AMD Now Shipping 28nm GPUs, Says CEO
AMD CEO Rory Read said that the company is currently shipping 28-nm GPUs for revenue, indicating that two new Radeon HD 7000 Series cards are on the way.
On Tuesday during an IT Supply Chain conference, AMD CEO Rory Read confirmed that the company is now shipping its next-generation graphics cores -- which are fabricated using 28-nm process technology at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) fabs -- for revenue. Actual products won't be formally announced until CES 2012 next month, he said.
"We are ramping 28-nm [products] with TSMC in Taiwan and shipping the products here and now," he said. "We are very excited about the products."
AMD's CEO didn't actually detail a specific product, but there's speculation he may be referring to the "Tahiti" GPU, which will be used in the company's upcoming Radeon HD 7970 and HD 7950 solutions. Even more, there are reports that the Radeon HD 7970 will actually see a limited launch on December 22 followed by a full retail release on January 9 along with the Radeon HD 7950.
The Radeon HD 7950 will reportedly arrive as a custom solution, allowing AMD partners to clock each part to their specific needs. It will also be flexible in terms of the amount of memory and 3rd-party cooling. As for the HD 7970, it will be the fastest GPU in the 7000 "Southern Islands" Series, sporting a Tahiti XT core, 2048 streaming cores operating at a 925 MHz clock, 128 texture units and an estimated 300W TDP.
According to reports, both the HD 7970 and HD 7950 will be very long cards and sport a 384-bit memory bus connected to 3 GB of VRAM (twelve GDDR5 memory chips) working at 1.37 GHz (5.5 GHz effective) to deliver 264 GB/s of memory bandwidth. They will also have two 8-pin PCI Express power connectors.
Given that AMD hasn't made any official announcements, most of the information you see here stems from supposed leaks save for Read's confirmation. We expect to hear more in a few weeks when we step foot in Las Vegas during CES 2012.
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Not a fan of AMD. When does the GTX 600 series coming out?
oh yeah can't wait!! look at the massive memory bandwidth of the cards...264 gb/s with 384 bit bus!
Love the pic
Not a fan of AMD. When does the GTX 600 series coming out?
Apparently, the high-end 600 series will come out end 2012 or start 2013. Far too late for me.
I am building a rig starting next year and I am getting the best there is at that time, so AMD it is. I'll be waiting for Ivy bridge though.
Usually with this much next gen GPU talk, the competitor will put out some hints and try to rain on the parade... Where are u Nvidia? That said, im excited to upgrade my 5870
300W TDP? A little bit too much for me...
(I know it doesn't run at around 300W all the time, but seriously?)
[citation][nom]kelvinty[/nom]300W TDP? A little bit too much for me...
Then stick with IGP, Nancy.
Wow... I like my 6970 (unlocked 2GB 6950 - 890/1400), but Damn..these cards are looking really serious. over 2000+ shaders at over 900mhz stock and ~275Gb/s bandwidth... ahh...I'll be taking a look at these puppies for sure
Not a fan of AMD. When does the GTX 600 series coming out?
Then what are you doing on the post? No one cares about your stupid feelings.
The only reason I would get a 7950 is if it would perform better than 6850 CF with lower power consumption. Other than that I don't see the justification in the prices of the new cards. And looking at 7970's TDP it does not seem to be looking good in power consumption department.
300W TDP? A little bit too much for me...(I know it doesn't run at around 300W all the time, but seriously?)
I don't care if it is 800W TDP, if the performance warrants the power consumption then it gets two thumbs up from me. This is for higher end gaming machines, not media center PCs.
I don't care if it is 800W TDP, if the performance warrants the power consumption then it gets two thumbs up from me. This is for higher end gaming machines, not media center PCs.
Still dude they shrink the die it should consume less power not as much.
GDDR5 ... no rambus thank God for that!
[citation][nom]kelvinty[/nom]300W TDP? A little bit too much for me...Then stick with IGP, Nancy.
Which one of these girls is the 300W TDP Nancy?
Still dude they shrink the die it should consume less power not as much.
I still stand by my declaration. If the performance increase warrants the power cosumption increase then there is no problem. Wait for the benchmarks and then claim it isn't worth it. I want a high end gaming card, not a whisper quiet vagina, to install into my new high end gaming machine.
And dude ahead dont say you have a 6970 , you have a 6950 overclocked jesus , if i got a civic and boost it like a porche i dont say people i have a porche.
