Associate reported to us the prices level of future DX 10 compatible video card AMD/ATI :
- R600: 499 dollars
- RV630 XT: 199 dollars
- RV630 pro: 179 dollars
- RV610: 99 dollars
On the base Of r600, as we know, will be built four models (2 of which will be identical according to their characteristics and differ only with the design of printed-circuit board and cooling system).
As it is expected, high end card NVIDIA with one graphic processor (GeForce 8800 Ultra) will cost 549 dollars. At the same time, present geForce 8800 GTX will fall in price to 499 dollars. Let us recall, according to preliminary information, Radeon 2900 XTX will be faster than GeForce 8800 GTX; therefore 499 dollars will be good price for video card Radeon 2900 XT.
RV630 XT will become competitor for GeForce 8600 GT. Probably, these card AMD/ATI will be unique in the average price range , equipped with GDDR4 memory .
RV630 pro - simplified version, which is equipped WITH GDDR3. With the proper performance this pair will be able in the short period to force GeForce 8600 GT and GTS to fall in price from the original 249/199 dollars to 199/179 dollars in order to successfully compete with cheaper solutions AMD/ATI.
Finally, RV610 with 99 dollars will compete with 8300 GT, having the doubly wider memory system bus (128- bits).