Official AMD Radeon 6000 Series Discussion Thread - Page 101

KainXS · Dec 15, 2010, 03:53 AM

ooooohhhh 10.10 now is see

KainXS · Dec 15, 2010, 03:54 AM

tpu is up

alexsubri · Dec 15, 2010, 03:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meaintsmart

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/373...ard/index.html

oh boy...

I'm starting to get a little afraid now..if a 6870 is about 20% faster than 1 2gb 6950, I hope to see the 6970 be up-to-par with the 580 or 570 at least.

Like it said in the review "if you can't beat 'em performance wise, beat 'em price wise"

Jamborhgini313 · Dec 15, 2010, 03:54 AM

ATi better release some decent drivers for these cards otherwise this is a no go after waiting almost 1 month

meaintsmart · Dec 15, 2010, 03:55 AM

I was scared as well, hope they were using 10.10.

HTC · Dec 15, 2010, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KainXS

no its fixed now but the scores and everything look a little . . . . . odd

"waits for wizzy"

It ought to be ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by SNICK

they are using cat 10.10 drivers

Yes and no (check cat version on 6950):

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazyeyesreaper

dosent matter most of these reviews are garbage using 10.10 drivers amd dosent even really have a 6900 series driver ready this is a pretty damn lame release.

As usual, W1zzard will use an older version: sucks but i'm accustomed to it ...

A small price to pay for top notch quality reviews, IMO!

KainXS · Dec 15, 2010, 04:01 AM

its all over the board, seems that it really performs best at high res, at that price i'd buy one instead of a 580

hopefully the drivers will give better performance by then

HTC · Dec 15, 2010, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KainXS

its all over the board, seems that it really performs best at high res, at that price i'd buy one instead of a 580

hopefully the drivers will give better performance by then

Personally, i would like W1zzard to redo these reviews (69X0 cards) in ... say ... 3 months time: a time when, most likely, proper drivers for both nVidia and AMD should be around.

enaher · Dec 15, 2010, 04:06 AM

Boy I feel like they suck, guess I was expecting too much out of them, honestly I'm disapointed.

Nevermind I just read Hardocp's review with the 10.12 CCC, performance change is amazing!!!

Altered · Dec 15, 2010, 04:16 AM

So when are these new cards coming?

mdsx1950 · Dec 15, 2010, 04:18 AM

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...o_card_review/
Check it out!

EDIT - Just ordered two Sapphire HD6970 2GBs! WOOHOO!

mdsx1950 · Dec 15, 2010, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexsubri

oh boy...

I'm starting to get a little afraid now..if a 6870 is about 20% faster than 1 2gb 6950, I hope to see the 6970 be up-to-par with the 580 or 570 at least.

Like it said in the review "if you can't beat 'em performance wise, beat 'em price wise"

Check out the [H]ardOCP review. The tweaktown review uses the old drivers.

Goodman · Dec 15, 2010, 04:25 AM

W1z reviews...

HIS Radeon HD 6970 2048 MB

HIS Radeon HD 6950 2048 MB

(With 10.11 drivers

)

HTC · Dec 15, 2010, 04:34 AM

I just can't figure out why card makers continue to shoot themselves on the foot with every new launch! Why not get the new drivers out about 1 week before the cards?

This would give reviewers the chance to test them properly with the most current version available (10.12 in AMD's case and 265.90 in nVidia's case).

One may argue: "in that case one would be waiting forever". Though somewhat true, we all know Cat drivers are released every month and since this is December, why didn't AMD launch the cards one week after Cat's 10.12?

Goodman · Dec 15, 2010, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HTC

I just can't figure out why card makers continue to shoot themselves on the foot with every new launch! Why not get the new drivers out about 1 week before the cards?

This would give reviewers the chance to test them properly with the most current version available (10.12 in AMD's case and 265.90 in nVidia's case).

One may argue: "in that case one would be waiting forever". Though somewhat true, we all know Cat drivers are released every month and since this is December, why didn't AMD launch the cards one week after Cat's 10.12?

Because it would be to late to buy before Christmas?

HTC · Dec 15, 2010, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goodman

Because it would be to late to buy before Christmas?

One could look @ it from that perspective but, if they know they'll launch it by this date, why not work hard @ releasing the drivers 1 week earlier then said date?

