ATI's R350 in mass production

ToshiroOC · Feb 5, 2003, 06:11 AM

In the high performance graphics industry, performance must be combined with quality. It is this neverending race which will lead to initial availability of Nvidia's new Geforce FX cards this month.

However, we have learned that ATI's next generation R350 chip which will compete with the Geforce FX is now in mass production, and will definitely be in retail stores in April. It will be officially announced at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany on March 12, 2003.

Many facts are already known. The R300 (sic: R350?) will be built on a 150 nanometer process. It is basically an overclocked R300 with eight rendering pipelines and two texture units per pipeline.

We expect the chip to launch at a core clock of 375MHz. It will incorporate DirectX 9.1 features, which is great if you're going to keep the card for at least two years, but don't expect to see any games written for it released for at least a year.

ATI will brand the chip the Radeon 9900 Pro, and the card will be equipped with 128 MB memory while supporting 256MB configurations for its partners. They will use 10 layer PCBs for the graphics cards. The 128MB variations will be priced around the ?400 mark. Lower bin parts will be sold through ATI's partners at a lower speed for less. A 350W power supply would be recommended if you are using a hyperthreading P4 system

--By Jansen Ng, source: The Inquirer

Article can be read here.

BWX · Feb 5, 2003, 06:17 AM

Man, ATI is kicking Nvidia's @$$ all over the place aren't they. Only good things can come of this.

MSX · Feb 5, 2003, 08:10 AM

You sure about that? I mean nividia arent as bad as their put out as. I remember when they were fledgling and hey I can get a decent graphics card for half the price of a banchee? I'm in. That's how they made their money.

Now we have market wars as the technology sector has matured signifigantly... Who know's what'll happen.

BWX · Feb 5, 2003, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MSX
I remember when they were fledgling and hey I can get a decent graphics card for half the price of a banchee? I'm in.

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WTF?

MSX · Feb 5, 2003, 07:40 PM

BWX232, I was reffering to the 1st gen nvidia cards. They were way cheeper in my area than any other 3d chipsets at that time. Including one of the best the banchee(vooodoo man vooodoo).

DaSnIpE · Feb 5, 2003, 07:42 PM

gogogo r350

Feb 5, 2003, 06:11 AM	#1
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	ATI's R350 in mass production In the high performance graphics industry, performance must be combined with quality. It is this neverending race which will lead to initial availability of Nvidia's new Geforce FX cards this month. However, we have learned that ATI's next generation R350 chip which will compete with the Geforce FX is now in mass production, and will definitely be in retail stores in April. It will be officially announced at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany on March 12, 2003. Many facts are already known. The R300 (sic: R350?) will be built on a 150 nanometer process. It is basically an overclocked R300 with eight rendering pipelines and two texture units per pipeline. We expect the chip to launch at a core clock of 375MHz. It will incorporate DirectX 9.1 features, which is great if you're going to keep the card for at least two years, but don't expect to see any games written for it released for at least a year. ATI will brand the chip the Radeon 9900 Pro, and the card will be equipped with 128 MB memory while supporting 256MB configurations for its partners. They will use 10 layer PCBs for the graphics cards. The 128MB variations will be priced around the ?400 mark. Lower bin parts will be sold through ATI's partners at a lower speed for less. A 350W power supply would be recommended if you are using a hyperthreading P4 system --By Jansen Ng, source: The Inquirer Article can be read here.

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Feb 5, 2003, 06:17 AM	#2
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Man, ATI is kicking Nvidia's @$$ all over the place aren't they. Only good things can come of this.

Feb 5, 2003, 08:10 AM	#3
MSX Burning the frozen... Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	You sure about that? I mean nividia arent as bad as their put out as. I remember when they were fledgling and hey I can get a decent graphics card for half the price of a banchee? I'm in. That's how they made their money. Now we have market wars as the technology sector has matured signifigantly... Who know's what'll happen.

Feb 5, 2003, 07:40 PM	#5
MSX Burning the frozen... Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	BWX232, I was reffering to the 1st gen nvidia cards. They were way cheeper in my area than any other 3d chipsets at that time. Including one of the best the banchee(vooodoo man vooodoo).