Graphic Cards 1 GB Radeon HD 6970 to Cost US $279

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Source: http://www.techpowerup.com/138674/1-GB-Radeon-HD-6970-to-Cost-US-$279.html

Cheaper than HD 6950 2 GB, and at a price point of US $279, AMD's new 1 GB Radeon HD 6970 stands testament to the competitiveness AMD left for itself in the performance segment, a crucial market segment. AMD's Radeon HD 6970 with 1 GB of memory will be launched by partners soon, along with 1 GB Radeon HD 6950. The two will compete with NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 560Ti which is slated for 25th of this month.

The new Radeon HD 6970 was able to shed $100 (or close to 26.5%) of its price by halving its memory amount. The original 2 GB version sells for an average $379. The 1 GB cards use eight 1 Gbit memory chips over a 256-bit wide GDDR5 memory interface. Memory clock speeds and bandwidth remain unchanged. Apart from memory amount, partners will most likely use cost-effective board and cooler designs. Apart from the HD 6970, AMD will also introduce "Turbo" variants of the Radeon HD 6870, which will feature very high GPU core clock speeds.

 

[comp@ddict]

AMD Intros New Version of Radeon HD 6970 with $279 Price-Point - X-bit labs

Just read this. I think AMD is scared, 1GB HD6970, COUNT ON ME, will perform within 1-5% of HD6970 2GB performance, AMD is scared yes, of GTX560 Ti, here it COMESSSSSS

 

[Hades.]

AMD Intros New Version of Radeon HD 6970 with $279 Price-Point - X-bit labs

Just read this. I think AMD is scared, 1GB HD6970, COUNT ON ME, will perform within 1-5% of HD6970 2GB performance, AMD is scared yes, of GTX560 Ti, here it COMESSSSSS

I dont care whether AMD is scared or not my next card wud b either GTX560 or HD6970 1GB

 

[killmastern3]

Great great news... If I am not wrong (correct me if I am wrong guys), 2GB is mainly required to run games at very high resolutions or for running several monitors. I will be playing games at 1080p. So this will be the perfect GPU for me.

 

[Alias]

Seems like this was a goof up by AMD and the 279$ pricing is mentioned for the 6950 and not the 6970.

There is a correction: The new SKUs will actually be of AMD Radeon HD 6950 1GB and will be available for approximately USD$269 to $279.

 

[comp@ddict]

LOL, thats what made me go gaga, I thought WTH 1GB less and 80$ price??? HD6970 2GB owners are not gonna be happy.