Quote Originally Posted by LordEC911 View Post
Did you read what he said? "Volume production."
I want the cards to launch too, but I think if Rory Read flew to your lawn in a helicopter with a tattoo artist, and had him tattoo "No 8970 cards in 2013" on the back of your hands you would post "He has to post that to throw the fanboys off their trail and not tip their hand to NVIDIA! The cards are coming any day now, and they're shooting for 300% of Titan performance!".

It gets to a point you have to give it up.

Press release + press conference+ TSMC CEO saying no volume 20nm this year >>>>>>> some guys told Caveman Jim they'll be comin' soon.

I've known Caveman Jim forever, think he's a great guy, and even suggested to NVIDIA that they should provide him and Rage3d with review samples back when I was having weekly chats with them about all sorts of stuff.

But the odds of AMD getting high end 20nm parts out the door this year are looking pretty bleak as we're halfway through the year and there are no low end 20nm cards out, and TSMC saying they're not ramping it up till 2014.

Paper launch for Christmas? Sure.

I hope I'm wrong but this smells like a PR planted rumor to me, because after tomorrow I think 7970 sales are taking a big nose dive.

Prove me wrong AMD, would love to buy an 8970 to replace my 7970. Money is on the table with me and many others this year, just not for 18 month old 7970s.