price for a 7900gt

[nickyhoward55]

how come the 7900gt is soooo much cheaper than when the 7800gt was released? is there not really much difference?

 

[fordsierra4x4]

er - well, the process size makes a lot of difference.

going from 110nm down to 90nm means they can fit more GPU dies on a wafer, which means its cheaper to mass produce, and in larger quantities.

also, over the 7800GT, the 7900GT has 4 more pixel pipes and faster memory.

 

[XvDarkyvX]

7900 gt > 7800 gtx i believe also. so if you're planning on getting one, go with the 7900 series.

 

[jadakada]

there is a difference, 7900 gt >= 7800 gtx, however it was cheaper to make because they went down to a 90nm die process which is cheaper then making them in the 110nm process they were doing it at.

 

[Flip-Mode]

Don't forget that they ware having ATI breathing down their necks with the X1900 cards so they needed to lower the prices to make the 7900 even more attractive.