AMD: Southern Islands (7*** series) Speculation/ Rumour Thread

The image of the PCB is from here:
http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-6990-review/5

Or AMD is using the same PCB?

 

Not enough memory, quite obvious. Partner boards may end up their best option though, they just seem to have less of an impact on the market and the product lines "standing".

 

no no.. the DH and other have just reuse the 6990 screenshot pcb collection who was given with the 6990. If it was really the pcb of the 7970, you will get a news just for it. The point was just to illustrate the article.

 

7990 ( 7970x2 Powercolor Little Devil 13 )





http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/27325-powercolors-new-devil-13-breaks-cover

 

Lul. 3 8-pin power connectors. Crazy. Btw, where does that middle fan vent its air, considering the shroud pretty much blocks the sides...?

 

They want to work on Asus Mars feet it seems with thoses 3x 8 pin ( who is completely overrated untill you go for crazy OC ) ..

 

Yeah, 100MHz clock increase without bothering to change the names, e.g. to 7760 and 7780.

 

Is that actually an "up" in reference clocks or just reflecting the market situation that products clocked accordingly are readily available from AMD's partners?

I'm really looking forward to more GCN-optimized titles though - have just bought myself a 7970.

 

Max Payne must be.. I Vsynced it to 120 Hz.

 

AMDs 7750 site states 900MHz reference clock.

Anandtech reports a higher TDP and external power connector for the 900MHz 7750: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5881/amd-announces-a-new-900mhz-radeon-hd-7750

 

Correct. The 7750-900 is a brand new reference design from AMD (and should have been a new SKU) that partners can use; 7750-800 or 7750-900, their choice. 1.1GHz 7770s are just a reflection of the fact that AMD's partners have factory overclocked 7770s on the market, so it's not a new product.

I wasn't aware they had updated their official site with the 7750-900 specs, so thanks for that AnarchX.

 

The 7970 GHz edition? google translate link

GPU clock 1075
Mem clock 6000
Power usage numbers don't seem to have gone up much.

 

Voltage seems way too high and measuring methods are debatable at best. I will wait for TPU's and hardware.fr measuring

 

Are these 7970 GHz Edition cards lower leakage, high voltage lower power consumption parts?

 

Some of new AMD cards + a bonus with the Asus Maximus

Asus HD7970 ROG Matrix



http://www.techpowerup.com/167184/ASUS-Shows-off-ROG-Matrix-7970-Graphics-Card.html

Asus Maximus V


PCB of the extreme Little Devil 13 7970x2


http://www.techpowerup.com/167182/PowerColor-HD-7970-X2-Devil-13-Taken-Apart.html

 

http://vr-zone.com/articles/asus-zeus-combines-x79-hedt-with-dual-gpu/16152.html

How about that one? 2x HD7-chips (uncertain at this point which) + memories etc integrated straight on to the motherboard

Leaves little options for upgrade, though

 

Perfect for a Steambox.

 

Will a 7970 be able to play Watch Dogs? I read that the game is specifically made for next gen consoles. Looks good. And has me wondering what the next gen consoles will have.

 

Next gen consoles are last gen PCs.