ATI RoadMap Unveiled - New VPU’s Announced
Wondering when ATI will combat Nvidia’s new super powered 7800 series video card? So were we.
Today ATI formally announced their future roadmap details specifically for the new R5xxx series cards.
You’ll notice that they are taking a different release approach compared with Nvidia, releasing their lower end cards first. Perhaps this is because Nvidia usually deams the “GT” line as defective “GTX” class cards that didn’t meet quality control.. Who knows but its damn confusing to say the least.
| ATI High Performance Roadmap | ||||
| Core Name | Slot Width | Launch Date | ||
| R520 “XT” Crossfire | Dual Slot | Mid October | ||
| R520 “XT” | Dual Slot | Early October | ||
| R520 “XL” | Single Slot | Early September | ||
And just as you would have thought ATI’s X800 and X850 lines were extinct ATI pulls a rabbit out of the hat with what they call “Master Card” editions which are expected in September as “CrossFire Edition” cards? Confused yet?
Anandtech has written a very nice write up explaining exactly what the differences are available for your viewing pleasure here
Yelling Lizard said,
October 2, 2005@ 10:48 pm
Adaptive - Anti-Aliasing in ATI Catalyst 5.9
There has been much talk about the new R520 bread of ATI cards that are slated to be released this week. One of the bigger features that sets these new cards appart from their Nvidia counterparts is the support for adaptive anti-aliasing. Earlier th…
Yelling Lizard » Adaptive - Anti-Aliasing in ATI Catalyst 5.9 said,
October 2, 2005@ 10:57 pm
[…] There has been much talk about the new R520 bread of ATI cards that are slated to be released this week. One of the bigger features that sets these new cards appart from their Nvidia counterparts is the support for adaptive anti-aliasing. Earlier this week ATI released a new version of their ATI Catalyst video drivers. In them they apparently added support for these new R520 cards. […]