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23-09-2009, 14:59

Is it a complete 295 killer no it isn't and only the most optimistic expected it to be. That said it runs the 295 close in a few games and does manage to beat it in some so it is by no means a slouch on performance. Also there will be some performance improvement with later driver releases and overclcoking these might squeeze out that advantge the 295 does have over it at stock. But thats forgetting dx11 support not massively important now but who knows in a few months, lower power consumption and should be a little less heat as well.

I also think £300 is overpriced with £250 being more realistic and it will drop in time how fast is the issue too long and the refresh will be coming and people will hold out for that. If you have one of the top end cards of the last generation i don't think there is enough here to make anyone upgrade straight away. All in all it's a good card offering the best single gpu performance by a margin and is only going to get better so i think ati have hit the mark they were aiming for.

I will still wait for the x2 to come out as thats when i am getting my card but this looks ok for now if your on something lower then a 4890 or gtx280.

23-09-2009, 14:59	#40
RizzyKing Guest Posts: n/a	Re: So whose buying an Ati 5xxx gfx card when they are out :). Is it a complete 295 killer no it isn't and only the most optimistic expected it to be. That said it runs the 295 close in a few games and does manage to beat it in some so it is by no means a slouch on performance. Also there will be some performance improvement with later driver releases and overclcoking these might squeeze out that advantge the 295 does have over it at stock. But thats forgetting dx11 support not massively important now but who knows in a few months, lower power consumption and should be a little less heat as well. I also think £300 is overpriced with £250 being more realistic and it will drop in time how fast is the issue too long and the refresh will be coming and people will hold out for that. If you have one of the top end cards of the last generation i don't think there is enough here to make anyone upgrade straight away. All in all it's a good card offering the best single gpu performance by a margin and is only going to get better so i think ati have hit the mark they were aiming for. I will still wait for the x2 to come out as thats when i am getting my card but this looks ok for now if your on something lower then a 4890 or gtx280.