AMD to launch R600 as Radeon X2900

Posted on Friday, February 16 2007 @ 0:01 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

According to VR-Zone it's now official that AMD will launch the ATI R600 GPU as the Radeon X2900 series.

This is a bit surprising as some earlier reports said it would be Radeon X2800.

Among other things we can confirm right now; R600 is 80nm, contains 700M transistors and has 512-bit memory interface. X2900 requires 2 supplemental power connector from the PSU, one 8-pin and one 6-pin but you are able to plug in the 6-pin power cable into the 8-pin connector. The targeted driver release version for X2900 series is Catalyst 8.35.1. Systems with X2900XTX cards and tech demos will be at CeBIT but inside a private room for the privileged only.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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