ATI 6000 Series 1 month behind schedule, same old 40nm

[impruv]

Currently have the 4850 512mb.. $170 for the MSI 460 cyclone now or wait for the 6xxx?

[_dangtx_]

even if you fold, still wait for more price drops.

[Black_Ice-Dragon]

Looks like my 5850 will still hold up well even when the new gen comes around

[poohbear]

Originally Posted by Luay79

6770 and 6750 are the upper midrange chips, and on paper the 6770 is ahead of the 5850 and stepping on the toes of the 5870 performance wise, and those are the high end chips! It runs very cool. 146W TDP, 23W idle. For a 160~180$ range card that is unheard of.

if that is true @ that pricepoint it is absolutely insane!!!! definitly upgrading if that's the case!!!

[_dangtx_]

arent they renaming juniper parts in the mix? :)

[impruv]

My system seems to still do quite well in terms of gaming, albeit the gpu is aging. A 6770 sounds perfect at this point if it is indeed around the $200 mark or so. Then I can wait till the SB cpu's come out to do my next full upgrade :)

[Hacksaw907]

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

arent they renaming juniper parts in the mix? :)

Yep. 6750 and 6770 will be rebranded versions of the Juniper core. The 6850/6870 will be the Barts core, and the 6950/6970 will be the number for the Cayman core. TPU did an article on it fairly recently.

[mattlef]

looks like the NDA expires on the 22nd this month.
Looking forward to the reviews, less then a week away :D

Originally Posted by VR-Zone

It is confirmed that AMD has changed its mind for the second time and will launch the Radeon HD 6000 Series on 22 October 2010. The launch was initially slated for 12 October but was pushed back a week to the 19th prior to this. Fudzilla has also confirmed that the Radeon HD 6000 Series will launch on the 22nd.

Link

[_dangtx_]

ok so theyre trying to push barts in place of 5800 series, even though its a med range product. less heat for approx same performance wouldnt be too bad, especially if the price tag were to be that of the 5700 series...but i dont think greed will let that slide :D

[Hacksaw907]

Originally Posted by _dangtx_

ok so theyre trying to push barts in place of 5800 series, even though its a med range product. less heat for approx same performance wouldnt be too bad, especially if the price tag were to be that of the 5700 series...but i dont think greed will let that slide :D

I think the whole reason why they bumped it up to the 68xx series is exactly that: greed. If they put it in the 67xx series, then consumers would be comparing the prices between the 57xx and 67xx series, and seeing which is the better buy. By bumping it up to the 68xx series, that opens up a larger price bracket for the cards due to comparison with the higher-end 58xx cards.

I'm not saying that the pricing would largely mismatch the performance, though. Consider it consumer greed on my end to want the performance of the Barts core at the price point of the 57xx series