon would be a huge success. With the 8970 flagship to follow the release of GTX whatever, early next year ...but really time will tell and we must wait to see?
I would love to see AMD release a Premium mid-range product that would beat the current flagships, I can see it now, them holding that performance crown high for the final quarter of the year.
To be a success it needs to be better then that, new tech flag ship cards used to be 60-80% better then the last gen. This time both camps failed, AMD for coming up short, and NV for milking the mid range card @ high end prices.
Well I don't think it to be the flagship. The 8870 "Oland" to be released soon would be a huge success. With the 8970 flagship to follow the release of GTX whatever, early next year ...but really time will tell and we must wait to see?
I would love to see AMD release a Premium mid-range product that would beat the current flagships, I can see it now, them holding that performance crown high for the final quarter of the year.
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#4411803 Posted on: 09/18/2012 02:24 AM
Dont forget this card is not set for the next month... the 8970 will be released before and surely not before end of Q4 2012 - Jan 2013.
I dont think AMD plan to release the 8870-8850 before the flagship.
Dont forget this card is not set for the next month... the 8970 will be released before and surely not before end of Q4 2012 - Jan 2013.
I dont think AMD plan to release the 8870-8850 before the flagship.
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#4411853 Posted on: 09/18/2012 04:19 AM
Nice. My relatively new 7950s are already starting to look 'old'. Not to mention the huge price drop after I bought them.
It seems GPUs are the component in the PC that sees larger/faster price drops. I used to think buying a powerful but 'price dropped' GPU was the way to to as far as buying GPUs are concerned. But these days the next generation is always around the corner and takes away all the excitement from the current 'previous gen' purchase.
Nice. My relatively new 7950s are already starting to look 'old'. Not to mention the huge price drop after I bought them.
It seems GPUs are the component in the PC that sees larger/faster price drops. I used to think buying a powerful but 'price dropped' GPU was the way to to as far as buying GPUs are concerned. But these days the next generation is always around the corner and takes away all the excitement from the current 'previous gen' purchase.
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#4411857 Posted on: 09/18/2012 04:52 AM
Nice. My relatively new 7950s are already starting to look 'old'. Not to mention the huge price drop after I bought them.
It seems GPUs are the component in the PC that sees larger/faster price drops. I used to think buying a powerful but 'price dropped' GPU was the way to to as far as buying GPUs are concerned. But these days the next generation is always around the corner and takes away all the excitement from the current 'previous gen' purchase.
Base your GPU purchases on what what you need, not on what is the shiniest and newest. I've had my 5870's for years now and they still run my games adequately. I've had them for so long I would never consider them to have been a bad purchase. Your 7950's have so much life in them it would be foolish to consider dumping them. Spend money on more games and upgrade your GPU when they can no longer play games to your satisfaction.
Nice. My relatively new 7950s are already starting to look 'old'. Not to mention the huge price drop after I bought them.
It seems GPUs are the component in the PC that sees larger/faster price drops. I used to think buying a powerful but 'price dropped' GPU was the way to to as far as buying GPUs are concerned. But these days the next generation is always around the corner and takes away all the excitement from the current 'previous gen' purchase.
Base your GPU purchases on what what you need, not on what is the shiniest and newest. I've had my 5870's for years now and they still run my games adequately. I've had them for so long I would never consider them to have been a bad purchase. Your 7950's have so much life in them it would be foolish to consider dumping them. Spend money on more games and upgrade your GPU when they can no longer play games to your satisfaction.
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It would be good if that price reduction translates to the real world. It may make the HD8930 or even the HD8950 an attractive option if they are similarly priced to what the HD7870 was when released.