7870/7850 reviews out

deconduo

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5625/amd-radeon-hd-7870-ghz-edition-radeon-hd-7850-review-rounding-out-southern-islands/
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7870-review-benchmark,3148.html
http://hardocp.com/article/2012/03/04/amd_radeon_hd_7870_7850_video_card_review
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7850_HD_7870/

TL;DR

7870
~10% faster than the GTX 570, cooler, less power hungry. Trades blows with the 580 in some tests.

7850
~10% faster than the 560 Ti, 150W. Not as good value.

Monotype

Great, I thought they were another few days away. I really need a new card, now let's see what they have to say...

Looks like they're starting to appear in shops... £190 for 7850 and £270 @ ebuyer. €228/324. Sapphire cards only ATM.

Edit: A little bit dear, but it is launch price. I expect that the rest of the brands will expand the range. If we could see the 7850 below the €200 mark, it would be pretty good value - the performance of it is a bit all over the place but it does beat the 6950 in quite a lot of tests. A little bit disappointing that they didn't get the final 7850 so quality might deviate a bit, unfortunately.

BTW, there's lower memory cards coming next month.

Tea_Bag

if the 7850 drops below €200 you're onto a winner.

ShadowHearth

So wait... I was right?!

Looks nice on a paper. Thought there is nothing ground breaking. Almost same performance for the same price as 6970 and 6950.

It's unfortunate to see 6870 gone and leaving such a gap in 200eu mark. Shiet move ATI...

Edit: actually 7870 is closer to 580 then 570. Hmmm anyone whana buy a gtx 570?

Monotype

ShadowHearth wrote: »

It's unfortunate to see 6870 gone and leaving such a gap in 200eu mark. Shiet move ATI...

The 6870 launched at €200-220. The spread of cards should fill this range. If NVidia can compete, it will hopefully force them down. Although the 6870 is about the only card that had a nice drop, so I have some doubts that we'll see the same again.

The 1GB cards will fill in some extra room too.

cherryghost

Impressive. Would like the cards to drop slightly before I get interested though. Under 200 on the 7850 and about 280 and under on the 7870 and I'm sold.

Think I'll hold onto my GTX570 though :P It's overclocked and only marginally off GTX580 stock performance xD

ShadowHearth

cherryghost wrote: »

Impressive. Would like the cards to drop slightly before I get interested though. Under 200 on the 7850 and about 280 and under on the 7870 and I'm sold.

Think I'll hold onto my GTX570 though :P It's overclocked and only marginally off GTX580 stock performance xD

tell me when you want to upgrade i might buy your gtx 570 for sli. or i could sell you my one

cherryghost

ShadowHearth wrote: »

tell me when you want to upgrade i might buy your gtx 570 for sli. or i could sell you my one

Well I reckon prices will already start dipping come April. Hopefully by May/June they will reached desireable prices. Whats wrong with the 570 anyway!? You just want a new toy yeah? :P

ShadowHearth

cherryghost wrote: »

Well I reckon prices will already start dipping come April. Hopefully by May/June they will reached desireable prices. Whats wrong with the 570 anyway!? You just want a new toy yeah? :P

Yes

To be honest gtx 570 has still a good kick, but you know the way it goes...

Big chance that people with 69xx and gtx 570/580 won't need upgrade this gen at all.

Jonny7

Good cards with insanely low power draw. Positive reviews all round really. Still a paper launch and some issues, should be ironed out before release.

7850 has one six pin? yes please

VenomIreland

Looks good, makes me wonder when nVidia are going to release their next line-up.

dan_ep82

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7850_HD_7870/29.html
You can see in this review the 7870 OC capability,works out a few FPS better than the 7970