Rumors about RV790 characteristics are divided in two categories: RV790 will be simply the overclocked RV770 or it will be the improved RV770 version. Recently, we located proofs in favor of the second version. This is the price positioning of future video card, and the declared superiority over Radeon HD 4870 by 30%, which is not so simple to obtain with only frequencies increase .
As report associate the arrangement of RV790 chip does not coincide with RV770 arrangement, which is complicated to explain by a simple increase in the clock frequencies. As a rule, producers try to preserve the arrangement of printed-circuit boards, whose development is not cheap. Simultaneously it was reported that RV790 printed-circuit boards are equipped by one six-pin and one octal power connector, which indicates the energy consumption in the region of 225-300 W. Related Products :
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