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It's looking like ATI is staying true to their "sweet spot" plan. But where does the 5870 stand if such is true?
No one will buy a 5870 for $380 when $120 more gets you nearly double the performance with one PCI-Express slot, and when $259 gets you nearly the same performance.
I see a price drop happening.
$300 HD5870, $220 HD5850 with the HD5870X2 being $499 at launch with rebates.
I don't think ATI is even concerned with competition from Nvidia when it comes to price drops, because I think their main concern is to move a lot of cards and gain a lot of trust and market share while the iron is hot.