Quote Originally Posted by flopper View Post
Let say it cost a little less and is 10% performance under 580gtx at 150w less tdp.
Now, a 6990 under such tdp, going to totally rock.
single card performance, is though to do when the chips get big, small efficient and fast, the crossfire performance with the 6850 has been phenomenal.

there been more rumors, and I read Gibbo as a super great card for the price/performance ratio, which 90%+ people buy.
150W lower TDP than gtx 580!!! lets be reasonable here and not let the rationality go out the window. There's a reason why there's is a 8 pin connector and a 6 pin connector on the 6970. The 6870 still consumes 150 watts and the gtx 580 at the most consume 300 watts and most of the time a bit under 250. I can't imagine this card using 100watts to 150 when it has a 8 pin connector and a 6 pin connector. The 6950 has to consume more than 150 watts considering the 6870 consumes that.