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AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series OEM Models Revealed

by - source: Tom's Hardware US

Still Again... "A Rose by Any Other Name is Still a Rose"... and still with thorns

Back in December, we discussed how the mobile graphics cards were simply a re-branding of its current HD 6000 series. This holds true with AMD's new HD 7000 OEM series graphics cards. The cards are designed specifically for OEM vendors only and are tailored toward the low-end and mid-range market. The OEM series is based on the current VLIW5 design and not the new GCN architecture seen with the Radeon HD 7970.

Looking at the Radeon HD 7670 and HD 7570, they're the same specifications as the Radeon HD 6670 and HD 6570.  The Radeon HD 7470 is the same as the 750 MHz version of the Radeon HD 6450, while the HD 7450 matches the 625 MHz version of the HD 6450. 

OEM Brand
Radeon
HD 7670
Radeon
HD 7570
Radeon
HD 7470/HD 7450
Radeon
HD 7350
Chip Turks Turks CaicosCedar
Production 40 nm 40 nm 40 nm 40 nm
Clock Speed
800 MHz 650 MHz 625 to 750 MHz 400 to 650 MHz
Shader Units
(MADD)
96 (5D) 96 (5D) 32 (5D) 32 (5D)
ROPs 8 8 4 4
TMUs 24 24 8 8
Memory Amount
512MB-1GB
GDDR5 memory
DDR3 512MB-2GB
GDDR5 512MB-1GB
512MB-1GB
DDR3 / GDDR5
Not Listed
Memory Clock
1000 MHz 900 MHz DDR3
1000 MHz DDR5
533-800 MHz DDR3
800-900 MHz GDDR5
400 MHz DDR3
Up to 800 MHz GDDR5
Memory Interface
128-bit 128-bit 64-bit 64-bit

    

Read more on the AMD OEM solutions at its product page.

Update 01/06/2012: Yesterday, the crew at AnandTech were on the same page as we were with the re-branding of the Radeon HD 7000 OEM series. Through the OEM site we found, AnandTech did a little more digging around and found the Radeon HD 7350 is not based on the Caicos but the two year old Cedar based HD 5450. In review of the specifications, it was found the HD 7350 doesn't support DisplayPort 1.2, which was a feature introduced with Northern Islands.

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target3 01/06/2012 2:19 AM
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AMD > NVIDIA

Borisblade7 01/06/2012 2:22 AM
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So they are repackaging the old hardware as the new stuff by just changing the numbers so they can pretend its something new? I know this is done alot, but still thats really dirty and dishonest.

mikenygmail 01/06/2012 2:25 AM
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Nvidia has been doing this for many years.

In the beginning, Nvidia created the GeForce 8800 GT, and we were happy.
Then, we then got a faster version: the 8800 GTS 512MB. It was more expensive, but we were still happy. And then it got complicated - The original 8800 GT, well, it became the 9800 GT. Then they overclocked the 8800 GTS and it turned into the 9800 GTX. Now this made sense, but only if you ignored the whole "this was an 8800 GT to begin with!" thing.

mikenygmail 01/06/2012 2:26 AM
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The trip gets a little more trippy when you look at what happened on the eve of the Radeon HD 4850 launch. NVIDIA introduced a slightly faster version of the 9800 GTX called the 9800 GTX+. Note that this was the smallest name change in the timeline up to this point, but it was the biggest design change; this mild overclock was enabled by a die shrink to 55nm.

All of that brings us to where NVIDIA is taking the 9800 GTX+ and calling it a GeForce GTS 250...

This goes on and on...

sseyler 01/06/2012 2:33 AM
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It's really too bad that they didn't take advantage of their 28nm fabrication at the very least. I guess they need to ramp up supply for their parts that are actually new.

