www.tweaktown.com/news/22102/rumortt_amd_radeon_hd_8970_coming_soon/index.html

I hope this is true because it would be great to see ATI put the hurt on Nvidia and if Kepler isn't as powerful as rumoured ATI could be ahead by a considerable amount at what will probably be, initially, a lower price point than Kepler.

Also I'd get to laugh even more at the people who rushed out to get a 7970.

Awesome if it is true

eeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

This.
Would be good to see AMD trying to get back in the game.
Would be good for everyone, except Nvidia, because then they'd actually have to put in effort to release something that out-sells AMD.

One reason why people shouldn't early adopt reference designs.

Pretty stupid of AMD to release a new card like that though.

'Da Original'

Why?

1 Release 7970 card.
2 People go out and buy it
3 Release 8000 series not long after

Nothing wrong with that eh? Everyone who bought the 7970 have a right to be pretty pissed off.

edit: This is all assuming AMD actually release a new generation. Don't even know why people are commenting on this, it's all rumours.

Edited once, 10/1/12 - 5:22pm.

Just got a 7970 in stock today. Damn those cards are long, the HIS one we got actually came with a jack that you crank so it keeps the card from breaking your ******* pcie slot. How bad is that.

DC2 7970