The GT300/Fermi Thread - Part 2!

[LordEC911]

This is little short sighted here, as the 480 will be faster than the 5970 in certain very high resolution environments if only due to RAM shortages on the 5970 part that the 480 won't have. Now this isn't to say anything at all about how they will compare in other ways, but the circumstance stated to the person you were answering will probably pan out in Nvidias favor if only due to the RAM.

Ummm... Nvidia's memory mismanagement is currently an unknown in regards to the GTX4x0. That statement causes nothing but a laugh right now.

let me put into perspective for you nvidia doubters.. a very fast 256 fermi @ 850core/1700shader wouldve been enough to beat 5870 and a dual of that to handle 5970.. and that wouldve been out in retail last year.. thats what ati does.. always the easy way

nvidia never considered 2010 refreshes from ati ??
all theyve been concentrating on is just 5870/5970 ??

final specs/performance numbers are coming.. more importantly so is IQ bliss

Really? With less than half the texturing power of a 5870?
65% of the Polymorph engine of GTX480?
I'm sorry... if GTX470 beats a stock 5870 by more than 20% I'll be impressed.

GTX 480 will no doubt be fast, IMO ~90% of a 5970. Probably similar to 5870 Vs. GTX295

We will see... I honestly doubt it.