GTX 470 rumored to retail @ 300 USD with performance close to 5870

[drkohler]

Soleron said:

WilliamWatts said:
I've also seen rumoured prices for $499 for the 470 and $679 for the 480. I think these are closer to the mark personally.

Anyone can come up with numbers at this point. For example, my "sources" say they will charge $1 and $2 for the 470 and 480. Expect this to be the top story on all major tech websites tomorrow.

It si not a question of making up numbers. Inside rumours have been floating around for months now that TSMC's yields are anywhere from 5% to 20%, mostly cornered at the lower end of the percentage scale. It is also rumoured that NVIdia uses "risk wafers" for its first batches of chips.  Given that there are only around 100 chips on a $5000-6000 wafer, every workable chip costs NVidia anywhere from $250 to $600. I doubt NVidia is going to sell the stuff for $19.99 ...