AMD Cayman info (or rumor)

[spursindonesia]

I have the opposite feeling. If they are going to launch it, launch it early, even if they have no quantities to sell. That way the hype of the 6970 is derailed because it can no longer claim fastest GPU crown.

If NV had crap loads of cards to sell I could understand your reasoning(as they want to sell a crap load of cards before the 6970 comes out), but it sounds like quantities are horrendous. So NV is not launching this card early to make money obviously. I think launching such a low quantity product is to just steal your competitors fanfare.

This release is a pure marketing move. If the 6870 was launched before the gtx 460, the release of the gtx 460 would have been a crazy disappointment.

I think you have to ask yourself? Why would NV release a card that not going to be for sale immediately ahead of it competitor if at the very least it didn't beat it. Their is no logical reason to release it later.

It can go both ways, like Zerazax suggested & i admitted.

Perhaps nVidia do have a clear winner in their hand and want to make a headline first with the new ace, OTOH, if you have a loser card vs upcoming competitor card, don't you want to give it the best light by releasing it first so it won't have to deal with its conqueror and instead walking all over its old nemesis (HD 5870) ?

Either way, it doesn't really matter in the end, since the release dates aren't too far off beetween them, as consumer, just wait till the dust clear & prices settle, then pick the one that suit your needs & preferences best. I think we all can agree on that.