ATI Graphics Partners Think Radeon 4870 is Too Good

ATI partners refuse to cut Radeon HD 4870 price
DV Hardware — ... ATI cut its prices last week to combat NVIDIA's GeForce GTS 250, but DailyTech writes today that ATI's partners are (partly) refusing to follow the price cut plan. ...

ATI Graphics Partners Declining To Drop Price of HD 4870
Madshrimps News RSS Feed — ... to be cut to $149. This was supposed to be accomplished primarily through the use of mail-in rebates, which ATI would help offset. The Radeon HD 4870 512MB was supposed to drop to $149 with a mail-in rebate, but some of ATI's graphics card partners are resisting this as they feel that since the card outperforms the GTX 260, it should compete against that card. They instead are positioning the 1GB version of the 4850 against the 1GB version of the GTS 250 at the $149 price point. http://www.dailytech.com/ATI+Graphic...ticle14527.htm

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ATI Graphics Partners Think Radeon 4870 is Too Good
APH Networks — ... 1GB version of the GTS 250 at the $149 price point. One of our sources in Taiwan told us: "The ATI lineup is very strong, and we feel the 4850 should go against the GTS 250 and the 4870 against the GTX 260". ATI has been very aggressive with its pricing, with lower prices and higher performance in the same segments as its nemesis NVIDIA. This has led to declining revenues for board manufacturers, already hard hit by lower demand due to the global recession. View: Article @ Source Site ...

AMD Partners Debate Radeon Pricing
AMDZone Frontpage — Dailytech reports that many AMD partners do not want AMD to cut Radeon 4870 pricing any further. The story with the 4870 is something else entirely. The Radeon HD 4870 512MB was supposed to drop to $149 with a mail-in rebate, but some of ATI's graphics card partners are resisting this as they feel that since the card outperforms the GTX 260, it should compete against that card. They instead are positioning the 1GB version of the 4850 against the 1GB version of the GTS 250 at the $149 price point. They are happy with 4850 pricing. You can find current 4850 ...

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