AMD Raden HD 7950, 7950 and 7990 specs and prices leaked

Radeon HD 7970 comes with

- 2048 shader processors

- 120 texture units

- Graphics core running at 1 GHz

- 3 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory

- 384-bit interfacing with spectacular memory frequency of 1.37 GHz

- Memory bandwidth of a single core up to 264 GB / s

Informal Price: $449

Radeon HD 7950 would stand a notch below the previous one but still is enthusiastic. Because it can run any current 3D game that is demanding the highest quality and resolution.

Radeon HD 7950 comes with

- 1920 would shader processors

- 900 MHz graphics core

- 2 GB of dedicated memory GDDR5

- 256-bit interface with a memory frequency of 1.25 GHz

Informal Price: $349

The new information says that AMD will announce Tahiti in the coming week, but it will be available for retail from January, 2012.

Radeon HD 7990 Details and Specifications

Two months later, in March 2012, AMD graphics will market the dual-core cards derived from the above graphic cards to crush any performance test yet known. As discussed above ('New Zealand') Radeon HD 7990 specifications will be as double as Tahiti, that is 6 GB of dedicated memory, doubling the number of shader processors, texture units or ROPs. The starting price will be at the height of $ 699.

Quite interesting,but I will keep with my 580GTX for quite some time,I think.Im always glad reading about new hardware though,sounds like some nice new cards :)

Nice vRAM....XD

damn, from the specs it looks like the 7950 is going to demolish the 580 gtx, nevermind the 7970.

What a great way to start the new year.:D

I don't know what any of this means (:D) but if these new cards help the current 6900s to fall in price, I'll be happy.

I don't know what any of this means (:D) but if these new cards help the current 6900s to fall in price, I'll be happy.

Hexagon_777

They will probably fall in price,just don't expect any huge price drops...

Nice!

Think about what their prices will be when nvidia drops their prices accordingly and or releases new cards.

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I don't know what any of this means (:D) but if these new cards help the current 6900s to fall in price, I'll be happy.

Rocker6

They will probably fall in price,just don't expect any huge price drops...

I intend to get a 6970, but converting the 7950 price into £, I can afford that one too. It likely won't be a direct conversion when the real price in £ is revealed, but hey...

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I don't know what any of this means (:D) but if these new cards help the current 6900s to fall in price, I'll be happy.

Hexagon_777

They will probably fall in price,just don't expect any huge price drops...

I intend to get a 6970, but converting the 7950 price into £, I can afford that one too. It likely won't be a direct conversion when the real price in £ is revealed, but hey...

If you think you can afford the 7950 and are in no big hurry to upgrade,I would recommend it,seems like a great card :)

I hope these do well for AMD's sake

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They will probably fall in price,just don't expect any huge price drops...

Rocker6

I intend to get a 6970, but converting the 7950 price into £, I can afford that one too. It likely won't be a direct conversion when the real price in £ is revealed, but hey...

If you think you can afford the 7950 and are in no big hurry to upgrade,I would recommend it,seems like a great card :)

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[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]

I intend to get a 6970, but converting the 7950 price into £, I can afford that one too. It likely won't be a direct conversion when the real price in £ is revealed, but hey...

Hexagon_777

If you think you can afford the 7950 and are in no big hurry to upgrade,I would recommend it,seems like a great card :)

Oh,that's very nice,enjoy :)

There will be some nice new hardware released at the time,also if you wait untill March,you could even get yourself one of those new Ivy Bridge Intel processors,if you're interested :)

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If you think you can afford the 7950 and are in no big hurry to upgrade,I would recommend it,seems like a great card :)

Rocker6

Oh,that's very nice,enjoy :)

There will be some nice new hardware released at the time,also if you wait untill March,you could even get yourself one of those new Ivy Bridge Intel processors,if you're interested :)

wasnt nvidia only planning a refresh? i think they will need to rush some new tech to market to beat these monsters. or maybe sit back pretty for a little while and let AMD show their weak points?

My friend was bragging about his new card, the GTX 570.

Now I will reign supreme for all time... Wahahahahahahhahahahaah

Uh, wouldn't it be better if 7950 came with 1.5GB 384-bit memory? Not everyone plays on 3 1080p monitors...

Definately interested in picking up a 7970, this 5970 has done me well but its starting to show its limitations in 2011 games

That is expensive, I really hope it's worth it.

Uh, wouldn't it be better if 7950 came with 1.5GB 384-bit memory? Not everyone plays on 3 1080p monitors...

gamerns

They should. Once you've eyefinitied, it is nearly impossible to go back.

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Uh, wouldn't it be better if 7950 came with 1.5GB 384-bit memory? Not everyone plays on 3 1080p monitors...

NailedGR

They should. Once you've eyefinitied, it is nearly impossible to go back.

Maybe I'm one of the few, but I went back. Got sick and tired of games not supporting triple monitor resolutions.

Definately interested in picking up a 7970, this 5970 has done me well but its starting to show its limitations in 2011 games

supras989

The fact that the 5970 is labeled 2GB, but only makes use of 1GB is pretty misleading. Supposedly it mirrors the data on both vrams for each gpu to process, rathar than pooling it. 1GB is becoming a bottleneck these days.

I'll definitely go single gpu next time.

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Definately interested in picking up a 7970, this 5970 has done me well but its starting to show its limitations in 2011 games

6_Dead_360s

The fact that the 5970 is labeled 2GB, but only makes use of 1GB is pretty misleading. Supposedly it mirrors the data on both vrams for each gpu to process, rathar than pooling it. 1GB is becoming a bottleneck these days.

I'll definitely go single gpu next time.

Yep, it's like RAID 1 - it stores the same data in both cards, so you effectively need to half the 2GB.

i thought it was confirmed from AMD that the top 2 video cards were using XDR2 Ram?

Same here, although I think it's mostly the games that are showing their limitations, not the hardware.

The fact that the 5970 is labeled 2GB, but only makes use of 1GB is pretty misleading. Supposedly it mirrors the data on both vrams for each gpu to process, rathar than pooling it. 1GB is becoming a bottleneck these days.

I'll definitely go single gpu next time.

gamerns

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Definately interested in picking up a 7970, this 5970 has done me well but its starting to show its limitations in 2011 games

6_Dead_360s

The fact that the 5970 is labeled 2GB, but only makes use of 1GB is pretty misleading. Supposedly it mirrors the data on both vrams for each gpu to process, rathar than pooling it. 1GB is becoming a bottleneck these days.

I'll definitely go single gpu next time.

You're right, but it is sure time to invest :). Additionally I was thinking the same thing, maybe as time goes by getting a second card and doing crossfire, however, you still have that issue whether it is single (dual GPU card) or dual card with the Ram being mirrored and not pooled, correct?

You're right, but it is sure time to invest :). Additionally I was thinking the same thing, maybe as time goes by getting a second card and doing crossfire, however, you still have that issue whether it is single (dual GPU card) or dual card with the Ram being mirrored and not pooled, correct?

Dom_Hawk_basic