Well the nv30 has some reall bad low level problems. Combined with being very bandwidth limited compared to what the core can do it doesn't make for a pretty picture. Lets jsut say the silicone is not quite what nvidia expected. It's also only getting yields of about 20% max. This makes for a very expensive card to produce.
Now I can say it will be arround july or so but indeed nvidia is to the point were they really dont care about the fx because it is just like a cork to try and fill a leaking dam with a huge crack. In july however they intend to get the nv35 out. We will have to wait and see how it goes but they are really shooting for july.
The r350 is already in mass production. It will be out in march only a few weeks after the fx and well there will be no competition till the nv35 comes out.
Sept/oct however is the slated date for the r400 witch will of course put ati back in the lead for a while.
One thing is for sure the gpu industry is going to really heat up this year and do things like youve never before seen.
Ps: how would you like a gpu that runs with portions of the core in an smp mode allowing for multiple paths and work to be done within the same core smp style. It's going to get very interesting by the end of the year.
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