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R700 is faster than GTX 280

by on25 June 2008


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VP of Marketing confirms


We had a chance to meet and talk with the Vice President of ATI's Graphics Marketing, Matt Skynner, and the Vice President of GPU Sales, John Byrne, and the marketing chap has confirmed that ATI is very confident that its upcoming dual chip R700 will beat Geforce 280 GTX performance.


According to internal data that ATI gathered, its R700 dual RV770 card will end up faster than the fastest Geforce GTX 280 card. This is quite a positive surprise and it definitely shows that ATI is back on track.

Nvidia has a lot of reasons to worry, as ATI’s RV770-based cards look good and there is a big chance that Nvidia will be dethroned by ATI’s new dual chip R700 offering. At the same time we believe that Nvidia can get its card a bit faster and change the game to its advantage as Nvidia desperately needs the performance crown. The big question is how much performance GDDR5 could add to GT200 design.

The dual RV770-based R700 card is supposed to launch in August time, rather late than early, and the hardware is ready; it is now all up to the drivers.

Last modified on 25 June 2008
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