Quote Originally Posted by LordEC911 View Post
Most likely Q4. It will either be 45nm or 40nm since both will be ready, roughly, at the same time.
40nm is not ready for actual mass production until next year, sampling will start in late 2008.

Quote Originally Posted by Eastcoasthandle
This guy appears to have access to "some" insider info (grain of salt applies here). I've never seen this person post info like this unless he was sure of it. But anything is possible and he could be just blowing wind. Time will tell. Hold your breath and take it with a pinch of salt.


In a later post he admits he's not sure if it was the pro or XT. Again take it with a grain of salt...
Cards haven't been sent to partners yet, there are some indications of the performance cards floating around, but they are vastly different.

Remember, this is a mid-range chip. If it actually beats G80/G92 by a margin it surpasses the performance of previous mid-range chips, comparing generation to generation.
The dual-chip is the high-end. And I don't like his phrasing, because he seems to leave this part out. RV770 is mid-range, it never was anything else, while 4870X2 is high-end.

//Andreas