Associate report that the announcement of video card series radeon HD 5500 is planned for the sixth February. According to more precise information, these graphical solutions will appear on the second week of February. It is assumed that redwood pro will be two base models: Radeon HD 5570 and Radeon HD 5550. We can only surmise about the precise technical characteristics of these products. Low-profile video card in this series will be equipped with DVI, HDMI and D -Sub ports. The energy consumption level of video card will not exceed 50 W.
For the fourth of February is planned the announcement Of radeon HD 5450 (Cedar) - this is a low-profile video card with a passive cooling system. It will also ensure the support Of directX 11 and three monitors in eyefinity regime , and also technologies dolby true HD and DTS master audio. Video card series radeon HD 5450 will be completed by 512 mb or 1 Gb DDR-2 or DDR- 3 memory. The core frequency will be equal to 650 MHz, while the memory frequency depends on the type, in the most rapid version reaching 1600 MHz DDR. The cost Of radeon HD 5450 will lie within the limits from $45 to $70.
The recommended retail price Of radeon HD 5830 will be equal to $239-269. This close relative Of radeon HD 5850 with the reduced quantity of shader processors, let us recall, that it must appear at the end of January or beginning of February. The frequencies Of radeon HD 5830, on some assumptions, will be equal to 800/4000 MHz. If we considers that Radeon HD 5870 works at 850/4800 MHz frequencies, and Radeon HD 5850 - at 725/4000 MHz frequencies, an increase in the frequency of radeon HD 5830 core relative to the similar characteristic Of radeon HD 5850 can indicate the desire to compensate with a lower number of stream processors. On the speed level, this video card must approach Radeon HD 4890, but the support Of directX 11 and Eyefinity will make it attractive .