AMD admits to struggling with HD 5000 demand

To the bosses at ADM: Less apologinzing, more producing the units.
Get to it gentlemen.

I'm already waiting a month for my xfx 5870... Seem's that i'll get it only after the new year

I don't think it's a big deal that AMD have supply shortages in the run up to Xmas, I mean a graphics card isn't exactly a stocking filler for your family & friends, but something that you buy for yourself. But what would be a problem for AMD is if the GT300's turn out to be faster and come to the market sooner than expected.

Still, I guess it's good that AMD aren't raising their prices because they have no competition in the high-end segment, which is not something that could be said about NVIDIA over the last few years...

i agree about ati needing to get a fire under there butts and get these video cards rolling so people can enjoy them but also so we can have price wars on the video cards that are out now. i mean who wouldnt want to pick up a gtx 295 for $300? or a 4870 x2 for $200?

Everyone knows the itch to get a new card every time a new generation comes out.
I've been trying to keep myself from buying one, since my 4870 is still good enough for the things I play.

Good news for people who are still stuck at 06-07 cards.

Battleforge already got a dx11 patch.
Stalker: call of prypiat is already on his way
just like DiRT2
Alien vs Predator
DICE is working on the new frostbite 2 engine

DX11 is coming sooner than you think

I'm in the same boat as you are - the only problem is that I can't buy the new card (even with the inflated price) because what would I do then with the old 4850 card? If I sell it, I would get like what, $60-70?

@ yorro
completely agreed!..since I am one of them..
too embarrassed tho to say which card I still use...

it's interesting to see that even western countries have supply shortages for hardware once in a while. for us 2nd grade citizens of the world (croatia, europe) it's a every day reality. the funny thing is that we actualy have enough of 5000 series on the market. even 5970, probably becouse nobody wants to buy them at prices of 900$.

I got a 5750, but I plan upgrading to 5850 mid-next year - hopefully by then the shortages will be solved, and prices lower.

You ding dongs with your conspiracy theories need to keep up with the news better.

TSMC has had poor yields with 40nm from the very start, and it never really got better. 40nm GPUs have been used in a handful of cards since about March, and there was never enough supply of a single one, for either company.

Nvidia has never been able to keep their supply up, either, which is why they don't rely on 40nm for anything but low end/small/simple chips and up to midrange mobile cards, which still aren't really that complex compared to mid to high end desktop cards.

Look at the GT 240, which only just came out. It's not even as good as a 65nm 8800GT from two years ago. Do you really think they wouldn't be selling a revamped version of the 9800GTX+ if they had that option?

My 8800GTS is still running strong. I haven't had an ATi card for a long time, always gone with Nvidia. This new series is very nice though and could be the one to make me convert over.

Such a shame really. AMD has (had?) a great chance to flood the market with dx11 cards by the time nV introduces one in 2+ months from now. I hope they solve these wield issues and up the production because they really deserve it imo. If it wasn't for the 4xxx series we'd still be paying 250+ dollars for a mainstream card and 400+ for an enthusiast version instead of todays prices.

I feel really bad for AMD... this was the biggest chance they've had to cash in on their innovation and quick thinking, and now they've potentially lost out on huge profits due to this shortage.

I want to know how much profit they can make on such an expensive card

Agreed, this is a problem a manufacture wants to have, but as you pointed out it is important for AMD to rectify the situation before consumers are off put from making the purchase at all, and inevitably give their business to their rival. Although I don't know if I agree that nVidia will produce an inferior product to combat ATI's offerings.

Seriously, who would pay for a 5970?? Even if you have a multiscreen configuration this card I just an overkill (it costs more than double the 5870 while offering about 40-45% in performance). I would rather buy a 5870 and in the future I'd consider an upgrade with a second 5870

What I'd really like to see at this point is an article that says "Radeon 5000 series shortage finally over!" I have two of these on order, and I've been waiting for over a month now.

Blame TSMC for AMD's difficulty in getting cards out. Frankly I think there is a conspiracy as Nvidia benefits HUGELY from this shortage and they gain valuable time in trying to get a DX11 card out. It's awefully suspicious that during Christmas the biggest consumer purchase time of year, that TSMC should suddenly have chip yield issues when AMD has the overwhelming and commanding lead over Nvidia.