AMD HD 7970 To Get Price Reduction

[AliG]

No tune was changed. AMD has a pretty good idea what would have been in store for them had their price stayed the same for another two weeks....


FYI: final price is $479 it seems.

That seems pretty good by all means. Do you think that the gtx 680 will be released at the proclaimed $300 price point as the gtx 760 next year? I don't mind waiting a while if I can save $200 considering I don't game all that much

[Jamesrt2004]

If this is true, it may be wise for anyone considering to buy the 680, to hold off until the price drop.

680 most likely wont drop due to the fact the last 3 years amd's held the perf/£ crown

Sure nvidia are happy where they are proced etc and generally being more popular they will most likely get more sales anyway (:

[Manicdan]

680 most likely wont drop due to the fact the last 3 years amd's held the perf/£ crown

Sure nvidia are happy where they are proced etc and generally being more popular they will most likely get more sales anyway (:

if they drop their price it means they are going for massive increases in market share. might aswell stay at 500$, and be right around the same perf/$ as the 480$ 7970, but taking in better profits.

i expect a 500$ 680 until something stronger comes out, excluding dual gpus.

[SKYMTL]

Another update:

More info has been posted on our site. I'll repeat it below for you guys:

HD 7950 = $449 -> $399
HD 7870 = Remains same
HD 7850 = Remains same
HD 7770 = $159 --> $139

[RPGWiZaRD]

Just wait til GTX 670 arrives and they'll be forced to lower that HD 78xx pricing as well for sure, nice that the pricing is FINALLY starting to move towards the better, still a way to go though.

[Macadamia]

I spent all my GPU money on Coachella so meh.

@RPG: I'm pretty sure by then there'll be 1.5GB 7950s to take care of that. The 800Mhz base clock would make a lot of partners happy, too, with 3rd party versions.

[SKYMTL]

For those of you wondering, AMD just officially confirmed the price cut.

[Sailindawg]

Let the price wars begin!! I'm still holding onto my gpu mad money!! Not sure which way to go, AMD or nvidia, the reference 680's are hardware voltage locked, AMD, not so, but both cards (7970 / 680) are pretty even. It will come down to cost, 3 monitor single card performance. Where are the voltage unlocked non-reference 680's?

[SKYMTL]

Official info, including AMD's new game promo "Three for Free" can be found HERE

[m4gg0t]

I will never buy a AMD card, NEVER!!!

[tbone8ty]

seems like the 7870 will come down a bit too....it has to... the 7950 is to close in price....better off getting a 7950 than a 7870.

i guess once more nvidia cards come out it will even things out some more

regardless i happy they are starting to fall

[nascasho]

Wow.... now I'm tempted to get the card, sell the games, have a 7970 for ~$440.

I was waiting for the non-ref 680's, but now this has me thinking...

[Sailindawg]

Wow.... now I'm tempted to get the card, sell the games, have a 7970 for ~$440.

I was waiting for the non-ref 680's, but now this has me thinking...

Check out the games first before your pennies. Depending on your tastes, only the DIRT game seemed worth anything.

[tbone8ty]

Check out the games first before your pennies. Depending on your tastes, only the DIRT game seemed worth anything.

yur smoking crack right?

dues ex was a hugely deep involved game and won game of the year

[SKYMTL]

Yup, Deus Ex is amazing and the DLC isn't too shabby either. The only lackluster title there looks to be Nexiuz which will retail for under 10 bucks.

[tbone8ty]

i expect the 7970/7950 to be OOS by the end of the week

[SKYMTL]

Maybe, maybe not. There's still a ton of inventory out there.

[eXa]

Is the Three for free deal worldwide?

[SKYMTL]

Is the Three for free deal worldwide?

As far as I know, it is like their original Dirt 2 / Dirt 3 promos. IE: Worldwide unless your region has some oddball laws against bundling.

[Russian]

I actually would've advocated for $449 as that seems like a much more reasonable price point for the HD 7970, but they couldn't justify a $100 cut plus the fact that they're including three games is also pretty attractive.

Overall, a nice price cut but its not anything I would necessarily consider a big deal when you consider how overpriced it was once the GTX 680 launched

[TheBreezyBB]

So, tomorrow i'll be able to order a 7950 from anywhere for around $400?

[Olivon]

yur smoking crack right?

dues ex was a hugely deep involved game and won game of the year

No.

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2012/03/08/...ring-gdc-2012/

The game is good but graphics aren't impressive at all, no details, too empty and way too short experience.

[Pantsu]

I certainly wouldn't call DX:HR short or empty by any means. Of course it's no Skyrim, but it actually has a plot to it. Graphics engine is a bit dated, but even that has something going for it with DX11, Eyefinity and HD3D+3DVision support. That's a helluvalot more PC support than with most games these days.

[tajoh111]

yur smoking crack right?

dues ex was a hugely deep involved game and won game of the year

It is not that it isn't a good game, it just that most people that want the game already, probably have it.

It is one of the reasons why they were offering it for 10 bucks at the end of last year through some download sites like steam or amazon. Usually when software can start selling for under 10 bucks, demand for the game is completely gone. Considering that most people would rather buy through a more reputable website than some online stranger, you might get 10 bucks but your more likely to get 5 bucks.

You get top dollar for new software, not year old stuff. Especially if it is a download code. The original post was in context of selling the code for money.

[LordEC911]

seems like the 7870 will come down a bit too....it has to... the 7950 is to close in price....better off getting a 7950 than a 7870.

i guess once more nvidia cards come out it will even things out some more

regardless i happy they are starting to fall

7870 should come down slightly once there is enough pressure.
Overclocked/custom versions should be around $340-$350 and reference/stock versions will probably see some rebates to $320-$330, though they could go a little lower.

Unfortunately there is no timeline for the said price drops. It will be whenever Nvidia puts something into the ~$350 market.
Right now the 7850 handles the GTX570 and the 7870 is pretty even with a GTX580 while being a good ~$40 cheaper.