AMD Radeon HD 6870 and HD 6850 confirmed to be launched on 22.10.2010

[tajoh111]

People expecting double the performance on the same 40nm node
If youve got a 5series and are tight on cash lay out this round simple enough.
Got a 4series and been thinking of upgrading the 6series will prove to be a great bang for the buck upgrade.
Its that simple folks, in the mean time I will keep at folks bent out of shape over it.

This is terrible bang for you buck considering how much AMD is saving, they are reducing the size of their chip by 100mm2 and they are basically giving you a 10 dollar discount off of a 5850 when considering performance.

When a company is able to reduce the cost of their product, I expect them to pass some of the savings on to the consumer.

This is a double wammy also because of the product naming. The naming makes the chip a better deal than it really is. The likely performance numbers for barts xt. x7500 is much more in range of a 5850 at x7300, than a 5870 at x9000.

Considering what older 4770 and 5770 have brought over their generation and the priced they have charged(well under 200 dollars), the 6870 is nothing spectactular and very expensive for a 230mm chip in this day and age. This card is the card to get if the price is around 219, but at 250 or so, it just not that great a deal.