http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2527
I would like to point out one thing in particular in that a article.
WIth all the big talk it look like when the new card first release it possiable that it could only have 16 pixil pipelines. If it release with 16 pixel pipelines only then I think it been WAY over hyped by people. I very much doubt 1 16pipeline card going to blow away a 24 pipeline card. Now again nothing for certain so I will wait to see what acturally happens but for now it look like the ati new card is just hype.
I would like to point out one thing in particular in that a article.
Those of you who know a little bit about GPU architecture should recognize the "ultra-threaded quad-core" design as a standard GPU. X800XL/XT would also qualify as ultra-threaded and quad-core, as would the 6800GT/Ultra. They have a core split up into groups of "quads" - four pixel pipelines that can be deactivated as a group in case one of them is faulty. Our understanding from the documentation is that there are once again four quads, so expect to see 16 pipes on this card. There are some "confirmations" of 24pp and 32pp, but the roadmaps clearly say four cores/quads (at least to begin with) due to yeild. All signs indicate that a future generation, R580, will use six cores instead.
WIth all the big talk it look like when the new card first release it possiable that it could only have 16 pixil pipelines. If it release with 16 pixel pipelines only then I think it been WAY over hyped by people. I very much doubt 1 16pipeline card going to blow away a 24 pipeline card. Now again nothing for certain so I will wait to see what acturally happens but for now it look like the ati new card is just hype.