R480 to arrive in December?!?

Post by **Apoptosis** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 9:51 am

This is what we have figured out from the rumor mill on the ATI R480...

0.11µ architecture
520MHz-550Mhz Core Speed
700 MHz/1400MHz Memory chips (maybe)
PCI Express only
will replace X800XT and X800XT PE
Will be launched Q4 2004

Looks like it is going to be a solid card. Anyone want to guess at the price or the name? I'm guessing it will be called the X850 or X900

Bio-Hazard · Post by **Bio-Hazard** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:08 am

Naming sounds about right.................

For price I'll bet on the $500 range............

The 800XT cards will drop in price

Post by **Illuminati** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:57 pm

do we know if it will actually be native PCI Express and actually use the bandwidth available? or will it be another implementation of an on-board bridge chip to an AGP core?

Any bets either way on that?

I'll guess X850 if it is just another bridgechip, and X900 if it is native PCI-E.

NAiLs · Post by **NAiLs** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:28 pm

I'm curious period what they're going to do about their naming scheme when they hit the X900 series.

I'm guessing a good $500 also. New video cards have been damn expensive, so it's just safe to assume that for this one.

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:09 pm

i beleive ATI are working on a bridge chip and all of their cards will be native PCI-E from now on. As it is easier to have 1 chip design and a cheap chip to convert the signals....