Nvidia still sells 35% TNT2s

You are right with the rest of your post, but I think you have to make it clear that a smaller process doesn't need a new fab. Normally just new equipment, but even thats not for every process because for example AMD uses the same equipment on its 0.18 and 0.13 process whereas Intel got new equipment with this transition. Intel on the other side will probably use the same equipment on 0.13 and its future 0.09 process whereas AMD will get new equipment going from 0.13 to 0.09.

 

OK, I am saying the same level of process maturity :rollseyes:

 

PCChen/Hotball:

In taiwan, at the time when MX440 was NT4500

the 8500LEs from odd brands can be had around NT6200 to NT6700

anyways the price is about 1.5X currently other than in Europe.

 

Hmm... I saw an Ennyah Radeon 8500LE with D-sub, DVI and S-Video output sells for about NT$7,000. But I am not sure about its output signal quality...