AMD To Launch RV770 On June 18th

HeX · 19 Jun 2008 at 11:45

MystaEB said:
Grrr, where are the 4870 reviews!

Not til the 25th.

It's only the 4850 NDA that's been lifted.

Azza · 19 Jun 2008 at 11:47

posted by W1zzard on techPowerUp

I just received an E-Mail from AMD stating that some RV770 info can be posted today:

Yes we have just made a decision to change something.

Here’s what we’re planning to do. Effective 3:00 PM EDT today we will be lifting the embargo preventing the publishing of ATI Radeon HD 4850 performance previews. These performance previews may include ATI Radeon HD 4850 benchmarks, photos of the ATI Radeon HD 4850 hardware, information printed on related packaging or photos of the packaging itself, information provided in the ATI Radeon HD 4800 series strategy deck (attached) and related pricing information.

All other ATI Radeon HD 4850 related information provided at the NDA press briefings continues to fall under the embargo until 12:01am EDT on June 25th, as does all information and benchmarks related to the ATI Radeon HD 4870.

Basically what’s happened is our partners have started selling the products and in some cases reviewers that we have and have not sampled have already bought and received the product and published stories. We’re not able to control the situation anymore so we need to give the media the ability to publish info.

shaffaaf27 · 19 Jun 2008 at 11:47

reviews galore hopefully, with pricing.

then these babies are gonna fetch quite a bit on ebay when they go out of stock

MystaEB · 19 Jun 2008 at 11:47

HeX said:
Not til the 25th.

It's only the 4850 NDA that's been lifted.

Bah that sucks. Do ATI even want to compete with nVidia anymore? You'd think they'd want to get reviews out as quickly as possible to avoid nVidia selling more cards to people who want a new one.

Azza · 19 Jun 2008 at 12:04

UK NDA is different as far as I am aware...

I see no issue with posting scores if you have them but no information will come from **** regd release dates / scores etc

EDIT: We are double checking with the relevant people

Update: We can confirm the NDA has been brough forward for the 4850 & 4870, of course this new date is still under NDA so I can't release the new date, but watch this space.

From sales manager of OcUK's biggest competitor. So it does look like it could be today.

TheGamingGeneral · 19 Jun 2008 at 12:33

MystaEB said:
Bah that sucks. Do ATI even want to compete with nVidia anymore? You'd think they'd want to get reviews out as quickly as possible to avoid nVidia selling more cards to people who want a new one.

True, but by keeping it hush hush there generating a lot of interest that is hard to replicate, even if the card is comparable to the second coming of Jesus

Martyn

SpudMaster · 19 Jun 2008 at 12:33

a uk site has the 4850 for £147.99 without stock. Bit more than i was hoping for

Skyboat · 19 Jun 2008 at 12:35

I'm planning on spending no more than £140 delivered, hopefully one of the bigger shops will get it listed and keep the prices competitive.

Greebo · 19 Jun 2008 at 12:36

SpudMaster said:
a uk site has the 4850 for £147.99 without stock. Bit more than i was hoping for

Price gouging and that is only one site.

Remeber when the 8800GT came out, you had prices ranging from £130 to £170 across the net.

I expect the same with the 4850 until plenty in stock everywhere.

fornowagain · 19 Jun 2008 at 12:38

FrostedNipple said:
Is this supposed to be a legitimate review with grammar like that?

Is your Portuguese as good as his English?

psychas · 19 Jun 2008 at 13:09

is there any leaked benches for 4870 yet ?

HeX · 19 Jun 2008 at 13:09

SpudMaster said:
a uk site has the 4850 for £147.99 without stock. Bit more than i was hoping for

I've seen em for £138 in stock.

And i've ordered 2

kylew · 19 Jun 2008 at 13:11

Azza said:
Under £120

Jobs a good 'en.

What brands are on sale?

Tute · 19 Jun 2008 at 13:14

Azza said:
posted by W1zzard on techPowerUp

So, as EDT is -4 hours, we won't get benchmarks until 7pm? :confused:

The_Abyss · 19 Jun 2008 at 13:14

Yeah - I'd be interested to see which brand are on offer.

Can someone remind me when the 4850X2 is due - same time as the 4870X2?

Duff-Man · 19 Jun 2008 at 13:16

The_Abyss said:
Can someone remind me when the 4850X2 is due - same time as the 4870X2?

I don't know that there will even be a 4850x2.

TheGamingGeneral · 19 Jun 2008 at 13:17

Tute said:
So, as EDT is -4 hours, we won't get benchmarks until 7pm?

Still, we have had those benchmarks of private individuals and they all seem fairly consistent with each other, so it's not THAT bad. I would like to see the official ones in back to back tests though.

Martyn

Duff-Man · 19 Jun 2008 at 13:19

No 4870 information until the 25th though

That's the card I'm interested in for the most part.

TheGamingGeneral · 19 Jun 2008 at 13:22

Duff-Man said:
No 4870 information until the 25th though

That's the card I'm interested in for the most part.

Same here, getting irritated about it now

Apparently, AMD has informed its channel partners that next week’s launch for the Radeon HD 4870 is going to bring forth a different price tag than the one previously announced. Instead of going for $329, ATI will offer the cards with a $299 price tag, as the aim is to position it better than where NVIDIA's GTX 260 is. AMD sees the GTX 260 as the main competitor for its HD 4870, which means that the GTX 280 will probably be the king of high-performance graphics, or so at least until AMD unleashes a dual core version of the HD 4870 GPU.

If that is true, we may still see it at £199 (if my math is correct) which is what I was gunning for all along. I'd be fine with £225ish though

Assuming it performs. Isnt it like 30% quicker than the 4850?

Martyn

dagwoood · 19 Jun 2008 at 13:28

Duff-Man said:
I don't know that there will even be a 4850x2.

I've read it (somewhere) that a 4850x2 could be released by ATI's partners.