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October 4th, 2012

(Update) AMD Announces Radeon HD 7700 and HD 7800 Series Price Cuts

(Update) AMD Announces Radeon HD 7700 and HD 7800 Series Price Cuts radeon 7000
UPDATE: It seems that AMD is not announcing price-cuts. Only their AIB partners have lowered the prices to stay more competitive.
Original Story:
AMD today announced that their mid-range graphics cards segment received further price reduction. This price-cut is likely AMD’s response to upcoming GeForce GTx 650 Ti launch.

It seems that September’s launches of new cards has finally caused some fluctuation in prices of mid-range graphics cards. According to XbitLabs, Radeon HD 7850 1GB will now cost $159, while the 2GB version $189. Even the refreshed model of Radeon HD 7770 (GHz Edition) should now be available for  $119. The reason behind this reduction, is that both cards are probably near the GTX 650 Ti performance.

Here is the AMD statement regarding this reduction:

“With the holiday gaming season around the corner, we would like to share with you the exceptional value and performance that gamers can realize with AMD graphics this season for under $200. The 2012 holiday season will be outstanding for AMD Radeon gamers”

AMDLaunch PriceSpring PriceSummer PriceCurrent Price
Radeon HD 7750$109$109$99$89
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition$159$139-$119
Radeon HD 7850 1GB$229--$159
Radeon HD 7850 2GB$249$249$229$189
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition$349$349$299$239
Radeon HD 7950$449$399$349$299
Radeon HD 7950 Boost State$349--$309
Radeon HD 7970$549$479$429$389
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition$499 --$449

Many thanks to Skr13 for a tip

  • skr13

    Just gonna wait some more weeks to see which one HD7950 or GTX 670, will arrive my rig.

  • mic08n64

    I hope Nvidia starts doing some further price cuts on some of their cards. Bring on the price competition !

  • Erenhardt

    It may be worth waiting for HD8000 series.

  • BestJinjo

    I doubt NV will drop prices. The price drops on 7770 and 7850 1Gb sounds like it’s there to spoil GTX650 launch. Unless NV refreshes GTX670/680 with 675/685, I doubt they will lower prices on those. Their customer base is too loyal to care about price/performance of AMD as we have seen that it hardly made a difference during HD4000/5000/6000 series.

    HD8000 series will probably be way more expensive than the going rate of 7950s. If AMD launches it ahead of GTX700, I can see them charging $449 for 8950. I am guessing you meant HD8870 > HD7950? Ya, that’s possible.

  • Erenhardt

    I think AMD will lower prices of HD7000 after HD8000 release.

  • BestJinjo

    HD8000 though seems to be a while away. February-June 2013 depending on this website’s source or KitGuru.

  • skr13

    Only worth if 8870 will come priced at $280, and be faster than 7970.

  • http://videocardz.com/ VideoCardz.com

    Small teaser: Forums will launch tomorrow.

  • Raghar

    I actually doubt that, they already did drop prices.

    If they would drop prices of 77xx and 78xx series, after 8xxx launch, it would be to get rid of them, stop its manufacture, and keep higher profits on 8xxx series. When you are company, a price war can get you only so far.

  • skr13

    Really? Nice job admin :)

  • http://videocardz.com/ VideoCardz.com

    Not only my job :)

  • skr13

    I hope to keep here for long, Overclock.net for example is full of retards, fanboys, and admins that think they are bosses. I quit from there :(

  • Keicie

    if this new amd pricing really does happen on my retailers and nvidia follows then its gonna be a merry gaming holiday 2012… that $189 7850 looks tempting, too bad retailers here still charges $259 for it and 289 for 660 non ti..

  • Long Ze

    Forums attracts retards by design… People should be required to answer a quiz before they are permitted to post.

  • BestJinjo

    What are the prices of after-market 7970 / GTX670 cards in Portugal now? Gigabyte Windforce 3x 7970 vs. 670 windforce?

  • mic08n64

    Yea, I’m hoping the holiday’s brings more price cuts all around, but I doubt it. Stupid Nvidia

  • skr13

    Here in Portugal cards are overpriced:
    http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/search/7970 7970

    ——————————————————
    http://www.pixmania.com/pt/pt/search/GTX-670 670

    I´m thinking to buy from a German store: http://senzidoo.de/, they have good prices and only have to pay 10 EUR with shipping cost.

  • BestJinjo

    UPDATE: AMD said that it did not slash official prices of graphics boards, but rather its partners among manufacturers lowered their pricing. (XBitlabs)

  • BestJinjo

    429 Euro for Vapor-X 7970 GE vs. Gigabyte windforce 3x 670 for 400 Euro. 30 extra euro and you get a faster card than a 680! You guys have Asus DirectCUII 670 going for 479 Euro, but the faster Sapphire 7970 OC is 399 Euro. Even the MSI 7970 Lightning is 479 Euro but GTX680 Lightning without voltage control now is 580 Euro. See I told you that NV cards are overpriced worldwide. :(

    If you import it from Germany, if your card breaks do you have to send it back to that German store?

  • LedHed

    That is what moderators are for, the key is to pick your mods carefully and make sure they don’t have a Napoleon Complex. See you guys on the forums tomorrow : D

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  • http://www.facebook.com/FwixGamer Anas Azghari

    in FR u can found a sapphire hd 7870 for 215 € and also the saphire hd 7970 for 375 €
    http://www.cdiscount.com/informatique/cartes-graphiques/sapphire-amd-hd7870-2go-gddr5-oc/f-107670241-111990320g.html
    http://www.cdiscount.com/informatique/cartes-graphiques/sapphire-amd-hd7970-3go-gddr5-oc/f-107670509-111970340G.html?rr_product=true
    nvidia is really out of price , every amd gpu’s beat the nvidia gpu’s when we speak about the performance/price

    so as u see nvidia have nothing to win for this moment with the kepler !
    some links for those who don’t know the perf of those cards !
    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-660-geforce-gtx-650-benchmark,3297.html
    http://www.hardware.fr/articles/876-21/recapitulatif-performances.html
    http://hardocp.com/article/2012/08/23/galaxy_gtx_660_ti_gc_oc_vs_670_hd_7950/

    hope nvidia drop the price bcs it’s really a bad deal to recommend any nvidia cards in the forums or for my client’s !

  • http://www.facebook.com/FwixGamer Anas Azghari

    lol wth is going with my post ?

  • http://videocardz.com/ VideoCardz.com

    what do you mean?

  • skr13

    Even AMD cards being “cheaper”, my target is sub 300 EUR.

    Yes, if cards breaks i have to send back to store, but the price difference compensate the risk.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/FwixGamer Anas Azghari

    ahhe, ya when I’ve wrote my post (before i remove the “/”) the post was like some — == ++ ect it’s bug from the website but i did remove those “/” and everything is alright :)

    exmpl of this bug
    ocx gtx 680<hd 7970 = amd win /price+ perfo.
    ocx gtx 670<hd 7950 = amd win /price+ perfo.
    ocx gtx 660ti=hd7870= amd win /price.
    ocx gtx660? <hd7770v2 = ? .
    ocx gtx650<hd7770= amd win /price+ perfo.
    ocx gt 640<hd7750= amd win /price+ perfo.

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  • BestJinjo

    And I bet HD7970 Ghz edition like 1100mhz Windforce 3x or 1050mhz Vapor-X 7970 cost less than after-market 680 cards.

  • BestJinjo

    NV won’t drop GTX670 much lower until their sales start falling or they replace it with GTX675/770 or something. I remember last generation they kept GTX570/580 priced high until the very end. Even when 7970 launched at $550, NV kept GTX580 at $430-450.