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GPU codenames, anyone?

by Willy Deeplung on 13 December 2006, 17:47

Tags: ATi Technologies (NYSE:AMD)

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Dragon Tour

Find out what AMD's upcoming ATI GPUs are codenamed. There are some weird'uns.

So we've told you a lot about the upcoming R600 GPU, but what are its product codenames?

Ear to the ground, we've got some R600 codenames for you, then. Oh, and how about a bit of R700 too?

OK then. The R600 XTX part is known to some as "Dragon's Head", while the XT part is "Cat's Eye". Nice. Any guesses for the XL part? "UFO", you say? Correct!

Drumroll please for R700... Wekiva. The egg heads among you will note that Wekiva is a lake in the USA. Picturesque.

And finally, a bit more availability info for you. While "Dragon's Head" and "Cat's Eye" will be available at R600 launch, we'll be waiting for an extra thirty days before "UFO" comes flying in.



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I thought that AMD guy had bloodshot eyes when you were interviewing him ;)
Who the hell comes up with these code names? :S
Surely they could come up with some more exciting names than those? What's next, “Eye of Newt”, “Leg of Frog” and “Wing of Bat”?
I hope I haven't inadvertently leaked the codenames of the R680 series GPUs….