John P. Myers
05-30-13, 05:50 PM
The HD 8970 will be based on the Curacao XT core, which will carry 2304 stream processors, 144 TMUs, 48 ROPs, a core clock speed of 1100 MHz, and 6 GB of GDDR5 memory running over a 384-bit interface at an effective speed of 7.0 GHz. It could outperform the 7970 by ~35 percent. The card might have a TDP of 250W. $599
The HD 8950 will be based on the Hainan XT core. 1,792 stream processors, 112 TMUs, 32 ROPs, a base clock speed of 1200 MHz, and 5 GB of GDDR5 memory running over a 256-bit interface at an effective speed of 7.0 GHz. The card might have a TDP of 190W. Compared to the 7970, it will be about 10% faster. $399
The HD 8870 will be based on the Hainan Pro core. This core features 1536 stream processors, 96 TMUs, 32 ROPs, a base clock speed of 1100 MHz, with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory running over a 256-bit interface at an effective speed of 6.0 GHz. When pitted against the 7870, it might outperform it by a staggering 40 percent. Expected 160W TDP. $299
The HD 8850 will be based on the Hainan LE core, which will feature 1280 stream processors, 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs, a base clock of 1000 MHz, and 2 GB of GDDR5 memory also running over a 256-bit interface at an effective speed of 6.0 GHz. It is expected to outperform the 7870 by about 15%. Unsure of possible TDP. $229
Remember these are just rumors. There was talk not long ago of AMD skipping the 8000 series, which is fine by me since it's currently comprised of 100% renumbered 7000 series cards - all OEMs so consumers who know better won't complain - and going right to the 9000 series. Maybe that has changed, or maybe the card numbers listed above are off by 1000. Hard to say at this point. A release date was not mentioned, other than "sometime this year".
The HD 8950 will be based on the Hainan XT core. 1,792 stream processors, 112 TMUs, 32 ROPs, a base clock speed of 1200 MHz, and 5 GB of GDDR5 memory running over a 256-bit interface at an effective speed of 7.0 GHz. The card might have a TDP of 190W. Compared to the 7970, it will be about 10% faster. $399
The HD 8870 will be based on the Hainan Pro core. This core features 1536 stream processors, 96 TMUs, 32 ROPs, a base clock speed of 1100 MHz, with 2 GB of GDDR5 memory running over a 256-bit interface at an effective speed of 6.0 GHz. When pitted against the 7870, it might outperform it by a staggering 40 percent. Expected 160W TDP. $299
The HD 8850 will be based on the Hainan LE core, which will feature 1280 stream processors, 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs, a base clock of 1000 MHz, and 2 GB of GDDR5 memory also running over a 256-bit interface at an effective speed of 6.0 GHz. It is expected to outperform the 7870 by about 15%. Unsure of possible TDP. $229
Remember these are just rumors. There was talk not long ago of AMD skipping the 8000 series, which is fine by me since it's currently comprised of 100% renumbered 7000 series cards - all OEMs so consumers who know better won't complain - and going right to the 9000 series. Maybe that has changed, or maybe the card numbers listed above are off by 1000. Hard to say at this point. A release date was not mentioned, other than "sometime this year".