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AMD Gives Names to Dual-GPU Configurations Between APUs and Discrete GPUs

Still, it doesn't matter too much, i still see PC's prebuilt by big store labelled as gaming PC's with a GT430 or a HD 64 something.

This is the whole f*cking reason consoles win at this. You buy a gaming pc called a 6990 and you associate it with a HD6990 and you think it'll kick ass when in reality, you play Metro or Stalker or Crysis and it limps about like a rotten sausage. So your store bought gaming pc sux, so you buy a console next time.

Really, a GT430 is more capable than any console. When you are playing a game in DX9, with low-medium detail levels, at 720p resolution, you don't really need a powerful card...

It is for sure, click the image it does say 6690d2 on there : ]

Nope, look a little bit higher in the picture, it says 6990D2. It really is a lame naming scheme, but people need to do their research before buying and it won't be a problem.
 
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They should just call it HybridX Crossfire, lol!
One thing you got to hate in PC marketing: "X"!:slap:

Anyway, back to the nonsense; @amd: trolling & inciting geek-rage is not allowed on TPU!

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That's just silly. The whole rest of the configs aren't too bad. It pops it up by not even a full level, i.e. a 6450 becomes 6510 or a 6670 becomes a 6710. But the whopper of a jump up in nomenclature from 6670 (discrete) to 6990 is way out of sync. If it followed the table trend it should be 6710.

Still, it doesn't matter too much, i still see PC's prebuilt by big store labelled as gaming PC's with a GT430 or a HD 64 something.

This is the whole f*cking reason consoles win at this. You buy a gaming pc called a 6990 and you associate it with a HD6990 and you think it'll kick ass when in reality, you play Metro or Stalker or Crysis and it limps about like a rotten sausage. So your store bought gaming pc sux, so you buy a console next time.

Bah, shakes fist at AMD.

So you rate gaming grade as being able to play poorly coded games or games optimized for the competitor's GPU?
 
Don't you people understand than HD6990D2 means HD6990Degrade-it2generation-before? :cool:
 
woot AMD wooot the poor man computer as a rich man names now!
 
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