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

[Dimitriman]

there will be a lot of people who do that research and pick the product they really wanted but there will also be plenty of people who will go based on model numbers. assuming that EVERYONE who buys any piece of hardware will ALWAYS go and research it into depth to see how it compares to previous generations is just not right.

you do realize this discussion is only valid in the time between barts and cayman launch right? so just about one month for somone to make that mistake since afterwards 6970 will be out for 350$ and any doubts as to which is the true top dog will be over.
please get over the naming scheme change. it was done so amd can acomodate all its discrete line as well as fusion line under one codename range. by december all confusion will be over. price is the segment, not name.

[Hell Hound]

So we should expect a 6990 for $450-$500 then.Sounds great actually,faster and $100 cheaper than a 5970.

[zalbard]

So we should expect a 6990 for $450-$500 then.Sounds great actually,faster and $100 cheaper than a 5970.

You forget the mark up for being the fastest card.

[Eagleclaw]

Read some speculation at a few places of $599, I hope that is wrong but if a single cards matches that performance count me in.

So we should expect a 6990 for $450-$500 then.Sounds great actually,faster and $100 cheaper than a 5970.