ATI 2600 series???

[CU]

When does the 2600 series come out, and when will we see benchmarks for them?

 

[Sniper82]

From what I gathered sometime in June on the release and sometime late June early July on reviews. I don't think there is a solid date yet.

 

[KeithTalent]

May? http://www.mikeshardware.co.uk/RoadmapQ207.htm

ATI Radeon HD 2600 (RV630) is expected to be released in May on a 65nm process. The RV630 is the mid-range version of the R600 GPU interfacing to 256MB or 512MB of 128bit GDDR4 memory. The RV630 also features integrated HDMI & HDCP support and offer integrated audio functionality. The GPU also features support for Crossfire and PCIe 2.0 for increased interface bandwidth. The initial members of the family are expected to be as follows:

Radeon HD 2600 XT - ? GPU clock, ?MHz GDDR4 memory, 256/512MB, 121/128W TDP
Radeon HD 2600 Pro - ? GPU clock, ?MHz GDDR3 memory, 256MB, <93W TDP
Radeon HD 2600 - ? GPU clock, ?MHz DDR2 memory, 256/512MB, <75W TDP

Or maybe June/July? http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39540

The boards will be ready just after Computex, with availability to follow at the very end of June, or should we say July?

Time will tell...

KT

 

[tvdang7]

i want one of those.

 

[sliderule]

This may be the one area where AMD can hopefully redeem itself, because the 8600gts to me was a disappointment...other than video play back.

 

[RussianSensation]

Considering it is going to have 128-bit bus, crippled in ROPs and only 120 shaders, it can be safely said that X1950XT for $170 will smack both NV and ATI mid-range cards this generation.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: RussianSensation
Considering it is going to have 128-bit bus, crippled in ROPs and only 120 shaders, it can be safely said that X1950XT for $170 will smack both NV and ATI mid-range cards this generation.

I thik it depends on what you are doing with it.

KT

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: RussianSensation
Considering it is going to have 128-bit bus, crippled in ROPs and only 120 shaders, it can be safely said that X1950XT for $170 will smack both NV and ATI mid-range cards this generation.

that's what i'm expecting, but i hope ATI puts out a good midrange card for once, otherwise i'll be waiting for the 2900GTO/GT/etc.

 

[lyssword]

I'm waiting for 2650xt

 

[A554SS1N]

eek, the TDP wattage looks a little higher than expected, hopefully actual figures will be lower. Fingers crossed that it spices up the mid-range DX10 sector.

 

[Sniper82]

I just bought a 7900GT for $120 shipped so I am gonna sit back relax and wait for UT3/Crysis and go with what will run them good. I am sure by then I can get $80-$100 out of my 7900GT. By then there will be a nice selection of DX10 cards.

 

[manko]

I'm waiting to see how the HD video decode acceleration performs. Nvidia seems to have dropped the ball on VC-1. This might be the better mid-range choice for 1080P Blu-ray, HD-DVD and other HD sources.