New rumor about ATI Southern Islands

[Final8ty]

i upgraded from a 2900 to a 4850 due to power consumption, but it literally was saving me 3-5$ a month, so after a year the 4850 was getting close to being free. graphics wise they were too close to be worthy of an upgrade. and im glad i did it too, cause i skipped over the 5000 series and that 1 year is turning into 2 now.

however, people who bought a 5870, and plan to buy a 6870 without any research, honestly probably would believe in the placebo effect, and just think its 2x as good. (and in some dx11 titles it actually might feel that way too, which is why i find this 50 page thread really funny since theres no legit benchmarks)

Your in the minority.
But the fact is there are more change than just the power difference 2900 to a 4850.
The 2900 was simply bad & many would jump off at the first chance they could.