AMD R700 - with HDMI and DisplayPort support

More rumors have come to light about AMD’s next-generation graphics chip.

AMD seems to be solving the mystery surrounding future display standards in the simplest way possible at the same time. The graphics core, codenamed R700, is rumored to support all competing standards, so next-generation cards will include DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort connectors. Also, of course, the good old TV output is not left out either.

Battle of generations

As the second DVI connector would no longer be available due to DisplayPort, a separate adapter is expected to be included with the solutions built around the R700 core. The next generation of cards will arrive in the first half of 2008.