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    Analysis - Graphics VP expects AMD to stay on top for "some time"

    Following NVIDIA?s vow to take back the performance leadership this year; AMD begs to differ.
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    Re: Analysis - Graphics VP expects AMD to stay on top for "some time"

    HD4850X2 will be interesting, in that it'll bring near HD4870X2 speeds at a price that will likely undercut the GTX280+. It'll give some nice flexibility in their range and ought to put yet more pressure on NVIDIA to lower their prices.

    From the HD3850 (available for under £60 now) they've pretty much got every NVIDIA product covered.

    It's turned the entire market upside down in the space of a couple of month and they deserve all the credit they've been given for pulling it off, because we're the winners in it all.

    The move to 40nm (I've read in late Q1/early Q2 if TMSC can get their platform ready) will be yet another nice step. The NVIDIA response (not the GX2 (it will be ludicrously expensive, as said, and even on 55nm very hot) but the next gen) will be very interesting though. Are they going to actually do something this time rather than just make a Prescott out of the 8800GTX?

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    Re: Analysis - Graphics VP expects AMD to stay on top for "some time"

    I am intrigued. He seems fairly confident with his claims even though all nvidia need to do is release a GX2 model, to compete on a level playing-field with AMDs x2.

    Makes me think they have something up their sleeve........
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    Re: Analysis - Graphics VP expects AMD to stay on top for "some time"

    I'm more interested in seeing what nvidia are going to respond with more - I'm not a nvidia fan boy, I agree that ATI are doing great - but it's always fun to watch 2 major companies battle it out Atm, ATI are winning, but i'm interested to see nvidia's hand. As nice as a GX2GTX280 would be, it's not exactly original.

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    Re: Analysis - Graphics VP expects AMD to stay on top for "some time"

    I think nVidia is more than capable of pulling something out of the hat. Surely they have something better than the GTX280+ planned. They have had 2 years of GPU dominance to take down ATi, I think they must've got something cooking in the pot they just aren't telling us. Having said that, ATi are no slouches and I'm very intrigued by what this step 3 could be. HD4900Pro lol

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    Re: Analysis - Graphics VP expects AMD to stay on top for "some time"

    I agree with this_is_gav on this on this topic, a 4850-X2 card will be next, priced between the 280 and 280+, with a 40nm card toward the end of Q1 2009. For Nvidia to pull back the lead they will have to pull something special.

    Hopefully AMD's next card will improve on power requirements and heat dissipation to make it an even better package.

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    Re: Analysis - Graphics VP expects AMD to stay on top for "some time"

    I thing that will be the full support of sideport

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    Re: Analysis - Graphics VP expects AMD to stay on top for "some time"

    will a 55nm 280 with GDDR5 be faster though? If not, then they really are stuffed - as a GX2GTX280 card might well be too much of a thermal monster to deal with.

    I'm very close to making a purchase - the 280+ is probably too far off (i.e. not this month or next) for me to wait and the 4870X2 just does the business in all the reviews. I'm nervous about twin-gpu solutions as a rule, but my 8800GTX is getting long in the tooth now.

    Also.. EK have a 4870X2 waterblock out - this kinda seals the deal for me..


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