Quote Originally Posted by sutyi View Post
I say we wait, cause only at the launch will reveal the final naming shame. Although HD 5800 Series will probably get an EOL when the HD6000 Series launch, I think selling Barts as HD 6800 Series with roughly same performance as HD 5800 cards would be the worst marketing decision since nVIDIA rebranded the good ol' G92 trice.
I concur, so we should wait before we call it a naming shame.

AMD had another bad quarter so maybe they try to squeeze a little extra with the inflated naming from the average gamer, but it could also very well be just part of the disinformation they release to cover the real facts.