DailyTech
reports that the R600XT will be officially known as Radeon HD 2900 XT when
it launches in May. It seems that R600XT will be available first followed the
XTX.
According to DailyTech, the Radeon HD 2900 series features 320 stream
processors and supports 128-bit HDR rendering, 24xAA, physics processing. Other
features include integrated HDMI output capabilities with 5.1 surround sound.
Although the wait for R600 is unbearable but the consoling part is that R600XT
stood up well against NVIDIA GeForce 8800 series. Using a Core 2 Extreme QX6700
processor, R600XT scored 12K in 3DMark06, slightly better than a GeForce 8800
GTX. It is benched on the latest 8.361-RC4 drivers, quite an improvement over
the older sets of drivers. The core clock of R600XT stood at 750MHz while the
memory is at 820MHz. It looks all decent for a US$399 card. Does this sound like
a hope for ATI? It does to me...