HalfAHertz Will it be based on GCN 1.1 like the 260x and 290/290x? If so it will include goodies like revised shaders and TrueAudio. Maybe it will feature the revised memory controller of the 290 that supposedly was 50% smaller.

I certainly agree odds are it will contain not only trueaudio, but also adaptive sync (as Richard Huddy has said without saying in multiple interviews ) and a greater pixel clock ability. As for the memory controller, while using something similar to Pitcairn/Hawaii in 384-bit/5ghz-5.5ghz guise is one option, It would appear they went the opposite direction with 256-bit/7ghz memory...something closer to what's in Bonaire. That would suggest a card with a shorter design (<10.5 inches), aimed at 1080p, and/or perhaps a die size that couldn't sustain 384-bit/5500...essentially a replacement for the market Pitcairn used to occupy at launch, Tahiti occupied recently (around $200-350), and similarish to rv790->Barts later-series refresh parts of yore. While 7ghz would appear to be less efficient than wider and slower (when die space allows), 7ghz now is only 1.5-1.55v (as opposed to most-everything being 1.6v around the 7000 series launch). It also allows a pretty nifty setup in mobile; The same chips can be binned to 1.35v (5.5ghz from Hynix, same thing used in the ps4), and such a setup could allow a sku with power and yield friendly core clock of ~800mhz.It's important to note that while Tahiti had it's merits for design (during it's heyday), a 384-bit/6ghz (1.6v) setup could essentially support 2048sp up to around 1350mhz. While that made sense for early silicon, now-a-days thing have evolved, with both GK100/Hawaii being higher up the foodchain and replacing Tahiti for the larger buffer/higher rez and also power envelope solutions. Clockspeeds on 28nm have also settled lower than on initial products as yield has increased...or at least that's how amd has been playing it.Extrapolating, and assuming 2048sp is correct, I assume we get something around 1000-1050/7ghz. While on straight compute unit/bw efficiency it should have a clock similar to Hawaii, if you rather use a metric of what the average shader/fillrate usage is (ie they want to clock it pretending they are usually only using around 1880 units, essentially the practical difference between gk104 and Tahiti) it would be closer to 1050mhz or so.I think the grand take-away will be exactly what this article puts forward: It will be a part between 760 and 770. Probably overclock to a similarish level to a stock 770. Hopefully it will be priced between the two, if not closer to the former, as well as being shorter and using under 225w (which using 2GB would imply...4GB may hamper clocks within that envelope)...essentially bringing Tahiti to Pitcairn's market (over time). IOW, exactly what others have postulated: this is (or will be, depending on your pov) the new standard for 1080p.Anecdote and/orxbone is to Pitcairn (7870/270x) as PS4 is to....?(Think about that for a minute, and do some 30->60fps and 720p->1080p conversions).Make sense? ;)