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The ATI Radeon HD 5970 - Meet The New "KING" !!!

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sxyadii
sxyadii Original post #1
Nov 19, 2009 at 12:48 PM
The ATI Radeon HD 5970 - Meet The New "KING"
*images.anandtech.com/reviews/video/ati/5970/5970.jpg

Price Point - $599

" AMD has got a new flagship in town: the Radeon HD 5970. It's fast, it's long, and it's about as understated as a rocket-powered Ferrari with lasers for headlights."

Features & Benefits


--> Get unrivalled visual quality and intense gaming performance and for today and tomorrow with support for Microsoft® DirectX® 11
-->Expand your visual real estate across up to three displays and get lost in the action with ATI Eyefinity Technology. 4,
-->Using ATI Stream technology, accelerate even the most demanding applications and do more than ever with your PC.
-->Enable rich, realistic visuals with explosive performance so you can dominate your gaming competition.
-->State of the art overclocking capabilities give you the control and flexibility to tune your rig for maximum performance and unleash its true potential.
-->ATI CrossFireX™ technology in dual mode with support for up to 4 GPU's
-->Ultra-high bandwidth GDDR5 memory

Specification

Memory Type : 2048MB GDDR5

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Radeon 5970 Performance

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Source :- AnandTech , NeoSeeker , Gamespot
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H
Nov 19, 2009 at 1:12 PM
The Guru3D review is also good. Its pitted against GTX295! The Goliath of GPU's and thumps it hands down. :smile:
asingh
asingh #3
Nov 19, 2009 at 2:13 PM
ATI is the king --- for now.
:)

Thanks for this review.
ssk_the_gr8
Nov 19, 2009 at 2:36 PM
so we've got a new king.. lets see whats nvidia's reply
Anubis
Anubis #5
Nov 19, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Like they say

Better late than sorry

Nvidia is going to pund ATi to the ground with GT300

P.S. - I m not Nvidia fanboy nor ATI fanboy

Its going to be the case of Intel core i5 with phenom II AMD

They won't know wat hit them
N
Nov 19, 2009 at 3:08 PM
NVIDIA forever!
asingh
asingh #7
Nov 19, 2009 at 3:20 PM
^^
"Attack is the best defense"

Let us see what nVidia does, then we can make the war cries.

Hail..............! ATI................!

:) :)
N
Nov 19, 2009 at 3:37 PM
^Yeah! What's the "Oh, I see now!" difference between D10 and DX11?
abhijit_reddevil
Nov 19, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Thanks for the information. Hopefully now we can see some prices drop in the graphics card market.
ssk_the_gr8
Nov 20, 2009 at 11:12 AM
Like they say

Better late than sorry

Nvidia is going to pund ATi to the ground with GT300

P.S. - I m not Nvidia fanboy nor ATI fanboy

Its going to be the case of Intel core i5 with phenom II AMD

They won't know wat hit them

GT300/ fermi is delayed till Q1 2010 so it looks like ati will get all the christmas business.

nvidia is going to lose a lot of business.. and theres no guarantees that fermi will be better.. lets wait for the reviews..
comp@ddict
Nov 20, 2009 at 1:26 PM
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*tpucdn.com/reviews/ASUS/EAH5970/images/clearsky_1920_1200.gif


POWER CONSUMPTION CHARTS here = *www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/EAH5970/29.html
sxyadii
sxyadii #12
Nov 20, 2009 at 1:29 PM
nice power consumption results,less than gtx295...5950 > gtx295...
comp@ddict
Nov 20, 2009 at 1:30 PM
yup, and performing better and running cooler(7C + :D)........

EDIT:-

u running that PC on a CM Extreme 500W?? OMG dude change ur PSU before ur whole system fries up.
sxyadii
sxyadii #14
Nov 20, 2009 at 2:32 PM
I want you yaar..now w8ng for money to upgrade...
N
Nov 20, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Yo, comp! Runnin' HD5850, eh? Awesome?
lywyre
lywyre #16
Nov 20, 2009 at 5:16 PM
GT300/ fermi is delayed till Q1 2010 so it looks like ati will get all the christmas business.

nvidia is going to lose a lot of business.. and theres no guarantees that fermi will be better.. lets wait for the reviews..

The delay is because TSMC has got a very poor yield (<40%) of the 40nm (or is it 32nm?) wafers. Almost all of the yield is going to ATi, which is not enough to meet the demand. Though nVidia is out of the Christmas game, ATi still has its finger crossed because it could have a better sales if the yields are better, so that they could fill the store shelves. Wish Global Foundries begin frying their 40nm wafers (or 32nm) soon :)).
N
Nov 20, 2009 at 8:32 PM
^Heart's fulfilled? :D
Cool G5
Cool G5 #19
Nov 20, 2009 at 9:04 PM
I have lost interest in such battles... Both Ati & Nvidia are good & both of them always come out with exceptional products & then we have another KING thread.
asingh
asingh #21
Nov 21, 2009 at 10:57 AM
I have lost interest in such battles... Both Ati & Nvidia are good & both of them always come out with exceptional products & then we have another KING thread.

Yea well said...some topics I give a clear leeway here:

1. ATI vs nVidia (be it cards or drivers)
2. Intel vs AMD
3. Crysis optimized for nVidia
4. Quad vs i5

Best to show the potential buyer all side, and they can choose.
comp@ddict
Nov 21, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Can afford to buy 5850 but cant spend 4k to protect your investment?
agreed....

what hppened to to ur HD4870 SOnic???? It's not there in the sggy too..
The Sorcerer
Nov 21, 2009 at 12:26 PM
^^ Sold it. Lost interest in gaming for now and the 4870's price was falling down really fast in those times so I kept my losses to a minimum. Most probably will get one in april~june '10 if there are any worthy titles and if I have the time.
comp@ddict
Nov 21, 2009 at 12:36 PM
^^aah...

so r u a software engineer by profession?
The Sorcerer
Nov 21, 2009 at 12:58 PM
^^ Nope- not even close.
layzee
layzee #27
Nov 23, 2009 at 4:21 PM
Lets see what Fermi (GT300) does...
H
Nov 23, 2009 at 5:36 PM
HD5970 opens up at newegg with a $600 price tag. That's massive! Cant even dream of getting it from US! :cry:
asingh
asingh #29
Nov 23, 2009 at 6:09 PM
^^
You are getting two 5870s in that right. And one is 25K at the moment...!