AMD is preparing to launch its new Radeon HD 2950PRO (RV670) chip on November 19, according to sources at graphics card makers. The company recently notified graphics card makers that design verification test (DVT) samples will be sent out at the beginning of this month and AMD will start producing a batch of 1.5 million chips in the first week of November.
The Radeon HD 2950PRO will continue to adopt the R600 chip structure. It will support DirectX 10.1, Shader Model 4.0, PCI Express 2.0, UVD and CrossFire technology. The chip also features built-in HDMI, HDCP and 320 stream processors per GPU.
The Radeon HD 2950PRO will come in two versions, Gladiator and Revival, with Gladiator adopting 512MB GDDR4 graphics memory, a GPU frequency of 825MHz and a memory frequency of 2.4GHz. Revival will adopt 256/512MB GDDR3 graphics memory, a GPU frequency of 750MHz and a memory frequency of 1.8GHz.
AMD declined the opportunity to comment on this report saying it cannot comment on unannounced products.
| AMD ATI Radeon HD 2950PRO graphics card specifications | ||
| Model | Gladiator | Revival |
| GPU frequency | 825MHz | 750MHz |
| Memory frequency | 2.4GHz | 1.8GHz |
| Memory | 512MB GDDR4 | 256/512MB GDDR3 |
Source: Graphics card makers, compiled by Digitimes, October 2007
Article translated by Joseph Tsai and edited by Michael McManus
