Where's AMD competition against the 580?

[reaper2794]

Hey guys, if Im not mistaken, the 6970 is on par with the 570, so... what does AMD have against the 580..? Nothing..? The 6990 would be versus a 590...

so....

anyone care to explain?

 

[yummerzzz]

Yeah, AMD have no market up there.

 

[reaper2794]

Is this seriously true ._. So the 580 is fastest single GPU?

 

[mjsharma]

Is this seriously true ._. So the 580 is fastest single GPU?

Yes 580 is the fastest single GPU

 

[xx12amanxx]

For awhile now Nvidia has usually had the more powerful single GPU card.

 

[Kkkk1]

It's swings and roundabouts AMD had the fastest card last time around with the 5970 so NVIDIA has the crown at the moment. However in a few months......

 

[reaper2794]

When are 7xxx and 6xx rumored to come out?

 

[Kkkk1]

When are 7xxx and 6xx rumored to come out?

April ish 2012

 

[reaper2794]

Both of them?? That late..???

 

[xx12amanxx]

It's swings and roundabouts AMD had the fastest card last time around with the 5970 so NVIDIA has the crown at the moment. However in a few months......

The last large power hungry single gpu card ATI made was the 2900pro after that they changed there tactics and started focusing on smaller more efficient gpu's that scale better. While Nvidia admitted from the get go they were going to be producing large monolithic gpu's they have typically had the faster single gpu since the 8800 series. Amd usually has the faster single pcb card using dual gpu's and a mildly powerfull mid range card like the 6970.

 

[reaper2794]

I see, I hate Nvidia cards so yeah, guess I'll buy a 6970

 

[xx12amanxx]

lul

 

[mjsharma]

http://www.warungdigital.com/nvidia-gtx-600-core-kepler-released-in-q4-2011-with-28nm-manufacturing-process.htm
this one says that gtx 6 series wil be out by 4th quarter of this year.. also says that hd7 series is also scheduled to be released at nearly the same time as gtx6xx.. there is going to be hell lot of competition between these two

 

[reaper2794]

K so April and end of this year, thats a good 4 month difference...

 

[mjsharma]

yes but the source which I linked seems to be old so it is possible that this information is no more valid

 

[Entropyon]

You have to include cost in this analysis.
Therefore what competes with 580 GTX= 2x 6950's ( and they beat the 580 comprehensively, at a $150 premium)

 

[mjsharma]

Well then what competes with 6950? gtx 560ti
And 560ti is a very good overclocker and is no doubt cheaper than 6950
Nvidia rocks!!

 

[reaper2794]

I see. Hmm... 2 x 6950 vs 580... tru.. tru..

 

[mjsharma]

2 x gtx 560ti > 2x 6950 after overclocking
and cost?
2 x gtx 560ti < 2x 6950
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-560-ti-sli-review/4

see the differnce in fps

 

[yummerzzz]

"After overclocking"

What about overclocking and unlocking shaders on the HD 6950?
It's an unfair comparison.

 

[FlintIronStagg]

I see, I hate Nvidia cards so yeah, guess I'll buy a 6970

why the hate for nvidia?

 

[Kkkk1]

K so April and end of this year, thats a good 4 month difference...

They usually miss their release dates so I think the best gues would be sometime soon after Christmas this year.

 

[reaper2794]

I have a 5770, I guess I might as well upgrade to a 6970 before BF3 comes out...

 

[mjsharma]

"After overclocking"

What about overclocking and unlocking shaders on the HD 6950?
It's an unfair comparison.

gtx 560ti is a very good overclocker and at maximum oc it performs better than a stock 6970
6950 has low clock speeds and locked shaders, after unlocking the shaders you have to overclock it to reach the 6970 performance and no more oc
this makes gtx 560ti a better performer for lower price.

 

[andy27tx]

I love how Nvidia sales people enter these threads immediately. Anyway, the FPS difference between 580 and 6970 is nowhere near the price difference. You're paying a huge premium between the two cards for very little fps difference unless you're using super high resolutions on three monitors (only available on AMD cards, if I remember correctly.)