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BlueFalcon said:
Stinky said:
So approx $160 for 8GB of GDDR5, I can see why MS hasn't specced it.

It is expensive but not that much. The GDDR5 pricing is from HD6970/580 generation (2011 model year). Prices on GDDR5 have fallen since then as HD6970 2GB was $369 but HD7950 3GB of GDDR5 sells for $280-300 in retail now. 3GB of GDDR5 was only present on a $550 GTX580 last generation. 

Well let's be extravagant and halve the GDDR5 listed: $80 is still an unacceptable price for a console component.