Due to popular request, I am going to try to keep our readers up to date on the current availability of graphics cards and pricing on the market.  With the recent price drops from AMD, the frequent out-of-stock status of the GTX 680 cards and the release of the GTX 670, I thought this would be a great summary of the current situation.

AMD's Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB

We will try to post new updates weekly or maybe more frequently as we see fit.  Newegg is our partner of choice for this today, so let's see what we have.

AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series

Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB – Out of Stock
Starting at $499

Radeon HD 7970 3GB – In Stock
Starting at $429

Radeon HD 7950 3GB – In Stock
Starting at $349

Radeon HD 7870 2GB – In Stock
Starting at $299

Radeon HD 7850 2GB – In Stock
Starting at $239

Radeon HD 7770 1GB – In Stock
Starting at $124

Radeon HD 7750 1GB – In Stock
Starting at $109

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 Series

GeForce GTX 690 4GB – Out of Stock
Starting at $999

GeForce GTX 680 2GB – In Stock
Starting at $499

GeForce GTX 670 2GB – In Stock
Starting at $399

In a stunning change of fate, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 has been steadily in stock for the last few weeks but the Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition that we reviewed on June 24th has yet to show its face.  Yes, you can find HD 7970 cards running at 1000 MHz core clock speeds (and higher) though they don't have the 6.0 Gbps memory speeds nor the "PowerTune with Boost" technology that really set the new version of the GPU apart. 

When asked, AMD told us to expect Sapphire and XFX models in stock early next week – so we'll definitely keep an eye on the online retailers for that. 

The only other changes are some more price drops on the AMD side.  You can now get a standard HD 7970 for $80 less than the GeForce GTX 680 and the Radeon HD 7950 for $50 less than the GTX 670.  AMD knows that with NVIDIA's great branding and marketing they needed to make a case for their GPUs over the competition and these types of price cuts really give gamers two great options for their gaming dollar.

We are still waiting on NVIDIA's answer for sub-$399 GPUs based on Kepler – hopefully we won't be waiting long.

If you are looking for our latest graphics reviews to judge the performance of the above cards, here you go: