# ATI Radeon R580 - 1.1 Teraflop GPU!

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**Created:** [January 13, 2006, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ati-radeon-r580-1-1-teraflop-gpu/6798 "2006-01-13T09:39:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 9:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ati-radeon-r580-1-1-teraflop-gpu/6798/1 "2006-01-13T09:39:10Z")

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> SOURCES INDICATE to the INQ that when ATI launches its R580 chip on the 24th of January next, the beastie will perform at a staggering 1.1 teraflops.
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> That’s quite a few flops more than a CPU, which is generally reckoned to be the brain of a computer.

[http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28954](http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28954)

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**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ati-radeon-r580-1-1-teraflop-gpu/6798/2 "2006-01-13T10:51:16Z")

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wtf.

gods ball = that vid card.

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**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ati-radeon-r580-1-1-teraflop-gpu/6798/3 "2006-01-13T10:57:08Z")

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> [@RuBiCaNT](#):
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> [http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28954](http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28954)

That link isnt working for me. Its a Video card? Is there a price?

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**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ati-radeon-r580-1-1-teraflop-gpu/6798/4 "2006-01-13T11:01:48Z")

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> [@JDMSIR](#):
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> That link isnt working for me. Its a Video card? Is there a price?

It’s an article on the subject.

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**Author:** ![JCuz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jcuz/32/7338_2.png) [@JCuz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JCuz)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ati-radeon-r580-1-1-teraflop-gpu/6798/5 "2006-01-13T13:44:57Z")

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Allah’s sausage

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**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ati-radeon-r580-1-1-teraflop-gpu/6798/6 "2006-01-13T16:53:54Z")

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What’ll be more amazing is when they actually put that kind of graphics power to good use. For FPS games, it isn’t exactly important to see the individual leaves on the tree when you are trying to avoid getting your ass shot off. Not much time to admire the scenery in a racing game, either. :lol:

The interesting thing is that with that kind of processing power in the GPU, the main system processor is going to be freed up quite a bit. Of course, Microsoft will take care of that with their next OS, I’m sure. Intel and AMD giveth, and Microsoft taketh away.