Then when it came to power consumption the Radeon HD 6970 and GeForce GTX 570 were again very much the same, as they demonstrated a similar level of operating efficiency. Therefore the battle between the Radeon HD 6970 and GeForce GTX 570 is going to be close-fought.
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Whippit |
Posted on: 12/15/2010 10:38 AM
More competition is only a good thing. The Radeon HD 6970 looks the goods if you ask me. I am keep to see how or if pricing changes over the next few weeks/months. |
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RazorSix |
Posted on: 12/15/2010 11:27 AM
Not as fast as I was hoping it would be  Looks like the GTX 580 will not be dropping in price anytime soon. Still nice work with the review, one of the best I have read so far! |
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ProX |
Posted on: 12/15/2010 09:50 PM
What a tight battle! I am pretty sure AMD was hoping to take out the GTX 480 and then Nvidia surprised them with the GTX 580. Great review by the way as always  |
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LJ |
Posted on: 12/18/2010 02:21 AM
Considering how well it handles the larger resolutions, I think this card will perform great in eyefinity resolutions. Also worth noting is how well the 6950 crossfire scales. If the 6970 does as good a job, for around $700 (same price as 580), you could realistically expect 50% more performance compared to the 580 from the 6970! The only problem is of course that no stores are selling the card at its RRP in Aus... |
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Dave P |
Posted on: 12/18/2010 05:09 AM
I do think the 6970 is worth the asking price but I also think AMD will/should drop the price soon to match the GTX 570. I really hope they do anyway, not that the margin is anything worth worrying about right now but it would made the 6970 an easier sell. |