Anonymous 01/06/2012 2:34 AM
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damn, I gotta say, it's a dick-move. all the cards from 7350 to 7670 are the very same HD6000 cards, only the first digit is now "7" instead of "6". they should've only made 3 cards this time: 7700, 7800, 7900 and that's it

SteelCity1981 01/06/2012 2:34 AM
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So basicly AMD is pulling an Nvidia. lol the only true new models you will get from AMD and Nvidia are the mid to highend models.

iam2thecrowe 01/06/2012 2:36 AM
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Borisblade7 :
So they are repackaging the old hardware as the new stuff by just changing the numbers so they can pretend its something new? I know this is done alot, but still thats really dirty and dishonest.


it has a different bios, thats something different......it possibly even has a slightly different pcb, different stepping chips, support different hdmi/display port standards. Just because it has the same core GPU doesnt make it exactly the same.

eklipz330 01/06/2012 2:37 AM
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name change and slight price increase i bet. dick move AMD.

Borisblade7 01/06/2012 2:44 AM
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luckily this is mostly the junk you get when you buy those name brand premade systems at retail. Most people who get those are stupid anyway and wouldnt know the the difference. So putting a 7 a 6 or even the letter Q in front wont matter, they are clueless anyway. At most they see the number in the store and think they are getting the newer stuff when compared to another identical system that has the 6 in front when really they arent. But they also dont know if its the newest chip from a pocket watch or a supercomputer either. In the end, you screw over the retarded, the rest of us in the minority are fine.

chumly 01/06/2012 2:45 AM
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target3 :
AMD > NVIDIA


AMD fanboys have set their sights on a new target.

dragonsqrrl 01/06/2012 2:50 AM
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Both AMD and Nvidia have rebranded graphics products dating back far before g92. It's nothing unusual people, stop trying to put AMD up on a pedestal. They have done it before and they will do it again.

aznshinobi 01/06/2012 2:51 AM
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They may be repackaging hardware but it's sad to know that Nvidia still has no answer for it. Even if they are repackaging the older lower end, Nvidia has no answer. Which if you think about it, it's great logic from the standpoint of a company. That's more R&D money you have to spend, why spend on a lower end that Nvidia can't compete with.

Afterall, it has been about 2 gens that AMD has basically been dominating lower end and Nvidia still hasn't shown they can catch up at the cheaper cards. The latest attempt (550 Ti) failed since the 6790 costs less but performs much better.

Godlover1133 01/06/2012 2:52 AM
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My 5770 will hold out until the 8000 series

bawchicawawa 01/06/2012 2:54 AM
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"it has a different bios, thats something different......it possibly even has a slightly different pcb, different stepping chips, support different hdmi/display port standards. Just because it has the same core GPU doesnt make it exactly the same."

Exactly +1

bluekoala 01/06/2012 3:17 AM
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bawchicawawa 01/06/2012 3:22 AM
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Quote :It's not a bad thing that AMD re-brands old GPU's. They get cheaper all the time. at this rate, a 7970 will be a 12, 470 for 60$ new in 5 years from now


You do realize within 5 years those wont even be worth taking out of the garbage, right?

Mousemonkey 01/06/2012 3:31 AM
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mikenygmail wrote :

Nvidia has been doing this for many years.

In the beginning, Nvidia created the GeForce 8800 GT, and we were happy.
Then, we then got a faster version: the 8800 GTS 512MB. It was more expensive, but we were still happy. And then it got complicated - The original 8800 GT, well, it became the 9800 GT. Then they overclocked the 8800 GTS and it turned into the 9800 GTX. Now this made sense, but only if you ignored the whole "this was an 8800 GT to begin with!" thing.




Actually the 8800GT (G92) and the 8800GTS (G92) were different due to the core counts (112 for the GT Vs 128 for the GTS).

borden5 01/06/2012 3:34 AM
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bluekoala :
that 6870 is looking really good for the price.It's not a bad thing that AMD re-brands old GPU's. They get cheaper all the time. at this rate, a 7970 will be a 12, 470 for 60$ new in 5 years from now


u sure that u can find gtx 470 5 years from now ??

sixdegree 01/06/2012 3:38 AM
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I just can't wait for AMD new 8xxx cards in the future, which is a re-brand of the current 7xxx cards, which was a re-brand of older 6xxx cards, which was a re-brand of 5xxx cards, which was ....

husker 01/06/2012 4:18 AM
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People shouldn't complain about this practice, since it really works out the best for everyone:

1) The consumer purchasing an OEM machine isn't going to know all that much about parts in the machine, so they are happy they are getting and new sounding video card at a reasonable price.

