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Originally Posted by DzillaXx 
They are priced similar...
Honestly This review is kinda bad IMO. With Overclocking tossed into the equation the 7870 can be faster then a 660ti, and we have already seen what a 7950 does when Overclocked. 660ti can also put up numbers close to a GTX670, doesnt mean anything. The 7970GE is still the fastest card and the 7950 is just a lesser version of that core, At high clock speeds they excel. If I was Nvidia I would be asking Why our flagship card is getting beat by our competitors cheaper product.
Bus speed and Memory size doesnt mean a thing if it's not needed. But when you start pushing AA or resolution your gonna what the most headroom. 7950 is better prepared for future games. AMD is giving people more for less

They are priced similar...
Honestly This review is kinda bad IMO. With Overclocking tossed into the equation the 7870 can be faster then a 660ti, and we have already seen what a 7950 does when Overclocked. 660ti can also put up numbers close to a GTX670, doesnt mean anything. The 7970GE is still the fastest card and the 7950 is just a lesser version of that core, At high clock speeds they excel. If I was Nvidia I would be asking Why our flagship card is getting beat by our competitors cheaper product.
Bus speed and Memory size doesnt mean a thing if it's not needed. But when you start pushing AA or resolution your gonna what the most headroom. 7950 is better prepared for future games. AMD is giving people more for less
They are only priced similarly now due to the performance the GTX 6xx series is putting out.
You do remember AMD charging people $450 for 7950's right?
Nvidia knows the answer to the bolded part in your statement. Their "flagship" GTX 680 is made from their mid-range chip, and for the longest time, their biggest problem was keeping them in stock. They weren't forced to price drop, the same way AMD was forced to drop their prices.
The fact that the 6xx series cards are keeping up with 7xxx is quite impressive, considering it's a MID-RANGE CHIP that Nvidia got away with using. They only got away with it, since AMD set the bar so low for them.
I wish Nvidia was forced to put out a GK110 Geforce card, sooner rather than later.
Yep, see where the power connectors are on the GTX 660? That's where the PCB ends.
Edited by 2010rig - 12/11/12 at 2:29pm















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