The GT300/Fermi Thread - Part 2!

[saaya]

Or Nvidia still has problems with the memory controllers...
Or maybe they need to stay within a certain TDP...

i dont think tdp is whats holding their imc and memory clocks down...

Do you know which clocks the 470 needs in order to compete with the 5870?

to have the same bandwidth? or to have the same perf? in what resolution? there is no one correct answer to this question...

i suspect that nvidia sent out 470 cards to partners that had artificially low memory clocks of only 850mhz... each card probably had different memory clocks and gpu clocks so they could trace who leaked what, and they could trick ati into believing that their perf is lower than it actually is, so they can surprise them...

unless nvidia has problems with the imc or pcb, im sure they will clock their 470s at least at 1ghz, ie 4ghz effective, if not higher... thats a 15% memory bandwidth perf boost and will make them shine even more in high res with high AA, and should give them at least a 5% boost at lower resolutions as well.

Does anybody knew if the two tresselation components on one HD5970 can work together?

a 5970 scores much higher in unigen heaven, so my guess is yes?