The Fermi Thread - Part 3

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WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL?

512 vs 480. That's **only** 6% worth.

End of the World because nvidia ships a card with less than all shaders?
Broken card? Give me a break. 8800GT was **only** 112 out of 128 shaders, and one of best selling cards.

The point is this; after all this time THIS is the best they can do? Really? Really? A half assed card that has to be harvested because the yields still blow after 3 respins. You gotta be kidding me; even the RV520 and R600 weren't this bad, neither was the NV30 for that matter; at least they could be binned for a full part!

Also ffs about the 8800GT; Ok Fine its 112 shaders and was harvested down from 128; fair enough. That said it was also single slot and didn't out wattage like fat-bastard on a burrito binge as Fermi appears to do. If a 480 part is the best that nvidia can do then god help them when Hecatoncheres comes out this summer.