ATI Naming Game

[MrEgo]

So are they going to continue the Radeon xxxx name? It seems kinda awkward having 5 digits after (if they do) release a Radeon 9900. Sorry if this has been posted already, but does anyone know what their plans are about the future cards' names?

 

[Glitchny]

dunno yet, they may change the prduct numbering and just use radeon still.. oe maybe radeon2 and then product number... wont matter for a little while since M$ has said they are slowing down how fast they are making new directx versions

 

[Mingon]

I hope not, with the 9000, 9100, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700 and 9800 you can but hope their is no more. The one that I dont get is the 9200, they rename the 8500 to 9100 because 'it outperforms the 9000' and then they release a agp8x 9000 and call it a 9200 - just plain wierd.

 

[Lonyo]

Well, the Radeon name started with the R100 core, and since the R400 will be in the next card, I'm guessing there might still be a Radeon name, although maybe they'll go down an nVidia route and add something (nVidia put GF FX rather thna just GF), so this would seem like a possible solution, since 5 digits would be excessive.

 

[nutxo]

mebbe a more logical choice would be like 9210,9610,9810. dunno, might make to much sense

 

[MrEgo]

eh.. those names don't sound very catchy.

 

[Glitchny]

they could just frop a letter... like the radeon 900, 910,...970 etc cept that might be confusing... or they could forgo the radeon name and come out with something new