another 6800 coming soon?

[Keysplayr]

6800LE

 

[JBT]

Interesting to say the least. To bad my GT should be here soon!!

 

[Regs]

So it would be like a cheaper 5950 Ultra but with better shader performance.

 

[GeneralGrievous]

So it would be like a cheaper 5950 Ultra but with better shader performance.

In other words, a 9800 Pro.

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: GeneralGrievous

So it would be like a cheaper 5950 Ultra but with better shader performance.

In other words, a 9800 Pro.

Ah, now I know its intentional. Thanks for clearing that up General. Howz it going with your new GT btw?

I am not sure what they will do to hamper performance on the LE. I dont think they will waste a full 6800 core if they go with a eight pipe version, or will it be a 12 pipe version with just less features? I have no clue. Maybe an entirely new budget core.

 

[jiffylube1024]

Sounds a lot like the X800SE. Fewer pipes than a 6800 though (so 8, most likely), and the 6800 doesn't exactly crush a 9800 Pro in everything as it is. It will be interesting what kind of clock speeds this card will be able to achieve; on paper, ATI's X800 cards run significantly faster and you'd think an 8-pipe X800SE would be able to push 100-200 Mhz more than an 8-pipe 6800SE, based on results with current X800 and 6800 cards.

We will see in due time how the actual cards perform...

 

[Regs]

You would have to re-read the two Anand articles explaining the Cine engine and how the FX line bottomed out in shader performance to get a better idea.

 

[GeneralGrievous]

Howz it going with your new GT btw?

My GT fukin sux. 408/528 max OC. For the $300 I spent on it, its an incredible card (i'd buy this over my $450 XT in a heartbeat), but the OC just pisses me off.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=1351243&enterthread=y

Some benches I did. But I did get the compusa tap protection plan (so if it ahem "breaks", I can exchange it for a new one and I'll get an Ultra if they don't have the GT in stock).

It's made by PNY.

 

[nitromullet]

You got the PNY GT, right?

 

[rbV5]

WooHooo, I won't have the slowest 6800 for long

 

[Alkaline5]

Originally posted by: jiffylube1024
Sounds a lot like the X800SE. Fewer pipes than a 6800 though (so 8, most likely), and the 6800 doesn't exactly crush a 9800 Pro in everything as it is. It will be interesting what kind of clock speeds this card will be able to achieve; on paper, ATI's X800 cards run significantly faster and you'd think an 8-pipe X800SE would be able to push 100-200 Mhz more than an 8-pipe 6800SE, based on results with current X800 and 6800 cards.

We will see in due time how the actual cards perform...

The X800SE (if it ever comes out) is slated to have an MSRP competing with the standard 6800, but it has the additional weakness of 128-bit memory. So if this "value 6800" materializes, I would hope the X800SE is faster than it if ATI wants to actually sell anything.

 

[rbV5]

The X800SE (if it ever comes out) is slated to have an MSRP competing with the standard 6800, but it has the additional weakness of 128-bit memory

Dells x800SE shows it as a 256 bit part, clocked a 425MHz 128MB DDR PCIe