How much does it cost to make.

[melarcky]

How much does it cost to make a video card.
is it more expensive to make the card with GDD3 or GDDR4 memory.
How much would the difference.. And are the prices close to what we have to pay for them... Such as the Gf8800GTX? or ATI x1950XTX

 

[Guest]

It is hard to say because you really need to factor the R&D and the marketing.

Once the production is in full motion and the yield are goods, it probably cost them a fraction of what you pay for it.

GDDR4 is substantially more expensive then GDDR3, I don't know by how much but it does make for a big portion of the overall price of the card. I find it hard to believe that a R600 would come with 1 gig of GDDR4 for that reason!

The flagship of both company is always 'overpriced', you pay a premium for diminishing returns. But they know some people MUST have the cutting edge so the capitalize on it. That's also on of the main reason you see the Highend always coming before the lower end of a new generation.

 

[gm0n3y]

I thought the 8800gtx had gddr3 memory?

 

[Ryan_D]

It does. It's the X1950XTX that has GDDR4 - No current nVidia card utilizes GDDR4.

 

[kaotao]

The 8800 series does have GDDR3, it's the R600 he's talking about.

 

[kaotao]

Dang, you beat me to it.

 

[Ryan_D]

Heh, by probably 1 second. If only the post timing was kept down to the second!

 

[gm0n3y]

It does. It's the X1950XTX that has GDDR4 - No current nVidia card utilizes GDDR4.

I knew that (why I only mentioned the 8800). Its the thought that counts though, so thanks .