radeon naming in 2014

[The Alias]

so guys what do you think they'll come up with after the 9xxx series ? I'm really interested because I liked the numbering of the 7xxx series (as 7 is my favorite number) and I like the 9xxx series numbering too . I think it's time to get rid of the "HD" moniker as it's more than long in the tooth imo and change it to something more riveting . at least that's my opinion

 

[railven]

I just posted in other thread I personally see QHD because like HD it is catching on quickly in marketing for displays.

 

[lehtv]

I agree that the HD prefix needs to go, it's nonsense.

I'd welcome a system with letters and digits combined, similar to the naming system of the GPUs generations earlier (R700, R600, R520 etc.). E.g. Radeon R-900 would be a high end part, R-600 a midrange part. In the next cycle, they'd be R2-900, R2-600 etc. Then this could go on until R9, and reboot with a different system again

 

[boxleitnerb]

Personally I would like something completely new once in a while.
I highly doubt they will ditch the Radeon brand, though.

 

[The Alias]

I agree that the HD prefix needs to go, it's nonsense.

I'd welcome a system with letters and digits combined, similar to the naming system of the GPUs generations earlier (R700, R600, R520 etc.). E.g. Radeon R-900 would be a high end part, R-600 a midrange part. In the next cycle, they'd be R2-900, R2-600 etc. Then this could go on until R9, and reboot with a different system again

idk thousand sounds better when naming pc parts

How about Radeon X for the flagship ?

 

[CakeMonster]

If it delivers, I couldn't care less if its called PukeTurd 9000™.

 

[railven]

Probably just going to see a complete reset like we did from X to HD, which should provide another 10 generation (or more) for card names.

Radeon QHD 970

...

That name sounds terrible haha.

Perhaps

Radeon XHD 970?

 

[tweakboy]

Whats the price of this.. thx gl

 

[taq8ojh]

...because you can never confuse customers enough.

 

[The Alias]

Perhaps

Radeon XHD 970?

that name got me excited . amd's marketing team has to shoot for a name that gets people excited and will give people that "oh sh*t" reaction like Titan did except more

 

[Bateluer]

You guys know QHD is lower than HD, right? They'd want to use UHD, referring to a 4K resolution.

Mostly likely, we'll get some random and nonsensical letter designations.

 

[jackstar7]

XD 1XXX

Or give me a laugh and bring back XL, like my ol' X800XL, but flip it to the XL800X.

 

[Seba]

I do not care about the prefix. But it would be really great if the number would be more telling about the card performance and how a card is placed in it's generation.

An easy to apply numbering scheme could be based on the Unified Shaders with a suffix to distinguish between cards that have the same number of cores, but which are different in other ways.

An example based on Radeon HD 6xxx series:

Instead of:
Radeon HD 6450
Radeon HD 6570
Radeon HD 6750
Radeon HD 6850
Radeon HD 6950

we could have:
{some prefix, even Radeon HD} 160
{some prefix, even Radeon HD} 480
{some prefix, even Radeon HD} 720
{some prefix, even Radeon HD} 960
{some prefix, even Radeon HD} 1408

 

[parvadomus]

I want an AMD Rage 4K 9970

 

[lehtv]

You guys know QHD is lower than HD, right? They'd want to use UHD, referring to a 4K resolution.

Eh what? QHD is 2560x1440

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

hot pink is my favorite color. they should name it champagne pink lace and all cards should be painted pink.

 

[yacoub]

Could start over at double digits:

Radeon 10 series
with individual models in the 10 series looking like:
Radeon 10.1
Radeon 10.2
Radeon 10.3
etc

 

[railven]

You guys know QHD is lower than HD, right? They'd want to use UHD, referring to a 4K resolution.

Mostly likely, we'll get some random and nonsensical letter designations.

While technically yes, Quarter-HD is lower than HD EDIT: this is actually denoted with a small q, didn't realize that - so it's qHD, but you'd also it is being used erroneously with UDH as Quad-High Defintion, ie 4x720.

Once a term sticks with the public, it's hard to shake. I've already seen UHD and QHD used in forums that focus on media such as movies.

EDIT: I remember when HD was 720P and TrueHD was 1080P. Oh marketing nonsense.

 

[psolord]

Charlie explained how a new numbering scheme may be coming a while back.

http://semiaccurate.com/2013/06/18/a-glimpse-of-future-amd-graphics-offerings/

 

[adnank77]

I suggest the "Quadeon" name as Quad HD and Quad xFire

Three performance ranks:

Quadeon Rookie
Quadeon Gamer
Quadeon Legendary

Enough with numbers already !

 

[Shmee]

I think radeon XD or XT would sound cool as a prefix.

 

[Pandamonia]

You people really need to get a hobby if all you have to do is wonder what will AMD call its next graphics cars.

 

[boxleitnerb]

Apparently, cards could be called AMD Radeon R9-xxxx, R8-xxxx etc.
So all the Radeon HDx9xxx successors would get the R9 moniker for example.

What exactly the numbers will be, is unclear, but I suppose it only makes sense to begin low again. So the flagship might be called "Radeon R9-1000".
http://videocardz.com/44408/amd-radeon-hd-9000-series-to-feature-new-naming-meet-the-radeon-r9-xxxx

 

[Jacky60]

As someone who like Kings, Queens and crowns etc I think it should be called 'Queenion Thumper 12'.
All cards could then have crown type logos and some small semi-precious stones in the bejewelled shroud. A sort of meld of classic design and contemporary bling.

 

[railven]

Apparently, cards could be called AMD Radeon R9-xxxx, R8-xxxx etc.
So all the Radeon HDx9xxx successors would get the R9 moniker for example.

What exactly the numbers will be, is unclear, but I suppose it only makes sense to begin low again. So the flagship might be called "Radeon R9-1000".
http://videocardz.com/44408/amd-radeon-hd-9000-series-to-feature-new-naming-meet-the-radeon-r9-xxxx

I'd hope the reboot the naming after the 9k series.

I really wanted to buy a 9850 for my living room PC just as a throwback to the Radeon 9800 Pro.

Why must AMD make me hate them!? WHY!!!!