R520 = Radeon X1800
RV530 = X1600
RV515 = X1300
ATI's R520 is the Radeon X1800
RV530 is X1600, RV515 is X1300
By Fuad Abazovic: Thursday 08 September 2005, 08:11
WE FINALLY managed to get some solid information's about the R520
codenamed
Fudo. Confused?
ATI decided to call the R520 Radeon X1800. We used to talk about R520XT,
PRO
or XL so new you will have to switch to Radeon X1800XT, Radeon X1800PRO
and
Radeon X1800XL.
We believe that ATI didn't want to go for the X900 cliché as this is a
brand
new generation of products featuring Shader Model 3.0 and some interesting
video features. Its marketing machine didn't want to be that predictable.
Someone at ATI said it's so good that it deserves twice as big a number
than
900 and ended up with X1800 as a product name for this new Radeon based on
R520 architecture.
The mainstream card, based on an RV530 core, will be named Radeon X1600.
This card is supposed to fight 6800 standard in mainstream segment. Radeon
X1600 should sit around $199 price tag.
The entry level RV515 is going to be called the Radeon X1300. This very
affordable ATI cheapo card should land around $99 price mark. ATI will
finally offer wide range of Shader model 3.0, HDR and some nice video
features for the whole family.
The cards will be launched in the first week of October. µ
