R350 to be .13 micron according to CNET

[Adul]

http://quicken.com.com/2100-1040-982622.html?type=pt&part=quicken&tag=feed&subj=news

The R350 will use the same basic design as the 9700 but will be built on the 0.13-micron chipmaking process, said Mercury Research analyst Dean McCarron.

 

[HendrixFan]

The R350 has already taped out at .15 according to ATI. The RV350 has taped out at .13 according to ATI. ATI has said numerous times that the desktop solution (R350) would be built on .15. CNET has it wrong.

"To ensure a better yield rate and cheaper sales price, ATI said that the R350 chips will be manufactured on the more mature 0.15-micron process and use lower-cost, 10-layer PCBs for the supporting graphics cards."

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: HendrixFan
The R350 has already taped out at .15 according to ATI. The RV350 has taped out at .13 according to ATI. ATI has said numerous times that the desktop solution (R350) would be built on .15. CNET has it wrong.

"To ensure a better yield rate and cheaper sales price, ATI said that the R350 chips will be manufactured on the more mature 0.15-micron process and use lower-cost, 10-layer PCBs for the supporting graphics cards."

I am awareof this i just thought it was funy


RV350 is what is .13 micron

 

[jeffrey]

Same basic design??
Does this mean no extra texture unit in the 8 pixel pipelines

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: jeffrey
Same basic design??
Does this mean no extra texture unit in the 8 pixel pipelines

i think they mean that is it based off the r300 core.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Someone at CNET just doesn't know their R-series cards from their RV-series cards.

 

[Markfw]

OK, I am up on most things, and this may sound like a noobie question, but is the RV350 the mobile version of the R350 ? Or something else ?

 

[GTaudiophile]

RV350 will be used in mobile applications, yes.

Here's a quasi-roadmap:

R400 -> Paper released in late July 2003, going on sale in September 2003 vs. NV35
R350 -> Radeon 9x00/9900/9800 PRO vs. GeForceFX 5800 Ultra
R300 -> Radeon 9700/9500/PRO vs. GeForceFX 5800/NV34
RV350 -> Radeon 9x00/9400/9200/M10 vs. NV31/GeForce4 Ti4800/GeForce Ti4200/GeForceFX GO
RV280 -> Radeon 9100/M9+ vs. GeForce4 MX/GeForce4 GO
R200 -> Radeon 8500 -> Retail sales discontinued (OEM sales continue)
RV250 -> Radeon 9000/M9 -> Retail sales discontinued (OEM sales continue)

 

[tapir]

GTaudiophile -

close except Radeon 8500 is R200, not R250.

 

[ElFenix]

analysts suck. maybe someone should email him and tell him hes wrong.