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

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Actually, there is some confusion on how big GF104 actually is, with claims ranging from 330-380mm2. Seeing as GF106 is 240mm2, a 330mm2 GF104 makes very little sense.

All in all its bigger than barts for sure.

I have a weird feeling, that NV has much better contract with TSMC, than everybody thinks. Also GF104 is not fully fledged chip, but Barts probably is.

So TSMC gives better prices to a contractor with bigger and harder to manufacture chips which sells less units.Well, maybe.
As to the second part of the phrase, what that even means ? Barts is gonna be mid end chip just like GF104, cayman and GF100 on the highend.Could you elaborate ?

6870 = middle class gpu's = ~ 5770 prices ... (official launch price, not the price you find right now in shop ... here you can find shop who sell 5770 @165CHF (short stock), this make 170dollars )
6970 = Enthusiast, high class gpu = ~ 5870 prices..

Thats wishfull thinking, and for one, bart cards cost more to produce, bigger die, 256bit bus, more complex PCB.