Quote Originally Posted by [XC] hipno650 View Post
yes but look at the lower resolutions. the 256mb on the 3850 has no negative effect on it and it still gets beat out by the 9600gt. and also look at the current price of 8600gt's it will not be long until the 9600gt falls into the $120-100 range. the thing that will set one better than the other is overclocking. which can go farther? also the 9600gt may use less power even though it is 65nm it has a greatly reduced amount of shadders.
Beat for few fps. New releases of drivers can perfectly put things equal.
As far as the price, the HD 3850 have advantages that permit lower price more than Nvidia can.
The core size is smaller on HD 3850, cheaper gddr3, as already custom made pcb´s by partners.

You will see HD 3850 in the 120$ price sooner then 9600GT. Or Nvidia lowers their margins and go to price war with HD 3850, witch is very good for costumers, but will hurt Nvidia finances because this segment of price is far far away the most important for ATI and Nvidia.