AMD Radeon HD6950/6970(Cayman) Reviews

[DilTech]

I've read through so many posts on this forum, and I find it odd that when people say that it would be the end of Nvidia, or doom and gloom for Nvidia or anything bad about Nvidia it is fine. It seems around here we'll grab at anything that would make our assumptions "seem" valid but will ignore anything that might counter our assumptions or beliefs.

I know that I'll be labelled as a troll for stating my opinion, not because it is my opinion but because I seem to be stepping on toes. As they say: "If the shoe fits, then you should wear it."

This is something that's become increasingly apparent as time goes on. I have a feeling it'll only get worse. How someone can have that much of an alliance to a hardware company who literally wouldn't even let them walk past the front desk will forever remain a mystery to me.

Hardocp (Kyle the bar bouncer) has a no bull approach.
if he approves, you know its good stuff.

You know.... I remember when hardocp's reviews pretty much always showed NVidia winning, and in fact showed quite a bit of bad light on ATi. This site was ready to boycott them entirely, automatically dismissing anything [H] had to post.... My, how peoples minds change when a website pumps up their side instead.

Yep, 10.12 was sure the miracle driver, wasn't it guys?

Anyway the driver argument is an argument I will never understand. People... Have we NOT learned our lesson here about "potential increases via driver performance?" Better yet, ask those people with HD 2900XT's if they ever saw that potential unleashed. Yes, drivers will increase performance somewhat, but increases occur for both sides.

Looking at what we are presented with today, things become pretty clear. NVidia surprised AMD with the GTX580 and GTX570, there's really no arguing against that when you look at the last minute price cuts of the 69xx series.

Now, what I really want to know is...how will AMD manage a dual gpu out of cayman? That's going to take a rather strong feat to pull off. If they manage it without stripping it down too much, I will surely tip my hat to them.

p.s. SkyMTL, can we expect a overclocked vs overclocked review of the 6970 vs GTX 570 from you in the near future?