I think a lot of people here are in denial and I kind of understand that. Many of us just waited an waited for something that is, let's face it, a major disappointment. The hype over R600 was something downright insane. Everybody was like "R600 wil be at least 50% faster then 8800gtx and with a much better IQ on top of that".
A few of weeks ago when it became evident that HD2900xt wouldn't be the G80 killer that everyone took for granted, some argued that future drivers would solve that. More in-depth reviews like the ones at Anand and Beyond3D clearly state that R600 architecture is extremely software dependant:
But what people don't realize is that ATI had a billion years to develop proper drivers. It doesn't matter what ATI says. The R600
is very late to the game, unfortunately. That "magic driver" is to be taken with a HUGE grain of salt. The IQ loss is very evident.
Like I said in another 2900xt thread:
"the HD2900xt is such a disaster that instead of bringing Nvidia's prices down, it made'em go up. Yesterday the cheapest 8800gts 320 was $250 and now is $295 at newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...613&name=320MB
Before anyone call me a fanboy let me put this: I owned only ATI cards since R300. Not beacause I like ATI and hate Nvidia but just cuz they were better and faster. I too had hope that R600 would be a beast of a GPU but, unfortunately, it isn't. In my book it is a major flop and I truly hope that AMD/ATI get their act together and put some serious competition to both Nvidia and Intel
Originally Posted by Caparroz
Would you give it a rest already, that's the most broken record statement(s) of the year. Do you need the approval of others to validate your own opinion of the R600 before mature drivers are released? Also, your statement is purely one from the Nvidia fan camp. Besides, what IQ test? Do you have a link?
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