AMD arming new tahiti to fight 660ti. welcome hd 7890!!!

amd is arming a new tahiti gpu. the hd 7890 as we can call it for now is going to be ahead of the 7870 but behinbd the 7950. currently according to source its going to be in the 7800 family and is based on the tahiti LE architecture.

details are atm murky at best but amd expects to have it ready before the end of november

http://ht4u.net/news/26462_amd_bringt_tahiti_le_im_november_-_neues_radeon-hd-7800-modell/

But they already have a GPU that spanks the gtx 660 ti at it's price point. It's called Radeon HD 7950.

But they already have a GPU that spanks the gtx 660 ti at it's price point. It's called Radeon HD 7950.

BeerMage

the 7870 is +/- 1% of the 660ti performance. Last I checked, it was 1% faster at 1080p res in all games.

Not really sure why they need this card. There isn't a heck of a lot of room to stick another card in between the 7870 and 7950.

Not really sure why they need this card. There isn't a heck of a lot of room to stick another card in between the 7870 and 7950.

hartsickdiscipl

[QUOTE="BeerMage"]

But they already have a GPU that spanks the gtx 660 ti at it's price point. It's called Radeon HD 7950.

free_milk

That card is not needed at all. AMD should instead focus on a gpu which is better than the 7970, like say....a 7980, which could beat the GTX 680 is every area.

what their doing is forcing nvidia up a market segment.

ever since the 8800 series walloped amd senseless they have had to claw back from the bottom. when they did so they preformed a fortification system.

they would focus their efforts on strengthening their lowest end and then move up. the APU is one such fortification. nvidia rather than compete directly with or udnercutting the amd products has simply moved up because their revenue is at the higher end anyway. amd has then been moving up market segments

in the 5000 series it was the 5770 that got the attention, with the 6000 series it was te 6850 getting reinforced with the 6790 and the apu. with the 7 series they have a fresh line of lower fortifications from trinity and the hd 7800 series is where the attention is being given. and nvidia rather than undercut or directluy compete has simply gone up a price segment.

nvidia's financial results reflect this alot actually with their revenue up 15% and their profits down from last year. they are judging revenue as the measure of success

i expect next gen nvidia will have a killer high end gpu forged of mithril, a #70 series card thats compareable to AMD's high end and then the gtx #60 series will be given little attention and will get crushed by amd's competitive thrust upwards.

this trend will continue until AMD has effectively tossed nvidia into a price tag that nobody wants to buy cards for at the high end. which puts them in a very bad spot financially.

amd tried doing this to intel back in intels 1st pentium IV run before the move the lga 775. and if left unchecked this innovative dilema will send nvidia without a paddle down sh!ts creek

That card is not needed at all. AMD should instead focus on a gpu which is better than the 7970, like say....a 7980, which could beat the GTX 680 is every area.

jhcho2

no point, the 7970 ghz already beats the 680 in every area.

That card is not needed at all. AMD should instead focus on a gpu which is better than the 7970, like say....a 7980, which could beat the GTX 680 is every area.

jhcho2

why is everyone only quoting techpowerup? is it because it favours AMD? Where are the guru3D and Anandtech results? And good job showing comparisons between OC'ed 7970s against standard 680s and then again at 2560x1600 which clearly favours AMD cards due to their cards having more memory

why is everyone only quoting techpowerup? is it because it favours AMD? Where are the guru3D and Anandtech results? And good job showing comparisons between OC'ed 7970s against standard 680s and then again at 2560x1600 which clearly favours AMD cards due to their cards having more memory

jhcho2

the ghz edition isn't overclocked, that is the factory setting its set to. The geforce 680 is also at 1 ghz clock speed. The 7970 is simply faster clock for clock than the 680gtx. Toms hardware already rates 7970 ghz as the best single video card on the market. Why do you think the 680 has dropped in price recently? Because the 7970 is faster and cheaper. Whats your point on the resolution exactly? It just means that its more future proof.

[QUOTE="jhcho2"]

why is everyone only quoting techpowerup? is it because it favours AMD? Where are the guru3D and Anandtech results? And good job showing comparisons between OC'ed 7970s against standard 680s and then again at 2560x1600 which clearly favours AMD cards due to their cards having more memory

blaznwiipspman1

the ghz edition isn't overclocked, that is the factory setting its set to. The geforce 680 is also at 1 ghz clock speed. The 7970 is simply faster clock for clock than the 680gtx. Toms hardware already rates 7970 ghz as the best single video card on the market. Why do you think the 680 has dropped in price recently? Because the 7970 is faster and cheaper. Whats your point on the resolution exactly? It just means that its more future proof.

why is everyone only quoting techpowerup? is it because it favours AMD? Where are the guru3D and Anandtech results? And good job showing comparisons between OC'ed 7970s against standard 680s and then again at 2560x1600 which clearly favours AMD cards due to their cards having more memory

jhcho2

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="jhcho2"]

why is everyone only quoting techpowerup? is it because it favours AMD? Where are the guru3D and Anandtech results? And good job showing comparisons between OC'ed 7970s against standard 680s and then again at 2560x1600 which clearly favours AMD cards due to their cards having more memory

jhcho2

the ghz edition isn't overclocked, that is the factory setting its set to. The geforce 680 is also at 1 ghz clock speed. The 7970 is simply faster clock for clock than the 680gtx. Toms hardware already rates 7970 ghz as the best single video card on the market. Why do you think the 680 has dropped in price recently? Because the 7970 is faster and cheaper. Whats your point on the resolution exactly? It just means that its more future proof.

[QUOTE="blaznwiipspman1"]

[QUOTE="jhcho2"]

why is everyone only quoting techpowerup? is it because it favours AMD? Where are the guru3D and Anandtech results? And good job showing comparisons between OC'ed 7970s against standard 680s and then again at 2560x1600 which clearly favours AMD cards due to their cards having more memory

jhcho2

the ghz edition isn't overclocked, that is the factory setting its set to. The geforce 680 is also at 1 ghz clock speed. The 7970 is simply faster clock for clock than the 680gtx. Toms hardware already rates 7970 ghz as the best single video card on the market. Why do you think the 680 has dropped in price recently? Because the 7970 is faster and cheaper. Whats your point on the resolution exactly? It just means that its more future proof.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc8s3LPehWM

amd is arming a new tahiti gpu. the hd 7890 as we can call it for now is going to be ahead of the 7870 but behinbd the 7950. currently according to source its going to be in the 7800 family and is based on the tahiti LE architecture.

details are atm murky at best but amd expects to have it ready before the end of november

http://ht4u.net/news/26462_amd_bringt_tahiti_le_im_november_-_neues_radeon-hd-7800-modell/

ionusX

From http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/11/12/fall_2012_gpu_driver_comparison_roundup/1

Wow the 660ti is incredibly overpriced, at this moment it's just a waste of a card.Guovssohas

That's an understatement.