Zen_ · Dec 15, 2010, 04:45 AM

You'd think AMD would be a little more careful with these sorts of things (drivers) since initial impressions mean so much...not many review sites will go back and evaluate with later drivers. But the enthusiast who have been waiting all day with their fingers on the order button know and I guess that's what matters for now.

HTC · Dec 15, 2010, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zen_

You'd think AMD would be a little more careful with these sorts of things (drivers) since initial impressions mean so much...not many review sites will go back and evaluate with later drivers. But the enthusiast who have been waiting all day with their fingers on the order button know and I guess that's what matters for now.

Exactly. A shot in the foot, with a bazooka ...

crazyeyesreaper · Dec 15, 2010, 04:56 AM

finally after some threats and some bitching and complaining 2x sapphire 6970s are headed my way

EastCoasthandle · Dec 15, 2010, 04:57 AM

I've complied a list of reviews and also included which driver they are using here. I'm using a separate thread as I'm updating it as I find more review sites.

Goodman · Dec 15, 2010, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazyeyesreaper

finally after some threats and some bitching and complaining 2x sapphire 6970s are headed my way

Good for you & so jealous of you right now

crazyeyesreaper · Dec 15, 2010, 05:01 AM

now tomorrow afternoon my 5850 goes up for sale woot

Volkszorn88 · Dec 15, 2010, 05:02 AM

How much you selling your 5850?

crazyeyesreaper · Dec 15, 2010, 05:06 AM

$135 shipped in the 48 contiguous states but yea wont be official till i post a thread

Flak · Dec 15, 2010, 05:30 AM

Now to decide if I want to dump the gtx 460 in my spare (currently running 4850 cf) and get a 6950 or 6970 for my main rig......

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Dec 15, 2010, 03:54 AM	#2504
Jamborhgini313 Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 173 (0.11/day) Thanks: 33 Thanked 26 Times in 22 Posts System Specs	ATi better release some decent drivers for these cards otherwise this is a no go after waiting almost 1 month __________________

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Dec 15, 2010, 03:53 AM	#2501
KainXS Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,698 (2.27/day) Thanks: 185 Thanked 465 Times in 382 Posts System Specs	ooooohhhh 10.10 now is see

Dec 15, 2010, 03:54 AM	#2502
KainXS Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,698 (2.27/day) Thanks: 185 Thanked 465 Times in 382 Posts System Specs	tpu is up

Dec 15, 2010, 03:55 AM	#2505
meaintsmart Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 66 (0.04/day) Thanks: 22 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts System Specs	I was scared as well, hope they were using 10.10.

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Dec 15, 2010, 04:01 AM	#2507
KainXS Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,698 (2.27/day) Thanks: 185 Thanked 465 Times in 382 Posts System Specs	its all over the board, seems that it really performs best at high res, at that price i'd buy one instead of a 580 hopefully the drivers will give better performance by then

Dec 15, 2010, 04:06 AM	#2509
enaher Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 380 (0.24/day) Thanks: 125 Thanked 85 Times in 73 Posts System Specs	Boy I feel like they suck, guess I was expecting too much out of them, honestly I'm disapointed. Nevermind I just read Hardocp's review with the 10.12 CCC, performance change is amazing!!! Last edited by enaher; Dec 15, 2010 at 04:14 AM.

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Dec 15, 2010, 04:16 AM	#2510
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Dec 15, 2010, 04:25 AM	#2513
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Dec 15, 2010, 04:34 AM	#2514
HTC Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Portugal Posts: 1,920 (1.02/day) Thanks: 461 Thanked 282 Times in 230 Posts System Specs	I just can't figure out why card makers continue to shoot themselves on the foot with every new launch! Why not get the new drivers out about 1 week before the cards? This would give reviewers the chance to test them properly with the most current version available (10.12 in AMD's case and 265.90 in nVidia's case). One may argue: "in that case one would be waiting forever". Though somewhat true, we all know Cat drivers are released every month and since this is December, why didn't AMD launch the cards one week after Cat's 10.12? __________________ HTC - Hugo Teve Cá I'm PORTUGUESE: apologies for any spelling mistakes!

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crazyeyesreaper Chief Broken Rig Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 04578 Posts: 6,016 (3.95/day) Thanks: 761 Thanked 2,225 Times in 1,559 Posts System Specs	now tomorrow afternoon my 5850 goes up for sale woot

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