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AMD is expected to launch the successor to its ATI Radeon HD 2600 in January, and now the two new parts’ speed details have emerged.

Graphics card maker sources cited by DigiTimes point two versions of the ‘RV635′ GPU one an XT model, the other a Pro. The former will be clocked at 800MHz, the latter at 600MHz. The chips support DirectX 10.1 - due to be released with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 early next year.

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New corporate guidance sets AMD’s big launch date; RV670 specifications fail to leave much to the imagination

AMD’s current launch date for its next-generation desktop processor, Phenom, its next-generation desktop chipset, RD790, and its next-generation graphics processor, RV670, is tenatively set for November 19, 2007.

The story of Phenom and RD790 is all but a done deal.  Phenom’s big brother, server-based Barcelona, met mediocre fanfare while RD790 production boards have surfaced here and there for almost a year.

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New corporate guidance sets AMD’s big launch date; RV670 specifications fail to leave much to the imagination

AMD’s current launch date for its next-generation desktop processor, Phenom, its next-generation desktop chipset, RD790, and its next-generation graphics processor, RV670, is tenatively set for November 19, 2007.

The story of Phenom and RD790 is all but a done deal.  Phenom’s big brother, server-based Barcelona, met mediocre fanfare while RD790 production boards have surfaced here and there for almost a year.

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AMD will indeed release its ‘RV670′ graphics chip on 19 November - as predicted - an analyst has claimed the company told him recently.

As yet, however, RV670’s go-to-market branding remains unknown - some pundits have suggested ATI Radeon HD 2950 Pro - but American Technology Research’s Doug Freedman last week told investors that the part will debut on 19 November. The part is a 55nm version of the existing ‘R600′ GPU core.

According to an ExtremeTech report, Freedman confirmed past reports that the two versions of RV670 due to be launched, ‘Gladiator’ and ‘Revival’, run at 825MHz and 750MHz, respectively.

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Amazing performance, beats 8800GTS 640M as well as HD2900XT 1GB in almost all the tests.

New Geforce 8800GT features 112 stream processors each individually clocked at blazing fast 1.5GHz and an impressive 256 bit frame buffer interface running at 900Mhz.

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ATI adds value priced HD 2900 PRO 512MB and 1GB graphics cards to lineup, same core as 2900XT but a lower clock.

The first of the HD 2900 PRO cards features 512MB GDDR3 and a 9-inch fansink. The card will include two DVI-I to VGA adapters, one component HDTV adapter, an ATI DVI to HDMI adapter, and one 9-pin VIVO adapter and a CrossFire bridge interconnect.  AMD claims this card will hit store shelves at $249.

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Intel Details Graphics Processor Market Approach, Intel’s Chief Exec Talks Graphics Technology.

During his keynote at Intel Developer Forum (IDF), the chief executive of the world’s largest maker of chips, Paul Otellini, outlined the company’s plans regarding improving performance of graphics processors. Intel confirmed that code-named Larrabee chip can process graphics, as well as a CPU with intergrated graphics core in 2010.

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The new drivers enable HD video post-processing on 8500 and 8600 series cards.

NVIDIA yesterday released new ForceWare 163.69 WHQL certified drivers for Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems. The new drivers only support NVIDIA GeForce 6, 7 and 8 series graphics cards.

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Not everyone’s a gamer. When you see ATI or Nvidia release chips for cards that will cost upwards of $600, quite a few people simply shake their heads and wonder what the hell those companies are thinking. Aren’t there any next-gen cards for non-gaming PCs? You know, computers that are mainly used for Web surfing, email, and shopping online; or for business, finances, spreadsheets, and monitoring stock tickers?

Meanwhile, Windows Vista is making its best attempt to steamroll across the country, though the actual need for it is questionable at best. But some of us are early adopters, and we want the latest. Not all of us who fall into that category, however, want to pay an ungodly sum of money for a graphics card that will handle Window Vista’s frosty-cool Aero interface.

Extremetech.com tested 8 DX-10 cards and here is the quick specification:

3DMark06 Test

Vista Experience Index

And the conclusion:

Source: ExtremeTech.com