Quote Originally Posted by saaya View Post
not really, 5850 seems to be beat a 285 but not by much... and a 5870 wont be 2x as fast as a 5850, i think we can all agree on that
I do agree. The HD5870 will only be 15-20% faster. But that is where is HD5870 X2 comes in to play. Depending on the time nVidia needs for its GT300 GX2 (if there will be a GX2) Its also possible that AMD will have a refresh of the RV870 (HD5890 / HD59xx ish)

At the start i think it will be HD5870 and the X2 VS the GT300 Single card range.