AMD Radeon R400 Series to be Codenamed Arctic Islands

While we still do not know a whole lot about AMD’s Radeon R300 series, the first rumors about the Radeon R400 series have already started to appear. According to a report by SweClockers the Radeon R400 series, expected in 2016, will be codenamed Arctic Islands.

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For those who have not been following AMD over the past few years each generation of graphics cards have been named after a distinct geographical area. We’ve had Southern Islands, Sea Islands, Volcanic Islands, Pirate Islands and now we will have Arctic Islands. Here is a full breakdown:

2012 — Radeon HD 7000 – Southern Islands
2013 — Radeon HD 8000 – Sea Islands
2013 — Radeon Rx 200 – Volcanic Islands
2015 — Radeon Rx 300 – Pirate Islands
2016 — Radeon Rx 400 – Arctic Islands

Looking at the full list of potential candidates for codenames the best looks to be either Bear Island or Pioneer Island.

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With the codename being Arctic Islands with this bring a whole new level of cooling as well? Time will only tell, but we are expecting 16/14 nm FinFet chips and more power efficient silicon than 28 nm.

Source: SweClockers via VideoCardz | News Archive

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