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[Wild Thing]

I think we'll see a 28Nm GCN2.0 card in time for Xmas.With all the latest refinements.
A strong new mid range $350-450 card with a smaller,more efficient version of the 295X2 water cooling would seem an obvious market.
Making it fast and cool costs a lot...like the sort of money nVidia spend....which it appears they don't have.
A slick new,compact radiator cooling system has some pizazz and would allow them to run the chips as they traditionally do,hotter and noisier but perf/$ champs.

 

[Vesku]

AMD will not have 28nm (EDIT: I meant 20nm!) GPUs this year (Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2014). AMD's fiscal year is the same as calendar year.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/214...-2014-results-earnings-call-transcript?page=5

David Wong - Wells Fargo

Great. And when will we expect you to introduce GPU products at a node below 28 nanometers? Will have you have any 20-nanometer GPUs this year or next year?
Lisa Su - SVP and General Manager of Global Business Units

David, I think what I said earlier sort of what we're doing in terms of technology strategy, we are 28 this year, we have 20-nanometer in design, and then FinFET thereafter. So that's the overall product portfolio.
David Wong - Wells Fargo

That includes GPUs, Lisa?
Lisa Su - SVP and General Manager of Global Business Units

That's the overall product portfolio, so I'm not being specific about graphics versus other products.

Didn't they say the same thing about Radeon 7970 in 2013, top end card for the year? Why, yes, yes they did:

"AMD confirms no Radeon HD 7970 replacement in 2013"

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2244415/amd-confirms-no-radeon-hd-7970-replacement-in-2013

Imo, just means they aren't sure they'll have enough 20nm GPUs ready for a launch this year. Doesn't mean it is completely out of the question.