Next gen ATI cards

Just came across this report, for those who are interested:
http://www.techreport.com/discussions.x/16898

Yes i agree, just plain didnt make any sense to get these parts to market before Q4
Mactronix

Good sales? You mean they can charge more for low stock? 8800 GT anyone...

I don't see that being a big issue, especially if the 4980x2 hits. They are doing great market wise right now, there really isn't is a need to fill in the market besides possibly a new high end which that card should give them.

50%

It is 50% more SP's than the current 800. Jennyh is correct in that context

I'm not sure why one woudl use the context where 33% is corerct. Unless the sentence were "The new card will ahve to have 33% less SP's in order to be the same as teh old one." or "The current card have 33% less SP's as the upcoming cards."

Though neither is actually correct in a scientific view. The % difference is actually 40%.. Though indicating how many more, i.e solving for x in the expression OLD*(1+x) = New is certainly the normal context..

There I go again.... sigh

Why are you guys using formula (that's probably technically wrong) for this ? 800 on the currant card possibly 1200 on the new card. My kids can see that's half as many again or 50% increase.

Mactronix

Man you need to learn to interpret whatever you read correctly.
when you increase 800 by 50% you get 1200. When you increase 800 by 33% you get 1064.

I'm amazed that I'm on a tech forum and people can't do the level of math my 12 year-old brother can do.

Maybe they'll learn by then.....