For those putting off upgrading until next generation, a vague time frame has been given for R520.
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"As we reported recently, ATI and NVIDIA may very well introduce their next generation of GPUs at Computex this year. Along with that, ATI may also unveil their Multi-VPU or "SLI" technology at the world?s largest hardware tradeshow as well.
After some of our sources disclosed that information, we were immediately interested in product availability and pricing information on ATI?s upcoming R520 based cards. A source close to ATI?s board partners revealed that R520 based graphics adapters will start appearing on shelves sometime in Q3 or between July ? September timeframe. This would mean that if ATI introduces their R520 at Computex, which will take place in Taipei, Taiwan from May 31st ? June 4th, there?s a minimum of one-month delay before actual products appear on retail shelves. A month timeframe is not too bad when you factor in different aspects, but the real question is the exact timing. Now, appearing in Q3 could mean that cards will be ready for purchase in early July to late September. We can only speculate and hope that ATI (and NVIDIA) will not play the same paper launch game again and have high enough yields of their GPUs to meet the demand. As far as the availability is concerned, this is all the information we have right now.
We also discussed pricing with our sources, but unfortunately, we only a got a broad reply. Since R520 will be ATI?s flagship product line, you can expect the high-end graphics adapters to be more expensive than ATI?s X850 XT PE, which retails around $470.00 on Newegg. That being said, we expect the prices to fall down on the X850 series significantly, therefore, keeping the pricing of R520 prices in a reasonable spectrum. No real surprise here. "
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"As we reported recently, ATI and NVIDIA may very well introduce their next generation of GPUs at Computex this year. Along with that, ATI may also unveil their Multi-VPU or "SLI" technology at the world?s largest hardware tradeshow as well.
After some of our sources disclosed that information, we were immediately interested in product availability and pricing information on ATI?s upcoming R520 based cards. A source close to ATI?s board partners revealed that R520 based graphics adapters will start appearing on shelves sometime in Q3 or between July ? September timeframe. This would mean that if ATI introduces their R520 at Computex, which will take place in Taipei, Taiwan from May 31st ? June 4th, there?s a minimum of one-month delay before actual products appear on retail shelves. A month timeframe is not too bad when you factor in different aspects, but the real question is the exact timing. Now, appearing in Q3 could mean that cards will be ready for purchase in early July to late September. We can only speculate and hope that ATI (and NVIDIA) will not play the same paper launch game again and have high enough yields of their GPUs to meet the demand. As far as the availability is concerned, this is all the information we have right now.
We also discussed pricing with our sources, but unfortunately, we only a got a broad reply. Since R520 will be ATI?s flagship product line, you can expect the high-end graphics adapters to be more expensive than ATI?s X850 XT PE, which retails around $470.00 on Newegg. That being said, we expect the prices to fall down on the X850 series significantly, therefore, keeping the pricing of R520 prices in a reasonable spectrum. No real surprise here. "
