AMD and NVIDIA have both scheduled their new video chipset releases for the same day, a possible slip has suggested today. Both the Radeon HD 6000 and GeForce GT 430 should be unveiled worldwide on October 19. AMD's launch would be a week later than first planned, Digitimes said, and would likely see cards ship in full by November with the top-end Radeon HD 6870 leading the group.
Both lines will be built on a 40 nanometer process, but the two will have different focuses. Specification leaks have suggested the mid-range Radeon HD 6700 series could be twice as fast as the 5700 series graphics they'd replace, but the GeForce GT 430 is intended as a budget design that brings DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4 features to entry-leveldesktops.
No mention has been made of Mobility Radeon HD 6000 chips so far, but AMD has usually staggered its desktop and mobile launches. NVIDIA is already shipping its GeForce 400M graphics.
One of the earliest adopters of the Radeon HD 6000 series may be Apple, as Mac OS X 10.6.5 betas already reference the new chips in what's usually a prelude to new models.
No mention has been made of Mobility Radeon HD 6000 chips so far, but AMD has usually staggered its desktop and mobile launches. NVIDIA is already shipping its GeForce 400M graphics.
One of the earliest adopters of the Radeon HD 6000 series may be Apple, as Mac OS X 10.6.5 betas already reference the new chips in what's usually a prelude to new models.
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