Quote Originally Posted by LordEC911 View Post
Common sense maybe?

Larger die = more expensive
Larger memory interface = higher complexity PCB = more expensive
Higher TDP = higher complexity PCB, better/more power components, larger heatsink = more expensive
More memory = more expensive

I said it before... GF100 will cost Nvidia more than ~2x to make than Cypress and that is being conservative.
maybe not common sense. i cant tell you how much bom is and i have common sense.

tdp is 30% more and heatsink is not larger than 5870. they hire companies for good thermal solutions which helps when you have a power hungry card.

vram isnt a huge portion of costs on high end cards unless you use top bin ic's.

maybe you could show me some information on the cost from a research firm. im not paying for that. even if gf100 isnt profitable its not a big deal. high end and ultra high end is more about reputation than profitability.