eight shader units for R520

[kyetech]

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20145

Does that indicate pipelines at all?

 

[Dave Baumann]

No. Should be vertex shaders.

 

[radar1200gs]

Is R520 going to feature unified pipes or is that further down the track?

 

[Tim Murray]

Is R520 going to feature unified pipes or is that further down the track?

I assume that's going to be around WGF2.0 or so.

 

[chavvdarrr]

so... it looks like 24 pixel & 8 vertex pipes

 

[Farid]

Is R520 going to feature unified pipes or is that further down the track?

Unified shader pipelines architecture is expected for the R6XX, if they don't change the roadmap by then.

 

[Dave Baumann]

Unified pipelines from ATI will exist before WGF, but not on the PC.

 

[DegustatoR]

so... it looks like 24 pixel & 8 vertex pipes

That's NV47

 

[PowerK]

Unified pipelines from ATI will exist before WGF, but not on the PC.

Aha.
Interesting. Looks like PCs will have to do catching ups with console graphics in next generation.

 

[Rur0ni]

WGF?

<-- Green as a newborn.

 

[chavvdarrr]

so... it looks like 24 pixel & 8 vertex pipes

That's NV47

8 = 6 * 1.33
X = 16 * 1.33
X = 21 ... so either 20 or 24 , or 16 with more ALUs per pipe

 

[Rur0ni]

Not sure if I can hold out until r600 series(supposed to be the next real architecture or whatnot?). Im on a 9800 pro as it is. Will r520 be a signifigant improvement over r420?

 

[PowerK]

WGF?

<-- Green as a newborn.

It's a new name for directx.

 

[radar1200gs]

WGF - Windows Graphics Foundation.

 

[DegustatoR]

8 = 6 * 1.33
X = 16 * 1.33
X = 21 ... so either 20 or 24 , or 16 with more ALUs per pipe

Don't forget about RV410 (8/6) But i agree. R520 will most likely has 24 pixel pipelines as NV47.

 

[DegustatoR]

It's a new name for directx.

Not exactly. It's a new Longhorn graphics API which includes all the functions of todays DX among many others. WGF is bigger than the next DX.

 

[digitalwanderer]

Not sure if I can hold out until r600 series(supposed to be the next real architecture or whatnot?). Im on a 9800 pro as it is. Will r520 be a signifigant improvement over r420?

Yeah. Current rumors are saying that the R520 will be to the R420 what the R420 was to the R300, 'cept maybe a little more.

 

[hovz]

Not sure if I can hold out until r600 series(supposed to be the next real architecture or whatnot?). Im on a 9800 pro as it is. Will r520 be a signifigant improvement over r420?

Yeah. Current rumors are saying that the R520 will be to the R420 what the R420 was to the R300, 'cept maybe a little more.

doubtful the r520 will double the r420 performance wise. 50% seems more realistic.

 

[karlotta]

Not sure if I can hold out until r600 series(supposed to be the next real architecture or whatnot?). Im on a 9800 pro as it is. Will r520 be a signifigant improvement over r420?

a X800pro/XT_PE is a signifigant improvement. nite and day.

 

[Demirug]

Not sure if I can hold out until r600 series(supposed to be the next real architecture or whatnot?). Im on a 9800 pro as it is. Will r520 be a signifigant improvement over r420?

Yeah. Current rumors are saying that the R520 will be to the R420 what the R420 was to the R300, 'cept maybe a little more.

It looks like that it is more than a rumor:

<ASICFAMILYPROFILE Name="R300 Family">
  <SUPPORTEDASIC>
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_R300" Id="44"></AsicEntry>
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_R350" Id="52"></AsicEntry>
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_R360" Id="53"></AsicEntry>
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_RS400" Id="26"></AsicEntry>
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_RS480" Id="27"></AsicEntry>
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_M18" Id="57"></AsicEntry>
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_M26" Id="59"></AsicEntry>
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_R420" Id="56"></AsicEntry>
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_RV410" Id="58"></AsicEntry>
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_R520" Id="60"></AsicEntry>
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_RV350" Id="45"></AsicEntry>
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_RV380" Id="54"></AsicEntry> 
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_M10" Id="46"></AsicEntry>
   <AsicEntry Name="FAMILY_M24" Id="55"></AsicEntry>
  </SUPPORTEDASIC>
 </ASICFAMILYPROFILE>