Leadtek outs RV670 performance?

[Uriel]

This image is taken directly from leadtek's website. Note the little performance graph on the box? I'm struggling to work out what the benchmarks are (the second looks vaguely like Company of Heroes) but it says the 8800GT performs 10-35% better.

Propaganda to be taken with a pinch of salt? Leadtek is an exclusive nVIDIA partner...

Edit: the page the image is from: http://www.leadtek.com/eng/3d_graphic/overview.asp?lineid=1&pronameid=383

 

[Uriel]

Precisely why I think this is a bit dodgy. I won't be surprised if AMD make them take this down - but presumably it's actually printed on the box?!

 

[Uriel]

10-35% would just about confirm that RV670 performs about on par with R600 wouldn't it?

 

[Uriel]

If it's wrong I can smell a lawsuit. Part of me is hoping for a monster ATi card to really shake things up. The alleged 'free' 4xAA would be a nice start and even things up a bit. The box also doesn't seem to show which RV670. AFAIK there's the HD3850 and the HD3870. Would be a cheap shot to use the lower performing card in the example.

If this is really how it performs £90 to £120 would be a nice price point but can they afford to do that? I can't see it.

 

[Uriel]

Thinking about it, the first graph is probably Call of Juarez. 2900 series do very well in Company of Heroes.

Fud says RV670 is slower than 8800GT. Inq says it's faster. They've gone out to reviewers already so we should find out soon.

 

[Uriel]

Its fake.

That's what I thought until I traced it to Leadtek's own site!

 

[Uriel]

Industrial espionage? A joke? Lies?

Strangely only the standard version has it. The site shows that Leadtek's overclocked version has a very similar box but no graph:

 

[Uriel]

Just had a Leadtek land on my desk. The box is as shown. The first benchmark is STALKER. The second is Company of Heroes.

 

[Uriel]

I'll volunteer as a witness if they'll just give me an brand new Phenom quad crossfire setup for my troubles...