Official AMD Radeon 6000 Series Discussion Thread

Gjohnst4 · Oct 22, 2010

Nice nice nice. I need 5870 prices to sink like at rock now (or in a month). But very impressed with the price/performance ratio~

f22a4bandit · Oct 22, 2010

Delta6326 said:
Probably already linked but Yummy NEWEGG!

I like how XFX prices their products $30 above every other card available, both 6850 and 6870.

3volvedcombat · Oct 22, 2010

The temps on these cards are hot?

in the 90c

85c range?

wow?

***EDIT*** Never mind, 70-80c loads.

Hotter then the old cards, but nothing bad, I cant complain, Im loving them, and I def cant complain about heat.

I have a 1.2volt Hot ass GTX 470 right beside me so... haahaha

vega22 · Oct 22, 2010

couple of more reviews

http://www.vortez.co.uk/contentteller/articles_pages/msi_r6870_review.html

and a 6870 xfire one too

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/asus_hd6870_crossfire_exclusive_review/1

EastCoasthandle · Oct 22, 2010

They have changed the default settings in the new Cats. Apparently, Quality texture filtering will be the default instead of High Quality Texture filtering.
source

f22a4bandit · Oct 22, 2010

EastCoasthandle said:
They have changed the default settings in the new Cats. Apparently, Quality texture filtering will be the default instead of High Quality Texture filtering.
source

Interesting find. Great heads up for everyone out there.

DanishDevil · Oct 22, 2010

Maybe that explains some of the differences between W1zz and Guru3D's reviews.

afw · Oct 22, 2010

Wow ... just love the performance of the new cards ...

... but tessalation (Unigine Heaven) and crossfire scaling is a little disappointing .... hmmm ... considering its a mid range card ... think I'm complaining too much ... :laugh:

...

Now its time for Caymen ...

Zen_ · Oct 22, 2010

Review of Sapphire 6850 and 6870 below:

http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/sapphire-radeon-hd6850-and-hd6870-review/3/

They managed to get the 6850 up to 950/1130 with a voltage increase while keeping temps well under 80C....think I'll be going with this one.

20mmrain · Oct 22, 2010

I got two of the XFX 6870's all those interested when they arrive early next week I will post my own findings. Yay for me!!!

Wow ... just love the performance of the new cards ... ... but tessalation (Unigine Heaven) and crossfire scaling is a little disappointing .... hmmm ... considering its a mid range card ... think I'm complaining too much ... ...

Now its time for Caymen ...

I disagree.... if you think about it they are aimed at the middle point of the pack. They were supposed to compete against the GTX 460's instead the 6870 is competing against the GTX 470 and 5870. With a few more driver updates these things will really take off.

Not to mention last gen 5850's in Xfire in Heaven only got you around 44FPS with Tessellation enabled to normal. The 6870 will now get you about 10 to 15FPS faster then that in Xfire. That is matching and surpassing GTX 460's in SLI.

I believe they did what they were supposed to do... they came out to compete with Nvidia's GTX 460's and they are killing them hands down. It will be even more so when they mature with drivers.

PS. Has anyone noticed anything yet out there about these cards voltage control? Can they be messed with like the 5000 series could? With or with out BIOS flash it doesn't mater to me as long as we can do it

ShiBDiB · Oct 22, 2010

More reviews

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=628&Itemid=72

Zen_ · Oct 22, 2010

Why does everyone care so much about tessellation performance? As implemented in existing games it's a novelty feature at best and in the tech demos I've seen there's still major problems with realistic geometry at high levels of tessellation.

cadaveca · Oct 22, 2010

f22a4bandit said:
I like how XFX prices their products $30 above every other card available, both 6850 and 6870.

That's newegg, because they are the same price locally.

6870:

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX30918(ME).aspx

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX30933(ME).aspx

6850:

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX30935(ME).aspx

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX30917(ME).aspx

Impressive pricing, but still not fast enough for me, personally.

TheMailMan78 · Oct 22, 2010

I'm waiting for the 6950.

20mmrain · Oct 22, 2010

Zen_ said:
Why does everyone care so much about tessellation performance? As implemented in existing games it's a novelty feature at best and in the tech demos I've seen there's still major problems with realistic geometry at high levels of tessellation.

I think people get all up in a huff about tessellation because it will make things prettier in the future. Especially if they use it right.

Also it is the way things are going in the future.

I know that is not technical answer but it's the truth.

cadaveca · Oct 22, 2010

TheMailMan78 said:
I'm waiting for the 6950.

Yeah, with the 5870 still being faster, there's no need for me to buy any of these.

TheMailMan78 · Oct 22, 2010

cadaveca said:
Yeah, with the 5870 still being faster, there's no need for me to buy any of these.

Exactly. For 5850 and 5870 owners these cards are downgrades or at least "on par"

RadeonProVega · Oct 22, 2010

How much power does the 6850 draw, also you only need one 6 pin right?
is a solid 500W PSU fine for it?

motasim · Oct 22, 2010

the54thvoid said:
... Just thought, as it's well known NV scales better with sli, we should start calling crossfire 'misfire' until it reaches parity with NV.

motasim said:
+1 ... Pure Gold ...

... having seen the multi-GPU scaling improvements that AMD achieved with the new 6850/6870, it's time to take my statement back ... :eek:

Wyverex · Oct 22, 2010

u2konline said:
How much power does the 6850 draw, also you only need one 6 pin right?
is a solid 500W PSU fine for it?

More than fine

afw · Oct 22, 2010

20mmrain said:
I disagree....

You are correct ... @ 1920 x 1200 and above the scaling is almost 100% apart frm a few games .... i just looked at the summary graph ... and thats what mislead me :eek:

... and yes the tessalation is not bad either ...

Its time for the 69xx series :rockout:

... planning to buy a 6950 ... hope the price will be decent ...

H82LUZ73 · Oct 22, 2010

dir_d said:
well...it seems the 5 series needed more geometry performance. 6870 in XFire is very good, and im looking forward to the 69xx cards.
Im starting to get that GPU itch. I might have to sell my 5870 and get a 6970 if the performance is there.

Oh it is there it is there wmhaaaaa (evil laugh) :laugh:

Guess Amd Bart gpu just told Nvidia to
EAT MY SHORTS!! :nutkick:

Very Impressed with Barts Bring on Cayman!!

Paintface · Oct 22, 2010

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261075

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500157

Looks like nvidia cant compete even pricewise atm

Tatty_Two · Oct 22, 2010

This has got to be one of the best price to performance cards we have seen, the way i see it though, there is little point (currently) in a 5850 or 5870 owner going in the direction of barts, the 6870 from what i can see is just 8% quicker than the 5850 across the board, the great thing is though, I may be able to Fleabay my 5850 to some un-informed individual and actually be able to buy a 6870 at no cost :rockout:

Of course, for those with anything less than a 5850 Barts is just an excellent buy.

mdsx1950 · Oct 22, 2010

After seeing the performance of the HD 6870, i'm looking forward to the HD 6970. Thinking about the HD 6990 makes me shiver lol.

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