AMD pushes Radeon HD 6950

After the release of Radeon HD 6800/6900 series, AMD has already completed the basic layout in the mid-to-high end market. The next step is to fine-tune the changes according to changes in the situation, such as preparing for the high-frequency version of the Radeon HD 6870 when the GeForce GTX 560 Ti is approaching. , Radeon HD 6950 with 1GB memory version.

The earliest news shows that the Radeon HD 6970/6950 will have a new version with video memory halved to 1GB. However, the latest signs indicate that AMD will mainly implement the Radeon HD 6950 1GB. The reason may be to avoid the Radeon HD 6970 1GB causing the overlap and conflict of its own product line. . In fact, the new cards that Sapphire and HIS have revealed in succession are all 6950 1GB.

The Radeon HD 6950 1GB will be released in mid-February, and the price in North America will be set at 269-279 US dollars (2GB version is 299 US dollars), the domestic price is currently unknown, estimated at RMB 1999-2099 (2GB-2399 for 2GB version) yuan).

In this way, AMD will have six different products in the mid-to-high-end market with a price of 1,000-3,000 yuan. The price distribution is also relatively reasonable, and there is basically no gap to wait for the flagship new single-card dual-core Radeon HD 6990.

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