Hd5870 - $299

[labs23]

Wonder if thats for the 5850 or 5870?

From the price given, that should be the 5850.
Hope I'm wrong though.

[SnipingWaste]

Hopefully PowerColor has learned from there mistakes from the past with the 9700pro box art.

[Cuthalu]

From the price given, that should be the 5850.
Hope I'm wrong though.

For the third time: "Top vote getters from each category (3) will be some of the first to own a high end DirectX 11 next generation PowerColor graphics card!"

How hard can it be?

[trinibwoy]

For the third time: "Top vote getters from each category (3) will be some of the first to own a high end DirectX 11 next generation PowerColor graphics card!"

How hard can it be?

What's your point exactly? A 5850 is high end....

[Heinz68]

What's your point exactly? A 5850 is high end....

Here is what was my point.
The HD 5870 is described on most sites as the high-end single GPU card. The HD 5850 is usually described as the mid-range or performance level card.

Hemlock: Highest-end desktop part, probably dual Cypress GPUs a la the rumored Radeon 5870 X2.
Cypress: High-end single-GPU part. Similar to the Radeon HD 4870 when it launched.
Juniper: Mid-range desktop part. Similar to the Radeon HD 4850 when it launched.
Cedar & Redwood: Low-end desktop parts. Similar to the Radeon HD 4650 and 4670.
Icronic.com

I doubt the top prices are HD 5850 cards, when PowerColor published this:

Top vote getters from each category (3) will be some of the first to own a high end DirectX 11 next generation PowerColor graphics card!

PS
For example, would you describe the GTX 260 as nVidia high end card.

[marten_larsson]

Here is what was my point.
The HD 5870 is described on most sites as the high-end single GPU card. The HD 5850 is usually described as the mid-range or performance level card.



I doubt the top prices are HD 5850 cards, when PowerColor published this:


PS
For example, would you describe the GTX 260 as nVidia high end card.

Only problem is that 5850 is supposed to be a Cypress card. So if Cypress = high end then 5850 = high end. I believe AMD sees it like this:

Hemlock: ultra high end (4870X2/4890)
Cypress: high end (4870/4850)
Juniper: performance (4600-series)
Cedar + Redwood: mainstream and entry (4500 and 4300-series)

[Heinz68]

HD 4850 was NEVER refer to as high end card.

[Calmatory]

HD 4850 was NEVER refer to as high end card.

Not even when there was no X2 available?


Then what is it supposed to be refered as?

[hurleybird]

HD 4850 was NEVER refer to as high end card.

Neither was the 3870. Your point?

[MirageSys]

From the price given, that should be the 5850.
Hope I'm wrong though.

AMD's prior research has found that the most the mainstream gamer will pay is 299.99. I Don't think that number goes up in a global recession.