I just saw some numbers at http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=201700 , and it led to small analysis. Lets compare die area of recent nVidia and ATi products:
G92- 315mm²
and
RV670- ~180mm²
The numbers say two things:
1. Teoreticaly ATi can get 7 dies where nVidia is getting 4!
2. RV670 die area doesn't even belong to compare with G92, but with GeForce8600 series- 169mm² and HD 2600- 153mm²!
If only the yealds for RV670 are good, AMD must be very happy: competing product- g92 cannot cost cheap because of its large die size. So AMD has a chance not only make good profit in performance segment, but also to use lower quality chips to own mainstream What do you think?
G92- 315mm²
and
RV670- ~180mm²
The numbers say two things:
1. Teoreticaly ATi can get 7 dies where nVidia is getting 4!
2. RV670 die area doesn't even belong to compare with G92, but with GeForce8600 series- 169mm² and HD 2600- 153mm²!
If only the yealds for RV670 are good, AMD must be very happy: competing product- g92 cannot cost cheap because of its large die size. So AMD has a chance not only make good profit in performance segment, but also to use lower quality chips to own mainstream What do you think?