ATI Radeon 5970 is the foot-long GPU champ: HotHardware

We sit down with our buddies from HotHardware, like we do every week, to talk graphic cards this time around. First on the list? ATI's gigantic Radeon 5970, which other than topping performance charts, also tips the price scales more than most cards. On the cheap end of the spectrum, we break down a new card from Zotac which is a low-power unit capable of fitting in well to a home theater without breaking the bank. Also, Adobe has added hardware acceleration support in its latest build of Flash, which is perfect for lower-end computers to play back hi-def Flash content. And, MSI has come out with a desktop that fits that mold really well, which has a touchscreen, Nvidia ION processor, and comes in at about $750. Check the show for the full details. Distributed by Tubemogul.

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Science & Technology

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• acceleration
• ati
• radeon
• 5970
• company
• Adobe
• MSI
• Nvidia
• flash
• gpu
• guest
• Dave
• Altavilla
• Marco
• Chiappetta

[Ladsoftware]

internet gets better and better as day pass by.......

technology is moving to fast for my budget..........

[ki11joy92]

you dont HAVE to keep up with the latest shit.

i stayed with a 9600gt for a while and just barely got the gtx260 last month which is gonna be my card for a while

[DiDolRuChagi]

@mrbest20 Now, your statement makes no sense? They make series 24/7?

[mrbest20]

@DiDolRuChagi but they still make new series 24/7 so you need to buy and buy

[DiDolRuChagi]

@mrbest20 That statement is completely untrue. They do not have newer cards ready for shipment as soon as a new card comes out. The have newer cards being made, and fine tuned, but that process takes time. By your statement, it means that the GTX 580 was ready when the GTX 480 came out.

[LoveMyGame]

 $600?

In sweden it costs about $900 :/

[okami485]

yea but I still with I had the money for one, and the power supply that can actually power it -_-

[dirtbikeryzz]

5970, the power hungry, over priced, way to big, space heating, no drivers, gpu. lol ati

[dirtbikeryzz]

Lol ati is selling a series while Nvidia makes theres.... ok ok ok let me make this simple. one sell, one build.

[mrbest20]

usuly if a new card comes out its already old because they got newer one ready but they are waiting first to sell the older one

[mrbest20]

they sell more xd

[changolucky]

A few time ago Nvidia was the greatest graphics cards company, but now it's in the second place. ATI is offering cheaper cards and with direcx 11. Maybe in a months Nvidia offer a better but expensive card but I will have my Radeon running on my pc.