HD 6870 launches Oct 21, slower than 5870?

[Ares1214]

What if 384 shader gf104 is out? aka gtx475? 😉

Good luck with that one...

 

[Absolution75]

I'm almost out of salt with all these "leaks" going around...

QFT



Though seriously, does anyone seriously expect the HD6870 to be slower than the 5870 when its been over a year since the 5870 launched?

 

[Barfo]

Though seriously, does anyone seriously expect the HD6870 to be slower than the 5870 when its been over a year since the 5870 launched?

I expect it to be between 5850 and 5870. And priced to compete with the GTX 460.

 

[Illyan]

Then why would they call it the 6870?

 

[BD231]

Then why would they call it the 6870?

Because all the facts floating around are incorrect.

 

[Ares1214]

Because all the facts floating around are incorrect.

Well then they arent really facts now are they :hmm:

 

[santz]

Well then they arent really facts now are they :hmm:

HAHA, shazaaaaam, awesome comeback!!

 

[BD231]

Well then they arent really facts now are they :hmm:

Brilliant idiocy? Or idiot missing my cynical disposition ... 😕

 

[dangerman1337]

Remember the ATI 48**? When it finally had 800 shaders...

Heck 6*** series could be on 32nm for all we know.

 

[lopri]

Renaming, if true, is just plain idiotic.

Careful there. There are a few folks who run around the forums and lecture the mass how we shouldn't dare to question a vendor having "control" over its products. Regrettably (and predictably) such annoyance only comes for their preferred vendors only, though. :biggrin:

I'm with you, on the renaming possibility. Those of us who are honest and care about our wallets can keep the integrity, thus we can criticize any product. I hope 1) this renaming rumor turns out to be false or 2) 6870 performs significantly better than 5870. I will wait for the real thing and real reviews. I believe honest reviewers will tell us any shady tactic from any vendor.

AMD have proven themselves to be masters of misinformation and misdirection over the past two generations. No question there.

I feel very much the same.

 

[toyota]

Remember the ATI 48**? When it finally had 800 shaders...

Heck 6*** series could be on 32nm for all we know.

we know for a fact that it won't be 32nm.

 

[dangerman1337]

Well i was saying that it could be on 32nm from all this information that's flying around.

 

[Avalon]

Well i was saying that it could be on 32nm from all this information that's flying around.

I don't believe GF or TSMC have a production ready 32nm process yet, so I think that's a no go.

 

[Martimus]

I don't believe GF or TSMC have a production ready 32nm process yet, so I think that's a no go.

I just heard that AMD hired Intel to produce the GPUs on their 32nm process. :sneaky:

 

[*kjm]

I just heard that AMD hired Intel to produce the GPUs on their 32nm process. :sneaky:

🙂

 

[Kenmitch]

So many diff specs flying around the web it's anybodies guess on performance, naming, price points, when, etc....Another couple of weeks and we'll see how things turn out.

I just heard that AMD hired Intel to produce the GPUs on their 32nm process. :sneaky:

Sounds funny but it's never out of the realm of possibility. Trade FAB time for video related IP would be a win for both AMD and Intel. At the same time Intel could claim they are helping their competition and look to be the good guy in the eyes of the courts 🙂

 

[Troll Trolling]

Check this video, it got information about the performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEDKZzgli_k&feature=related

 

[Madcatatlas]

HAHA..

its as much fun as when someone used the same video for Fermi 😀

 

[smackababy]

Well then they arent really facts now are they :hmm:

Technically, a fact is merely a statement that has the ability to be proven either true or false. Therefore, as long as they are not opinions, they are facts. False as they may be, they are facts.

 

[tviceman]

Basically, what this and every other AMD 6x00 rumor has showed is that we:

don't know the exact specs
don't know the exact release date
don't know the exact model naming systems


Other than that though, everything else is crystal clear.

 

[Tempered81]

6800 Series (Barts)

 

[Seero]

The only fact from all these rumors is, most of us don't know anything about its performance.

 

[dangerman1337]

Because all the facts floating around are incorrect.

Or the fact the 68xx could be cayman, come on people with the salt required i woudln't be surpised if it turns out that cayman would be the first then barts in november.

EDIT: Didn't see the picture above, hmmm we don't actually have solid confirmation except the GPU names really.

 

[AtenRa]

From retail sources, low availability until December confirmed, at least in Europe but I believe globally most probably.

 

[MichaelD]

Bah! I need a new GPU now. I know if i buy a 5870 now, at XMas they'll be down to $225 or something absurd like that. 🙁