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Radeon HD 7000 series won't be out this year :(

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Radeon HD 7000 series:

AMD Radeon HD 7000 slips to next year

Professional graphics may launch in 2011

We all know that 28nm from AMD has been demonstrated and that AMD is doing quite well with the chip, but it looks like it’s the fab that is holding things down. Reportedly, both TSMC and Globalfoundries have serious issues with mass production of 28nm chips and the yields are simply not there.

Our sources are saying that to their knowledge, AMD's Southern islands 28nm are going to ship next year, most likely in early Q1 2012 and this goes for both desktop and mobile chips. Professional graphics based on 28nm has a chance to ship in this year, but this is something that will be decided at a later date.

Nvidia has already said that they will ship in 2012, meaning that the new architecture codenamed Kepler should start shipping next year. The company also went on record and said that Kepler 28nm production starts this year, but it refered to actual chip production, with no comment on the actual market availability or retail / OEM products.

AMD might actually launch at some point in Q4 2011 but with current yields, we would expect that the product would be sold out and literary nonexistent all the way to Q1 2012 when they expect to ramp up production. AMD did this last year with Northern Islands, Radeon HD 6000 series, and it was almost impossible to get the card throughout Q4 2010. The big issue is, once you launch the new generation, sales of the previous one take a serious hit.

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i wonder if the 79xx cards won't come even then. possibly only the 78xx cards. >_>
 

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Its fine, 6xxx offers plenty of power already.
 
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Its fine, 6xxx offers plenty of power already.
except if you have a 5870, 6970 isn't much of an upgrade, but some games are a bit tough at 1080p maxed out with it.
 

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except if you have a 5870, 6970 isn't much of an upgrade, but some games are a bit tough at 1080p maxed out with it.

To be honest, I have not found anything (yet) that causes my 6970 to struggle and thats at 1920 x 1200, at your res you will be getting aaround a 15% improvement but I agree, that may not warrant the costs.
 
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To be honest, I have not found anything (yet) that causes my 6970 to struggle and thats at 1920 x 1200, at your res you will be getting aaround a 15% improvement but I agree, that may not warrant the costs.
of course it does not. that's the point. that 15% could be a huge deal at the edge of playable FPS.
 
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Fine with me as well. It will let me get more life out of my 6870 which handles everything great too.
 
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To be honest, I have not found anything (yet) that causes my 6970 to struggle and thats at 1920 x 1200, at your res you will be getting aaround a 15% improvement but I agree, that may not warrant the costs.

Try Metro 2033 then, it gives my 6970 a workout. I guess I should try to OC it and see how much it helps.


I was hoping the new 7xxx series was coming out before BF3, i'm trying to help a friend by a card for that now. I am sure AMD would have sold a lot more cards then.
 

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Try Metro 2033 then, it gives my 6970 a workout. I guess I should try to OC it and see how much it helps.


I was hoping the new 7xxx series was coming out before BF3, i'm trying to help a friend by a card for that now. I am sure AMD would have sold a lot more cards then.

metro 2033 gives every card a workout
 
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I was hoping the new 7xxx series was coming out before BF3, i'm trying to help a friend by a card for that now. I am sure AMD would have sold a lot more cards then.

Can't sell what they don't have. Though the delay does make my earlier post a little more palpable.
 

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Try Metro 2033 then, it gives my 6970 a workout. I guess I should try to OC it and see how much it helps.


I was hoping the new 7xxx series was coming out before BF3, i'm trying to help a friend by a card for that now. I am sure AMD would have sold a lot more cards then.

I have Metro 2033 and it runs fine although I agree its a testing game but I do overclock to 960mhz so that no doubt helps.
 
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Well I was hoping that they would be coming soon but I can wait. My 2x 4850's are still kicking fine. every game that i play is over 40+fps
 
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