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AMD HD 7000 series won't come cheap

The upcoming AMD Radeon HD 7000 series video cards have been priced, says FZ, and they won't come cheap.

The HD 7970 high-end card is expected to have XDR2 DRAM, PCI-E Gen 3, built with 28nm tech and include the new GCN architecture.



At $549, the 7900 will be the most expensive card in the lot.

The "mid-range" HD 7950 will sell for $449.

Full details will be revealed this week, says AMD.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 4 Dec 2011 17:17

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• Mysttic

  Given the fact its 79xx series, that's sounds on par with the previous entries when they were introduced (59xx and 69xx), so I hope they also reveal 78xx pricing.

  4.12.2011 18:57 #1

• Interestx

  More graphics updates, hmm.
  Not sure I'd see any serious practical improvement on my GeForce GTX 460, not with a 'normal' 28" 1080 single screen.
  I'm stepping off that merry-go-round for a few gens now, I'll give it a year or maybe two before I look again.
  

  5.12.2011 10:32 #2

• Ben79

  I'm still using a single HD5770. Completely skipped the HD6xxx series on power/heat issues.

  5.12.2011 11:49 #3

• CAPTA1N

  I just bought 2 add'l monitors and then realized that my HD 5850 wouldn't be able to handle Battlefield 3 while using Eyefinity. I don't really want to spend $700 on a 6990, so the 7970 will be a cheaper alternative. And I can always look at Crossfire after the prices come down in a year or so.

  5.12.2011 15:20 #4