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i thought this was interesting. would definately explain albatrons rumored 600/1000 speeds. (http://www.pcunleash.com/ )
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Have we seen the 'real' GeForce 6800 Ultra yet?
I think it's fair to say that a fair number of people were suprised when the GeForce 6800 Ultra boards sent out to reviewers were clocked with a 400MHz core, when everything we'd heard and seen before had led us to believe that the final core speed would be 475MHz.
Now, in this thread at Beyond3D, Uttar suggests that we may not yet have seen the 6800 Ultra's true form...
Regarding the NV40 - I think you're all forgetting this is A1 silicon which has been available for sometime now. A2 silicon was available at review time, but NVIDIA decided against it.
There's a reason the clockspeeds suddenly went from 475Mhz to 400Mhz - the final ones will be at or over 475Mhz, but NVIDIA's in their "let's make ATI more confident in themselves than they should be" mood.
If anything, this generation will probably be remembered by the gazillions of tricks & traps each company is preparing for its arch-nemesis... But I'd still be inclined to say the R420 will win this war for several reasons. We'll see though.
Personally, I would imagine there is more to the clock speed change than a simple "let's catch out ATi" plan, especially given the hurried modification that seems to have been made to the review boards shipped out. The next few weeks are going to make for interesting viewing, that's for sure...
i thought this was interesting. would definately explain albatrons rumored 600/1000 speeds. (http://www.pcunleash.com/ )
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Albatron said that their 'Geforce6800UV' has core clock running at 600Mhz and the ram is reaching 1Ghz.