News - ATI set to retire Radeon HD 4830 and replace with all-new HD 4770

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We know the ATI Radeon HD 4770 is coming. Leaked slide.....

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Think you need to add that its not just bumping up clocks and DDR5 its also made via a 40nm fabrication which is a HUGE step :P.

A tad disappointed that the 4770 needs PCI-E power and the 4750 too... hopefully the model below will still be more powerful than the 4670 but under that threshold where PCI-E power connector is needed.

Well the 4770 is about the same power usage as the 4830 on idle(216) but on load its 80watts less than the 4830 so its more useful on load then anything.

4830 being replaced by a 4770? Sounds like a step backwards - can the naming system get any more confusing?

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Originally Posted by pauldarkside

... can the naming system get any more confusing?

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Oh, I should think so... ;):confused:

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Originally Posted by pauldarkside

4830 being replaced by a 4770? Sounds like a step backwards - can the naming system get any more confusing?

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What would you suggest - 5770? I'm not really sure what else they could go wotih (a 48xx number doesn't make sense due to the 40nm shrink etc...).

I think 4770 makes sense. The main thing though is to ensure that the 4830 gets out the channel to avoid any confusion.

4840 maybe? 40 for the 40nm for the lulz.:juggle:

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Originally Posted by pauldarkside

can the naming system get any more confusing?

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It could be GTX2xx. :P

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Originally Posted by this_is_gav

It could be GTX2xx. :P

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That's the good thing with ATI. At least a new model number means a new GPU... not just same GPU new number :D