View Single Post Old 08-17-02, 07:52 PM   #31 Bigus Dickus GF7
FX Ti 12800 SE Ultra Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 651  Originally
posted by Matthyahuw of course the clock will be higher...that's
one of the advantages of moving to a smaller die, that and less
heat... I think it's more likely that the NV30 will be clocked
higher (core) than the R300, but I don't think it's a certainty
(I'd guesstimate something like 70% probability it's 325MHz or
greater).  In fact, I think the 9700Pro's clock speed is
probably at or slightly above the original target for the NV30.
Most people thought the R300 would never see speeds above
250MHz, and since it's a more complex chip than Matrox's
Parhelia (which is stuck at 220Mhz), many thought it would be in
the low 200's.  With that kind of expected clock speed, it was
"a given" that the NV30 would be significantly faster. However,
now that ATI has pulled a rabbit out of their ass with 325Mhz,
it's not "a given" that NVIDIA will be able to do the same, and
just arbitrarily raise