Monday, November 8th 2010
Radeon HD 6970 Launch May Face Delays
Originally slated for a November 22 launch, AMD's next-generation enthusiast-grade GPU, the Radeon HD 6970 may face some launch delays, according to industry sources. Apparently the company is yet to finalize a launch driver and BIOS for the HD 6970, and that could push back launch by a little. Meanwhile, a Zol.com.cn contributor let out some juicy pictures of the HD 6970 reference design accelerator.
Sources:
Expreview, Zol.com.cn
88 Comments on Radeon HD 6970 Launch May Face Delays
check the DX11 section
AMD ownz 66+% :)
They didn't even update their SDK since August. :P
its OPEN ;)
Your using the equivalency of a wal-mart computer, at 1280X1024 resolution. I have no issues with my 5870, I even went into the registry and xml files to unlock all the options possible. Makes games look amazing, and the only games I have issues with are the ones that just have issues for both the red and green team.
So, in your professional Wal-Mart opinion, I am a beta tester for AMD/ATI? :roll:
Just because AMD/ATI moves on with technology and the newest drivers don't give your three generation old card a 20% performance boost you get pissy? Amazing.
You did reg hacks? :laugh: Perfect example of what I mean.
Eyefinity should NOT have been released. BETA tech, all teh way...heck, even on the 6-series, most hardware parts needed for Eyefinity don't even exist today. I am refering, of course, to the DP 1.2 multi-stream boxes, and the daisy-chainable monitors.
Someone's been drinking the red Koolaid, I'm afraid. Obviously, because if you check the Eyefinity thread here, and other other forums...oh, look...tonnes of problems.:shadedshu
Everyone here has cursor corruption...
Eyefinity still hasn't left beta, but they hype it to no end. Unless, of course, you want to call a card that artifacts on desktop a properly working part...
IN case you missed it ALL AMD EYEFINITY-supporting CARDS RUNNING DUAL OR MORE MONITORS ARTIFACT WHILE ON DESKTOP, IF USING A DISPLAYPORT CONNECTION.
I could tell you the real reason why these cards are delayed...I've been saying that they would be for over a month now...but fanboys will be fanboys, and clearly, I'm not one of those any longer, so I am unsure whether my fanboy language will translate clearly now.
Either way, I'll be hoping both camps cards come out in synchronicity so we can gauge against each other.
But if the Cayman slips to 2011, this will be hugely embarassing having been touted as super dooper reliable with the 5 series.
The 580 won't steal the show for Nvidia though. It's purely an e-peen card and i guess going to be limited.
I'm still waiting for the SOC 480 from Gigabyte. That card could be my single card quiet(ish) dream.
AMD's own, David Hoff: Read more: www.techradar.com/news/computing-components/graphics-cards/amd-to-release-next-gen-graphics-pre-christmas-717388?src=rss&attr=newsall#ixzz14i0JQ84n
Hmmm...2 cards is a "wide range of products"?:eek:
WHUT!?!
:rolleyes:
:shadedshu
So saw it here, boys. This is the best AMD could dream of...."delayed" cards.
:roll:
I am a leet haxor by changing some numbers in the windows registry. For options that are beta, or may have compatibility issues with other driver features.
I choose to enable parts of software in the driver pack that aren't meant to be. Nvidia does the same, otherwise why would we have software that allows you to enable it from third partys? Ahhh, right. Nvidia does no wrong. You will get their options like Physx supported on 13 games with GPU acceleration, when it has been proven that a modern CPU will outperform their GPU implementation when the software is written on a platform that isn't made for a 486DX.
How is Nvidia or ATI supposed to test every single CPU/MOBO/GPU/RAM/OS/SOFTWARE combination? Yet every user with a issue immediately blames them for issues.
If you don't like their product, don't buy it.
ALso note that shortly after this, is when my whole attitude, about 4-D shaders, and everything else AMD, changed. I guess I know something no other "journalist" in tech knows...:laugh:..or they've been paid to shut up... Yeah, you did something clearly AMD could not. Unless, of course, you are lying, and things are NOT working just fine for you...because if they really worked fine, why wouldn't AMD enable it themselves?
:shadedshu
Do you need some help getting those feet out of your mouth?
Also, I might have some inside info you do not. Try something...ask AMD what they used for thier Eyefinity demos, and how they avoided the cursor corruption. The answer may suprise you...even more so considering they seem to have forgotten to let Eyefinity users know how to avoid the problem.
That thing looks like a cargo container.I wouldn't be able to afford it any way.
That's why I just bought the 6870. That should keep me in the
loop for at least another year : )
HD 5870
HD6970
It's evident there are people taking sides and that's human nature - that's why the world sucks. So cant' we leave it out of a freaking tech forum. We're all geek (to some power or other).
On track - The delay is a rumour until AMD says "Oops., we're late guys!"
Can people stop being nasty? It's a f*cking expensive toy that lets you play games FFS! Or a Folding tool that lets you think you're saving the world.
My two cents - AMD and Nvidia have both become tits this past year.
And I agree, both have failed hard, but really, It's not thier fault, except when they lie to cover up the problems. Honesty wins all, with me. They can make mistakes, that's no big deal...it's the lying about it that gets me going.