ATi R520 Launch On 26th July

daRk_heLmet · Jun 27, 2005, 06:20 AM

Over at Computex, we heard faintly that the next generation ATi R520 GPU will be launched on July 26th, a month later than NVIDIA G70 slated for full scale release later this month. Many of the NVIDIA partners have already received the G70 samples and are working hard to deliver their solutions on time so it will not be a paper launch definitely. So far ATi has quietly showed their important business partners a working R520 demo behind doors at Computex but it is a single card not Crossfired. The R520 card looks pretty much like a X850XT PE which is a dual slot solution but has a mosfet sink like the NVIDIA's and the PWM area is improved. The copper heatsink on the GPU is bigger if i can still remember correctly and there is a HDTV connector on the card too. ATi seems pretty confident about their R520 to match up and even surpass the NVIDIA G70 so we shall see about it.
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Source: VR-Zone

daRk_heLmet · Jun 27, 2005, 06:21 AM

http://www.guru3d.com/newsitem.php?id=2736

Kombatant · Jun 27, 2005, 09:01 AM

That was a rumor that was circulating before ATI made its latest "we're gonna delay the R520" statements I believe.

Alistair · Jun 27, 2005, 01:25 PM

Either way I just hope it isn't another paper launch and that the cards are available at launch.

matrixsurfer · Jun 27, 2005, 04:10 PM

U bet!

Jun 27, 2005, 06:20 AM	#1
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	ATi R520 Launch On 26th July Over at Computex, we heard faintly that the next generation ATi R520 GPU will be launched on July 26th, a month later than NVIDIA G70 slated for full scale release later this month. Many of the NVIDIA partners have already received the G70 samples and are working hard to deliver their solutions on time so it will not be a paper launch definitely. So far ATi has quietly showed their important business partners a working R520 demo behind doors at Computex but it is a single card not Crossfired. The R520 card looks pretty much like a X850XT PE which is a dual slot solution but has a mosfet sink like the NVIDIA's and the PWM area is improved. The copper heatsink on the GPU is bigger if i can still remember correctly and there is a HDTV connector on the card too. ATi seems pretty confident about their R520 to match up and even surpass the NVIDIA G70 so we shall see about it. ______________ Source: VR-Zone __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]

Jun 27, 2005, 06:21 AM	Thread Starter #2
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Jun 27, 2005, 09:01 AM	#3
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Jun 27, 2005, 01:25 PM	#4
Alistair Spoos Join Date: May 2002 Location: State College, PA, USA Posts: 435 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Either way I just hope it isn't another paper launch and that the cards are available at launch. __________________ - Alistair

Jun 27, 2005, 04:10 PM	#5
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