AMD delays the R600 launch, I die a little inside...

Posted By: Steve McBarnes - 11:32:14 Wed, February 21, 2007

AMD has been deploying this heart shattering news via the telephone this morning. Guru3D and tech PowerUp! are here to break the bad news.

Here is a quote from tech PowerUp!:

"To better align our strategy with current market opportunities, we've changed the launch plan for R600. We are going to deliver a competitive configuration to market with an extremely attractive combination of performance, features and pricing, targeting a broader market segment in Q2. With the revised strategy, AMD will be better able to capitalize on the broad appeal of 3D graphics and DirectX 10, being driven in part by the growing popularity of Windows Vista™."

20 Comments

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 1:06:07 PM

David
Senior Member

I think i know someone who can sum up all of our feelings.

*Darth Vader* NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 2:06:28 PM

Idiot
guest

Handy marketing strategy. Give your competitor all the time in the world to saturate the market and make money of your tardiness, after stealing your share of the market. It's bad enough they still can't compete with the C2Ds after a year.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 2:23:06 PM

Wraithdagger
guest

That's it, I'm taking my X700 out of my sig on GameFAQs, this is just embarassing.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 3:51:35 PM

anonymous
guest

I am just speechless... DAAMIT...

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 4:02:06 PM

Mike
GPUReview Founder

I think this is a good thing in the long run. From what I was hearing, availability was going to be way sketchy.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 5:12:34 PM

anonymous
guest

There comes a time where you need to draw a line in the sand and say "If its not ready by X, then better luck when i upgrade again"

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 6:57:55 PM

Oh, well. Life goes on. Looks like I'll replace my Gainward GeForce 6800 GT with another nVidia product, later this year.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 9:14:02 PM

Embarresed By Ati.
guest

Amd you embarass me! I'm glad my brother quit after the merger Intel is going to love his talents.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 10:13:54 PM

anonymous
guest

By the time they can even ship a single R600/x2800xtx, 8900GTX will be a better price/performance product. Like Track said, x1800XT and 7800GTX dilemma all over again -_-

Wednesday, February 21, 2007 10:56:31 PM

anonymous
guest

Stinkin ATI - But I guess the only reason I wanted them to release their boards was so that the nVidia ones would drop in price. Dangit!!! Guess I'll have to wait on SLI

Thursday, February 22, 2007 12:13:28 AM

David
Senior Member

Hey guys i have a hypothetical question. What if Intel bought Ati right from Amd's Grasp. Would Intel put up with this Shit? Would they say "Enough is Enough! No more late launches!"
Like they did with Core 2. What ya think?
Would it have been better if Intel bought Ati?

Thursday, February 22, 2007 6:13:06 AM

Track
guest

Who says their workforce hasn't been scrambled and that ATI has the power to tell AMD "wait till its done".

Thursday, February 22, 2007 9:19:56 AM

Nick
guest

More good news for AGP 8X users!
Gecube are releasing the Radeon X1950XT for AGP :D

http://www.gecube.com/products-detail.php?prod_cat_pid=9&prod_cat_id=166&prod_id=65116

Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:15:56 PM

anonymous
guest

Simply put, AMD is holding ATI back to release it with their true quad-core products. AMD is going to HURT from this one. What ATI is going to lose in market share will take them years to gain back, and that's providing that nVidia doesn't surpass thier tech level. In summary, this is a total BS move on the part of AMD execs trying to push theoretical benchmarks up.

Thursday, February 22, 2007 11:27:24 PM

MrWizard6600
Member

well, look on the bright side: this could mean a good launch, none of this no-supply crap that seems to haunt ATI. Hopefully, ATI will also have WHQL certified drivers from the get-go, unlike some =_=. And also, lets all hope for drivers that really push the Shader model 4.0 benifets, instead of clinging to SM3.0

Thursday, February 22, 2007 11:42:39 PM

David
Senior Member

Wizard do you honestly think that this a strategic move on amd's part for WHQL? And what do you mean shader model 4.0 utilazation?
dx9 cant utilize it.

Saturday, February 24, 2007 8:40:42 AM

Daige
guest

"Better things come to those who wait" I think there getting ready to pull an ace out from under there sleeve :)

when I upgrade, usually I upgrade my whole comp, I'm glad there putting things on hold, i rather a have a strong "total package upgrade" launch than a half ass... Give AMD some credit... Isn't like I'm going to be grabbing a copy of Vista right this moment anyways... but thats my 2 cents on it anyways...

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 5:04:11 PM

Mach5Motorsport
n00b

This is really starting to look like a Sony PS3 scenario. Delay, delay, delay.

Friday, July 13, 2007 11:16:01 PM

Robert
guest

i think some of people want agp 8x video card from hd series

Friday, July 13, 2007 11:19:53 PM

Jimmy
guest

Yse we want the agp 8x from HD 2400 series and Hd 2600 Series, because i do not to changes my own motherboard because it is support agp 8x video card, and i do not to spend my money again just to changes my motherboard

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