ATi has demonstrated their upcoming 80nm GPU offerings behind the doors of Computex to their close partners which is none other than the RV560 and RV570 slated to launch in Q3 this year. According to sources, RV570 & RV560 are based on R580 architecture and is meant to replace the current X1600 series graphics cards. ATi has also revealed the new Crossfire bridges which is very similar to NVIDIA SLI bridge concept that link both cards together so there is no need for a master card and the dongles anymore. Instead of just one bridge like the NVIDIA's, ATi solutions require 2 bridges to work so perhaps the bandwidth is doubled as such. ATi is on track to release R600 by end of the year and has been taped out as we have learned. R600 is based on 65nm process technology and Unified Shader Architecture, quite similar to the Xbox360 GPU.
[img width=500 height=417]http://resources.vr-zone.com//eventpics/Jun06/Computex/Day04/IMG_0062.JPG[/img]
[img width=500 height=362]http://resources.vr-zone.com//eventpics/Jun06/Computex/Day04/IMG_0063.JPG[/img]
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no more master card. :mrgreen:
ATi RV570 & RV560 w/ Crossfire Bridges
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