The ATI Radeon 5XXX Thread

[T2k]

@t2k, it's 10% faster than the dual chip GTX295. The 5870 1gb is not the fastest card, there is still the 2gb 5870 six trillian, and the 5870x2, and possibly whatever this chip is.... hahahah

I have no idea what are you talking about. Each card will compete with its similarly-priced NV counterpart which to me still means 5870x2 will go against 295... if so then I think it's more than ridiculous to think it will only be 10% faster.

Any other way of comparing cards is utterly illogical idiocy, period.

[jaredpace]

I have no idea what are you talking about. Each card will compete with its similarly-priced NV counterpart which to me still means 5870x2 will go against 295... if so then I think it's more than ridiculous to think it will only be 10% faster.

Any other way of comparing cards is utterly illogical idiocy, period.

okay, then as you say the 5870x2 DOES go against the gtx295. current 295 price is $499, 5870x2 price set to be $599 at end of october.

But already the $399 5870 1gb single gpu card is destroying the $499 gtx295...

So what are you saying? What is rediculous about what is happening?

[T2k]

okay, then as you say the 5870x2 DOES go against the gtx295. current 295 price is $499, 5870x2 price set to be $599 at end of october.

And it will be cheaper than MSRP when it hits the street, that's for sure, just like it was with any previous generation.
In other words a $500-550 6870x2 will compete with ~$480 GTX295...

But already the $399 5870 1gb single gpu card is destroying the $499 gtx295...

Well, that's a stretch but I expect 5870 to be around $360 on the streets so it's definitely a good deal.

So what are you saying? What is rediculous about what is happening?

The ridiculous thing was that you guys called "only" 10% faster (5870>GTX295) when it's not even in the same class.