If the CrossFire numbers are any indication... the 5870X2 should be a beast!

Quote Originally Posted by Calmatory View Post
Actually the scheduler change was mandatory to co-op with the increased amount of SPs. Basically scheduler arranges and assigns the tasks for SPs, hence when there are more SPs it is crucial to have more advanced and complex scheduler to keep the SPs occupied.

So, the RV870 scheduler shouldn't be that much of an improvement over RV770, around the same effectiviness.
Right, which is why I'm saying that we should wait and see what drivers and future games bring. The 4870 at release was definitely faster than the 3870, but over time as newer game designs + driver improvements came out, it really began to blow it away