2560x1600 Metro2033 with very high settings?
It is enough, don't worry

Still faster than 5000 series

We have heard from several sources that the next generation Radeon HD 6000 series also known as codename Northern Islands are about to launch in late October time.

This means that this time ATI plans to launch in Q4 2010 which is closer to actually shipping time. Last year AMD launched Radeon HD 5000 series in last days of Q3 2009 but it started shipping in Q4 2009. 

All the reports indicate that the new generation is actually a tweaked up design of Radeon HD 5000 and as far as we know, ATI didn’t dramatically improved its tessellation performance. As you probably know by now tessellation is the only big advantage that Nvidia has over DirectX 11 Radeons. The whole generation is naturally faster than the Radeon HD 5000.

The main press event is supposed to take place in glorious Los Angeles in week 43, that starts October 18th, but this is something that we still have to confirm.

with 28nm still got power usage prob?

if that's the case.. 5 series still have more times to go..

but why 5870 phase out.. if midrange 6 series performance is on par..and can beat the pricing...
must wait item.. 

why not 5 series?

guys, do u think 5870 will perform better if i upgrade my current proc to 6 cores? 

about the bottleneck issue...
actually in wat situation is called bottleneck? the GC may cause the cpu bottleneck or vice versa?
on technical side,can somebody elaborate more?
i've google up but still vague image...

like said i'm using 5870..so on wat CPU speed will coop nicely with GC?
or it's just better leave ur CPU speed as high as possible so tat the GC will take the benefit on the CPU speed?

any explaination will b much appreciated..

if wait later.. until next year.. due to delays etc..pengsan..

5870>6770>5850>6750?

right?

i'm still using 10.3v.. not sure why need to upgrade..
last night i tried darksiders on it still ok.. but really push my gpu to 99% of usage..

cpu usage also quite balance.. @ 50% for all cores..

Whatever it is AMD is plannning, we just have to wait... OCT 18... marking down the calendar 

Update: Actually no, it's on track
Digitimes is reporting that AMD has postponed the planned HD 6000 series by a few weeks. The cards were reportedly supposed to launch on October 12, but it appears that we won’t see them till November.

It’s not like AMD is in much of a hurry, as its old HD 5000 series is still more than a match for fresh Nvidia cards. It is rumoured that Nvidia will cut prices in October to keep up with AMD’s new parts. Nvidia is also planning to introduce the low-end GT 430 in mid-October.

However, it’s worth noting that Nvidia has already cut Fermi pricing several times this year. The GTX 460, which is arguably Nvidia’s most competitive card at the moment, is a good example. When it launched it retailed at €199, which quickly went down to €179 and then in went even lower, quite a bit lower in fact. At the moment, the GTX 460 is available for just €130 in some European markets.

In contrast, AMD has not adjusted the prices of most HD 5000 cards since their launch, nearly a year ago.

More here.

Update: Minutes after posting the story we were informed by some people in the know that the launch will indeed go ahead as planned. We can expect some fresh and tasty Radeons in two weeks, but mass availability should probably be expected sometime in November. As for Nvidia's price cuts, well it's not like they have much choice.

+1

Just pass the HD6xxx series and wait for the HD7xxx.

I know but u'd think the price will drop overnight?   wait a bit la when the war is waged till someone is bleeding in the war then we loot the treasures lol 

Thx 4 the feedback. Im still new regarding dis issue. I thought it's nt normal. bcuz my fren cant do gaming due the gpu stops responding and recovered (he encountered VPU error). is the psu nt giving enuf juice? he's using 450w cap ayam btw. so changing to better psu will solve the prob? thx again.

but rumors on changing the name and spec.. confusing edy..
not sure which the correct one.. supposedly launching this month right..

just wait 1-2.. 5 series almost a year edy..

plan to upgrade to HD5870 but, after heard rumors on new HD 6xxx, now I'm in dilemma. Should I wait or just buy HD5870?

5series got plenty more of time.. even games also not much using dX11..
me still using 4series.. 

i think because ur playing dx10 games.. that's why not notice..
but if the game can play in dx11.. got different on shading, texture and realistic mode..

i did compare 4870 with 5770 last time.. it's nice..
since the performance quite the same, i not bother switching..
though the price also very stable no chance to grab with cheap price..

nvidia can't fight.. no price war..

Yes I know.. just serving some "light snacks" 

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Added on October 6, 2010, 10:41 am
Feeling it right now even  was hoping the 460 to initiate the price drop but No....