Radeon HD 7990 "Malta" Prices Slashed to $699, Targets GTX 780

[Kaapstad]

In a bid to step up competitiveness of its Radeon HD 7990 "Malta" dual-GPU graphics card against NVIDIA's GeForce GTX TITAN and GTX 690, AMD add-in-board (AIB) partners slashed prices of the card by almost a third. What was once retailing for $1,100-1,200, is now down to $699.99. Prices of the card on American retailer Newegg.com, are ranging between $699.99 to $789.99, with two AIBs capturing the $729.99 and $749.99 price points, along the way. With the right kind of CrossFire profiles, a Radeon HD 7990 can offer frame-rates rivaled only by GTX Titan and GTX 690. Then there are also AMD's recent CrossFire micro-stuttering fix, and eight Never Settle games with realistic resale value of $100 to account for. These prices should also give GeForce GTX 780 buyers second thoughts.

http://www.techpowerup.com/188552/radeon-hd-7990-malta-prices-slashed-to-699-targets-gtx-780.html

 

[Boomstick777]

"What was once retailing for $1,100-1,200, is now down to $699.99."

Awesome, so that will translate as, from £800 down to £799 in the UK .

 

[pgi947]

To be fair, around the £600 mark is where everyone expected the 7990 to sit, very over priced at its original price tag.

 

[Diagro]

Quick! Better sell my vtx3d one haha

 

[whyscotty]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24728320&postcount=81

 

[Final8y]

Price cuts do deserve there own threads.

 

[VincentHanna]

AMD are changing the naming of the next gen cards to the 9000 series for some reason, skipping 8000 completely.

 

[ubersonic]

This is interesting, if they have dropped like stones for retail price it should have a knock on effect on the used price, which may then have a knock on effect on the price of a used gtx690 or 780. Defiantly very interesting news.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24728320&postcount=81

I don't anybody who needs to see the info will see that as its in the official owners thread

 

[Orangey]

Will it do anything to etail prices? It's a dual-GPU card and I don't think they typically interact with the rest of the pricing "ecosystem". People buy them because of other concerns than price after all.

 

[Aneskimo]

If this is the case then where abouts would the supposed new card coming out in october sit? i ask because a few people seem to think this is the 780's rival!

 

[JediFragger]

Come on Gibbo, sacrifice a bit of margin and smash one in for £499

 

[Aneskimo]

Come on Gibbo, sacrifice a bit of margin and smash one in for £499

+1

 

[JediFragger]

That would make 3 great gfx card deals in 3 days, that MUST be tempting, and verging on *actual* epicness

 

[JediFragger]

Imagine 7990@£500/520 with the new games bundle that's coming inc possible BF4. THEN they'll really fly!!

 

[Suarez7]

Imagine 7990@£500/520 with the new games bundle that's coming inc possible BF4. THEN they'll really fly!!

nvidia would be up **** creek.

Edit: With no paddle either.

 

[JediFragger]

nvidia would be up **** creek.

Edit: With no paddle either.

Best part about it

 

[LtMatt]

They'd have a paddle, but the main part of the paddle would've been snapped off. So basically they'd just be using two stumps of wood for any future paddling. I agree.

 

[Jono8]

Nvidia could just lower the price of the GTX 780....to say £400.

That would be a pretty big paddle...

 

[Sin_Chase]

7990 is still a dual GPU solution.

Until AMD sort their multi-GPU house out to a greater degree than they have already = No Buy.

 

[Suarez7]

Nvidia could just lower the price of the GTX 780....to say £400.

That would be a pretty big paddle...

That wouldn't happen this early on into the cards lifespan.

7990 is still a dual GPU solution.

Until AMD sort their multi-GPU house out to a greater degree than they have already = No Buy.

To a greater degree? From the reviews where most of them actually used 7990's the general outlook was fantastic.