Quote Originally Posted by dartaz View Post
HD6850 is not faster than GTX 460 1GB

Most of the reviews so far says that HD6850 is about on par with GTX 460 1GB but some says that it slower and some say it faster.



HD6870 has small die size ? So what ? Phenom II X6 has much larger die size than any modern intel desktop porcessor, does that mean that Phenom II X6 is horrible processor ? Big die size may be a bad thing for Nvidia or AMD (the company), but it is not always bad for consumers as long as it have good performance, price and power consumption.

Also, HD6870 is more expensive than GTX 460 1GB. Cheapest HD6870 in newegg is $240, while cheapest GTX 460 1GB is $200
6850 4% faster than gtx460 at average.
Most review sites used nvidia cheat them overclocked editions vs stock 6850.
6850 and 6870 is now the the new king of the hill at the 230 pricepoint.
Which is what most people buy for price/performance.

At least the small die give amd profit which they need when Nvidia bleeds big time with their die size as they now sell for a loss.