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    any news on the r520 (aka x900)?

    has anyone got any news on the r520 such as release dates/specifications

    because im thinking of buying a 7800gt and i dont want to spend lots of money and see it blown of the park by ati in a few months

    do you think i should go for the 7800gt

    also is there still reason in still buying a 6800gt/ultra because im conisdering those too would this be a good decision cosidering i only usually upgrade every 1-2 years
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    Re: any news on the r520 (aka x900)?

    6800GT or Ultra will do you fine for quite awhile to come.

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    • #3
      Re: any news on the r520 (aka x900)?

      why go for the 7800GT becuase for a couple bucks more u could get a GTX which has more pipelines and a higher clock speeds. And ATI couldn't beat the 7800GTX if they tried becuase BF2 was made to play on NVidia

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        Re: any news on the r520 (aka x900)?

        Agreed, GTX all te way!

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          Re: any news on the r520 (aka x900)?

          *MM*

          Thread moved to Hardware.

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            Re: any news on the r520 (aka x900)?

            ive got a few questions

            what kind of processor would you need to run a 7800gt

            and i wrote the thread on the 7800gt being a overpriced found some good prices for it now so im happy

            anyone know if the 7800 vanilla will be good im guesssing here

            350/900
            20 pixel pipes
            6 vertex pipes

            slightly better perforamance than the 6800 ultra

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            • #7
              Re: any news on the r520 (aka x900)?

              Originally posted by iceman369
              why go for the 7800GT becuase for a couple bucks more u could get a GTX which has more pipelines and a higher clock speeds. And ATI couldn't beat the 7800GTX if they tried becuase BF2 was made to play on NVidia

              Ati tries to compete with their cards like their new adition the x850 series. but nvidia is known for making high end cards. but a bit too pricy though for just a video card

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              • #8
                Re: any news on the r520 (aka x900)?

                The first of the x900 series will go on sale next friday.

                ATI R5xxx Roadmap Inside: Value First


                ATI's R5xxx Roadmap Details

                If anything, ATI's OEM partners are just as confused as the rest of us. R520, ATI's next generation replacement for the X800 and X850 series, still has no name. We have talked a little bit about R520 in the past, specifically concerning H.264 acceleration on the card. We have also hinted at performance rumors of the R520, but since the silicon has been overhauled so many times since then, R520 could be much different than what was originally speculated. (In fact, we know it is.)

                The ATI roadmaps specifically claim the new R5xxx series cards have new video architectures, new memory controllers and now use a 90nm production process. Whether that equates to better performance will have to wait until the actual production launches.

                You'll first notice that ATI is releasing their cards slightly out of order this time around. ATI's approach may be to corner off NVIDIA before a next generation replacement for the 6200 series shows up. NVIDIA actually has a current generation 6200 replacement already, the GeForce 6500 (geared specifically to target the Radeon X550). Our sources say the GeForce 6500 will fall somewhere between the performance of a 6600LE and a GeForce 6200, but at a much lower price point than the 6600LE.

                We have obscured the launch times of these cards intentionally.


                There is some discrepancy between the exact naming on the various cards. We have heard R520 "GL" in the past, but this most recent roadmap seems to indicate R520XL instead. A "Pro" version of the R520 is mentioned as well, but that is the only card for which we do not have an exact availability date. Expect retail availability of these cards in November.

                Radeon X850 and Radeon X800 are not completely out of the loop yet either. "Master Card" editions of the X850 and X800 are expected in September as "CrossFire Edition" cards.

                Since RV530 and RV515 are actually launching first, we have a bit more information about them. Both RV530 and RV515 come in two main flavors; the RV530XT and RV530 Pro, as well as the RV515 Pro and RV515LE. Again we have slightly obscured the timing on the launches of these cards.


                Oddly enough, ATI is going with a dual-slot configuraton for the high end R520s. Even though the card will physically only occupy a single PEG, the thermals are so massive that they take up two expansion slots, as with the X850XT cards today.

                The only major difference between the RV530XT and RV530 Pro appears to be clock speed. A general clock recommendation is given below, but obviously manufacturers will vary this as they please. AGP versions of the RV530 will appear with the Rialto PCI-E to AGP bridge after the initial launch. Meanwhile, the PCI-e users will be blessed with Crossfire editions of at least one of the RV530 variants.

                RV530

                * 600MHz Core Clock
                * 1400MHz Memory Clock
                * 512MB Maximum Memory for "XT"
                * 256MB Maximum Memory for "Pro"
                * 128-bit Memory
                * 12 Pipelines
                * Maximum 16x32MB 1.4ns GDDR3

                RV515 also comes in two separate versions: a "Pro" and an "LE" version. Again there will be AGP versions much after the launch in the form of Rialto bridged cards. ATI roadmaps do not indicate there will be CrossFire versions of RV515.

                RV515

                * 450MHz Core Clock
                * 800MHz Memory Clock
                * 256MB Maximum Memory Support
                * 128-bit Memory
                * 4 Pipelines
                * Maximum 16x16MB 2.5ns GDDR2

                More details including the various launch names for these cards to follow!

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                • #9
                  Re: any news on the r520 (aka x900)?

                  Originally posted by iceman369
                  why go for the 7800GT becuase for a couple bucks more u could get a GTX which has more pipelines and a higher clock speeds. And ATI couldn't beat the 7800GTX if they tried becuase BF2 was made to play on NVidia
                  LOL, BF2 runs better on my ATI then on most peoples Nvidias. That was perhaps the stupidest comment I've ever read.

                  Don't listen to this fan boy. No one can tell you what the R250s will be like because they aren't out yet. They haven't even been shipped for benchmarking yet. The cards are going to be quite advanced. So to say that ATI cannot beat Nvidia is pure horse manuer. I have owned both brand of cards, and its just a matter of preference really. Both companies are good, and benchmarks very from machine to machine. The real question is, what type of setup will you put it into?

                  Also, don't forget ATI's crossfire is due out soon as well. So that will give SLi a run for its money.

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