The fastest card doesn't = the most innovation. Features like hdmi audio, newer DX standards, Eyefinity, perf per watt, perf per $$$, perf per mm2. By your logic the GTX 280 was miles more innovative than the 4870 and a much bigger success, bc it happened to be slightly faster at much increased cost. The average enthuasist would welcome a small launch of fermi cards, at least we'd all have some numbers and many ppl could decide whether it will be worth waiting for or not. You seem to be suffering from a pretty obvious bias, the 5000 series are selling out for a reason, and AMD is enjoying some degree of success bc of it.