ASRock Z790 Taichi review
The Callisto Protocol: PC graphics benchmarks
G.Skill TridentZ 5 RGB 6800 MHz CL34 DDR5 review
Be Quiet! Dark Power 13 - 1000W PSU Review
Palit GeForce RTX 4080 GamingPRO OC review
Core i9 13900K DDR5 7200 MHz (+memory scaling) review
Seasonic Prime Titanium TX-1300 (1300W PSU) review
F1 2022: PC graphics performance benchmark review
MSI Clutch GM31 Lightweight​ (+Wireless) mice review
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 processor review
AMD Rebrands Radeon HD 7000 Series GPUs to HD 8000 for OEMs
Well, there you have it. The "Radeon HD 8950" that Lenovo's Erazer X700 ships with as reported earlier on yesterday, is based on rebranding previous-generation GPUs. The following slide was spotted at AMD's website, which lists the specs-sheets of nine OEM-exclusive Radeon HD 8000 series SKUs, which reveal them to be complete rebrands of their HD 7000-series counterparts.
If you're into pre-built PCs, and planning to buy one soon, watch out what's crunching pixels in it (thanks TPU).
Click this page.
| HD 8970 | HD 8950 | HD 8870 | HD 8670 | HD 8570 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | HD 7970 GE | HD 7950 | HD 7870 | - | - |
| Stream processors | 2048 | 1792 | 1280 | 384 | 384 |
| Texture units | 128 | 128 | 80 | 24 | 24 |
| Clocl | 1000MHz | 850MHz | 1000MHz | 1000MHz | 730MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1050MHz | 925MHz | - | - | - |
| Mem speed | 6000MHz | 5500MHz | 4800MHz | 4600MHz | 4,6GHz / 1,8GHz ddr3 |
| Mem bus | 384bit | 384bit | 256bit | 128bit | 128bit |
| Mem | 3GB | 3GB | 2GB | 2GB | 2GB |
| Transistors (Billion) | 2,8 | 2,8 | 2,8 | - | - |
| Fabrication | 28nm | 28nm | 28nm | 28nm | 28nm |
| Architecture | GCN | GCN | GCN | GCN | GCN |
| TDP | 250W | 200W | 175W | 75W | 50W |
Foamy4
Senior Member
Posts: 502
Joined: 2009-06-11
Senior Member
Posts: 502
Joined: 2009-06-11
#4495767 Posted on: 01/08/2013 12:07 PM
Following the rebranding names, it has to be called 8970.
They do it all the time.
I understand rebranding low end cards, but to call the 7970 a 8970 seems very dodgy..
Following the rebranding names, it has to be called 8970.
They do it all the time.
iako
Senior Member
Posts: 2072
Joined: 2006-05-10
Senior Member
Posts: 2072
Joined: 2006-05-10
#4495769 Posted on: 01/08/2013 12:10 PM
i have a 6450 that Windows 8 thinks is a 7450.. well, i guess it is...
maybe new drivers will upgrade it to an 8450...
i have a 6450 that Windows 8 thinks is a 7450.. well, i guess it is...
maybe new drivers will upgrade it to an 8450...
Chillin
Senior Member
Posts: 6814
Joined: 2006-01-18
Senior Member
Posts: 6814
Joined: 2006-01-18
#4495773 Posted on: 01/08/2013 12:17 PM
Dodgiest rename ever.
This is absolutely disgusting, a new low for AMD.
Dodgiest rename ever.
This is absolutely disgusting, a new low for AMD.
JohnMaclane
Senior Member
Posts: 4822
Joined: 2004-05-20
Senior Member
Posts: 4822
Joined: 2004-05-20
#4495791 Posted on: 01/08/2013 12:57 PM
It's pretty normal and usually due to OEM pressures.
It's pretty normal and usually due to OEM pressures.
Click here to post a comment for this news story on the message forum.
Junior Member
Posts: 19
Joined: 2013-01-07
I understand rebranding low end cards, but to call the 7970 a 8970 seems very dodgy..