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http://www.gecube.com/products-02.php?prod_cat_pid=213&prod_cat_id=214

According to VR-Zone, the official name for AMD/ATI's RV670 will be Radeon HD 3000 series. Previously codenamed Radeon HD 2950 series, today one of the AIB partners - GeCube has even listed out Radeon HD 3800 on their website. AMD has also decided to drop PRO, XT, GT, XTX from their future HD 3000 series graphics cards. The last 2 digits of the model name will determine the performance of the card. For example RV670PRO will be known as Radeon HD 3850 while RV670XT will be known as Radeon HD 3870 when they are launched on November 15th.
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http://www.techpowerup.com/?42301

Confusing if you ask me.
 
Sounds good to me. The higher the number of a generation, the better it is. Right? :D
 
This doesn't make any sense to me from a performance view point and marketing. So far from what I have seen the 2950 series will perform about the same level as the 8800 series. It doesn't seem like a good enough improvement to call a new generation of cards. Since they are part of the R600 series not the R700 (At least I think).
 
AMD/ATi can name their products whatever they want, I find it funny (not necessarily on this forum) that many people think it is stupid, fine it is your opinion and it is all good, but in the end AMD/ATi can name their products what they want and feel is appropriate even if it is still a R6xx chip being tagged with a HD3xxx name, I assume the R7xx will be HD4xxx , or maybe it will be HD9999 who cares what the name is? its about what it does, not what it looks like or is named in the end to me :)
 
Tetrahedron said:
AMD/ATi can name their products whatever they want, I find it funny (not necessarily on this forum) that many people think it is stupid, fine it is your opinion and it is all good, but in the end AMD/ATi can name their products what they want and feel is appropriate even if it is still a R6xx chip being tagged with a HD3xxx name, I assume the R7xx will be HD4xxx , or maybe it will be HD9999 who cares what the name is? its about what it does, not what it looks like or is named in the end to me :)
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Someone has some sense :)

What's in a name that which we call a rose? By any other name would smell as sweet. ;)
 
To the above two posts:

A name, to a consumer, means a lot. If they decided to call it the HD9600, we have an issue...consumers would be like "i already have a 9600...."

Not every consumer is knowlegeable about an entire product line; in theory, a consumer shouldnt have to research everything they buy. They should be able to easily tell which are better (which they still can, but i digress) and which are newer.

A company can NOT call their product whatever they want and still expect it to sell as well to the uneducated consumer.
 
JackAshley said:
To the above two posts:

A name, to a consumer, means a lot. If they decided to call it the HD9600, we have an issue...consumers would be like "i already have a 9600...."

Not every consumer is knowlegeable about an entire product line; in theory, a consumer shouldnt have to research everything they buy. They should be able to easily tell which are better (which they still can, but i digress) and which are newer.

A company can NOT call their product whatever they want and still expect it to sell as well to the uneducated consumer.
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The consumer are going to think, oh lookie, a bigger number! Surely 3800 > 2900! :D

Although I do wonder sometimes how the marketing guys come up with all this stuff :p
 
Its VR-Zone guys, they have been really going downhill in the name of ad revenue.

I would call it PR suicide if they decided that they were all of a sudden one gen ahead of nvidia all of a sudden, esp if the card isn't atleast 40% better than w/e nvidia's best card is at their launch, also especally if nvidia gets pissed, decides to release their next gen card early, and it kicks AMD's next gen card in the face.

I say 40% because unless its atleast that much faster than your last card, you got no right calling it next generation. next gen is supposed to be just that, the new shit, not a respin, thats why they invented the x900 and x950 numbered cards, but AMD half screwed that already.
RV670 = respin of R600, G92 = respin of G80.

Logic defeats all bs info.
 
Simpson5774 said:
Its VR-Zone guys, they have been really going downhill in the name of ad revenue.

I would call it PR suicide if they decided that they were all of a sudden one gen ahead of nvidia all of a sudden, esp if the card isn't atleast 40% better than w/e nvidia's best card is at their launch, also especally if nvidia gets pissed, decides to release their next gen card early, and it kicks AMD's next gen card in the face.

I say 40% because unless its atleast that much faster than your last card, you got no right calling it next generation. next gen is supposed to be just that, the new shit, not a respin, thats why they invented the x900 and x950 numbered cards, but AMD half screwed that already.
RV670 = respin of R600, G92 = respin of G80.

Logic defeats all bs info.
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Ajax9000 said:
Two hours ago I visited http://www.gecube.com/products-02.php?prod_cat_pid=213 and it listed the HD3000; now it is blank. A slip-up or are they trying to f@*k with our minds?
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You'd be surprised, it can go ether way.

I remember Asus releasing a notebook with an ati part (x2300 I think it was called) months before the HD2000 line got released or people knew it was going to be 'HD' , it wasn't a dx10 part, just something based on the last gen technology.

Or Gecube got reminded of their AMD/ATI NDA requirements a little late.
 
i always wondered why ati didn't start with hd2700 or hd800 they already knew that r600 would be slower that 8800 naming it 2800 and leaving the room for much better product at least could saved 2000 series
 
anything is better than the overusage of "X" in their product names.

I mean, X1900XTX? WTF? It's a video card, not a porn movie.
 
VR zone,, you mean the same VR zone that keeps postng up BS G92 info?
 
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