Tomshardware.tw has posted some information abt the availability of the Radeon HD 4870X2. It is slated to be launched on the 12 Aug 2008.
Just to recap, the R700 or Radeon HD 4870X2 is basically formed by linking two RV7700 cores onto the same PCB. As one core has 800 stream processors, dual GPU will give it 1600 stream processors.
Here are some info about the card
1. 2GB GDDR5 memory, PCI-E 2.0
2. supports DX10.1, CrossFire X
3. supports UVD2, AVT (accelerated video transcoding), DVD upscaling to 1080p, display port
4. supports Dynamic Geometry Acceleration 及 Dynamic Power Management.
To run the HD4870X2, you would require at least a 600W power supply.
