The Fermi Thread - Part 3

[***Deimos***]

GTX480 is $499, the 470 is $349.

what has nVidia done for you in 2 years?

	$200 	$250 	$300 	$350 	$500 
Jun-08				GTX 260	GTX 280
Jul-08				GTX 260	GTX 280
Aug-08				GTX 260	GTX 280
Sep-08				GTX 260	GTX 280
Oct-08				GTX 260	GTX 280
Nov-08				GTX 260	GTX 280
Dec-08				GTX 260	GTX 280
Jan-09		GTX 260		GTX285	eol
Feb-09		GTX 260		GTX285	GTX 295
Mar-09		GTX 260		GTX285	GTX 295
Apr-09	GTX 260	GTX275		GTX285	GTX 295
May-09	GTX 260	GTX275		GTX285	GTX 295
Jun-09	GTX 260	GTX275		GTX285	GTX 295
Jul-09	GTX 260	GTX275		GTX285	GTX 295
Aug-09	GTX 260	GTX275		GTX285	GTX 295
Sep-09	GTX 260	GTX275		eol	eol?
Oct-09	GTX 260	GTX275		eol	eol?
Nov-09	GTX 260	eol		eol	
Dec-09	GTX 260	eol		eol	
Jan-10	GTX 260	eol		eol	
Feb-10	GTX 260	eol		eol	
Mar-10	eol?	eol			
Apr-10	nothin	nothin	nothin	GTX470	GTX 480
May-10	nothin	nothin	nothin	GTX470	GTX 480

5 price brackets. 2 years. 5 products. 1 chip = whole lotta slackers

CONTRAST to AMD. Unless I'm mistaken, you can still get rock bottom priced $100 4850's and $150 4870. In contrast, hard finding anything beyond GTX260 from nVidia for MANY MONTHS, and certainly nowhere remotely near $100.

	$200 	$250 	$300 	$350 	$500 
Jun-08	4850		4870		
Jul-08	4850		4870		4870x2
Aug-08	4850		4870		4870x2
Sep-08	4850		4870		4870x2
Oct-08	4850		4870		4870x2
Nov-08	4850		4870		4870x2
Dec-08	4850	4870			4870x2
Jan-09	4850	4870			4870x2
Feb-09	4850	4870			4870x2
Mar-09	4850	4870			4870x2
Apr-09	4870	4890			
May-09	4870	4890			
Jun-09	4870	4890			
Jul-09	4890	yeah, we're practically giving away those 4890s			
Aug-09	4890	yeah, we're practically giving away those 4890s			
Sep-09	4890		5850	5870	
Oct-09	5770		5850	5870	5870x2
Nov-09	5770		5850	5870	5870x2
Dec-09	5770		5850	5870	5870x2
Jan-10	5770		5850	5870	5870x2
Feb-10	5770	5830	5850	5870	5870x2
Mar-10	5770	5830	5850	5870	5870x2

Notice full lineup. No gaps. Notice how far prices fall yet availability remains.

EDIT: These are very rough approximations based on MSRP.
Notice not counting 2 different GTX260 types for nVidia
For AMD, not counting, HD4770, HD4830, HD4870 1GB, HD4850x2 or 5870 Eyeinfinity edition.

Just like 4870/4890, 1 year from now, you will be able to buy a 5850 or 5870 for less than $200... Fermi - only in a liquidation sale