Quote Originally Posted by w0mbat View Post
Would be bad for Nvidia if not cause RV770 is said to be ~250mm² while GT200 should be about 500-600mm². RadenValue770 has other tasks than GT200.
Whether or not that matters depends on pricing. It can go both ways.

If the 9900GTX is $499, it will need to be faster than a price-cut 9800GX2 to jusify its price. If it is around $399, it has the ability to catch the 4870 off-guard, but presents a dilemma where it would be slower than the 9800 GX2, but significantly faster than one 9800GTX. At $299, it will try to decisively outclass the 9800GTX in an effort for Nvidia to usher in a new 9900GX2 for the performance crown.

With pricing and final specs in the air, Nvidia has past performance on its back helping it to scare up engineers at AMD into thinking the GT-200 is an insane chip, which is great for us consumers who will get the best performance at the lowest price

As per ATI pricing and for a glimpse of what kind of performance they are aiming for, the 4870 should end up faster than the 9800 GTX and the 4870 X2 should end up faster than the 9800 GX2. That may be wishful thinking but ATI wants to survive next round that is a bare minimum.

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