AMD 8000 series are rebadged 7000 series.

Lyt said:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6570/amds-annual-gpu-rebadge-radeon-hd-8000-series-for-oems

This came to me as quite a shock. So basically we will be paying extra for a re-tweaked 7000 series cards. I was planning on going AMD for my next card but rather wait for the 9000 series. From what I read its for OEMs only, so there might be some good boosts from Asus or MSI or whoever.
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lol Let me save you quick mate xD
They are talking about oem cards as in cards that go in pre built machines and laptops ect.
This is standard practice in the industry.

There will still be a new range of monsterous 8xxx cards for gaming and enthusiasts.

Now relax :D lol
 
The Joker said:
lol Let me save you quick mate xD
They are talking about oem cards as in cards that go in pre built machines and laptops ect.
This is standard practice in the industry.

There will still be a new range of monsterous 8xxx cards for gaming and enthusiasts.

Now relax :D lol
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The problem is, they are releasing the high end ( HD 8870-8970 ) cards to OEMs which leads me to believe there won't be much change between the OEM and individual versions. Could be wrong, but this is the first time I see this, and it's really not a honest business practice.
 
Lyt said:
The problem is, they are releasing the high end ( HD 8870-8970 ) cards to OEMs which leads me to believe there won't be much change between the OEM and individual versions. Could be wrong, but this is the first time I see this, and it's really not a honest business practice.
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You're wrong bud. Relax :)
Nvidia and AMD have done this for generations.
 
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Lyt said:
Never on such a mass scale, not that I can recall of. You figure we get our own individual cards then?
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On a huge scale bud.
You'll see when they are announced.

7970 Ghz Edition:

MANUFACTURER: AMD
SPECS STATUS: Official
GPU SERIES: Radeon HD 7000
GPU MODEL: Tahiti XT2
FABRICATION PROCESS: 28nm
COMPUTE UNITS: 32
STREAM PROCESSORS: 2048
TMUS:128
ROPS:32

HD8970

MANUFACTURER: AMD
SPECS STATUS:Rumored
GPU SERIES: Radeon HD 8900
GPU MODEL: Curacao XT
FABRICATION PROCESS: 28nm
COMPUTE UNITS: –
STREAM PROCESSORS: 2560
TMUS: 160
ROPS: 48

HD8970 OEM

MANUFACTURER: AMD
SPECS STATUS: Official
GPU SERIES: Radeon HD 8900
GPU MODEL: Tahiti XT2
FABRICATION PROCESS: 28nm
COMPUTE UNITS: 32
STREAM PROCESSORS: 2048
TMUS:128
ROPS:32
 
The Joker said:
On a huge scale bud.
You'll see when they are announced.

7970 Ghz Edition:

MANUFACTURER: AMD
SPECS STATUS: Official
GPU SERIES: Radeon HD 7000
GPU MODEL: Tahiti XT2
FABRICATION PROCESS: 28nm
COMPUTE UNITS: 32
STREAM PROCESSORS: 2048
TMUS:128
ROPS:32

HD8970

MANUFACTURER: AMD
SPECS STATUS:Rumored
GPU SERIES: Radeon HD 8900
GPU MODEL: Curacao XT
FABRICATION PROCESS: 28nm
COMPUTE UNITS: –
STREAM PROCESSORS: 2560
TMUS: 160
ROPS: 48

HD8970 OEM

MANUFACTURER: AMD
SPECS STATUS: Official
GPU SERIES: Radeon HD 8900
GPU MODEL: Tahiti XT2
FABRICATION PROCESS: 28nm
COMPUTE UNITS: 32
STREAM PROCESSORS: 2048
TMUS:128
ROPS:32
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Wow 48 ROPs? 2.5k SPUs? Better be true! May I have the links to where you got that?
 
Lyt said:
Wow 48 ROPs? 2.5k SPUs? Better be true! May I have the links to where you got that?
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I got them in January earlier this year.
Just saved the numbers in note pad xD will try find the original article tonight.
 
The Joker said:
I got them in January earlier this year.
Just saved the numbers in note pad xD will try find the original article tonight.
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Ok thanks...was wondering because those specs are very identical to the 6gb nvidia titan. And that's just the 8970, what monster specs will come with a 8990???

Well, I still have my doubts about the differences between oem/individual cards but we will see when individual cards are announced.
 
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