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ATI's HD 5700 might sell better than HD 5800

by on16 October 2009

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More cards, more sales


According to industry sources, ATI's HD 5700 series might sell much better than the HD 5800 as the key issue for HD 5800 is still availability. Both series are selling quite good, but partners are still complaining about the HD 5800 series, as AMD simply can't produce as much cards as partners need.

The HD 5700 on the other hand is quite good, it delivers quite a "bang-for-buck" and also brings all the features, like DirectX 11 and Eyefinity, that you can find on the HD 5800 series. Availability for the HD 5700 series is decent and partners had their cards delivered to retail/e-tail shops days before the official announcement.

Mainstream sales are what really matters, as they generate high revenues through sheer volume. Sapphire, XFX, Powercolor and other have a lot of HD 5770 and HD 5750 cards in Europe and the situation is similar in the US of A. On the other hand both the HD 5870 and the HD 5850 are quite hard to find, and most retailers/e-tailers are promising more in next 2 to 4 weeks.

One thing is clear, the HD 5700 series certainly has a bright future. 

Last modified on 16 October 2009
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