AMD: R7xx Speculation
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The early G200 buyers are going to be very happy about this...
If not, it may generate higher numbers, but will not deliver as smooth of a game-play experience. The only way is if the numbers are twice that of a single card, which would require a single HD4870 to be on par with a GT280.
Thanks. Unplayable fps has not and will not stop either IHV from showing off their leads.
This has always been the case. However, one thing to remember is that traditionally margins are more dear to Nvidia than AMD ..
Are there any figures for GDDR5 efficiency?
I've never seen a member before now with a pink elephant growing out of his ear.
See how easy that assertion thing is? Anybody can play. But it's a very tiresome game.
If you want to talk at length about what rumours that are out and about in the community that you believe to be misinformation about R7xx, and why you think they are misinformation, feel free. Lord knows we are deep into silly season, just before the dawn of real facts.
But unless you are willing to have that conversation on a point by point basis you're just trolling, and we don't like trolls around here.
And by that time comes RV770 in 40nm, and them we will see who catch who
40nm is the half node of 45nm witch is a new process node. It decrease dramatically die-size.
Ati RV870
2000sp -> 3 Teraflops ...
64TMU
24Rops
256bit@GDDR5 5 Ghz
250 mm^2@40nm
750 Mhz
Avviable in June 2009
-> GT200b/c/d/e owned
I did some calc.. is it sensible that block TMUs(32) of RV770 take about 60 mm^2 of the die-size?
Yeah... already selling in Hong Kong.Yeah, I've heard about retailers here in the Czech Rep. already having the cards, or having them on the way, ready to sell next week. So it's definitely not a rare occurence you've just found
Selling next week in Czech Rep., France, USA (Indiana), ...
ATi's NDA ends june 25 ?
This is madness !!!
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I think you're greatly overstating how many dies on a wafer:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-8800,1357-2.html
The 8800gtx only put 80 dies on a wafer, and it was only a 484mm². GTX 280 being 19% larger in size, you can therefore conclude they are only getting about 65 dies per wafer. If they are really only getting 40% yields then they are only getting something like 26 good dies per wafer.
Ouch.
But I see 118 dies on this wafer...
ExtremeTech also -> 118 dies
Try with this -> G200 = 24mm x 24mm
Ninjaprime
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But I see 118 dies on this wafer...
ExtremeTech also -> 118 dies
Try with this -> G200 = 24mm x 24mm
Hmm I just did a hand count, seems you're right, Toms must have meant 80 good dies on that wafer... maybe?
So if it is 40% and thus 36 dies per wafer, whats the cost of the wafer? I can't imagine its gone down since the 8800gtx days, so with half or less dies compared to G80 its probably safe to say the per chip cost of GTX 280 is at least twice the cost.
What did 8800gtx cards launch at, $550?
That is correct, we were told ~80+ usable dies/wafer at G80's launch. Presumably yields increased a bit over time, so who knows maybe they were at 90 usable/wafer with A13 in mid-2007.
Die size:
GT200: 576 mm²
RV770: 256 mm² (or 276mm²)
Dies / 300mm wafer:
RV670 (55 nm) = ~292
RV770 (55 nm) = ~221 (~200 if RV770 = 276mm²)
G80 (90 nm) = 118
G92 (65 nm) = ~166
G92b (55 nm) = ~200
GT200 (65 nm) = ~89
Production cost:
GT200: ~$105
RV770: 89 / 221 * $105 = ~$42 (or $47 if RV770 = 276mm²)
GT200: 576 mm²
RV770: 256 mm² (or 276mm²)
Dies / 300mm wafer:
RV670 (55 nm) = ~292
RV770 (55 nm) = ~221 (~200 if RV770 = 276mm²)
G80 (90 nm) = 118
G92 (65 nm) = ~166
G92b (55 nm) = ~200
GT200 (65 nm) = ~89
Production cost:
GT200: ~$105
RV770: 89 / 221 * $105 = ~$42 (or $47 if RV770 = 276mm²)
I don't believe this is right. 300mm wafer is about $5K.
If the cost is 105 then 5000/105 is about 48 good dies/wafer.
If AMD has for example 80% (160) good dies (I don't know the real number) then it's 5000/160 = 31.25. That's a cost of one die.
If you go 89/221 you are applying NV yield to AMD.
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