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Originally Posted by Eric_Cartman

Yes the naming scheme is what is stupid.

It is clearly just AMD trying to make the cards seem better than they really are by putting a higher number on them.

They just moved everything up a notch. The previously x700 series is now the x800 series. The previously x800 series would now be the x900 series (which was previously not used except for the 5970, i.e. only once). No deception of "seemingly better performance", just confusion. There were never any mention that the 6800 series would be the replacement of the 5800 series anyway.

Originally Posted by Eric_Cartman

It was bad when nVidia did it with the 8800GT/9800GT but at least then the performance was the same and not worse.

Of course it was the same because it was the same card.

In this case these are two different cards from the 5850 and 5870.

Originally Posted by Eric_Cartman

AMDs move is much worse because the performance isn't even the same.

Of course the performance isn't the same! It's a mid-range v. a high-end!

Originally Posted by Eric_Cartman

There is absolutely no reason they shouldn't have named these the HD 6700 series.

They opted to keep the 5700 series as the 6700 series.

Originally Posted by Eric_Cartman

The 8 has always signified high end not mid-range.

Starting now, not anymore.

Following your logic, the 9 has always signified....nothing because it was never used (3870X2, not 3970. 4870X2, not 4970). But then there was just one card in the previous generation (5970) that came, so might as well use the 9 for a whole series in the next generation.