vikingrinn 33 Posted July 12, 2011 amd has just gone to press with their official answer to nvidia's gtx 580m, the 6990m, to be showcased in alienware’s flagship m18x:At its core, the Alienware brand is about pushing the limits and finding new extremes in gaming performance," said Arthur Lewis, Vice President and General Manager for Alienware. "By offering two AMD Radeon HD 6990M graphics processors in our flagship M18x laptop, Alienware and AMD have come together to provide gamers the ultimate mobile experience.engadget article/full amd press release here, although curious as to why they'd even highlight their lackluster hd3d feature when brute force is more their offerings strong suit... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StamatisX 1066 Posted July 12, 2011 The question is when exactly will it show up on Alienware's website as an option... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashtefere 202 Posted July 12, 2011 Au, Uk, and I think Canada all have it so far.-Ash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skwisgaar 9 Posted July 12, 2011 I'm seeing it on the US Alienware site as an option now. Now to see if I can update my order. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svl7 5711 Posted July 12, 2011 Very impressive, so it seems to be indeed a fully unlocked Blackcomb XT (6970m) with 1120 shaders, and they even raised the core speed a little bit, memory stays at the same... results in 715/900. I'm really curious about the performance, AMD claims it's significantly better than the 580m, wow! I also wonder about the power draw and heat... the 6970m with 1120 shaders had some crazy numbers regarding heat/power. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aikimox 85 Posted July 12, 2011 It may not be faster but it won't be slower for sure and will cost less Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svl7 5711 Posted July 12, 2011 Yeah, I agree... the price will be a big advantage for AMD, hopefully this urges NVidia to lower their prices a bit... but as far as I know NVidia they won't do this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian 1980 Posted July 12, 2011 The 1120 shaders should make it as fast or faster than the 580M in most cases. In some DX11 games that have TWIMTBP optimizations might still show nvidia as the top card. AMD needs to work on their marketing and 3D implementation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skwisgaar 9 Posted July 12, 2011 I was able to get Dell to change my order and replace the 6970s with 6990s for no additional cost. EDD is now 7/27. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svl7 5711 Posted July 12, 2011 Now that's cool!!! Hahaha, lucker!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stevenxowens792 806 Posted July 12, 2011 God you people are making me sick.. I bet I could make the lights dim in my neighborhood with the 6990. Imagine 2 of them... (sorry have to go clean my pants now.. wife is going to think im cheating) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 696 Posted July 12, 2011 I would buy a kill-a-watt and hook it up between the wall and my ups which is powering my current system and my media server, but I'm scared of what it might tell me.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StamatisX 1066 Posted July 12, 2011 LOL especially if you have to pay for electricity... I am lucky in that matter cause in my apartment I don't have to pay for either electricity or water Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffreybaks 81 Posted July 12, 2011 Actually there 3D is quite interesting if they will be able to make something happen with it, at least it peaked myn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iloveb00bs 874 Posted July 12, 2011 damn dell, been trying to get this. even with the part number they are still friggin clueless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e46justice 29 Posted July 13, 2011 Well I still like my 6970s lol they get the job done. Just sucks I haven't done much more than surf the internet and look at porn on it. Oh well maybe ill play a game on it before its outdated lol"No time with work" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unreal25 786 Posted July 13, 2011 Here's an article about 6990M on Anandtech: AnandTech - AMD Raises the Mobile Performance Bar with Radeon HD 6990M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 696 Posted July 13, 2011 I've successfully changed my order. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svl7 5711 Posted July 13, 2011 Awesome! How many additional $$$? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 696 Posted July 13, 2011 Well, I dropped the 2720 to a 2630 due to the processor I got from boobs, plus dropped the VIZIO receiver, still got the transmitter. So all up it's ~$250 cheaper 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skwisgaar 9 Posted July 13, 2011 Yah I might call back and change the cpu also. Not sure how happy my sales guy is going to be if I do this for the second day in a row. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wbabt007 398 Posted July 18, 2011 wow did you guys saw the price for the dual 580 in the latest M18x configuration? 1200 extra, is only 500 us for the 6990M that acceptable but more than a grand for the dual 580? I mean is that the Nvidia pricing for the 580? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svl7 5711 Posted July 18, 2011 wow did you guys saw the price for the dual 580 in the latest M18x configuration? 1200 extra, is only 500 us for the 6990M that acceptable but more than a grand for the dual 580? I mean is that the Nvidia pricing for the 580?Take a look at the prices in Switzerland... it's $2216 - only for the SLI 580m upgrade! That's simply insane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StamatisX 1066 Posted July 18, 2011 Take a look at the prices in Switzerland... it's $2216 - only for the SLI 580m upgrade! That's simply insane. LOL I guess they supposed that you have lots of banks to rob 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
