Official HD6990 Review Thread (*updated* with 21 reviews at this time)

[RavenSEAL]

Can you believe if the new XBOX and PS3 launch in 2013/2014 they could have twice the power of this GPUs?

Eh.....no?

 

[Skurge]

Can you believe if the new XBOX and PS3 launch in 2013/2014 they could have twice the power of this GPUs?

Twice the power of Cayman and GF110? Or twice the power of 6990/590?

Just so you know. PS3 was a 7800GT in 2006. An 8800GTX was more than twice as fast as that + DX10

 

[endlessmike133]

Eh.....no?

Twice the power of Cayman and GF110? Or twice the power of 6990/590?

Just so you know. PS3 was a 7800GT in 2006. An 8800GTX was more than twice as fast as that + DX10

My bad lol I don't mean twice the power of 6990s; I mean they could have considerably more power than the 6990.

can't wait for next gen of consoles!

 

[RavenSEAL]

My bad lol I don't mean twice the power of 6990s; I mean they could have considerably more power than the 6990.

can't wait for next gen of consoles!

Eh...still no.

 

[Skurge]

My bad lol I don't mean twice the power of 6990s; I mean they could have considerably more power than the 6990.

can't wait for next gen of consoles!

Consoles face the same heat and power issues as modern PCs. So I doubt they will be able to do that.

 

[WelshBloke]

Sorry if this is the wrong thread.

Already on sale at overclockers.uk

 

[endlessmike133]

Eh...still no.

Consoles face the same heat and power issues as modern PCs. So I doubt they will be able to do that.

The Cayman GPU is in a 40nm part. By Next year we will see a 28nm process. In 2013 we could see a 22nm process, which would be a huge upgrade in performance per watt. With a 22nm process, you could certainly fit 2 Cayman chip dies in 4/5ths of one single Cayman die using the 40nm process. These improvements in fabrication process along with optimizations in code, would make the Unreal Engine 3.975 easily achievable by consoles released in 2013.

The Cayman GPU is 2010 technology. The Xbox 360's Xenos GPU was far more than twice as powerful as the highend GPU from 2003 (two years before 360 launched).

 

[mnewsham]

so 600 bucks?

 

[RavenSEAL]

so 600 bucks?

Those are euros buddy

 

[Baasha]

Sorry if this is the wrong thread.

Already on sale at overclockers.uk

That tells me that in the US, the AMD 6990 will cost around $600 - $650.

Probably MSRP of $599 + e-tailer markup.

 

[mnewsham]

Those are euros buddy

With VAT. USA doesnt have that it about equals out usually.

 

[Anubis]

Those are euros buddy

600 euros = 838.2000 US dollars

 

[Skurge]

Those are euros buddy

Pounds actually.

 

[WelshBloke]

so 600 bucks?

Well i'm hoping theres some gouging there as £470 is considerably more than $600

 

[happy medium]

In 2013 we will have 14nm gpu's, I think a 14nm gtx580/6970 like gpu in a console is doable. 4x better than the current 7900gtx/2900xt performance in current consoles.

 

[RavenSEAL]

USD is looking at around $700-800 atm.

 

[RavenSEAL]

Pounds actually.

That makes it even worse D:

$923 USD :x

 

[WelshBloke]

With VAT. USA doesnt have that it about equals out usually.

£570 with VAT, £475 without

 

[Baasha]

unboxing of the AMD 6990: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgBifLnBGvs

 

[RavenSEAL]

In 2013 we will have 14nm gpu's, I think a 14nm gtx580/6970 like gpu in a console is doable. 4x better than the current 7900gtx/2900xt performance in current consoles.

At this rate, we won't have 32nm GPUs til Q4 2011/2012, lmao.

 

[happy medium]

Typical power usage 400 watts, 700 watt psu recommended. Crossfire 1200 watt psu recommended. Wow thats some power!

 

[WelshBloke]

Typical power usage 400 watts, 700 watt psu recommended. Crossfire 1200 watt psu recommended. Wow thats some power!

Yeah, power hungry and expensive (probably loud and hot as well).

Then again would we want anything less of the top of the line dual GPU card?

 

[WelshBloke]

Another off topic post.

Possibly more important.

Another brandy or go to bed?

 

[happy medium]

Another off topic post.

Possibly more important.

Another brandy or go to bed?

take a nap and come back at 1230am est.

 

[WelshBloke]

take a nap and come back at 1230am est.

When the hell is that?

Why cant we just use GMT on the internet, we invented time dammit. :sneaky: