Quote Originally Posted by kromosto View Post
i can't argue on that. i have some ideas on it but they are just speculations of course.
You'd be surprised how many people do argue it. I just don't see how the AMD midrange 280's can use as much power as the their flagship, and NVIDIA's top cards.

I want more than just raw performance in a card.

Although, we'll just have to wait until NDA lifts, and see how the 290's really compare.

Quote Originally Posted by [XC] Oj101 View Post
It's slightly different this time. Take a 7970 GE, slap a new sticker on it and you have a 280X. Older drivers even detect the 280X as a 7970.
You don't happen to know anyone with a Mac Pro do you? Plug in a 280, and see if the OS X drivers support it like it does the 7970/50's?