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

[kadozer]

since guru is now down, any idea on the tessellation improvements?

Only a smudge behind in Battlefield DX11 benchmark like 55 fps avg for 5870 to 52 fps avg to 6870 @1920 X resolution.

edit: see below screenshot more like 52 to 46fps.

[Motiv]

Only a smudge behind in Battlefield DX11 benchmark like 55 fps avg for 5870 to 52 fps avg to 6870 @1920 X resolution.

so basically, reading this review, the 6870 is between a 5850 & 5870, apart from tesselation (which has improved).

The price however is under a Nvidia 470, making it a mid-high range card, rather than the 5870 which is higher priced?

Or am I reading it wrong.

if so, these cards are pretty decent, and don't burn a hole in your pocket or your electricity bill

[Hey Zeus]

so basically, reading this review, the 6870 is between a 5850 & 5870, apart from tesselation (which has improved).

The price however is under a Nvidia 470, making it a mid-high range card, rather than the 5870 which is higher priced?

Or am I reading it wrong.

if so, these cards are pretty decent, and don't burn a hole in your pocket or your electricity bill

470 is now 229 on newegg. Price drops happened today.

[HelixPC]

470 is now 229 on newegg. Price drops happened today.

This is why i love AMD, pushing the prices down! good job , winners here are the customers who waited to upgrade their graphics cards.

[Manicdan]

This is why i love AMD, pushing the prices down! good job , winners here are the customers who waited to upgrade their graphics cards.

only took like forever, lol. a 5850 is like 25% cheaper relative to launch over a year ago?

[[XC] hipno650]

all of you need to get off the Guru3D site so i can read this review

until i read this review though best part of this whole launch seems to be GTX 470 for like $250.00 thats a sweet deal