Quote Originally Posted by mapel110 View Post
40% more Transistors, ~64% more die size.
Yields aren't comparable between two differenz chip designs, so costs are also not comparable. Different contract details with TSMC.
you beat me to it!

deimos, because transistor density is LOWER on fermi than it is on cypress, yields might actually be similar. sure a larger die has a higher probability of process failure (random failures on the wafer), but the lower transistor density means it's less complicated for tsmc to manufacture (relativly speaking). [speculation] about the manufacturing contracts, i have a feeling that tsmc is giving nvidia a better deal per wafer than it's giving amd. tsmc knows that amd will be going to gf fairly soon, so there is no insentive to lower it's prices to retain the customer. nvidia however, has the option to go either way, so i beleive it's safe to assume that nvidia is getting some good prices in an attempt to keep them happy with tsmc. [/speculation]