AMD roadmap update on R600 - details confirmed! @ TweakTown

Iria · Mar 17, 2007, 05:54 AM

Source: TweakTown
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A little birdie recently sent some in-depth roadmap information into our inbox regarding AMD’s upcoming R600 series of graphics cards including Radeon X2900XTX, X2900XT and X2900XL.

The big daddy of them all, the Radeon X2900XTX (codenamed Dragons Head 2 in 9.5” size XTX configuration with GDDR4 memory), is due to hit shop shelves on 30th of March 2007 but it’s still unsure if they will actually make that date. Samples were already delivered to AMD’s partners last week and many companies will likely have R600 live demos on display at CeBIT. The Radeon X2900XT (codenamed Cats Eye also measuring 9.5” but with GDDR3 memory and reduced clock speeds about 15% below XTX) will hit shop shelves on 19th of April. Dragons Head 2 is actually already well into production and product will be delivered to AIB’s in just a few days from now. After many revisions, it seems like AMD have finally got things right and are satisfied with production output – Rev90 it is.

BlueMak · Mar 17, 2007, 01:22 PM

This reminds me of Duke NFE.

cozumel · Mar 17, 2007, 01:53 PM

Wow. 450W just for the crossfire setup.

GutterPunk · Mar 17, 2007, 02:11 PM

wow 15% drop and gddr3 for the xt. Thats crazy. Also, that blows away any rumos they were taking so long because of they were rerouting for all gddr4 cards.

Judas · Mar 18, 2007, 12:41 AM

this still could all be just bs to... see we'll see what emerges soon...

Vampyromaniac · Mar 18, 2007, 01:29 AM

Enough specs already, what about prices?

Judas · Mar 18, 2007, 01:30 AM

i'm going to guess that the r600 top model is going to retail @ over 1000 bucks CAD

Mar 17, 2007, 05:54 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	AMD roadmap update on R600 - details confirmed! @ TweakTown Source: TweakTown __________ A little birdie recently sent some in-depth roadmap information into our inbox regarding AMD’s upcoming R600 series of graphics cards including Radeon X2900XTX, X2900XT and X2900XL. The big daddy of them all, the Radeon X2900XTX (codenamed Dragons Head 2 in 9.5” size XTX configuration with GDDR4 memory), is due to hit shop shelves on 30th of March 2007 but it’s still unsure if they will actually make that date. Samples were already delivered to AMD’s partners last week and many companies will likely have R600 live demos on display at CeBIT. The Radeon X2900XT (codenamed Cats Eye also measuring 9.5” but with GDDR3 memory and reduced clock speeds about 15% below XTX) will hit shop shelves on 19th of April. Dragons Head 2 is actually already well into production and product will be delivered to AIB’s in just a few days from now. After many revisions, it seems like AMD have finally got things right and are satisfied with production output – Rev90 it is.

Mar 17, 2007, 01:22 PM	#2
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Mar 17, 2007, 01:53 PM	#3
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Mar 17, 2007, 02:11 PM	#4
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 70	wow 15% drop and gddr3 for the xt. Thats crazy. Also, that blows away any rumos they were taking so long because of they were rerouting for all gddr4 cards. __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

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