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Thanks to babel-crocodile Google translation

Radeon HD 7000 is presented in London on December 5

We have waited long for the first graphics cards built on 28nm, and now have the first tasks appeared on AMD's HD 7000-series. The series to be unveiled in London on December 5 and all we need to know about AMD's latest graphics cards that are not yet launched it should talk about.

According to sources at NordicHardware is the moment we have all been waiting for, about to happen. The first generation of graphics cards built on 28nm to announcement during an event in London on December 5 and it is clear that AMD was first again with the latest manufacturing technology. There is no launch it comes on without an event for the media to take note of what is to come from AMD.

28nm GPUs will offer many surprises and have a much greater focus on GPGPU functionality than before, suggesting that it is GCN architecture, which stands in the spotlight. GCN will be the first all-new graphics architecture since the HD 2000 series and should bring AMD's graphics cards in line with NVIDIA in terms of GPGPU functionality, if not higher.

Besides this, we know that all we need to know about the Radeon HD 7000 series will be presented for exactly one week, 5 December in London. Then thus the first official data exist outside of AMD's closed doors.

For people, who dont know what GCN architecture is about .. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=434388

Lock if posted, tried searching but couldnt find anything.

 

[electristan]

i hope they hit the market soon after, am waiting to upgrade my 5870

 

[DieH@rd]

Cant wait to see the benches. 7xxx will rock.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Glad I waited to upgrade my 5770 . . .

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

Time for a new card early next year?
I have a 5750 at the moment.

Would like to know what a mid-high card in the 7000 series would cost.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

With my 5870, I really didn't see much of a reason to upgrade to any 6000 series cards. I'm definitely looking forward to what the 7000 series will bring with the new architecture.

 

[subversus]

I think I'll buy this.

 

[ElFly]

Gamecube architecture strikes back!

 

[iamshadowlark]

But I thought 28nm wasn't ready yet?

 

[vilmer_]

Sweet! I haven't had an ATI err AMD card in a while. Make me buy one guise!

 

[Gwanatu T]

Went from a 4850 to a 6870. I told myself I was going nvidia next time around, but AMD might just surprise me still. Can't wait!!

 

[mik83kuu]

Bad drivers.

 

[mr stroke]

Rumor was AMD would release these in March of 2012?

Hopefully these are a big jump over the 69xx series. Time to ebay my 6990.

 

[krameriffic]

Bad drivers.

God yes. I made the switch to NV after many years with ATI cards. I just couldn't take every game not working properly on release anymore.

 

[Corky]

Cool, hope it's a big leap.

 

[electristan]

God yes. I made the switch to NV after many years with ATI cards. I just couldn't take every game not working properly on release anymore.

Bad luck man, i've had almost no problems, but they do seem to be worse than nvidia for sure.

If these dont get released this year and nvidia announce theirs for about the same time i might go green, but if there seems to be a three month gap i dont think i have the will power to wait it out.

 

[PaNaMa]

Absolutely itching to upgrade my 5850. Many people are saying end of January. Guess we find out next week. Go go 7970!

 

[blahblah...blah]

When is a single card likely to supersede the 580?

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Bad drivers.

It's kind of a toss, really. There are cases where Nvidia has poor drivers, too.

I will admit that ATI/AMD has a history of having more cases of driver issues at the release of a game, though.

When is a single card likely to supersede the 580?

Probably a safe bet to assume that the high-end 7000 series card will, as well as whatever high-end card Nvidia puts out next.

 

[Pimpbaa]

should bring AMD's graphics cards in line with NVIDIA in terms of GPGPU functionality, if not higher

Now if we can get some gpu calculated physics solution to work on both nvidia and amd's cards. Next gen console games should have some sweet ass physics too if they are using something derived from something in the 7000 series or better (minus the Wii U of course).

 

[artist]

When is a single card likely to supersede the 580?

This new arch should do it. Apparently this chip is 384-bit, if true it`ll be AMD adopting the odd mem interface for the first time.

 

[Nemo]

Hmm... Hopefully I can finally have enough incentive to update the 4850 this time

 

[mr stroke]

Bad drivers.

AMD drivers have been solid for years now. The one spot where they fail is Crossfire drivers.

 

[Lombax]

if this is a big enough jump it might be time to upgrade from my 5770.

 

[JaseC]

AMD drivers have been solid for years now. The one spot where they fail is Crossfire drivers.

Maybe, provided you ignore OpenGL support.

 

[x3sphere]

Rumor was AMD would release these in March of 2012?

Hopefully these are a big jump over the 69xx series. Time to ebay my 6990.

I heard January for the high end parts.

 

[Hari Seldon]

AMD drivers have been solid for years now. The one spot where they fail is Crossfire drivers.

