AMD Sends Out Initial Linux Graphics Driver Support For The "Green Sardine"

[bridgman]

All of the announced cards (6800, 6800XT and 6900XT use the Sienna Cichlid GPU, just with different configurations and clocks.

6800 uses 60 CU's while 6800XT uses 72 and 6900XT uses 80.

[rbmorse]

So, what fish is the 6800XT?

[Spacefish]

Well the project names like Sienna Cichlid where there way before the marketing moniker "navi" was created..
The devs working on the drivers are probably in close contact to the hardware / chip designers, so the naturally use the internal project name..

[Berniyh]

Oh dear …

[pal666]

Navi 21 is the name of the chip project, that's widely known. Sienna Cichlid is just something they invented for the code so we don't know for which chip the code is (or at least we're not supposed to know, but that just doesn't work).
Same for Navi 22/Navy Flounder, Navi 23/Dimgrey Cavefish and now Lucienne/Green Sardine.

you have few blanks in your theory. what are your names for Lucienne/Green Sardine?

[pal666]

Sure, the driver code is written before the chip is even designed. *facepalm*

moron, chip designers do not invent marketing names, they have no idea where result will be placed in the product line

[Berniyh]

So, designers need a name for the chip before your name exist, so they have to invent something. FTFY.

It's all about “those who make” who need a name before “those who sell”, whatever the job of those who make.

Yeah …
Navi 21 is the name of the chip project, that's widely known. Sienna Cichlid is just something they invented for the code so we don't know for which chip the code is (or at least we're not supposed to know, but that just doesn't work).
Same for Navi 22/Navy Flounder, Navi 23/Dimgrey Cavefish and now Lucienne/Green Sardine.

It's likely I'd assign you another name so other's don't know that I'm talking about you when I do.

[illwieckz]

no, you don't understand. they need name before your name exists, so they have to invent something

Sure, the driver code is written before the chip is even designed. *facepalm*

So, designers need a name for the chip before your name exist, so they have to invent something. FTFY.

It's all about “those who make” who need a name before “those who sell”, whatever the job of those who make.

[Berniyh]

no, you don't understand. they need name before your name exists, so they have to invent something

Oh dear …

Sure, the driver code is written before the chip is even designed. *facepalm*

[nranger]

Hopefully a one time problem; we just have to be a bit more careful when talking about red herrings.