ATI R600

[DemoCoder]

"Understanding is a three edged sword."

 

[DarN]

- Dave McKosh

 

[Geo]

Can the original R400 have now slipped all the way to R600?? Just how advanced was that sucker?

 

[Megadrive1988]

heh, what if ATI launches R500 this spring instead of R420


nah, not possible. probably not.

 

[hstewarth]

Chip companies are always work on next generations chips way ahead of releasing current products. I heard that Intel does this. I would expect that NVidia has got NV60 or even NV70 already on the drawering board..

 

[hstewarth]

heh, what if ATI launches R500 this spring instead of R420


nah, not possible. probably not.

I guess they could state it is as a PR move.

 

[incurable]

Can the original R400 have now slipped all the way to R600?? Just how advanced was that sucker?

How about R400 simply going into/being adapted for Xenon and never appearing on the desktop? Next stop R500

 

[vb]

How about we find out right now, but do our best to act very surprised on May 5?

 

[bigbud120]

Is this because the R500 will be announced, we'll find it has nothing to do with DXNext which we all expect the X-Box 2 to be based around... or am I just plain wrong?

Nope. On May 5, ATI will open it's doors for the first time to 5 lucky winners. The winners will receive a guided tour of ATI research facilities + a lifetime supply of graphics cards. But you have to buy Wonka bars to win.

 

[Joe DeFuria]

Nope. On May 5, ATI will open it's doors for the first time to 5 lucky winners. The winners will receive a guided tour of ATI research facilities + a lifetime supply of graphics cards. But you have to buy Wonka bars to win.

Former ART-X employees revealed:

 

[kipper67]

This is complete speculation and people have probably already done to death why this can not be the case but , how about

I assume R500 will be the first ATI VPU with SM 3.0

Nope

You'll find out why - May 5.

If we are going to learn something on 5th then it must have a bearing on R420 , as Ati won't be talking about future products.

The rest of Megadrive's and Chalnoths posts relate to R500/600 information so Dave wouldn't be telling us we'll find out anything about them on 5th May.

No doubt ATI needs additional people to help with R600 and the Xbox 2 variant

R600 will bring SM 4.0 - which Xbox 2 will also have, naturally

I would actually expect the X-Box 2 GPU to have more in common with the R500.

Why would anything come out about any of those statements/questions on 5th.

OK you can all call me crazy now but it's just the waiting and speculation getting to me

Mark

 

[Megadrive1988]

completed:

NV40, R420

NV45, probably R420 refresh

in development by one team at Nvidia, ATI respectively:

NV50, R500

in development by another team:

NV60, R600

on paper / on the drawing board:

NV70, R700

 

[gkar1]

Dave, are you saying Nope to what I said, or to what Chalnoth said?

"They are alone. They are a dying people. We should let them pass."

"Who? The Narn or the Centauri?â€￾

"Yes."

b5 fans!, i thought i was alone. 8)

Check out www.firstones.com JMS has been awfully cryptic about a new b5 "thing" in the works.
Coincidence? I think not

 

[jvd]

completed:

NV40, R420

NV45, probably R420 refresh

in development by one team at Nvidia, ATI respectively:

NV50, R500

in development by another team:

NV60, R600

on paper / on the drawing board:

NV70, R700

Change nv45 , r500

nv50 , r600

nv60 , r700

 

[pc999]

Nope.

ROTFLMFAO!!!!!


I sure hope you are having fun driving us all insane!!!!!

At least someone is getting fun

 

[rainz]

You'll find out why - May 5.

How about we find out right now, but do our best to act very surprised on May 5?

hehe you're funny Gee

RainZ

 

[Bambers]

"They are alone. They are a dying people. We should let them pass."

"Who? The Narn or the Centauri?â€￾

"Yes."

I was thinking of replying with something similar when I started reading this thread.

 

[elroy]

completed:

NV40, R420

NV45, probably R420 refresh

in development by one team at Nvidia, ATI respectively:

NV50, R500

in development by another team:

NV60, R600

on paper / on the drawing board:

NV70, R700

Change nv45 , r500

nv50 , r600

nv60 , r700

Makes sense with what has been said lately. R500 this year? w00t!!!!

 

[Bjorn]

Change nv45 , r500

nv50 , r600

nv60 , r700

The NV45 supposedly taped out at the same time the NV40 did. If the above is true then the R500 has to be taped out also. Hmm, interesting but with the added sceptisism of course.

 

[hstewarth]

Does this sound right

R300, R420, NV3x SM 2.x

NV40, NV45, R500 SM 3.x


NV50 and Greaterrem R600 and Greaterr - Direct X Next