Meh, I haven't had many problems at all with rocking Crossfire.

 

[Weenerz]

Too bad their drivers are still dogshit. When will they learn?

 

[Smokey]

My GTX 580 SLI setup is yawning.

But good to see something happening on the new card front. Hopefully NVIDIA isn't far behind.

 

[Jomjom]

I'm definitely waiting for the Nvidia version. AMD's drivers and support is simply atrocious.

 

[Wazzim]

Awesome, I hope it really has that rumoured power consumption.

 

[Nekuru]

And I had just checked anandtech this morning to see if there had been any announcement.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

AMD drivers have been solid for years now. The one spot where they fail is Crossfire drivers.

Unless you count the driver problems they've had just this year, with Dead Island, and Crysis 2, and Batman Arkham City, and Battlefield 3, and RAGE...want me to keep going?

 

[specialguy]

Umm, so will this be a benchmark NDA or some kind of "unveiling" light on specifics?

I'm guessing the latter. Haven't heard nearly enough chatter, website guys would have had to already have their cards...

 

[kevinski]

I don't regret having sold my gaming PC a while back. I wasn't planning on doing much gaming in the meantime, anyway, and I was wanting to hold out until another series of GPU's was released, as well. I hope the price is comparable to that of the 6000 series.

 

[Hazaro]

So are we just getting specs?
I still expect the <$220 cards to be released in March. Hope it's sooner.

 

[Kambing]

All i want to see are benchies man. Boo at only specs -_-

 

[Sinatar]

I'm done with ATI, over the last 6 months nearly every new game I've bought has had ATI exclusive issues.

The hardware is there but fuck sakes their drivers are so awful. I'm chomping at the bit for nVidia to release the 600's so I can chuck this 5870 in the bin.

 

[PaNaMa]

Unless you count the driver problems they've had just this year, with Dead Island, and Crysis 2, and Batman Arkham City, and Battlefield 3, and RAGE...want me to keep going?

I didn't try Rage or Arkham, but BF3 and Dead Island runflawlessly on my 5850. Always did. Weren't the problems limited Crossfire only? What did I miss?

 

[brain_stew]

AMD drivers have been solid for years now. The one spot where they fail is Crossfire drivers.

They've been diabolical in the past year. Major release, after major release has had major day 1 issues on AMD hardware.

 

[RS4-]

Going to wait and see how much of a price/performance difference there is over a 2GB 6950.

 

[Nemo]

I'm done with ATI, over the last 6 months nearly every new game I've bought has had ATI exclusive issues.

The hardware is there but fuck sakes their drivers are so awful. I'm chomping at the bit for nVidia to release the 600's so I can chuck this 5870 in the bin.

I don't know if it's about the drivers, I always thought the games were just better optimized for nvidia cards (first because of the support Nvidia gave via "the way it's meant to be played" and then it just kinda became standard I guess)

 

[Sinatar]

Unless you count the driver problems they've had just this year, with Dead Island, and Crysis 2, and Batman Arkham City, and Battlefield 3, and RAGE...want me to keep going?

Add LOTR: War in the North & Saint's Row 3 to recent releases completely bonjaxed on ATI cards.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Having a 5870, I wouldn't touch this shit with a 10-foot pole.

Let me know when Nvidia's equivalent is out.

 

[squidyj]

Rumor was AMD would release these in March of 2012?

Hopefully these are a big jump over the 69xx series. Time to ebay my 6990.

If they aren't then AMD really screwed the pooch.

 

[EviLore]

I'm done with ATI, over the last 6 months nearly every new game I've bought has had ATI exclusive issues.

The hardware is there but fuck sakes their drivers are so awful. I'm chomping at the bit for nVidia to release the 600's so I can chuck this 5870 in the bin.

Yep, I've been having more and more issues lately, going to switch to Nvidia next cycle.

 

[Flying Toaster]

Screw driver support as long as I can watch my porn I am fine.

On a serious note I want to see the power consumption ATI this past year has me interested because of ammount of raw power given for power taken.

 

[Hellish]

7970 + 7990 tri fire CANT WAIT

 

[SapientWolf]

I think dev support is just as important as post release drivers, if not more so. AMD has been working with DICE on Frostbite 2 and it shows. On the other hand, Saints Row: The Third and RAGE were completely broken at launch.

 

[Rabid Wolverine]

Still on my 5850.

Is been so so with support on drivers, first there was the grey screen issue which took months to solve, rage support took a while. But apart from that its been a rock solid card. Running the 11.11b drivers everything rocks.

I read Nvidia would be unveiling in December/January too (rumor), so will be waiting on that.

Regarding shit ATI drivers same could be said for Nvidia, prior to switching to ATI for the DX11 range had a lot of problems with Nvidia. Goes either way on the Driver department.