AMD has ordered up another round of price cuts that will be taking effect on Monday.
The Radeon HD 7970, Radeon HD 7950, and Radeon HD 7870 are all getting official price cuts. The 7970 will be dropping from $479 to $429, the 7950 from $399 to $349, and the 7870 from $349 to $299.
| Summer 2012 Radeon HD 7000 Series Price Cuts |
| Card | Launch Price | Spring MSRP | Summer MSRP |
| Radeon HD 7970 | $549 | $479 | $429 |
| Radeon HD 7950 | $449 | $399 | $349 |
| Radeon HD 7870 | $349 | $349 | $299 |
| Radeon HD 7850 | $249 | $249 | ~$239 |
| Radeon HD 7770 | $159 | $139 | ~$119 |
| Radeon HD 7750 | $109 | $109 | ~$99
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AMD doesn’t have a great deal of control over final card pricing beyond what they charge partners for parts. So unofficially these prices have been in effect for some time since partners and stores have not been holding to AMD’s MSRPs. Indeed as of Friday evening the cheapest cards on Newegg are already below AMD’s official MSRPs, so today’s announcement mainly serves to bring attention to price movements that have already happened.by ryan smith
| Summer 2012 GPU Pricing Comparison |
| AMD | Price | NVIDIA |
| Radeon HD 7970 Ghz Edition | $499 | GeForce GTX 680 |
| Radeon HD 7970 | $429 | |
| | $399 | GeForce GTX 670 |
| Radeon HD 7950 | $349 | |
| Radeon HD 7870 | $299 | |
| Radeon HD 7850 | $239/$249 | GeForce GTX 570 |
| | $199 | GeForce GTX 560 Ti |
| | $159 | GeForce GTX 560 |
| Radeon HD 7770 | $119 | |
| Radeon HD 7750 | $99 | GeForce GT 640 DDR3 |
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