The passage of video card series GeForce GTX 2xx to the 55 nm chip was confirmed by the official statements of NVIDIA management , and also by some new video cards . Associate reported that the GeForce GTX 260 and GeForce GTX 280 will use the 55 nm chip without change in the names or characteristics, and on sale the corresponding video card will enter during December.
The GT200 chip is actually transferred on the 55 nm technical process, just as G92 chip . In this case the video card series GeForce 9500 GT G96 chip continues to be supplied, also, in the 65 nm and 55 nm versions simultaneously. Some video cards producers assert that currently only GT200 65 nm is supplied .
Associate also note that the proportion of 65 nm and 55 nm GT200 chips - in this block isĀ up to 70% of the supplied chips GT200 .
NVIDIA also allowed its partners to create video card with their own design on base of GT200 chip . Alternative versions GeForce GTX 280 and GeForce GTX 260 will appear on sale in the beginning of following year. A Part of them will have some interesting characteristics, others will propose lower price in comparison with standard video cards.