Quote Originally Posted by 003 View Post
That is really disappointing if true. On average 10-15% slower than 5870 CF. And I still would like to know where everybody is getting information that there will be a full speed 5970 released.
ATi have already stated that they're working on perfecting drivers for the 5970 and that the review from ABT (which I'm guessing this one is just a well done revamp of it due to them using ABT's pics) used pre-mature drivers, which severely lowered performance.