RussianSensation
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RussianSensation should get very pleased with AMD fixing their DX11 performance (asides from Lost Planet 2 that is an outlier).
They are getting there with dual graphics engines :thumbsup: (although NV still has an advantage in tessellation at higher LODs). I am impressed by $299 / $369 price points, which brings more competition into the marketplace. It now costs about $70 more to get an HD6950 overthe HD6870 (something I could definitely recommend). Personally, I think GTX580 is priced way too high relative to the GTX570/6970, especially if a person intends to play at 2560x1600 where AMD does exceptionally well from a price/performance perspective. Of course you always pay a premium for the best performance.
25x16 8xAA
570 = 0.92
6950 = 1.00
6970 = 1.13 ($140 less than the 580!)
580 = 1.16
"With 2GB of RAM our AMD cards finally break out of the minimum framerate crash Crysis experiences with 1GB AMD cards." - AT
What a great card move by AMD.
At this point if I was aiming at the 580, I would strongly consider adding $100 and grabbing the HD6950 CF setup. Did you see HD6950 CF vs. GTX580 at 2560x1600 on AT?
It's becoming very difficult to recommend a videocard this round. I still think for 1920x1200 or below, the HD5870 for $260 is a killer deal. With 2GBs of ram onboard, HD6950 overclocked at $299 is also very sweet.
Wow fail. I was just waiting to be one of the first people to buy a 6970. I'll pass. Hard to believe that AMD didn't go for a bigger die and basically pissed away the last year and a bit to launch such a marginal improvement over old tech.
Both the 6970 and GTX580 are "refresh" generations imo from a performance perspective (although the 6900 series is a brand new architecture). Expect to see major performance increases from both sides on 28nm. Of course if you already have a GTX470/480/5870 or an overclocked 5850, then you are probably better off waiting until 28nm. We have seen similar situations in the past with 9700Pro --> 9800XT or X1800XT --> X1900XT, or 7800GTX --> 7950GTX. More or less both companies were limited by 40nm. No worries though, Crysis 2 has not arrived yet -- the real punishment awaits in 2011. Save your pennies! :biggrin:
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