AMD Radeon HD 6870 and HD 6850 confirmed to be launched on 22.10.2010

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10-13-2010, 01:47 PM
SpuTnicK

AMD Radeon HD 6870 and HD 6850 confirmed to be launched on 22.10.2010

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It is confirmed that AMD has changed its mind for the second time and will launch the Radeon HD 6000 Series on 22 October 2010. The launch was initially slated for 12 October but was pushed back a week to the 19th prior to this. Fudzilla has also confirmed that the Radeon HD 6000 Series will launch on the 22nd.

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10-13-2010, 02:06 PM
BeepBeep2

Paper launch or real launch ;)

I like the way they kept quiet about it, I had no idea this was coming.
10-13-2010, 02:17 PM
zanzabar

if they already took orders from retailers then it should be a real launch. amd kept this one really quiet we knew that they were going out about now but i have no idea on the real specs or performance
10-13-2010, 02:29 PM
ripken204

eh, this seems so strange from AMD.
let us know what these cards actually are, let us drool over benchmarks, give us something.
if release date is really just over a week away... wtf are they waiting for?
10-13-2010, 02:54 PM
kgk

Feh, who gives a crap about Barts parts. I want to hear news on Cayman and the 6890 (or 6970 and 6990 or whatever card they're sticking it into)
10-13-2010, 02:56 PM
Kej

Closing in towards launch, drivers can be seen here.
10-13-2010, 03:04 PM
kuroikenshi

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Originally Posted by kgk

Feh, who gives a crap about Barts parts. I want to hear news on Cyprus and the 6890 (or 6970 and 6990 or whatever card they're sticking it into)

I gather that when you say cyprus (which I don't even know what it is) you mean Cayman.... and not the 1+ year old Cypress....:shakes::shakes:
10-13-2010, 03:06 PM
kgk

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Originally Posted by kuroikenshi

I gather that when you say cyprus (which I don't even know what it is) you mean Cayman.... and not the 1+ year old Cypress....:shakes::shakes:

Facepalm. Fixed.

You'll have to forgive me, it's 1am here. Yes Cayman. Thanks.
10-13-2010, 03:43 PM
Dainas

the last 2 years have been by far the most boring in video card history. I was excited for the HD6870 until all the wild motioning implying it will not be replacing the HD5870.
10-13-2010, 03:44 PM
HelixPC

3 of these would be cool.
10-13-2010, 03:49 PM
zanzabar

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Originally Posted by Dainas

the last 2 years have been by far the most boring in video card history. I was excited for the HD6870 until all the wild motioning implying it will not be replacing the HD5870.

blame tsmc, there is nothing that u can do without smaller transistors/gates when u hit the peak of your TDP limit or close to it. i guess that amd could make a 300W monster like the ferni but i dont see them doing that
10-13-2010, 04:08 PM
SKYMTL

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Originally Posted by kgk

Feh, who gives a crap about Barts parts.

Like....literally everyone.
10-13-2010, 04:18 PM
h0bbes

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Originally Posted by kuroikenshi

I gather that when you say cyprus (which I don't even know what it is)

Cyprus is actually a country;)
10-13-2010, 04:26 PM
Baron_Davis

lol had to get post in for epic Calvin and Hobbes tag team
10-13-2010, 05:00 PM
kuroikenshi

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Originally Posted by h0bbes

Cyprus is actually a country;)

yeh but this aint geography class.. just XS thread
10-13-2010, 05:21 PM
Chumbucket843

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Originally Posted by zanzabar

blame tsmc, there is nothing that u can do without smaller transistors/gates when u hit the peak of your TDP limit or close to it. i guess that amd could make a 300W monster like the ferni but i dont see them doing that

it must suck for ATi to be so perfect and have to deal with tsmc's incompetence huh?

i blame ATi. there is a lot they can do on 40nm. i have not been paying attention to the rumors lately but i think there will some nice performance improvements, even for just a year's time.
10-13-2010, 05:34 PM
Kunaak

now wheres the Nvidia cards?

the GTX480 feels damn old these days.
10-13-2010, 05:45 PM
Xope_Poquar

The 800 series has been their high end card since the 9800 days. This is going to be confusing.
10-13-2010, 05:50 PM
[XC] gomeler

So the rumor is the HD6870 will ~= the HD5870? Do we have any solid facts? Really don't want to wade through that gigantic beast of a thread for these cards :D

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Originally Posted by Kunaak

now wheres the Nvidia cards?

the GTX480 feels damn old these days.

Wahh? GTX 480 is like a spry young sapling with us just barely getting to see what the core can do with 3rd party cards coming out like the MSI GTX 480 Lightning and Gigabyte GTX 480 SOC.
10-13-2010, 05:54 PM
BeepBeep2

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Originally Posted by [XC] gomeler

So the rumor is the HD6870 will ~= the HD5870? Do we have any solid facts? Really don't want to wade through that gigantic beast of a thread for these cards :D

Wahh? GTX 480 is like a spry young sapling with us just barely getting to see what the core can do with 3rd party cards coming out like the MSI GTX 480 Lightning and Gigabyte GTX 480 SOC.

http://static.techspot.com/fileshost...spec_sheet.jpg

On paper the 6770 is slightly better than the 5850 with max board power marginally less...and behind the 5870 in performance (except for pixel fillrate). I'd imagine the 6850 around 5870 (maybe a tad more) performance and the HD6870 pulling ahead of the GTX480 by a small margin.

It all depends on tesselation performance from now to the future I suppose. :confused:
10-13-2010, 06:20 PM
JAWS

Do you guys think these cards will bring the prices down on the 5850/70?
10-13-2010, 06:58 PM
MrMojoZ

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Originally Posted by Xope_Poquar

The 800 series has been their high end card since the 9800 days. This is going to be confusing.

Only if you ignore the 900 series. Which the fanboys will be doing in mass quantities so that they have something to complain about.
10-13-2010, 06:59 PM
Manicdan

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Originally Posted by JAWS

Do you guys think these cards will bring the prices down on the 5850/70?

it is an interesting thing to ponder. will old ati cards have a worse price/perf ration than the new, or will it be a way to clean out the dusty warehouse shelves.
10-13-2010, 07:13 PM
cky2k6

I'm hoping the new card's prices are reasonable. $220 would be a good starting point for the 6870, and then $300 for a 6950 and $400 with the 6970. Of course, with the rumored performance, theres not much stopping them from adding on another $50 to that price tag.
10-13-2010, 07:26 PM
Xope_Poquar

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Originally Posted by MrMojoZ

Only if you ignore the 900 series. Which the fanboys will be doing in mass quantities so that they have something to complain about.

It will just be strange seeing an "800" in a mid range card.

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