Allen
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Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 8,854
Ohio USA
My 4 year old 28nm HD7970s have 2048 stream processors each (4096 total). And, they still run everything the way I set up for games (default AMD Radeon Settings, "ultimate" in game-settings, highest resolution downloadable textures when available, 0AA). Usually, one card is enough (2048 stream processors).
I want at least 4096 stream processors on a single 14nm GPU. So, I may wait -- now that I know the 14nm "big one" is not due until 2017. I may follow SkateZilla's plan and upgrade my FX9590 CPU first (at the end of 2016 -- at black Friday prices, I hope ). Anyhow, I'll "play it by ear" as the cards are released and test reports come out.
). Anyhow, I'll "play it by ear" as the cards are released and test reports come out.
