Radeon HD 5850, HD 5870 and HD 5870X2
are the next upcoming Radeon HD that were capable to unleashed the power of Directx 11 API in Window 7.
And the price are expected to be top notch even for the mid ranged one, this is still $50 cheaper than GTX280 at the time of its debut ( do you remember the outrageous $649) , according to a recent news article on the Bright Side of News, the AMD next-generation DirectX 11 lineup will include three new cards, allegedly called Radeon 5850, 5870 and 5870X2.
Even though the chip is huge, and rotated at a certain angle compared to the organic package [remember ATI R600 GPU?], the yields for RV870 are really good and there should be a significant chunk of chips coming to the market.
The naming scheme is somewhat explainable, as it will continue the company's current line of GPUs, in the HD 4000 series, providing users with an increased performance and new features. What is of importance is that the article includes the launch prices of the said cards, which should give users a pretty general idea of what to expect from the chip maker.
Apparently, AMD plans to launch the top-of-the-line: Radeon HD 5800 series at between US$279 to US$599, with the Radeon HD 5850 and the HD 5870X2 being at both ends of that range. The company's flagship Radeon HD 5870X2, boasting a single-PCB, dual-GPU configuration, will be available for US$599, while the lower-end, HD 5850 coming for between US$279-US$299. In the middle of the two, AMD will set the single-GPU Radeon HD 5870, which will apparently cost US$379-US$399.
But with the launch of GT300, market incentives will go into action and this time around, AMD does not want to stop its momentum and wants to rule the roost. According to sources close to the heart of the company, they want to firmly beat nVidia and establish themselves as the kings of GPU market.
Bear in mind that AMD Graphics e.g. ATI is expected to carry the company in consumer segment until the Bulldozer architecture arrives in 2011, so a lot is expected from Evergreen generation.
In a way, AMD plans to recapture the crown it took in 2002 with the world's first DirectX 9 parts. Which brings us to the interesting comparison: in the past seven years, nVidia was the top dog for paired versions of :
DirectX - 8 [GeForce 3] and 10 [GeForce 8800],
while ATI was brilliant in:
DirectX 9 [Radeon 9700] and looks good for DirectX 11 [Radeon HD 5000].
After all, DirectX 11 is being considered as the key API for the upcoming generation of not just the personal computers, but consoles as well. Whoever wins the "Xbox 3" contract, they will build the part upon the features introduced with DX11, and same thing applies to other consoles on the market, only they will use those features using available Open API's such as OpenGL and OpenCL.
Determination is the key, and AMD wants to beat nVidia badly. The only real challenge AMD faces is the fact that company is rather uneasy when it comes to making custom build parts that are the main reason why nVidia has a firm sales grip on the market: nVidia's AIBs are allowed to do something extra in hand, such as the recent launch of EVGA's "World Record Beating" platform featuring world's first graphics card with three 6-pin power connectors. If ATI overcomes that and allows their partners heavy modifications of the cards 3-6 months down the line, nVidia just might be in real trouble.
Unfortunately, until proven otherwise, these are pretty much rumors.
The rumoured ATi Radeon 5870,
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