HD6900 series to ship with 2GBs of Ram

[Arkadrel]

http://vr-zone.com/articles/nvidia-geforce-gtx-580-specifications-leaked/10184.html

580 is going to have 192.4 GB/s memory bandwidth if this leak it true.
6970 is going to have 192 GB/s memory bandwidth (from their leak + S/A info about AIBs 6Ghz chips).

6970 is going to have more ram than the 580.

I hope the AIBs put a MASSIVE heatsink on these guys <.< I dont want cards going over 90 degrees lol.

 

[formulav8]

Only 32 ROPs...

If this data is true I wonder why they wouldn't have doubled up on them since it could turn out to be a bottleneck in some situations. Would it really require alot more transistors/die space or complexity or something? Just wondering why AMD wouldn't have increased the ROPs. Maybe they really didn't need them...

 

[Paratus]

ATI/AMD has always used less ROPS than NV. We first got 16 ROPS on the X800XT and we didn't see more until the 32 on the HD5870. Maybe, we'll see more in the 7XXX series, but I wouldn't bet on it.

 

[nonameo]

Here's how I think the pricing is going to wind up:

9950 - $349 9970 - $499

 

[Aristotelian]

I dont see a 6950 useing more power than a 480.
I see a 6970 useing more though (/_\) maybe its our turn to have nvidia guys pokeing at us for useing more power lmao. I just hope the 6970 is lightning fast, which I suspect it will be.

Also take it with a grain of salt... nvidia has odd ways of measureing its TDP (so it looks smaller than it is).

480 is listed as 250watts on Wiki, but people that measure it at the wall can get it up to 320watts.
When Nvidia list their TDP their not doing so under 100% load showing the max value they draw.

ps. there are overclocked 480s that go over 400watts used. ^-^ As long as the 6970 isnt like that shouldnt be the end of the world.

As a response to:

Arghh, I don't think there's anyway the 6950 is gonna be under 300 now

It's quite clear that he meant under 300 dollars (euros, whatever) and not TDP. And regarding pricing, well, unless there is some competition be prepared to shell out top dollar for the latest and greatest (go figure).

 

[Arkadrel]

Here's how I think the pricing is going to wind up:

9950 - $349
9970 - $499

I could see that... nvidia will probably have to drop its 480 prices down to under 349$ then to sell them, if the 6950 are out in 2 weeks time, we ll probably see nvidia lower prices in a weeks time or so.

@Aristotelian,

lol I thought he ment how much power they used hahahha

 

[Stoneburner]

I want one with the bigger geeebees!

 

[Paratus]

Nvm

 

[busydude]

I want one with the bigger geeebees!

From Apple:

Start with advanced graphics.

The 21.5-inch iMac offers fast graphics performance with either the ATI Radeon HD 4670 with 256MB of dedicated memory or the ATI Radeon HD 5670 with 512MB of memory. Which one is right for you? The greater the memory, the faster the performance for graphics-intensive applications such as games and video editors.
Step up to even faster graphics.

When you step up to the 27-inch iMac, you can choose the ATI Radeon HD 5670 with 512MB of memory. Or enjoy amazing performance with the ATI Radeon HD 5750 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory. You’ll notice the speed boost every time you run your favorite 3D applications and games.

 

[ScorcherDarkly]

Here's how I think the pricing is going to wind up:

6950 - $349 6970 - $499

With 6870 MSRP at $239, that pricing structure would leave a pretty huge gap in their line up, very similar to what they had before with the jump from 5850 to 5770. Given their public dissatisfaction with that gap, I'm HOPING they won't price the 6950 over ~$319, with the 6970 ~$450.

 

[BathroomFeeling]

Unless there is a 6930 sometime afterwards...

 

[RaistlinZ]

Unless there is a 6930 sometime afterwards...

Hopefully it won't suck ballz like the 5830.

 

[Ares1214]

Im guessing the 6950 will be $329 and the 6970 will be $439, however subject to a lot of change depending on how the GTX 5xx series does. These pricing wars are going to leave previous gen in their wake, its insane that we might be seeing 480's for $300 or less.

 

[RussianSensation]

These pricing wars are going to leave previous gen in their wake, its insane that we might be seeing 480's for $300 or less.

Not really. HD4870 launched at $299 when GTX280 had an MSRP of $649...and offered 80&#37; of the performance. Even when GTX280 fell to $499, it was still ridiculously overpriced.

This is how the videocard market has generally worked (aside from HD5850/70/90 not falling in price for almost 12 months and 8800GTX 768mb holding its price for a long time due to lack of competition in both cases). GTX480 launched 1st week of April, this means it's already 7 months old. With upcoming new cards from both NV and AMD, it should be expected that all current high-end offerings are going to come down in price $100-150+.

And just by comparing GTX460 FTW at $219, HD6870 & GTX470 at $240, the GTX480 $400+ already looks overpriced even before faster cards launch.

 

[nOOky]

...but will 2 gigs of memory make Farmville run faster for me?

 

[RussianSensation]

...but will 2 gigs of memory make Farmville run faster for me?

Eyefinity 2560x1600, 3D vision style? You'll need 2 Gigs.

 

[pctweaks]

^^ Don't forget that he'll be runnng it on 6 screens, so if i were him i'd take two at the very least, maybe quad...

 

[Dark Shroud]

Then does this mean the 6990 will have 4 gigs (2x2) stock? If that happens I just might spend the money on a duel GPU card then.

Hmm, I wonder if Asus will released a 6970 4GB ROG card... damn I would pay $499 for that.

 

[betasub]

^ That'd be dual, unless you want your 2 GPUs to fight it out with blades drawn?

 

[OCGuy]

Let me know when more than 1&#37; will use that much VRAM.

 

[Sp12]

A lot of games are already pushing more than 1GB at high settings at 1920. Add in AA/2560/Eyefinity setups and I imagine 1GB will be insufficient for an increasingly minority.

 

[Skurge]

Let me know when more than 1% will use that much VRAM.

There are a ton of games that would hit 1GB VRAM limit. Crysis would be one of them, metro is another, AvP is also another game.

 

[MrK6]

I hope the 6970 has a 2GB option at launch.

 

[Attic]

I want one, 6950 that is. But where are we going to put all this graphics horsepower to work?

 

[Baasha]

Another leaked slide:

Only 32 ROPs is a bit surprising though, but 2GBs GDDR5 would be nice to lead the industry. VLIW4 and 2x the geometry processing sounds juicy.

when is the 6990 supposed to be coming out? Will that trounce the GTX 580?