Thread: Characteristics Radeon HD 5830

As you recall, AMD still holds the chip for the release of video cards Radeon HD 5830. The first data on the chip appeared in early January, and then it was assumed that he will be formally presented on January 25, and his performance will be somewhere on the level of performance Radeon HD 4890. Since then, the expected release date repeatedly adjusted knowledgeable sources. It seems now, nobody knows the exact date of the appearance of the graphics chip, but now, at least, it became known that the price of new video cards in large wholesale lots will be approximately € 240; in addition, the network has been some technical characteristics of the new model.

As expected, we are dealing with a truncated version of the ATI Radeon HD 5850, in which the number of universal processors has been reduced to 1280, while the number of texture units is 60, that is, the graphic chip is slightly weaker than the Radeon HD 5850, which has 1,440 processors and the universal 72 texture units. Clock frequency new items will be slightly higher, 750 MHz and GDDR5 memory will operate at the same frequency as that of his elder brother, that is, 1000MHz (4000MGts effective).

According to recent data, the price of the Radeon HD 5830 will be slightly higher than originally anticipated. Earlier, sources said the price of less than € 200 in the batch of 1000 pieces, but most likely, the final price in large wholesale lots will be approximately € 210. While not known for certain, when all the same will this graphics card, but some sources believe that it will be presented during the fair Cebit or shortly before it.