14 DAY TRIAL // Advanced Micro Devices has finally reached the day when it formally introduces its latest graphics adapters from the Radeon HD 7000 line.
As all the leaks and reports have been foretelling for weeks, if not months, two new cards have been released.
They are called Radeon HD 7850 and Radeon HD 7870 and bear the “Pitcairn” codename.
The former, as the weaker of the duo, has 1,024 GCN (Graphics CoreNext architecture) stream processors, 64 texture memory units (TMUs) and 32 raster operations units.
Also, the 2 GB of GDDR5 memory have an interface of 256 bits, plus a clock speed of 4.80 GHz. As for the graphics processing unit (GPU), the frequency is 860 GHz.
Meanwhile, the Radeon HD 7870 boasts 1,280 GCN stream processors, 80 TMUs, 32 ROPs and 2GB of RAM.
The VRAM clock speed is the same as above, but the GPU works at a full 1 GHz. This is the first time a reference card has this clock speed by default.
“Engineered for supremacy, designed for efficiency and packed with incredible features, the AMD Radeon HD 7800 series offers more than the just world’s most advanced graphics: it offers the incredible performance every gamer deserves,” said Matt Skynner, corporate vice president and general manager, GPU Division, AMD.
“AMD continues to lead the industry in desktop graphics innovation with unrivaled computing and unequaled technologies like our game-changing GCN Architecture.”
The Radeon HD 7850 carries a price of $249 / 188.72 Euro, while the 7870 is tagged with $349 / 264.51 Euro. Shipments will begin on March 19.
“AMD has launched its full suite of next-generation graphics cards in very short order,” said Robert E. Bellack, CEO, Newegg North America.
“With the launch of the AMD Radeon HD 7800 series, we’ll now be able to offer our customers AMD’s full range of 28nm graphics cards, giving them the edge they need when gaming. We’re proud to work with AMD on getting these cards to market.”
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