Quote Originally Posted by SKYMTL View Post
What ATI did is a good thing: they concentrated on making a DX11 compatible GPU by adapting an older architecture instead of taking a ton of time designing a newer one. They knew there was no point in concentrating too hard on DX11 so early into its life cycle and they were able to actually beat NVIDIA to market while offering a perfectly suitable solution.

So, yes the HD 5000 series takes a massive hit in DX11 but it was never meant to be their end-all DX11 product anyways. That name goes to their upcoming architecture that will be released when there is a good amount of games that support DX11.
Couldn't agree more. Never in history has a launch card using a new API been able to master it first generation. I doubt we will see strong DX11 cards until at least 3rd generation, perhaps 2nd gen refresh best case. That said, what they did with Cypress was a smart buisness move none the less. I'm sure Nvidia will push DX11 now they can call it relavent but if the past repeats itself, I am not buying it (their marketing). Hell I had a 8800gtx launch week for a good 14 months and never felt DX10 was relavent until much later...