AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series GPU's official thread.

[SlackerITGuy]

So here are the first official pictures of both the HD 6850 and HD 6870:

Radeon HD 6870

Radeon HD 6850

The NDA for performance tests expires on Friday the 22nd. But as a sneak preview, here's something I found over @ Hardforum.com (grain of salt as always):

Dirt 2
1920 x 1080
8x AA, 16x AF
Intel Core-i7 920, 6GB DDR3 Ram
1120 meaning 'Radeon HD 6870'
920 meaning 'Radeon HD 6850'



Comments? =)

 

[F1FAN]

pretty good numbers there, but im intrested in the Cayman series, coming late Nov or so they say. I think its called the 6950? It's meant to replace and be better then the 5870.

 

[SlackerITGuy]

Some VERY informative official-looking AMD slides were leaked today on HD 6800 series cards (they are looking better and better by the second folks):

• Morphological Anti-Aliasing
• More Performance per mm2 and per Watt
• Improved Tessellation
• Tessellation Performance
• Tessellation the Right Way
• Tessellation the Right Way #2
• AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
• Refined Architecture
• Product Transition Plan
• AMD Radeon HD 6870 GPU
• AMD Radeon HD 6850 GPU
• AMD Radeon HD 6850 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 768MB

 

[Solarstarshines]

so let me get this straight if i upgrade the card i have to upgrade my psu as well cause this is calling for 2- 6 pin connector i only house one

 

[yowanvista]

I heard the series would be based on HD5000s, so their is no big improvement

 

[Solarstarshines]

well in the specs it calls for a 2x 6 pin adapter anyway i dont plan on crossfiring this rig one good gpu is good enough im not trying to break records but i do want a higher gpu with 256bit capability

 

[yowanvista]

well in the specs it calls for a 2x 6 pin adapter anyway i dont plan on crossfiring this rig one good gpu is good enough im not trying to break records but i do want a higher gpu with 256bit capability

Even the old Nvidia 9000 series have a memory interface of 256-bit

 

[Solarstarshines]

yea i know older cards but i am talking about the fact im running a hd 5770 diamond card and it is 128 bit i know there are lesser cards that have that but to be as much cost as the card was at the time you would figure ati would make it 256 instead of 128 and you basicly have to buy a high end 5800 gpu to really get the full benefits

other then that im sure the new gpu will be atleast 328 bit and the 6900 series 512bit

 

[SlackerITGuy]

I heard the series would be based on HD5000s, so their is no big improvement

Most people out there thought the same thing not that while ago (including myself), but actually, Northern Islands is a completely new architecture.

 

[thefabe]

Just blows me away whenever you can see the inside blown up picture of what goes into that little silicone chip and what it can do.
And with 25% less silicone, makes you wonder where we'll be in another 4-5 years.
Fabe

 

[Everlong]

Looking forward to seeing how these are against the 5000 series, as even though it's pretty much a refresh, still a lot of improvements going in to it.

Just blows me away whenever you can see the inside blown up picture of what goes into that little silicone chip and what it can do.
And with 25% less silicone, makes you wonder where we'll be in another 4-5 years.
Fabe

It is interesting, considering that the core size keeps shrinking and getting closer to the size of an actual atom yet more stuff still gets piled in to it. And it's estimated that in around 5 or so years time a CPU will be as powerful as a human brain...

 

[SlackerITGuy]

AMD Radeon HD 6850 @ Amazon.com:

Amazon.com: Diamond Radeon 1024 MB Video Card 6850PE51G: Electronics: Reviews, Prices & more

 

[kpo6969]

It is a good upgrade if a 5770 met your needs. I have a 5770 and will probably go 6850 only because of card length (case size). Most 6850 will only require 1 x 6pin pcei, except the ASUS. 6870 is what I wish I could use.

compare to 5000 series

 

[Solarstarshines]

AMD Radeon HD 6850 @ Amazon.com:

Amazon.com: Diamond Radeon 1024 MB Video Card 6850PE51G: Electronics: Reviews, Prices & more

That card is so cheap WOW! and im expecting a 400.00 budget for my gpu hmmmm I guess im upping my gpu, psu and possible grab a bigger tower Merry Christmas to me

 

[Solarstarshines]

I wonder could i return my psu get credit then use that against a newer psu so i can dual 6 pin this puppy at the time i got a 600watt coolmax to just power up my build and i wasnt going for crossfire so i figured it would do

Now i am having to rethink the whole thing ahhh technology is sweet isn't it ?

 

[LPDad]

LOL.. yes, but can it run CRYSIS??

(Sorry, could not resist)

 

[Solarstarshines]

i dont play crysis and the gpu im shooting for since i can afford a 300.00 one will be a mid rang 6970 if at best im sure crysis would run like a dream but then again

im not worried if it does or not as long as it plays what im gaming now

 

[windows7user]

AMD Radeon HD 6850 @ Amazon.com:

Amazon.com: Diamond Radeon 1024 MB Video Card 6850PE51G: Electronics: Reviews, Prices & more

It seems that Amazon has taken down the page, but if you search for Radeon 6850, you'll see that the results say it's priced at $224, which is actually pretty cheap. Should have saved an extra $70 instead of paying $160 for a HD 5770 (the HD 5770 plays Crysis decently (Very High settings, 4x anti antialiasing) so I'm pretty sure the 6850 can play Crysis)

 

[mpcrsc562]

I think I'll skip this generation.

The thing will do, however, is to get another 5770 and move the 5750 into my other pc to replace the 3870 that is currently in it.

 

[cloud8521]

benchmark

AMD Radeon HD 6870 & HD 6850: Introduction - Techgage

first real benchmark i found posted only few minutes ago. looks great, depending on how you look at it.