AMD RV790 core same as RV770

By The Inquirer
09:46 Feb 25, 2009 | 6 Comments
Tags: AMD | RV790 | RV770

55nm rumours about AMD's next offering.

The dark satanic mill says AMD's rumoured RV790 chip will be a RV770 in disguise.

Speculation that AMD would be using a 40nm process for chip has been replaced by speculation that it won't.

According to Expreview the RV790 is going to be nothing more than a souped up RV770 which has been overclocked to buggery [is that a technical term? Ed].

That might not be such a bad thing. An improved version of the RV770 might make a lot of sense and compete with Nvidia's GTX285. This could keep the hounds at bay until the new 40nm process is ready.

Expreview's report is based on an an unnamed source who said the RV790 will be named HD 4970 and be overclocked from HD4870's 750MHz to 950MHz.

Memory will stay the same and the HD 4970 will feature 800 stream processors, the source coughed.

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6 Comments

battlefield_gir Feb 25, 2009 10:11 AM	Ergh,rumours piss me off. Srlsy whats the point given that there is no source.
Goonit Feb 25, 2009 11:33 AM	NEWS FLASH! TECH NEWS GETS CHOCKED FULL OF ALMOST AS MUCH CRAP AS NORMAL NEWS! DIE INQUIRER MAN!
Jeruselem Feb 25, 2009 1:12 PM	Inquirer = Ignore
nesquick Feb 25, 2009 5:22 PM	lol 950mhz the chip on stock cooling would not be stable at those speeds.
fliptopia Feb 26, 2009 8:29 AM	"overclocked to buggery [is that a technical term? Ed]." I believe the correct technical term is "had the bejesus clocked out of it" but that is also acceptable
fliptopia Feb 26, 2009 8:33 AM	oh and the source is probably nvidia. Journo: "so your gts250 is just old tech redbadged huh?" NVidia: "yeah, but that's what ati are doing with the rv790" Journo: "really" NVidia: "um...sure.. yeah" Journo: "OMG SCOOP"

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