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@ 2011/04/13AMD might not be finished adding new cards to its Radeon HD 6000 series, but that doesn't mean the next generation is all that far away. The folks at DigiTimes say they've gotten word from sources at graphics card makers that the Radeon HD 7000 series, a.k.a. Southern Islands, will hit mass production next month.
The site doesn't reveal too many details, although an earlier story by SemiAccurate hinted that the first Radeon HD 7000-series cards would have 28-nm GPUs derived from the same architecture as Cayman chips inside current Radeon HD 6950 and 6970 cards. SemiAccurate expressed doubt about TSMC's ability to deliver the 28-nm parts in volume, however, saying retail cards might arrive some time between July 2011 and July 2012.
The site doesn't reveal too many details, although an earlier story by SemiAccurate hinted that the first Radeon HD 7000-series cards would have 28-nm GPUs derived from the same architecture as Cayman chips inside current Radeon HD 6950 and 6970 cards. SemiAccurate expressed doubt about TSMC's ability to deliver the 28-nm parts in volume, however, saying retail cards might arrive some time between July 2011 and July 2012.
