Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/24/ati_readies_radeon_x1950/
Updated ATI - well, maybe AMD, we suppose - is about to launch its latest X1900-class GPUs, including a chip capable of using GDDR 4 graphics memory.
The Radeon X1950 - as the new part is apparently dubbed - will ship in CrossFire and XTX versions, various websites claim. Both boards will support up to 512MB of GDDR 4 and contain 48 pixel shader engines and eight vertex shaders, as per past X1900-series GPUs. Core and memory clock speeds have yet to be set, it seems, but expect 650MHz and 1GHz (2GHz effective).
A lower-spec version, the X1950 Pro, may also be in the works. It is said (http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/news.php?tid=636947&www.reghardware.co.uk) to run at 600MHz, with 700MHz (1.4GHz effective) memory. It has 36 pixel shaders, and is said to be scheduled to ship in October.
DailyTech also claims (http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3446&www.reghardware.co.uk) ATI has told its customers it's preparing a version of its Radeon X1900 XT-based reference card that ships with only 256MB of GDDR 3. The current design contains 512MB. Core and memory clock speeds will remain the same: 625MHz and 725MHz (1.45GHz effective), respectively.
Both products are due to ship to customers in sample quantities early next month, the report states, with a late August ship window. ®
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