heatthegreat
Limp Gawd
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- Oct 12, 2007
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My entire point is that AMD didn't do this in the past. This is exactly why I am disappointed with AMD now.
The numbers being correct is what makes this an especially painful slap in the face. If you don't believe them then I point you to TPU's averages and a calculator. If you still don't believe them then I point you to email TPU's editor, whoever that may be.
"Hey look, the new ATI card is out and its 45% on average faster than its last card and the fastest single card out by 20% or so. I can't wait to pay $350 for it... wait what?"
The reason why ATI hasn't done this in awhile is because it hasn't had a clear cut performance lead in a while. 280 > 4870 and 4890, 480 > 5870, 580 > 6970... and nvidia priced the hell out of those things. Now that ATI has the upper hand, they aren't supposed to do the same? Do you think if the 4870 was 20% faster than the 280 that it wouldn't have been priced high? This is business, and they priced it, what I think, is perfectly. If your buying a high end card like a 580, you really should buy the 3GB version and the 7970 is faster and priced lower than that. So I don't get the complaints. And like someone said earlier, the thing I'm looking forward to the most is the 7950... based on past performances, it should be sitting right at 580 performance while being $100-150 cheaper and use less power... lets just hope they also carry a 3GB version of that.