2)The OEM manufacturer is happy because they can advertise that they have the "newest" and "latest" hardware (even though they know it's not) because it is AMD that is giving it a hyped-up phoney name, not them, so they are not lying to the consumer.

3) AMD is happy because they get a short boost in demand for some of their previous generation chips so they can make room for the newer ones in the pipeline.

4) Then, finally, true 7000 series chips come out for all the enthusiasts to buy - all made possible by the success of the previous chip generation.

It's really a win-win-win-win.

De5_roy 01/06/2012 4:34 AM
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the 5670 is so awesome amd has decided to not update it with 28 nm fabrication process.
good luck finding innovation/technological evolution in entry level segment, value buyers!

Anonymous 01/06/2012 4:42 AM
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Cheap GPUs are meant to be cheap. Therefore, the cheaper 40nm process is a better fit for the low cost segment.

OTOH, Pulling an Nvidia and making every other flagship GPU a re-badge of last generations flagship is extremely dishonest, I pity the sucker who upgraded his 8800GTwhatever to a 9800GTwhatever.

bluekoala 01/06/2012 6:41 AM
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borden5 :
u sure that u can find gtx 470 5 years from now ??


No, I meant a 7970 may evolve into the following:
8870
9770
10, 670
11, 570
and then 12, 470

And yes I'm sure I can find a GTX 470 in 5 years from now if I bother looking for one.
Heck, it took me 2 seconds to find a Voodoo 3:
http://www.amazon.com/3dfx-Voodoo3 [...] B00000JDKU

alidan 01/06/2012 6:46 AM
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this is just my thoughts on a rebrand, its easier to tell where your performance lies.

say you have the 5000 cards, the 6000 and the 7000, and you had all those numbers out at the same time. what are all the rebrands, for someone not in the know, its hard to tell whats the best, so instead of makeing it hard, just move the number to 7000 and rank it where its preformance lies.

we know its a rebrand, others may not, but they better know where their card stands in the grand scheme of things.

SteelCity1981 01/06/2012 6:53 AM
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id' imagine that none of these rebrands are DX 11.1 Not that it matters if you don't have a highend GPU you can't a take advantage of true DX 11 without it choking your GPU.

Mousemonkey 01/06/2012 6:59 AM
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husker wrote :

People shouldn't complain about this practice, since it really works out the best for everyone:

1) The consumer purchasing an OEM machine isn't going to know all that much about parts in the machine, so they are happy they are getting and new sounding video card at a reasonable price.

2)The OEM manufacturer is happy because they can advertise that they have the "newest" and "latest" hardware (even though they know it's not) because it is AMD that is giving it a hyped-up phoney name, not them, so they are not lying to the consumer.

3) AMD is happy because they get a short boost in demand for some of their previous generation chips so they can make room for the newer ones in the pipeline.

4) Then, finally, true 7000 series chips come out for all the enthusiasts to buy - all made possible by the success of the previous chip generation.

It's really a win-win-win-win.




Except that when Nvidia do it it's evil and ripping of the customer, why is it so brilliant when AMD do it?

Lutfij 01/06/2012 7:12 AM
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el crapo

monsta 01/06/2012 7:36 AM
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mousemonkey :
Except that when Nvidia do it it's evil and ripping of the customer, why is it so brilliant when AMD do it?



Well said there, now that AMD does it, its considered revolutionary!

mikenygmail 01/06/2012 8:08 AM
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I know, I have both. :)

monsta :
Well said there, now that AMD does it, its considered revolutionary!



AMD is now King of the Hill, so you will bow down and worship it! :)

target3 01/06/2012 8:09 AM
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Then again, it IS Dx11.1


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