Quote Originally Posted by Sn0wm@n View Post
30% on the same node is epic .... did you expect 100% improvement ????


with good yields and good pricing???
Where does this 30% come from? According to the TPU review 6970 is 13,6% faster than 5870 at 1920x1200. The die size increased ~16% at the same time. Epic indeed.

As for the Power consumption, HWC is afaik the only site that puts 6970 power consumption over gtx 570. IMO it's the test method making 570 look better. There are several game power consumption tests done by other sites that give a better picture.

CrossFire is the only bright spot, the scaling is simply superb now, clearly better than SLI. Those wanting to try eyefinity (like me) should be in for a treat with a couple of these.