AMD 7970m vs GTX 680m

[Speedy Gonzalez]

I heard that amd 7970 will release in May and gtx 680m on June. Is this true?

7970 is out you can order from Dell but I think they officially launch it this Tuesday

[R3d]

The thing is, in the desktop cards Nvidia new architecture is quite a bit better. If AMD can give these results with the 7970m, then the 680m should be truly amazing, with 20 watts of extra TDP and a better architecture.

The 7870 is a lot more efficient than the 7970 and since the 7970m is going to be a downclocked 7870, the gtx 680 vs hd 7970 comparison isn't really valid. The 7970m and 680m should be fairly even in terms of efficiency.

[PaKii94]

if the 7970m is this amazing i wonder how the lesser cards are goning to stack up :S

[Mr. Fox]

Trust me when i say this AMD/NVIDIA both have issues. If you dont believe that you are the one who is losing. If you want the best always go with the one with a higher bandwidth, pixel rate or just benchmark scores. dont block your views be open minded.

This is the smart view, and I couldn't agree more. Fanboys for red or green may miss the boat by being stubborn and narrow-minded. Better to be a fanboy for whatever holds the crown and ignore the color of the logo.

As I mentioned in another thread, "Whatever rocks the hardest and lives to tell about it wins." Until the new generation flagship mobile AMD and NVIDIA GPU are able to go head-to-head, the fat lady hasn't sung. The 7970M is amazing. Hopefully, AMD will do something better with their drivers. It's nice to see another sick option emerging in high-end mobile gaming graphics. NVIDIA is smart for holding back their 680M release and letting AMD set the performance bar. By letting AMD go first, they can lock their sights and carefully aim. Knowing how high to jump before taking the leap is a good strategy. Early adopters have been disappointed many times. Better to pause long enough to make a cold-hearted and calculated decision, then go for the head-shot. Only time will tell who the winner is going to be in this round.

As long as red and green keep exchanging blows, the GPU world will be an exciting place.

[Cloudfire]

The thing is, in the desktop cards Nvidia new architecture is quite a bit better. If AMD can give these results with the 7970m, then the 680m should be truly amazing, with 20 watts of extra TDP and a better architecture.

Who knows, AMD may have a better results on the mobile GPUs than Nvidia although Nvidia have better results with desktops. Atleast from the start. Maybe Nvidia come draging along with a "new" 485M later, and the history repeats itself.

[GTRagnarok]

Maybe a noob question but, I thought the 7970 wont get released till later in the month? How is it possible to get these benchmarks?

People always get parts early.

[thailandgod]

but should I wait for gtx 680m to be in sager np 9150 or go with radeon 7970 when it's out

[rschauby]

but should I wait for gtx 680m to be in sager np 9150 or go with radeon 7970 when it's out

Given that a 7970M is cheaper than the 675M, waiting for a 680M is kinda foolish at this point. Even if 680M matches the 7970M in performance, it's gunna cost a TON more.

A better questions would be: "Should I wait for a system which offers 7970M in Xfire?"

[misterhobbs]

NVIDIA is smart for holding back their 680M release and letting AMD set the performance bar. By letting AMD go first, they can lock their sights and carefully aim. Knowing how high to jump before taking the leap is a good strategy. Early adopters have been disappointed many times. Better to pause long enough to make a cold-hearted and calculated decision, then go for the head-shot. Only time will tell who the winner is going to be in this round.

How much of this do you think is Nvidia's planning vs not being able to release much because of the problems with fabrication? I agree that they have time to counter the 7970m but if the rumors about the fab issues are true, they may miss their opportunity.

[R3d]

Given that a 7970M is cheaper than the 675M, waiting for a 680M is kinda foolish at this point. Even if 680M matches the 7970M in performance, it's gunna cost a TON more.

A better questions would be: "Should I wait for a system which offers 7970M in Xfire?"

But the 680m may have better performance than the 7970m or might not cost much more. It's hard to tell at this point, which is why people are waiting.