xfx hd 6970 caught on camera box and all! + confirmed specs

xfx has their 6970 on display come and see!!

http://www.techpowerup.com/136302/Ground-Store-Decks-Up-XFX-Radeon-HD-6900-Series-Graphics-Cards.html

over in germany they are in stores awaiting release day. she looms folks be ready!

and here they took one apart for us.. specs and all!

http://www.techpowerup.com/136313/AMD-Cayman-Taken-Apart-PCB-Pictured.html

I'm going to be highly disappointed if this thing has 1536 stream processors.

I'm going to be highly disappointed if this thing has 1536 stream processors.

hartsickdiscipl

Well, I have to agree here. Xept when what they say about their stream processors being some kind of enhanced high speed chips is true. Time will tell. Or more specifically, only benchmarks will tell..

I'm going to be highly disappointed if this thing has 1536 stream processors.

hartsickdiscipl

WOrd on the street is the 6970 is at gtx 570 speed or slightly slower in 3d mark. I hope amd get some good drivers cause it don't look like the gtx 580 is going to lose.

The more I see of these cards, the happier I am I went with SLI 570s. Which sucks, because last month I was really excited to see them.

WOrd on the street is the 6970 is at gtx 570 speed or slightly slower in 3d mark. I hope amd get some good drivers cause it don't look like the gtx 580 is going to lose.

pimpog

Personally I like Nvidia better.Jor297

Personally I like Nvidia better.Jor297

Orly?

[QUOTE="Jor297"]Personally I like Nvidia better.tequilasunriser

Orly?

With a bit of luck, AMD are leading us on and will attack from the flanks when we all have bought an NVidia card :lol:

I'm going to be highly disappointed if this thing has 1536 stream processors.

hartsickdiscipl

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

I'm going to be highly disappointed if this thing has 1536 stream processors.

matte3560

I'm baffled as to how AMD would go from 1600 SPs to 1536 for their top-of-the-line single GPU card, regardless of whether or not their new SP design is much more efficient. Why would they need or choose to reduce the number of SPs? Why not crank it up a bit and deliver a massive blow to Nvidia by taking the performance crown? If the 6970 truly does have 1536 SPs, and uses more power than a 5870, this will be very disappointing indeed. Pricing is another issue. If the 6970 is barely on par with a GTX 570, how can they fit both the 6970 and 6950 in between $350 and the $250 6870?

I guess I'll have to wait for real answers. :evil:

[QUOTE="matte3560"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

I'm going to be highly disappointed if this thing has 1536 stream processors.

hartsickdiscipl

I'm baffled as to how AMD would go from 1600 SPs to 1536 for their top-of-the-line single GPU card, regardless of whether or not their new SP design is much more efficient. Why would they need or choose to reduce the number of SPs? Why not crank it up a bit and deliver a massive blow to Nvidia by taking the performance crown? If the 6970 truly does have 1536 SPs, and uses more power than a 5870, this will be very disappointing indeed. Pricing is another issue. If the 6970 is barely on par with a GTX 570, how can they fit both the 6970 and 6950 in between $350 and the $250 6870?

I guess I'll have to wait for real answers. :evil:

im thinking that there is something fishy going on with regards to the current info we have, has to be why would you downgrade your high end gpu to 1536 sp's?!? the high end 6970 has to be near the 580 this time because the dual 6990 just isnt going to cut it this round as nvidia are coming out with their own dual solution as well

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="matte3560"] Yeah, same here. I was honesty expecting AMD to take the performance crown this gen considering how big of a margin they had with their GPU die size compared to Nvidia last gen. Nvidia just keeps pulling the longest straw though. Either way, it should be interesting to see how pricing turns out if the 6970 is in fact on par with the GTX 570.icyseanfitz

I'm baffled as to how AMD would go from 1600 SPs to 1536 for their top-of-the-line single GPU card, regardless of whether or not their new SP design is much more efficient. Why would they need or choose to reduce the number of SPs? Why not crank it up a bit and deliver a massive blow to Nvidia by taking the performance crown? If the 6970 truly does have 1536 SPs, and uses more power than a 5870, this will be very disappointing indeed. Pricing is another issue. If the 6970 is barely on par with a GTX 570, how can they fit both the 6970 and 6950 in between $350 and the $250 6870?

I guess I'll have to wait for real answers. :evil:

im thinking that there is something fishy going on with regards to the current info we have, has to be why would you downgrade your high end gpu to 1536 sp's?!? the high end 6970 has to be near the 580 this time because the dual 6990 just isnt going to cut it this round as nvidia are coming out with their own dual solution as well

It's what I said before. I too feel that something ain't right. Makes no sense to downgrade. Except when you're confident that even downgraded, you'll kick the competition where it hurts. The (very early) results seem to indicate that there's indeed some kicking, alas thin air. So, I smell a rat...

[QUOTE="matte3560"][QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

I'm going to be highly disappointed if this thing has 1536 stream processors.

hartsickdiscipl

I'm baffled as to how AMD would go from 1600 SPs to 1536 for their top-of-the-line single GPU card, regardless of whether or not their new SP design is much more efficient. Why would they need or choose to reduce the number of SPs? Why not crank it up a bit and deliver a massive blow to Nvidia by taking the performance crown? If the 6970 truly does have 1536 SPs, and uses more power than a 5870, this will be very disappointing indeed. Pricing is another issue. If the 6970 is barely on par with a GTX 570, how can they fit both the 6970 and 6950 in between $350 and the $250 6870?

I guess I'll have to wait for real answers. :evil:

Either case....I'm still going with sli 580's :P

Maybe the new Stream Processors aren't as efficient as they were intended to be and produce too much heat, which may be why they reduced them to 1536 from 1600.

[QUOTE="tequilasunriser"]

[QUOTE="Jor297"]Personally I like Nvidia better.millerlight89

Orly?

:lol: that was so freaking funny made me luagh so hard

I would wait for the 6990 to show up. If it has two of these bad boys on it AMD will have the fastest card on the block.

I would wait for the 6990 to show up. If it has two of these bad boys on it AMD will have the fastest card on the block.

middle-earth88

But it's maximum performance won't be guaranteed since its general performance will depend on how well a particular game is optimized for multiple-GPUs.

Shader performance wasn't a bottleneck with their past generations. Rather than produce a chip that has a lot of unnecessaryshader power, they decided to improve the areas where they are lacking.

I think you guys will be surprised where their cards will end up when the reviews start showing up.

Maybe the new Stream Processors aren't as efficient as they were intended to be and produce too much heat, which may be why they reduced them to 1536 from 1600.

BluRayHiDef

jeez if these bench's are right it seems amd has dropped the ball the 6970 is only competing with the 570 and their 6990 isnt going to save them this time as nvidia are coming out with the 595, if these are true and amd price them near 580 levels they have lost this round

Word on the street is the 6970 gonna cost 275 euro and the 6950 is going for 225 if these price are right I am going to grab a pair for xmas.