Quote Originally Posted by boxleitnerb View Post
So we have two cards with approximately the same die size that could be close in performance. Why is one of them midrange and one highend? Highend in my opinion is reserved for the big chips in the range of 500mm2.
If Tahiti were highend, what will GK110 be, then? Super highend? Ultra highend? Makes no sense. Again: Look at the 8800GT. Same scenario.
You could not make Tahiti 500mm2 without significantly gimping its clock speeds as it already has 210W consumption with 320mm2. Just because it is smaller doesn't mean it is not tuned for high end.