AMD's New Flagship HD 6990 Tested

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday March 8, 2011 @05:01AM from the pixels-rot-the-brain dept.

I.M.O.G. writes "Today AMD officially introduces their newest flagship GPU, the Radeon HD 6990. Targeted to counter Nvidia's current generation flagship GTX580, for AMD this is a followup to their previous generation 2xGPU on a single PCB design, the Radeon HD 5970. It represents the strongest entry AMD will release within their 6000 series graphics lineup. Initial testing and overclocking results are publishing at first tier review sites now. As eloquently stated by Tweaktown's Anthony Garreffa, the 6990 'punches all other GPUs in the nuts.'"

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punches all other GPUs in the nuts by Skarecrow77 · 2011-03-08 05:05 · Score: 1, Informative

and your wallet too!
$700. ouch.
Hey, if you've got the money to play, lucky you. I'm envious.
Re:Punches your power supply in the nuts, too by Anonymous Coward · 2011-03-08 05:18 · Score: 2, Informative

I was ATI-only from 2000-2009. Thought the same thing about their drivers. Then I went Nvidia again because of my dislike and... nope, no difference.
If you're planning on Linux though then yeah, Nvidia is obviously much better. ATI-on-Linux will make you want to hang yourself with a sock.