You guys have concluded that 6970 will be 30 percent faster than 6870 due to a Fudzilla article, but 6970's 6 plus 8 pin power setup indicates TDPs in excess of 225W.

Considering 6870 is 151W, Cayman's "performance / watts" would have to have gone down MASSIVELY compared to Barts; in order for 6970 to just be 30 percent faster than 6870.

I'm still going with 60 percent faster than 6970 and 50 percent faster than 5870.