And who's jealous now? I have a GT3, but prefer to drive my Evo X. Just as fast and better gas milage after all the mods I put in. Same as 6950, why pay for 6970 when you can get it for cheaper price and a bios change. Damn, you sure are intelligent, comparing a Porche 911 Carrera (6950 2gb) to a Porsche GT3 (6970). Same damn GPU, just slightly dumbed down for ignorant phules like yourself...
Going to be sick! And only $750! Lol!
300W isn't bad, I'm probably using more than that between my two OCed 5850s... so, dropping in a single much faster card would be a win for sure!
Just gotta wait for the hydro version...
blabla amd teasing again but now they added girls with boobies amd logo, maybe they will sell more even if the product is shit , its always winner at when the strip pole dancer with amd pole logo. The spec look promising but ... And dude ahead dont say you have a 6970 , you have a 6950 overclocked jesus , if i got a civic and boost it like a porche i dont say people i have a porche.
Well, I got a Porsche under the shell of a Civic....
Like em all, inclusive of the Tshirts...........
I hope they're not 28nm GPUs too.... (Girls in Parade Uniforms)
This is an intelligent attitude, and it is extraordinarily unfortunate that the masses don't seem to agree with you. How else could the big two hegemons get away with milking us so badly for so long? The card that should replace the $150 6850 will instead replace the $500 69xx, with the new $150 card having metrics similar to the existing $150 card. It's what they did last generation, and it's what they will continue to do as long as the sheeple keep drinking their koolaid. Enthusiast has become a term used by morons for morons.
And dude ahead dont say you have a 6970 , you have a 6950 overclocked jesus , if i got a civic and boost it like a porche i dont say people i have a porche. And who's jealous now? I have a GT3, but prefer to drive my Evo X. Just as fast and better gas milage after all the mods I put in. Same as 6950, why pay for 6970 when you can get it for cheaper price and a bios change. Damn, you sure are intelligent, comparing a Porche 911 Carrera (6950 2gb) to a Porsche GT3 (6970). Same damn GPU, just slightly dumbed down for ignorant phules like yourself...
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Not jealous just saying dont say you have something you dont have, the rest i dont care i know its better to get a 6950 im not stupid i have a spaceship but i prefer use my jet because its more economic along as my gtx590 (gtx 560x2 overclocked in my liquid nitrogen bath)
Seems like the gpu will put out quite a bit of heat. I wonder what the gpu cooling is like.
Gross picture of girls :S
It shouldn't take the wattage of a hair dryer to play games, even on excellent settings. I want to see 6970 performance on the power requirements of a 6850; 6850 performance on the requirements of a 6670. THOSE improvements would be nice. The card I have can play all my games maxed, so it isn't GPU muscle I need.
I love how now days Ati fanboys get disappointed before a launch instead of excited. BTW this is all speculation until the actual card sits in someones greasy little paws.
YAY
finally!!
All the reasonable voices that wanted to keep the die size down were fired -_-. Well, I suppose as a halo product it doesn't even need to turn much of a profit, but we'll see how the volume parts do.
Wow... I like my 6970 (unlocked 2GB 6950 - 890/1400)
You have a a 6950. Unlocked and flashed don't mean jack, its still a 6950 pretending to be a 6970.
It still isn't as reliable and they don't overclock as far on average, and they have less muscle.
You get what you pay for.
Then what are you doing on the post? No one cares about your stupid feelings.
An opinion is not a feeling, and the question is not stupid. You must have a 6990 stuck in your ass.
The 6950 has fewer shader cores, whats the point of flashing it? Overclocking, yes. Bios flash, why?
I would say if the 6970 is a porche, he 6950 is still a porche. It just has a smaller engine displacement. Flashing it, I guess is sort of like using the ECU for the larger engine on his smaller porche.
Actually, when I put it that way. Flashing the 6950 to 6970 seems like a bad idea.
For those that say unlocked 6950s aren't 6970s, they have no idea what they're talking about. It's the same exact board. A 6950 IS a 6970 with disabled shaders and a factory underclock. Hence a 6950 with those unlocked shaders and put back to 6970 speeds, IS a 6970. The car analogy was horrendous. If you have a porche that somewhat put an artificial limiter on, and you remove it, guess what? It's still a porche.
That being said the 7xxx series only means better prices for the 6xxx series as far as I'm concerned. 3 months of reference boards at bleeding edge prices? Thanks, but no.