Quote Originally Posted by Chumbucket843 View Post
no, using partially functioning chips on low/middle end parts is to save money. they have also been tenacious moving to new processes for the past few years. why are you so focused on frequency? g80 had 24 rops and gt200 had 32. they can also do 4 multisamples per clock.

i would take this as sensationalism. half of the "facts" you have stated are wrong or just made up. they are in better shape than amd right now too. its a 384 bit bus so my estimate for the die size is less than 500mm2. that would put clocks at a g80 level. gf100 is simply a monster of a chip and there is no denying that.
So are you saying nVidia will be fine if Fermi isn't launched Q1 and perfect?

or

Are you giving nVidia the benefit of the doubt and re-assuring me that a non-perfect Fermi is impossible?

I'm not particularly concerned about ultra-high end Fermi products, but more worried about lack of anything else other that Fermi on roadmaps. Whats gonna replace the 8800GT->GTS250?