Radeon HD 5870 Aggressively Priced: Report

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

I think that 40 nm fab process real benefit is just lower power consumption , and lower temperature ... at a 299 US$ price point i can`t really see more than a 10%-15% performance increase (HD4890 as reference) + dx11 full support . Money tells you everything you need to know about a product .

fab alone doesnt increase performance

 

[enzolt]

darn, way out of my budget. with college starting up again, looks like i gotta save up for a few months again.

 

[SonDa5]

i was hoping it to be 249$ but its not

Me too.

Oh well. I'll just wait till the price comes down. Maby by Christmas there will be some good deals on them.

 

[pr0n Inspector]

Can't wait for reviews!

 

[HalfAHertz]

The way I see it, if they keep to the same form factor of the die, moving from 55nm to 40 nm means 1,375 times more transistors( 55/40)
So if we take the 800SPs of the rv770 and multiply it with 1,375, we end up at 1100, which is not dividable by 80, Thus rounding the final number to 1120 or going for a bit bigger die and ending up at 1200SPs.

Not sure if nm scales work like that tho

I'm pretty sure ATi will keep going with the same strategy for their chips - if not completely able to beat the nVidia giants, can at least compete at a price/performance point

 

[erocker]

No suprise on price at all and glad to see it.

 

[Steevo]

I still want a 2GB version. I would pay $359 for one.

 

[werez]

my first dissapointment :

Lynnfield i5-750 199EUR , listed in GERMANY , ready for shipping . PErformance wise , still < i7 920 .
MSI P55-GD80, P55 priced at 195 EUR , listed in GERMANY , ready for shipping .

Now , thats 394EUR .

ASRock X58 Extreme, X58 listed at 132EUR price point .
Intel Core i7-920 listed at 225EUR price point .

Now , thats 357EUR.

They dumped tripple channel memory , so you buy "cheaper" dual channel .. whatever ..

So i can sacrifice tripple channel , buy myself a decent cooler , overclock the 920 , and use the ASRock X58 Extreme ( high end board actually ) , enjoy sli or CF at full speed . Now where is that milestone that intel was talking about ? What i3 dual core that are performing just like the e8400 and will cost 5EUR less ?

So now moovig forward to AMD . Introducing a really high end chipset , bla bla bla , priced somewhere around 230 and give me the same performance as a HD4870X2 ? I DON'T THINK SO .
They will have to cut the HD4870 price at send it in the sub 90EUR zone . THAT IS NOT GOING to happen . NOT ! they have to keep some kind of balance between GPU`s . In my oppinion they will offer a little more boost in terms of performance , dx11 support , lower power consumption , and that`s it . AMD is not making charity actions !

 

[Kitkat]

i cant WAIT! rofl im gonna go ape$hit! im gonna be poor too alot of tech toys come out in next 3 months. Ill just eat bread and water, i dont care omg lol

 

[Nick89]

It'll be £299 in the rip off uk.

$299.99 = £182.72

£299.99 = $492.51


Man thats a crazy ripoff.

 

[Kitkat]

$299.99 = £182.72

£299.99 = $492.51


Man thats a crazy ripoff.

um did u see the chart with the math. lol what did u expect

 

[Nick89]

um did u see the chart with the math. lol what did u expect

What chart? I wanted to see what £299 would be converted into dollers. So I looked it up and saw how much you get ripped off in the UK for computer parts.

 

[GoldenTiger]

Do want, now!

 

[1Kurgan1]

Wow, AMD is falling back into the trap that Nvidia has set up AGAIN. This happened when the HD 3000 series came up, and now, Nvidia is simply going to strike back using retaliation as their advantage over knowing the weaknesses of this video card. This reminds me of chess too much.

What trap? Thats called a market. Nvidia had a good foot hold till AMD bought out ATi, then the 3870x2 was king, then the GTX280 rolled out and was king, and then the 4870x2 was, then the GTX295, and soon the 5870 or 5870x2.

It's just a back and forth thing, no ones playing into any game, the later product usually should be faster, thats why its later. But remember there is a 4890 right now, and with ATi having what sounds like a 4 to 6 month lead on a 40nm chip, they might have a barn burner 5890 ready to hit the market by the time Nvidia even joins them with a DX11 40nm GPU.

 

[Scrizz]

nice, can't wait for the $50 off in the first week

 

[ghost101]

$299.99 = £182.72

£299.99 = $492.51


Man thats a crazy ripoff.

Don't worry. It won't be £299. Brits just like to complain.

The HD4870 was around £200 on release. I bought the HD4850 on release at £120. US price of both cards were $299 and $199 respectively.

The £:$ exchange rate is slightly worse this time around though. So prices will be a bit higher.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

We do get ripped off on hardware prices though.

 

[Drac]

nice, can't wait for the $50 off in the first week

+10000

 

[IINexusII]

im only buying it if it gets to £200

 

[Anath]

If the rumors are true that the 5870 will have similiar/better performance than the 4870x2 then i will pick one up...however if not i think ill pick up two 4890s and put them in crossfire

 

[MoonPig]

The 4870 was £220 on release here. If it's the same or abit lower after a week or so... I'm very tempted.

 

[Nick89]

What trap? Thats called a market. Nvidia had a good foot hold till AMD bought out ATi, then the 3870x2 was king, then the GTX280 rolled out and was king, and then the 4870x2 was, then the GTX295, and soon the 5870 or 5870x2.

It's just a back and forth thing, no ones playing into any game, the later product usually should be faster, thats why its later. But remember there is a 4890 right now, and with ATi having what sounds like a 4 to 6 month lead on a 40nm chip, they might have a barn burner 5890 ready to hit the market by the time Nvidia even joins them with a DX11 40nm GPU.

My X1950XT wants a word with you.

 

[JATownes]

If the rumors are true that the 5870 will have similiar/better performance than the 4870x2 then i will pick one up...however if not i think ill pick up two 4890s and put them in crossfire

You stole my plan... I figure I am going to grab 2 4890s to replace my 4850s when the HD5000s launch (can you say price drop?), then wait til the new Nvidia cards launch (Dec-Jan) and grab a pair of 5870s (Price drop again?)

 

[LittleLizard]

nice price. too bad it will cost like 400 dollars here.

 

[Cuzza]

The secret-sauce behind the price could be the 40 nm fab process

MMmmmmmmmm secret sauce