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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baron_Davis View Post
    To those saying how informed buyers will KNOW the 6870 is slower than their 5870, you are being very short sighted. This isn't about the <1% (ppl on XS) that build their own systems, this is about the mainstream. BestBuy and jabroni stores like it will have desktops with 6870's, and laptops will start carrying 6870M and random Joe's will buy it, see the 6870, see another product with a 5850 or 5870 and immediately think "mine is faster". If you don't comprehend this type of thinking, you must live alone in a cave. ANY NORMAL, NON-TECHNICAL PERSON ASSUMES A BIGGER NUMBER MEANS FASTER.
    It doesn't matter, because apparently this type of thinking makes you a "cry baby" and you are just whining about something that is insignificant.

    It's hilarious to me, because the whining was totally tolerable when NVIDIA did the same thing. (rename previous generation to something with a bigger number making it look faster.)

    Quote Originally Posted by Manicdan View Post
    actually a 6870M could have alot of power
    if perf per watt is better, then a Xwatt tdp in a laptop part can hold more power in the new gen over the old gen. since we dont have specs at all for that segment, i wouldnt even wonder about it yet

    anyone who bought a 5870, and plans on getting a 6870 without reading any info, deserves to be fooled. i wish i could dump 2000$ a year on computer parts (i assume they also buy other components each year if they are already buying top end gpus yearly)
    Perf per watt is not better which I will show you guys in a few minutes.
    5850 > Barts XT...in several ways.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BeepBeep2 View Post
    Perf per watt is not better which I will show you guys in a few minutes.
    5850 > Barts XT...in several ways.
    what about vs Barts Pro in perf per watt. the top mhz parts will always have horrible perf per watt compared to the lower end stuff.



    in there you see the stuff ending with xx70 are all behind the stuff ending in xx50 (i used the 460 review cause it has alot of newer cards in the past year, the 5850 review was from way to long ago)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Manicdan View Post
    what about vs Barts Pro in perf per watt. the top mhz parts will always have horrible perf per watt compared to the lower end stuff.



    in there you see the stuff ending with xx70 are all behind the stuff ending in xx50 (i used the 460 review cause it has alot of newer cards in the past year, the 5850 review was from way to long ago)
    I'm working on it.

    There's a lot of math involved due to leaked slides only giving some of the info.

    But seriously, if any of you think that Barts XT is an upgrade over Cypress (even if you don't own Cypress) then you are mistaken. I'd still buy a Cypress card over Barts.
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    So it seems, the final spec. of HD 6850 are 775MHz/4GHz with 960SP. Price still $229?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vardant View Post
    So it seems, the final spec. of HD 6850 are 775MHz/4GHz with 960SP. Price still $229?
    No, it's 775/???? with 800 SP...

    6870 will have 960 @ 850/????
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    Quote Originally Posted by BeepBeep2 View Post
    No, it's 775/???? with 800 SP...

    6870 will have 960 @ 850/????
    How sure are you?

    My source tells me, that HD 6850 has 960SP and HD 6870 1120SP.


    Btw. could all of you drop the freaking rename discussion...it's seriously getting out of hand...

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    Where is AMD "rename previous generation to something with a bigger number making it look faster"

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    Quote Originally Posted by BeepBeep2 View Post
    It doesn't matter, because apparently this type of thinking makes you a "cry baby" and you are just whining about something that is insignificant.

    It's hilarious to me, because the whining was totally tolerable when NVIDIA did the same thing. (rename previous generation to something with a bigger number making it look faster.)



    Perf per watt is not better which I will show you guys in a few minutes.
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