AMD Cypress Graphics Accelerator Pictured

[eidairaman1]

it'll probably cost like 350 or 400

Yup about as much as youd Pay for a Radeon 9700 Pro or Radeon 9700 Pro All In Wonder in 2002, It was NV that screwed the prices up with 600 USD desktop cards that don't hold a candle light to the cheapest Professional Graphics Cards.

 

[InnocentCriminal]

Check this out...

 

[grunt_408]

Check this out...

http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/video/ATI/Eyefinity/eyefinity.jpg

Impressive thanks mon. I sold my other LCD dammit

 

[InnocentCriminal]

Impressive thanks mon. I sold my other LCD dammit

>.<

D'OH!

HEH HEH HEH!

 

[largon]

If those 1600 SPs are in 80 groups of 20, like the 800SPs of 4870/90 were in 80 groups of 10 then my crystal ball says RV870 will only be 25-40% faster then RV770. In highly optimized games could be higher.

The problem is ATI drivers had a hard time loading up all those groups of 10, imagine how difficult it will be with groups of 20. So older/current games will only feel a little tingling sensation and no real performance boost. Whatever.

So one 4870X2 will be better then one 5870. Kinda sad really.

Your crystal ball is clueless.

I have to admit I do have a little nVidia logo on my brain

Or, it could be it's not just the crystalball...

 

[Valdez]

 

[btarunr]

There is some real space wastage on that PCB.

 

[largon]

● 4 phase vGPU (option for 5), looks like it's made of Volterra VT1195SFs. Volterra's top-of-the-line parts. Same VRM chips as on HD2900-series.
● 1 secondary Volterra phase (not 100% sure, bad pic), likely for uncore similar to HD4890. Located near the CF fingers.
● 1+1 phases for memory, looks like Volterra VT242WF (same as on HD4890). Above vGPU phases.

Looks like a very powerful VRM. Around twice that of HD4890's vGPU grunt...

 

[Tatty_Two]

http://i30.tinypic.com/8zqxpe.jpg

If thats remotely accurate, it seems many peoples hopes (and beliefs) of the 5870 coming in at $299 is kind of misplaced

 

[btarunr]

Many sites suggest the same pricing. Anyway, I'm expecting.

HD 5850 > HD 4870 X2

HD 5870 1G > GTX 295

HD 5870 2G > 2x GTX 285 SLI

So $299 looks a bargain.

 

[largon]

And things never retail exactly at MSRP, unless there's limited supply.

 

[Tatty_Two]

Many sites suggest the same pricing. Anyway, I'm expecting.

HD 5850 > HD 4870 X2

HD 5870 1G > GTX 295

HD 5870 2G > 2x GTX 285 SLI

So $299 looks a bargain.

We will see, personally I still think you are being a "little" optimistic there, but based on that if you were right, $299 for a 5850 looks good, my point though was that there are a considerable amount of members convinced they will get a 5870 for $299...... I suppose they still might, we wont know for sure for a few days yet I think.

 

[btarunr]

We will see, personally I still think you are being a "little" optimistic there, but based on that if you were right, $299 for a 5850 looks good, my point though was that there are a considerable amount of members convinced they will get a 5870 for $299...... I suppose they still might, we wont know for sure for a few days yet I think.

They wouldn't price them $299, $399 and $449 if my projections were a "little" optimistic.

 

[pantherx12]

Considering he'll add GPU-Z support to it tomorrow, I'd say it's.. erm.. a pair of sneakers?

He may of got a base ball cap as well!