Quote Originally Posted by Manicdan View Post
im betting this was done as a rush job, get a dx11 great chip out asap to get some market share. then i think once nvidia gets their monster chip out, ati will be ready with an even bigger one after the 40nm process is spot on. i think were either looking at the 5830 equivalent,
I absolutely agree. Judging from the disaster that is the HD 4770 production, I just can't see TSMC's current 40nm process being up to the challenge of producing a high-end chip for the next little while. What AMD will probably do is release a mid-range card to grab market share and then release their higher-end offering some time next year. From a yield and binning standpoint, an approach like that only makes sense.