AMD's Radeon HD 6000 series should finally get a launch at the end of next week based on slips from multiple outlets. After pushing it back to October 19, the chip designer has reportedly settled on October 22 to launch the Radeon HD 6850 and 6870 as its first hardware. These actually be the 6700 series with the as yet unannounced 6900 series likely becoming the true performance leader, VR-Zone said.