When did being faster, more power efficient, better at video, more feature rich and using more advanced processes, supporting a higher revision of DirectX and using new memory technology count as desperation?
I can't even see how you've remotely got a case there.
IMHO
1. performance leadership - that I don't know, but they claim the
new AMD chip is faster than the
old Nv chip. NV will wait and give'em price/performance easily? "best price at every price point, except the top-level" , thats sad
Still this point may be valid, but after so many fiascos AMD have to prove before they get credit.
2. technology leadership
55nm vs 65nm - so what? NV30 anyone? R600?
DX10.1 - so what? Who uses this? Assasins creed says it all, no devrel, no Dx10.1.
And if GT2x0 is 10.0 part, well, thats it, 10.1 goes the way of 8.1 (even madonion supported 8.1, so this time its even worse, it will go dodo)
GDDR5 - so what? if your card is not faster, then type-of-memory is nothing. Besides, which ram is cheaper ddr3 or ddr5 ? price/performance?
3. Best perf/watt - really? I've seen many claims but how many independant tests confirmed these?
Heck, a week ago Anandtech made comparison of IGPs - and guess what RS780 was measured to use more power than NV one. After many many claims that PowerPlay is better.
4. Best HVD - same as p.3 . Tests I've seen show NV on-par trailing with margin <10%, who says G92b won't make it closer? If you can't see it with bare untrained eye its not existing. (valid for fps too)
5. Maybe the only point I have nothing against, but also I don't care for any of these features.
In short, after years of being pro-ati and pro-amd I'm tired of waiting and giving credit. Until they deliver cards and these have better price/performance (you see, I don't even want'em to have the fastest card...), all their slides are nothing. Arguments like dx10.1, better HD etc are void.
/IMHO
