Radeon HD 7000 Revealed: AMD to Mix GCN with VLIW4 & VLIW5 Architectures

[Dimitriman]

QFT.

Seriously, that's the one thing people don't get. AMD haven't really been trying to compete with NVidia's top bin for awhile now. Why do people keep expecting them to have the fastest performing single gpu out there? The ATi glory days of the x1950xtx and prior are done and over with, AMD have found it to be a better tactic to aim a bit lower with cheaper to produce parts, plain and simple.

You make it sound like AMD has been competing with cheap half arsed chips for a long while, it's not really like that at all, it's simply a different strategy of efficiency and most importantly, timely release.
A lot of people prefer single core solutions, but there is a lot of glory to be had by having the fastest single card on the market, whether dual chip or not...