AMD Radeon HD 7970 VS AMD Radeon HD 6850

[zarx]

Snesboy said:

zarx said:
6850 and the 7970 are not even in the same league, the 6850 is a midrange card and the 7970 is a top of the line parenthesis card that will cost over 5x as much...

My research has taught me this xD

so why  is the seccond choice not a 6950 that will play virtually anything maxed at 1080p? Or even a 7870? Why are the two choices so far apart?

 

Oh and if this was in stock I would take it over the 6850 http://www.amazon.com/HIS-Radeon-DisplayPort-Express-H687FN1GD/dp/B005JXACYC/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325507997&sr=1-5 it's just $5 more after rebate and is 10-15% faster