Quote Originally Posted by Manicdan View Post
scramble and being hurt is not what i expect. the 680 does not seem like its going to "kill" the 7970, and amd has had their cards out for so long now that if people wanted to get it, they would have by now. the only one waiting are nvidia fans or people who just want to see prices drop.

also we did see slides about a +1300mhz sapphire 7970 product, if that really is true then it shouldnt be much of an effort to have a refresh come out fast enough to beat the 680

the bigger chip is the real question though. if nvidia is doing a solid 10% better in perf/watt, then in the 300w x2 chip battle it most likely will be won by nvidia.
^^ Ditto, since they have had their cards on the market for longer there is a higher degree of leniency to drop prices. Those two cards are so close to each other that its possibly going to come down to personal preference and price war among the two manufacturers.

I cannot predict or know what those under NDA might know, but the difference in die size is so small that I do not see this as a price decisive factor at all.

Something that bugs me is that at this point in time this is Nvidia's only 28nm chip due out immediately (unless those under NDA know better), where are the rest?