vean la bestia que esta rugiendo en canada y NY en ATI.
the R520 XT. It is a dual slot solution and uses a cooler similar to the X850. ATI will also offer one-slot versions which will have less performance.
The will only be PCI-Express boards. AGP versions are definitely not planned.
Internally the chip will use 512-bit memory transfers. However, the external memory interface will still be 256-bit - expect some nice marketing from ATI regarding that "feature".
Right now the product lineup is:
R520 XT
* 512MB RAM
* ~600 MHz core
* ~650-700 MHz memory
* Dual slot cooling
* Dual DVI
R520 XL
* 256MB RAM
* ~500 MHz core
* ~500 MHz memory
* Single slot cooling
* VGA + DVI
R520 LE
* 256MB RAM
* ~450 MHz core
* ~450 MHz memory
* Single slot cooling
* VGA + DVI
R520 XT Crossfire Edition
* 256MB RAM
* ~600 MHz core
* ~650-700 MHz memory
* Dual slot cooling
* VGA + DVI
I guess we can expect a Pro version in between there soon.
In the thread at HKEPC linked above (translated) "it is likely that the ATI R520 will change its name to ATI Radeon X1800 series, the estimated release date for the ATI X900 series is early October".
One of these two names is correct my source says, he didn't want to reveal which one though. The October release date is correct.
PS cuando hablo en ingles es pq me vuelvo muy into the topic y como lenguaje de compu es basado en ingles tonces diay si no entienden me avisan pero vea que potencia ahh y los pipelines van a tener las 3 versiones 16, 24 y 32. 16 es "peor" que la 7800GTX por poco teoricamente pero las otras dos lo violan si quieren mas info solo me dicen