The Assassin Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Alright AMD, we still haven't forgiven you for burying the glorious name that was ATI, but if your next GPU refresh is as mighty as these numbers indicate, we might at least let you in from the doghouse. A slide detailing two flavors of the upcoming 40nm Barts chip has sprouted up from two independent sources online, and it shows some appreciable gains between generations. The new HD 67x0 cards appear manifestly speedier than their predecessors -- with faster clocks, more texture units, and more ROPs -- but the fun really gets going when you compare them to the HD 5870 and 5850, AMD's previous high-end cards. Memory bandwidth and pixel fillrate are identical between the HD 6750 and 5850, while the HD 6770 even manages to beat the formerly imperious 5870 in a couple of areas. Of course, this is all still unconfirmed information, but considering that Barts is only an "upper midrange" chip that's already stepping on the toes of last year's finest, we feel safe in expecting some pretty big things from the flagship Cayman silicon when it lands -- which will be soon if all these leaks and rumors are anything to go by. http://tech2.in.com/media/images/2010/Sep/img_258042_amd-6770-specs.jpg Source:Engadget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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keith_j_snyder2 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 I wonder what 6850 & 6870 will boast, since 6770 & 6750 packs so much power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittoo Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 I for one get happier if the new card has more power. My graphics card happiness is directly proportional to new graphics card power. The reason is that if the cards keep getting more and more powerful, while it does not take away anything from my current enjoyment of my own card, it makes me happy that when I upgrade next time, it will be completely worth it and will be a huge jump. I currently have a GTX 470 and see no reason to upgrade in near future. Most probably I will upgrade soon after next generation of consoles, if they are not too late that is. And when I upgrade, I want the card to be at least 3 times as powerful as the current one, just like GTX 470 was approx three times powerful than my older one (8800GTS 640MB). So yay for even more powerful cards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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