ATI next generation (after 5XXX) is codenamed Hecatoncheires

[josiahsuarez]

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15891/1/
2010 new architecture


AMD is internally talking about its next generation stuff, something that looks to be the next, 2010 generation of DirectX 11 hardware.

The codename is Hecatoncheires, named after gigantic fifty headed creatures of great strength in Greek mythology which despite being weaker than Titans, managed to beat them. A simple analogy would put Nvidia in the role of Titans, and since Hecatoncheires had more heads, this would suggest a larger chip with more shaders.

In ancient Greek, Hecatoncheires means "hundred armed" and from what we hear this is a brand new architecture and not just improved version of R770, something that RV870 is.

There will be six other Greek names to take a place of three desktop and three mobile chips and they should be ready in late 2010.

[CaptNKILL]

That's a pretty cool name.

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/EPIC_Gallery/Gallery5b/44257_C5_Hecatoncheires.jpg

[Viral]

That's pretty darn good if they can have an all new architecture out before the end of next year. Looking forward to this.

[josiahsuarez]

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15918/1/
AMD's Hecatoncheires GPU family codenames revealed
Written by Fuad Abazovic
Monday, 12 October 2009 10:46

MIMD shaders


AMD's upcoming Hecatoncheires graphics architecture, the one that will eventually become Evergreen's successor, introduces three new subcategory codenames under its family name. Due to the original nature of AMD's latest marketing decisions, we are again talking about Greek codenames, so the pronunciation may be difficult for some. If you're up to the task, the family consists of Briareos, Gyes and Kottos.

On another note, three more Greek codenames are reserved for the mobile GPU department. In regards to architectural changes, the only information we were able to discover is that these new chips should introduce MIMD shaders.

For those requiring more academic background about these names in regards to Greek mythology, it can be noted that the three new desktop GPU codenames were the names of Hecatoncheires (see here). “Their names were Briareus Βριάρεως the Vigorous, also called Aigaion Αιγαίων (Latinized as Aegaeon) the "sea goat", CottusGyges Γύγης (or Gyes) the Big-Limbed.” Κόττος the Striker or the Furious.

[Siskods9]

The Japanese Anime series 'Appleseed' has a main character called 'Briareos' who wears 'Hecatonchires' battle armour.

Interesting that Briareos is one of the part codes for their new Hecatonchires architecture.

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/8149/appleseedexmachina20071.jpg