Kal-EL
04-09-2009, 03:10 AM
ATI partners can and will make a Radeon HD4890 X2
4/8/2009 by: Theo Valich
http://brightsideofnews.com/ThumbL.aspx?file=/Data/2009_4_8/ATI-partners-can-and-will-make-a-Radeon-HD4890-X2\ATI_4890X2_215.jpg
At current ratio, the ATI Radeon HD 4890 draws 190W from the wall socket, hence the Maximum current draw of 225W [75W from PCIe slot, 2x6-pin for 150W]. But this 2x6-pin is not final, since reference boards feature room for a 300W TDP configuration [75W from PCIe, 8+6-pin for 150+75W], for the ultra-overclocking boards.
However, our sources in Taiwan claim that the ultra-overclocked board e.g. SuperRV790 isn't exactly what they are interested in. AMD GPG [Graphics Products Group, e.g. division F.K.A. ATI] recognized the need for even more powerful part, and gave the thumbs up to partners that want to do the 4890X2. In a YouTube interview for PC Games Hardware, Sasa Marinkovic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gyzY_-42N0&feature=rec-HM-exp_stronger_rn) [Product Manager for Consumer platforms: CPU, GPU, Chipsets] practically confirmed the X2 part. You can fast forward to six minutes into the interview for the "we're going flat out to capture the crown" statement.
Full Article here: http://brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/4/8/ati-partners-can-and-will-make-a-radeon-hd4890-x2.aspx
4/8/2009 by: Theo Valich
http://brightsideofnews.com/ThumbL.aspx?file=/Data/2009_4_8/ATI-partners-can-and-will-make-a-Radeon-HD4890-X2\ATI_4890X2_215.jpg
At current ratio, the ATI Radeon HD 4890 draws 190W from the wall socket, hence the Maximum current draw of 225W [75W from PCIe slot, 2x6-pin for 150W]. But this 2x6-pin is not final, since reference boards feature room for a 300W TDP configuration [75W from PCIe, 8+6-pin for 150+75W], for the ultra-overclocking boards.
However, our sources in Taiwan claim that the ultra-overclocked board e.g. SuperRV790 isn't exactly what they are interested in. AMD GPG [Graphics Products Group, e.g. division F.K.A. ATI] recognized the need for even more powerful part, and gave the thumbs up to partners that want to do the 4890X2. In a YouTube interview for PC Games Hardware, Sasa Marinkovic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gyzY_-42N0&feature=rec-HM-exp_stronger_rn) [Product Manager for Consumer platforms: CPU, GPU, Chipsets] practically confirmed the X2 part. You can fast forward to six minutes into the interview for the "we're going flat out to capture the crown" statement.
Full Article here: http://brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/4/8/ati-partners-can-and-will-make-a-radeon-hd4890-x2.aspx