7970 prices

[Jay794]

This has probably been asked before, but why were there so many varients of the same card? with all the same specs?

The only differences I can see is some have 2 fans

 

[Leeroy123]

Ill wait for nvidias me thinks

 

[RedvGreen]

This has probably been asked before, but why were there so many varients of the same card? with all the same specs?

The only differences I can see is some have 2 fans

I'm sure someone more knowledgable will come along, but they are the distributors who buy direct from ATI/AMD. They brand the cards, some change things (aesthetics, new heatsink/fans) and have varying warranties.

 

[Sgt_Pepper]

Mine was shipped hope i get it tomorrow cant wait start playin BF3 in all its glory at a decent frame rate.

 

[nshire]

Are these situations generally limited to etailers and then only for certain items? I've never been charged extra for a toaster, TV or microwave because a store was down to it's last 5 units or a competitor up the road had sold out.

There's being a business and then there is cynically gouging.

I think the key thing here is that because of the internet, it's pretty plain to see today who has been taking the michael. There is in some cases more than a 10% mark up between different stores. Either that or some stores don't have the buying clout of others and so paid more.

Retail stores do but it's less obvious. But they don't have dynamic pricing (as in changing per hour). Unless a mistake has been noticed.

 

[hudson86]

Bloody hell how much ! I really wanted one for the increased eyefinity performance over my 6970 , but not at that price especially with the typical stock ATI jet engine taking off crappy cooler.

 

[chaotic_uk]

watch nvidia pull the same as amd did when the 5870 was released price wise , now that would shock amd lol

 

[Surveyor]

watch nvidia pull the same as amd did when the 5870 was released price wise , now that would shock amd lol

They'll just adjust prices if necessary.

Meanwhile they can make hay while the sun shines.

 

[Mr Krugga]

watch nvidia pull the same as amd did when the 5870 was released price wise , now that would shock amd lol

I think that would shock anyone.

 

[chaotic_uk]

I think that would shock anyone.

although unlikely but not impossible

 

[FiXiT]

That's not an opinion though, you've stated the price gauging is due to demand, it can very well may be the predicted sales figures but it's more to do with limited supply at launch and not many competitors offering that product so your "opinion" is wrong in that matter, and this isn't an opinion.

Price increases due to real demand may only happen after the goods are in stock and sales figures are established.

Well whether right or wrong it's still my opinion and forum members should respect each others opinions without getting defensive all the time.

 

[nitram100]

Give it couple of years and these will be the budget range of cards

and consoles might be using Directx 10 lol!

Seriously cannot wait for the price on the 7950 1.5gb, it is absolutely perfect for me spec wise so I really hope it comes in at around 300.

 

[Scooby-DoobyDoo]

I was out with my original guess:

7870 £219.99 - Mid Jan
7850 £174.99 - Mid Jan
7970 £319.99 - Early March
7950 £269.99 - Early March

but closer with the conversion:

Also has pricing for new 7 series:

$449 for 7950
$549 for 7970

6950 in US is currently $249 - £199 UK typical
6970 in US is currently $349 - £249 UK typical

So by my calcs that should make the new 7 series:

7950 approx £359 (80% more than current 6950)
7970 approx £399 (60% more than current 6970)

Or exchange rate plus vat.

7950 approx £345
7970 approx £422


UPDATE / MORE INFO

Just found some more info and performance and what they compete with.

Looks like the 7970 will com in at $499 and compete with the GTX580

http://lenzfire.com/2011/12/28nm-amd-radeon-hd-7900-7800-7600-series-price-and-specifications-51528/

 

[TheMorningStar]

I don't think I have ever seen so much debate over the price of a new gfx card.

I think the biggest shock is that AMD are pricing things totally different now, they have just decided to add a premium to everything. If you look at the price of the new mid range the 78x0 series, they seem to be pricing them at the same cost as the last gen high end 69x0 instead of the 68x0 where they should have been, infact quoted launch prices of the 78x0 are above the launch price of the 69x0 cards. I can only hope this is wrong or open to review.

If this is the state of things to come I can only hope that Intel come into the gfx market and shake it up a bit and I think that if a market is established with a much greater profit margin they will do exactly that.

 

[RedvGreen]

I don't think I have ever seen so much debate over the price of a new gfx card.

I think the biggest shock is that AMD are pricing things totally different now, they have just decided to add a premium to everything. If you look at the price of the new mid range the 78x0 series, they seem to be pricing them at the same cost as the last gen high end 69x0 instead of the 68x0 where they should have been, infact quoted launch prices of the 78x0 are above the launch price of the 69x0 cards. I can only hope this is wrong or open to review.

If this is the state of things to come I can only hope that Intel come into the gfx market and shake it up a bit and I think that if a market is established with a much greater profit margin they will do exactly that.

Let's be honest, they probably made a huge loss with the BullDozers!

 

[mmj_uk]

It's the hard economic times and I expect these prices are also to subsidise their CPU division, these will be much cheaper when NVidia's next GPU hits with better performance/features.

They can only get away this pricing because they're early/first to market.

 

[chaotic_uk]

the price's are to get back the £20 cashback on the fx cpu's

 

[mmj_uk]

the price's are to get back the £20 cashback on the fx cpu's

It's not that nobody's buying them anyway.

They are just no longer making massive profits on CPU's now that Phenom has been killed off without offering an attractive replacement.

 

[Mr Krugga]

I don't think I have ever seen so much debate over the price of a new gfx card.

I think the biggest shock is that AMD are pricing things totally different now, they have just decided to add a premium to everything. If you look at the price of the new mid range the 78x0 series, they seem to be pricing them at the same cost as the last gen high end 69x0 instead of the 68x0 where they should have been, infact quoted launch prices of the 78x0 are above the launch price of the 69x0 cards. I can only hope this is wrong or open to review.

If this is the state of things to come I can only hope that Intel come into the gfx market and shake it up a bit and I think that if a market is established with a much greater profit margin they will do exactly that.

I've raised this point before, I hope it's only a temporary strategy.

 

[chaotic_uk]

they should give a free fx cpu with every card and lower the 7970's prce by £100 lol