The performance results are on the lower end of peoples expectations. Definitely a nice improvement over the 6970 but compared to the gtx 580, it is not really that great performance wise. It does not create enough of a gap in pure performance to make nvidia feel last generation. In battlefield 3, the defacto AAA graphic intense game, it fails to look that much better than last generation. Nvidia can counter this launch with a 50-75 dollar price drop and it would be competitive with the pricing. If the 7950 lowers its clocks, I expect similar speed to the gtx 580. It is kind of slow for next generation, atleast compared to the 5870 vs the gtx 280. The price is not the least bit aggressive though. The price of the dual chip 7990 is going to be off the charts.
The most positive thing about this launch is the power consumption numbers(which will make the dual core chip highly possible) and it seems to have fixed AMD problem with tessellation. The most negative thing about this card, atleast for the consumer is the price. However this is a good business move for AMD.
Unless Nvidia next chip is a complete failure, I expect Nvidia next card to atleast cause a price drop from AMD. GK104 doesn't sound like a 550 dollar chip and I can't imagine it being atleast 15% faster than the gtx 580.
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