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I agree with this statement by 15.6%.Percentage difference reviews suck ass.
wtf is up with this new power slider.
Just like the old Turbo bottons.Is it still a considered a slider if every [H] reader has it pegged to the right?
They're also using old drivers.
The new 6970 and 6950, launched today, will have an RRP of $419 and $339 respectively. That's in Aussie dollars, by the way. Incidentally, US pricing for the 6970 sits at $US369. Just so you know.
However, it's worth noting that the 6970 is not AMD's best performer. That crown still sits firmly on the head of the previous generation's 5970 - which is a dual-core monster that'll cost you around $200 more than the 6970.
That's the trick here - the 6970 sits at a much more attractive price-performance ratio than any other AMD card. It's not the top dog, but it's probably the better enthusiast choice. Our testing, which is still in progress, backs that up - be sure to check out issue 121 for the full details. As a teaser, it does double the tesselation performance over previous cards.
In terms of NVIDIA cards, this release still leaves the GTX 580 as the single fastest card on the market, but again, it's a level of performance that you'll pay through the nose for - and will be unlikely take full advantage of. And, to be honest, it's not that much faster than the 6970.
Though we only got the card yesterday... but so far, it's a sweet bit of kit.
The $AU price of the HD6970 at least at kick off is a lot higher than the RRP of $419, more like $550-600.
http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=hd6970&spos=1
If it starts at $369 then $350 is a price cut.Initial release pricing..im betting the Newegg/micro-center prices will end up being $350-$375 within a couple weeks....that will be hard to pass up versus $508-$549 for the 580.
http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/News/241778,amds-6970-pricing-revealed.aspx
Looks like it may very well take the "Value/performance" crown however...
Initial release pricing..im betting the Newegg/micro-center prices will end up being $350-$375 within a couple weeks....that will be hard to pass up versus $508-$549 for the 580.
Except that it is more or less a 570 competitor, which can be had for around $350.
Are you talking about the 10.11 russian review?@ 2560x1600 the 6970 trounces the 570. Most people will be buying these cards for higher resolutions I reckon..
In Crysis Warhead it's 25% ahead of a 570. In Metro it's 16% ahead.
That said, I wouldn't base any conclusions from this review, but just saying.
Are you talking about the 10.11 russian review?
16% and 25% put it into/beyond 580 territory.
Are you talking about the 10.11 russian review?
16% and 25% put it into/beyond 580 territory.
Yep - check out the 2560x1600 results with AA/AF:
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How? GTX 570 is around $349.99 @ newegg.. If 6970 really competes with 480/570 then $400 price tag doesn't look good...
So I guess once again AMD is relying on it's Dual GPU counterpart to be in competition with Nvidia's single GPU highend? That's probably why the 6970 is priced so low. The 6990 will probably be $500+ and will stomp the GTX580. Only problem is I gave up mulitple gpu systems since I can see microstutter every damn time any card gets below 60fps on any game. With a single gpu I don't see it. Therefore I'd rather have a top of the line single gpu card then a dual....
That's a big gain in performance @ 2560x1600.
Yep - check out the 2560x1600 results with AA/AF:
@ 2560x1600 the 6970 trounces the 570. Most people will be buying these cards for higher resolutions I reckon..
In Crysis Warhead it's 25% ahead of a 570. In Metro it's 16% ahead.
That said, I wouldn't base any conclusions from this review, but just saying.