HD 2900xt looks good!!!

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Heres the link : http://vr-zone.com/index.php?i=4898 and according to the article just 399 us!!!!!!

 

[pauldh]

Argh, just 3dmarks! :x

I have high hopes for this card, and would definately buy a $399 8800GTX equivalent. That is exciting.

Problems is, we need to see games benched not 3dmarks to get any idea of the cards performance. And IMO what is going to matter more (for me) is which does better in DX10 games. I can live with the 8800GTS for now, but would hope it's replacement rocks for Crysis. My step up will expire before I know that though.

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Dont forget all the HD goodies. If they compare, then the 2900 is the way to go. I think AMD/ATI has really pulled something off with their HD capable cards

 

[pauldh]

We shall see; I hope so. Exciting days ahead for sure.

 

[cleeve]

And that's just the XT version, not the XTX?

Nice if it's true.

 

[Bluefinger]

*drool* I want one badly now... too bad in order to make the most of it, I'll need to upgrade the rest of my pc...

 

[kaotao]

$399??? Damn. Can't wait to see some "real" benchies on that bad boy.

 

[amddiesel]

what your current specs cant run the card?

 

[Bluefinger]

My specs are an OC'ed AMD Skt 939 4200 X2 at 2.42Ghz, with 2 GB of RAM at 440 mhz and 2-3-3-7 1T timings, and an X1900XT 512 at stock speeds... I feel that if I got that card, I'll just end up bottlenecking it

 

[Chil]

the Radeon HD 2900 series features 320 stream processors and supports 128-bit HDR rendering, 24xAA, physics processing.

24xAA?! When did they get that? Man, I'm behind the times on R600. Gotta do some reading.

 

[Jxb1a]

Good stuff, hopefully ATI will show us, they ain't dead, they just got wounded, are now madder and badder than ever.

 

[Heyyou27]

Sounds nice if it's true; I may be upgrading my videocard sooner than I thought. :lol:

 

[amdwilliam1985]

what about HD 2600? Any idea what the prices going to be like?

 

[deathbybubba]

the Radeon HD 2900 series features 320 stream processors and supports 128-bit HDR rendering, 24xAA, physics processing.

24xAA?! When did they get that? Man, I'm behind the times on R600. Gotta do some reading.That was just revealed in the latest press release, so you really aren't behind the times.

 

[Shizamaaur]

Damn, this is getting rather exciting... I might upgrade my video card lol.. I wonder if my fx-60 would bottleneck it...

 

[Eviltwin17]

for just $400, i think that card is going to beat the crap out of the 8800gtx and the upcoming 8900gtx, if not the 8900gtx the r600xt is still a great deal for only $400

how much is the 8800gtx right now? 540+ ?


you know what that means? that means we can get decent cards for great prices, just think the 2800xt .... 350? 300? the 2700xt 250? 200?


either way you think of it we are going to get great cards for great prices

 

[deathbybubba]

Damn, this is getting rather exciting... I might upgrade my video card lol.. I wonder if my fx-60 would bottleneck it...

They bottleneck the 8800gtx so that would be an affirmative.

 

[Shizamaaur]

Well, I guess a more appropriate question is, How much will it bottleneck? haha I was thinking that

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

If you can get that fx60 up to 3ghz it shouldn't be that noticeable. I think that the performance difference between the 2900 and 8800 isn't the big deal, its the price.

 

[ALANMAN]

R600XT Scores 12K in 3DMark06

is that a typo? did they mean 05? i know that 3dmark score and synthetic benchmarks aren't always everything, and sorry if thats a stupid question.

BTW, what does the 8800GTX score in 3dmark06? :lol:

 

[Shizamaaur]

They meant 2006. Doesn't the 8800GTX score around 11 or 11.5k??

If you can get that fx60 up to 3ghz it shouldn't be that noticeable.

Hmm wonder what I would have to do to get it up there...

 

[chuckshissle]

This is the high end card right? If so then it's a good price I say.

 

[Shizamaaur]

Hmm... no XTX eh? that thing would be a monster... wonder if there is one coming..

 

[ALANMAN]

Hmm... no XTX eh? that thing would be a monster... wonder if there is one coming..

I thought I heard about a higher model 2900 XTX with GDDR4 comming

 

[Shizamaaur]

See, that's what i was figuring... my eVGA 7800GT is showing some age.. hahahhahah