Ati shows 9700 with ddr2 on techtv?

[jb]

2. The NV30 will be released on a .13 micron process. This alone should allow for greater core clock speeds, better stability/compatibility (particularly related to power supplies)

Well I am wondering myself how much power the nV30 will need. Since its running faster it will negate some of the savings of the smaller processing. Hmmmmm

 

[T2k]

1. Past history. With every generation nVidia has been able to outperform ATI.

2. The NV30 will be released on a .13 micron process. This alone should allow for greater core clock speeds, better stability/compatibility (particularly related to power supplies), and cooler operation. Also, being designed originally for the .13 micron process, nVidia is in a better position for their refresh part.

And NV historically did the worst 1st generation versions - so, I don't see your shiny NV30-future...

Basically, there should be no doubt that the NV30 will be able to outperform the R300 when it comes to complex vertex/fragment programs, programs that use a lot of computing muscle in comparison to memory banwidth.

Basically there should be no doubt it's pure speculation.

Everything is unknown. We know only PR-slices.