ATI's R420XT is the Olympic Snowboard

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ATI's R420XT is the Olympic Snowboard

Around 500/1000 MHz


By Fuad Abazovic: Tuesday 02 March 2004, 11:44

I SAID THAT the DDR 1 version of ATI cards with R420 chip is
codenamed Skateboard here, and now it's the right time to reveal what
the Olympic Snowboard codename means.
This is the most detailed batch of information that we've manage to
get since this card is getting close to its announcement, but as we
said it most likely won't be announced at SnowBIT as previously
planned.

R420XT is the high end card – the fastest one in the class - where XT
stands for extreme performance and it will rock at around 500MHz for
the GPU and around 1000MHz for the memory. Bear in mind that those are
preliminary results that might vary. This means that ATI plans to get
the cards on these speeds.

The printed circuit board (PCB) will be a 10 layer design and the
memory on this high end card will be GDDR 3 8Mx32 8 pieces of memory.
The card is AGP 4X/ 8X. ATI is a Canadian company and most of the
people like skiing, snow and hockey unlike yours truly, that ended up
damaged when I tried to drink too much beer ski.

The NDA preview of the cards will be at CeBIT so please stand in line
to sign up to see them. µ
 
R420 said:
ATI's R420XT is the Olympic Snowboard

Around 500/1000 MHz


By Fuad Abazovic: Tuesday 02 March 2004, 11:44

I SAID THAT the DDR 1 version of ATI cards with R420 chip is
codenamed Skateboard here, and now it's the right time to reveal what
the Olympic Snowboard codename means.
This is the most detailed batch of information that we've manage to
get since this card is getting close to its announcement, but as we
said it most likely won't be announced at SnowBIT as previously
planned.

R420XT is the high end card - the fastest one in the class - where XT
stands for extreme performance and it will rock at around 500MHz for
the GPU and around 1000MHz for the memory. Bear in mind that those are
preliminary results that might vary. This means that ATI plans to get
the cards on these speeds.

The printed circuit board (PCB) will be a 10 layer design and the
memory on this high end card will be GDDR 3 8Mx32 8 pieces of memory.
The card is AGP 4X/ 8X. ATI is a Canadian company and most of the
people like skiing, snow and hockey unlike yours truly, that ended up
damaged when I tried to drink too much beer ski.

The NDA preview of the cards will be at CeBIT so please stand in line
to sign up to see them. µ
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The FX5950 can easily overclock to 500/1000.
 
The FX5950 can easily overclock to 500/1000.
Click to expand...

So what?

I got a FX5900 to 450 core and 950 on the memory and my Herc 9700pro smoked
it still at 352 core and 662 on the memory. My brothers 9600 XT is currently
o/c to 570 core and 330 memory and it comes no where near my 9700pro even at
default speeds.

Its not just the MHz its what the entire package can do.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-3/659666/FarCry9700Proa.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-3/659666/FarCryFX5900a.JPG

Only problem on the 9700Pro is the boulders made from coal!

--
Les
XP PRO
Herc 9700 Pro
XP Barton 2500 @ 2700 180x12
1024 MB corsair platinum 3500
A7N8X Deluxe
 
The FX5950 can easily overclock to 500/1000.
Click to expand...

So what?

I got a FX5900 to 450 core and 950 on the memory and my Herc 9700pro smoked
it still at 352 core and 662 on the memory. My brothers 9600 XT is currently
o/c to 570 core and 330 memory and it comes no where near my 9700pro even at
default speeds.

Its not just the MHz its what the entire package can do.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-3/659666/FarCry9700Proa.JPG

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-3/659666/FarCryFX5900a.JPG

Only problem on the 9700Pro is the boulders made from coal!

--
Les
XP PRO
Herc 9700 Pro
XP Barton 2500 @ 2700 180x12
1024 MB corsair platinum 3500
A7N8X Deluxe
 
Thanks. But I don't think Spyre thanks you...
Coal is bad for the environment to, ATI shoud switch to natural gas
boulders.
Mike
 
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