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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why? by Charliemopps · 2011-03-08 05:14 · Score: 2, Insightful

My $150 card I bought a year ago can play every game on the market right now. Why do I need a $700 card?
Re:feels hollow by Chris+Burke · 2011-03-08 05:45 · Score: 4, Insightful

It should be trivial to do something, from the point of view of someone who isn't doing it, and has no idea what is involved in doing it.
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Re:Punches your power supply in the nuts, too by Beelzebud · 2011-03-08 05:48 · Score: 4, Insightful

Since AMD took over ATI, their drivers have massively improved, even in Linux.