New AMD code names for next generation of GPUs!
Over at 3dcenter.org they have compiled a chart that is detailing both the current AMD 7000 series GPUs, the soon to be released AMD 9000 series GPUs, and the next generation to follow. New codenames that we knew about, such as AMD Volcanic Islands, and a new name Pirate Island has been uncovered according to them in the release notes of HWInfo. In the chart they list specifications for the AMD 9000 series but nothing concrete with AMD has been released. Now just to put this out there. Everything on this chart would be true and you will notice by the question marks it is not complete information and as I have said nothing concrete has been release by AMD. So this could all be correct or all be wrong.
AMD Volcanic Islands and Pirate Islands GPU Chart
| Southern Islands | Sea Islands | Volcanic Islands | Pirate Islands | |
| Codenamed: | New Zealand(dual chip, deleted)
Malta(dual chip) R1000/Tahiti(HighEnd) Pitcairn(performance) Cape Verde(mainstream) |
Aruba(dual chip, deleted)
Curacao (HighEnd, deleted) Hainan(performance, deleted) Bonaire (mainstream) Oland (Low) |
Nea Zealand (dual chip)Hawaii(HighEnd)Maui islandTonga | BermudaFijiTreasure |
| Architecture: | GCN 1.0, DirectX 11.1 | GCN 1.0, DirectX 11.1 | GCN 2.0, DirectX 11.1 + | ? |
| Production: | TSMC 28nm | TSMC 28nm | ? | 20 nm (?) |
| Release: | From January 2012 | OEM Mostly except 7730 & 7790 | October 2013 | ? |
| Graphics Card Series: | Radeon HD 7000 Series | Radeon HD 7730 & 7790 | Radeon HD 9000 and/or Radeon Rx D100 Series | Radeon Rx D200 System |
AMD Volcanic Islands & Pirate Islands Codenames
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