7970 2GB 192Bit Memory bus?

[humbug]

Current prices 7970 = £340, GTX 660ti = £260

The GTX 660ti is a GTX 670 with a slower 192Bit memory bus, its what makes it slower that the GTX 670 and beats the 7870 a little as long at you keep AA settings off or low, with the same higher AA settings its the same if not slightly slower

A pretty clever little move from Nvidia.

but easily countered, A 7970 minus 1GB of vRam and a 192Bit Memory bus (2GB 192Bit) @ £260 (the same price as a 7950) would stir that right up.

One wonders if AMD are looking at this and thinking exactly what i am.

The 7950 is the same GPU as the 7970 just with some of the core lasered off.

They would loose absolutely no money, take the standard 7970 off the market and just have the 7970 Ghz edition.

Sounds like a plan to me

 

[tommybhoy]

Sounds like a plan to me

And that's why you don't work for AMD!

AMD countered it easier with the price shift and new bios.


As you said, price it @7950 PP, where would the 7950 go?

Do the same with the 7950 and set it @7850 PP....

 

[spoffle]

Worse plan ever, but then you think "lose" is spelt "loose", so no surprises there!

 

[Meaker]

It's 384bit.

Also AMD have a memory bus cut 7950, it's called the 7870.

 

[psychodil]

It's 384bit.

Also AMD have a memory bus cut 7950, it's called the 7870.

No its a diiferent chip altogether.

 

[Rusty0611]

Worse plan ever, but then you think "lose" is spelt "loose", so no surprises there!

Y u grammer p0lice looser?

 

[Marine-RX179]

Sounds like a plan to me

Sounds like a plan for AMD rather than for the consumers.

They already done clocking the 7970 higher with GHz edition and relaunch it, and at this point in time at almost September, I'd rather BOTH companies focus more on improving their next gen card than showing off who is better at mastering the skill of beating down a (soon to be) dead horse.

The (launch) price to performance increase of this gen is overall regarded as one of the poorest ever despite it went from 40nm to 28nm! I think people wouldn't not like see the same lesser performance increase pair with a bigger price tag again in the next gen. Rather than keep beating dead horse, both companies should focus more on finding method of reducing the production cost further, so that they can still deliver cards to consumers that are worth buying with a more reasonable price tag and still make big enough profit.

 

[spoffle]

Y u grammer p0lice looser?

Grammar? Where?

 

[Gregster]

Sounds like a plan to me

I like your style of thinking but sadly in the real world, it isn't going to happen.

Worse plan ever, but then you think "lose" is spelt "loose", so no surprises there!

Why do that? You knew what he meant yet felt you had to pick him up on his spelling. Sad

 

[spoffle]

I know I knew what he meant, that's how I concluded that it was an awful plan.

 

[Katsumoto]

Why take the standard 7970 off the market? It's a card which competes on price with the GTX 670 and also on performance. Take it away and then Nvidia own the top end card market totally. Nobody really buys 680's.

 

[Rusty0611]

To be fair, mixing up loose and lose is one of my pet hates. There's plenty more but that's definitely right up there .

 

[Rusty0611]

Why take the standard 7970 off the market? It's a card which competes on price with the GTX 670 and also on performance. Take it away and then Nvidia own the top end card market totally. Nobody really buys 680's.

Eh hmmmm....

Some of us bought them on release day when they were cheaper than the 7970 and like o get a second one

 

[Stanners]

Why take the standard 7970 off the market? It's a card which competes on price with the GTX 670 and also on performance. Take it away and then Nvidia own the top end card market totally. Nobody really buys 680's.

What is the nobody buys the 680's based on?

Fact or opinion...

 

[J.D]

Why do that? You knew what he meant yet felt you had to pick him up on his spelling. Sad

Also if you read the whole post it's only "lose" that is in error. "loose" could just be a typo by hitting "O" twice.

I have seen a lot of people do it though, as well as "brought" for "bought". I don't mind though as I'm only responsible for my own actions and who am I to judge others? .