Quote Originally Posted by DilTech View Post
People figure there's another part sitting and waiting for multiple reasons.

1.) It's strange for NVidia to release a new architecture's high end part under a code-name ending in any number but 0. Refreshes are a different story, but this is clearly not just a refresh.

2.) NVidia haven't made a small chip high-end in quite some time, not counting refreshes.

3.) NVidia's statement that they were actually disappointed and surprised by the lack of performance in AMD's 7970. That kind of statement makes you figure that NVidia had a much faster chip ready to go, saw they didn't need it, and set it aside.

Seriously, all signs clearly point to NVidia having something else but see the opportunity to make bank off what would have been their mid-range part.
Nvidia spends hundreds of millions if not billions designing these chips, it's in their best interest to see a return on that investment as soon as possible. The longer they wait to release it, the less it is worth and if they wait to long it may become worthless. The only logical reason why they wouldn't release it if they had is because it isn't ready for what ever reason.