The anoncement of video card radeon HD 2900 XT and Radeon HD 2600/2400 allowed us to compose general idea about AMD price policy in relation with directX 10 video card . High end card radeon HD 2900 XT with 512 mb GDDR- 3 memory will be proposed for $399, in Europe already it is possible to purchase this card for 340-350 Euro. During July video card series radeon HD 2600 will be availble for sale , they will cost from $100 to $200. Video card radeon HD 2400 will not cost more than $100.
All seem to be simple : $100, $200 and $400. However, in this list , the $300 position is missing, This place was ocupied by video card radeon x1950 XT and Radeon x1950 pro .
Video card radeon x1950 XT are removed from production. Many AMD partners . Let us recall that Radeon x1950 XTX (GDDR-4) some time ago left its place for video card radeon x1950 XT with 512 mb GDDR- 3 memory . Soon radeon x1950 XT with 512 mb and 256 mb memory reserve will completely desappear .
Some AMD partners stoped the Radeon x1950 pro demond, Others are ready to supply Radeon x1950 pro as minimum to the middle of summer, until the arrive of video card radeon HD 2600. The most interesting, that Radeon x1950 pro has higher performance in comparison with Radeon HD 2600 XT, and here the price of old card is lower .
Let us note the retail prices of video card radeon x1950 :
- Radeon x1950 XT 512 mb. - > $290;
- Radeon x1950 XT 256 mb. - > $235;
- Radeon x1950 pro 512 mb. - > $200;
- Radeon x1950 pro 256 mb. - > $170.
As its clear to note , the price range from $200 to $300 in previous generation is was full in previous generation .