News AMD Radeon HD 7790 details leak

Meh... too many gpu's in that price tag... Where are the new generations??

 

Looking like the Batmobile again...

 

Is not any new ones due to be released for 2013

 

If it's the first desktop card built using GCN 2.0 technology, surely that makes it a next generation card?

 

Even if the 2.0 is a marketing gimmick, I was going to say that as well. It likely is the new gen. By any realistic measure, this *should* be priced between 7770 and 650ti as well. That's a decent size gap...between ~100-150 USD.

Not only is this likely a new generation part, it also is the one worth noting. I say that because a 896sp part, if it exists, will simply be a 7850 2GB replacement (or very very close to it). If you question that, simply do the math.

You could compare known stock frequencies/bw versus what is likely for such a part (1075-1100mhz and 128-bit/~7gbps or 192-bit/~5gbps) and come to a similar conclusion, but look at catalysts' overclocking maximums. They are a clear hint of where amd wants products to be segmented.

7850 is a max of 1050mhz. (1024/896)*1050 = 1200mhz. IOW, an 896sp part will be tuned to hit around 1200mhz overclocked...like any other 28nm part not limited by low voltage and/or artificial tdp restraints (like 7850 2GB).

 

They should have made the PCB smaller to fit mITX boards. That would have made it perfect for such applications and have appealed to a much broader market.

 

Agreed, NV has made an effort to slim down the size of their reference boards, this still looks pretty long. I dont mind my 7850's size right now, but if i were to put it in a mITX case (which ive considered) id still rather having something an inch or 2 shorter.