Family graphics card AMD Radeon HD 7000 series "Southern Island" looks like it will soon have a successor! Recently we received news about specification AMD Radeon HD 8000 series graphics card that is HD 8870 and HD 8850. Two graphics card it looks like will be the successor to HD 7850 and HD 7870.
Based on the specifications table we got, AMD Radeon HD GPU chip 8870 will use "Oland" and HD 8850 will use "XT Oland Pro". GPU
Chip produced by the process of Oland fixed 28 nm fabrication with
number of transistors as much as 3.4 billion and an area of 270 mm2 die.
An increase in about 21% in the number of transistors and 27% in GPU chip area.
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| GPU Comparison HD 7870,8870,7850,8850 |
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unfortunate specifications are included do not specify how the number
of Stream Processors, Texture Units, and ROP Units on the chip GPU Oland
XT or Pro Oland. However, there is one interesting thing we got from our news sources. 8870 HD will have a performance like the GeForce GTX 560 and HD 8850 like GTX 670. Is it so? We just look at it later.
If the performance of your HD 8870 and HD 8850 like that, the selling price of this graphics card will be really interesting. HD 8870 is expected to be sold in price range $ 249 and $ 199 on HD 8850 (MSRP online). This price also reveals AMD seems to still keep them secret weapon at the the high-end class. Radeon HD series, whether a 8900? 8870 HD and HD is expected to be launched at 8850 January 2013. Can't wait? We also. What if the performance and price that's right it is.
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