5770 replacement

Good question. Many believe the HD5770 will be brought up as either the HD6670 or HD6770, with a few minor enhancements or just simply renamed (hopefully not!).

Others believe that in addition to it being dubbed the HD6670, the HD6770 will be the world's first 28-nm class GPU, just like with the HD4770 (being the first 40nm GPU). The problem is that the HD67XX is slated for a Q1 release in 2011, much too early for 28nm.

it seems a 6850 is replacing it because they are in the same price range.

The replacement is already out. It's called 6870. 6850 is replacing 5750. They jumped up a number.

This is true model number wise. But performance wise we are yet to see a HD6xxx card in the same or a little bit higher segment than than HD5770. Which i think Sahdow187 has already mentioned that the 6670/6770 may come in the place of 5770..

True, as a performance competitor the 6770/6750 might be the rival.

^^Should we expect any of these by Feb?

I'd like to see HD5770 level of performance without a PCIE power connector needed.

Oh? Last I recalled the HD6850 was scratching $200 whilst some HD5770s are under $100 already, around $110.

Wow! We in India are hardly lucky! HD5xxx prices are still the same as when it was released one year ago!

Please show me where I am still seeing $160 on new egg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... - $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... - $100 AR

6870 is not even close to the same price range as a 5770. A xfx version is 220 with rebate.

I think they mean when the 5770 was released compared to the 6850/70's at it's release.