Quote from: johnj on September 03, 2011, 06:41:57 AM

Quote from: Syke on September 03, 2011, 06:26:36 AM

Quote from: AngelusWebDesign on September 02, 2011, 06:09:52 PM

What if the 7000 series cards have a much better stream processor count?

Just like the 6990 has more stream processors than the 5970? Oh, wait, it doesn't.

Quote from: AngelusWebDesign on September 02, 2011, 06:09:52 PM

Does any of us know what the 7000 will bring?

Nope. All we can do is analyze how previous generations progressed, and extrapolate from there. From the 5000 to 6000 brought about...no change in mining capability. It's highly unlikely the 7000 will be any different. AMD designed it long ago, long before Bitcoin was as big as it is now.

That's because both the 5x and the 6x are on 40nm thingamaboppers. The 7x are gonna be on 28nm thingamaboppers. The extra space can/is going to be used for stream processors.

I share your understanding and the urge to point things out to those who are clueless about technology...

However, you are wasting your breath. The fact is most people (even though current miners here are a smart and tech savvy bunch) do not understand fully what it means to go down to 28. therefore they make stupid comments with references to prior experience based on different technology. boys and girls it ain't apples to oranges.