14 DAY TRIAL // The details on AMD's next generation of desktop graphics cards continue to hit the Internet, as we are approaching the much-anticipated moment when the Sunnyvale, California-based company will officially take the wraps off its first DirectX 11 cards. Following the pictures of the allegedly first AMD card with DirectX 11 support, we now have a couple of new details on the manufacturer's future graphics cards. Codenamed Cypress, AMD's upcoming DirectX 11 cards will be released under the Radeon HD 5800-series branding, with the Cypress XT boasting the Radeon HD 5870 name and the Cypress PRO to be known as the HD 5850.
According to a recent news-article that has surfaced on vr-zone, the new cards should be launched sometime next month, with availability slated for later in October, around the time when Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is due out. There are a couple of technical details available on the new cards, but nothing related to core speed.
Among the main features that will be enabled on AMD's upcoming cards we need to highlight the following:
1GB GDDR5 memory
ATI Eyefinity technology with support for up to three displays
ATI Stream technology
Designed for DirectCompute 5.0 and OpenCL
Accelerated Video Transcoding (AVT)
Compliant with DirectX 11 and earlier revisions
Supports OpenGL 3.1
ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU support for highly scalable performance
ATI Avivo HD video and display technology
Dynamic power management with ATI PowerPlay technology
DL-DVI, DL-DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI
PCI Express 2.0 support
Many of the aforementioned specifications have been speculated on the Internet on previous occasions, as was the release date for these new cards. With the much-anticipated launch a couple of weeks ahead, more details are bound to emerge, including clock frequencies and quite possibly benchmark results of the new cards.