AMD Reiterates Success of its HD 7000 Series

Hot on the heels of the news that NVIDIA just became TSMC’s most important customer, AMD has shot out an e-mail that reiterates the company’s thoughts on its current market position. In it, the company states, “The AMD Radeon HD 7970 is available for as low as $479, while the AMD Radeon HD 7950 is available for as low as $399. We expect to continue to have strong supply on all of our 28nm GPUs going forward. In contrast, both GTX 680 and GTX 690 have not been supplied in any significant volume and continue to be unavailable at major stores like Newegg in the US and Alternate Europe (as of noon, Wednesday May 8th).” (bold is AMD’s.)

The unfortunate thing for NVIDIA is that what’s stated there is true. Since the GTX 680 launch, there has been constant shortages, and things are more than likely just going to be worse with the GTX 690. One oddity in all of this, however, is that AMD’s latest Southern Isle 28nm chips are also being manufactured by TSMC, yet there doesn’t seem to be any sign of a shortage.

Rubbing salt in NVIDIA’s wound even further, AMD also brought up a promotion available to those who purchase any Radeon HD 7970. Dubbed “Three for Free”, purchasers will receive copies of DiRT Showdown, Deus Ex: Human Revolution (with Explosive Pack DLC) and also Nexuiz – in all, a $100 value. To get in on this deal, the purchase should be made at one of these e-tailers:

• http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/LandingPages/AMD/radeon3forfree/
• http://www.ibuypower.com/info/amd-three-for-free.aspx
• http://www.memoryexpress.com/Promos/Brands/amd/radeon3forfree.cm.aspx
• http://source.ncix.com/amd-radeon-7900-free-games/index.html
• http://www.newegg.com/radeon3forfree
• http://www.superbiiz.com/radeon3forfree/
• http://www.dabs.com/learn-more/components-and-storage/amd-3-for-free-game-promotion-on-radeon-7900-graphics-cards-11007.html
• http://www.ebuyer.com/amd-3forfree
• http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-000-AM&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938