This just in Fermi price $679.99!

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=22541

We reckon there's a good chance NVIDIA's next-generation GPU - codenamed Fermi - will be publicly unveiled in the coming weeks, but at least one U.S. retailer appears to have jumped the gun.

SabrePC is the retailer in question, and it has an XFX GeForce GTX 480 available for a massive $679.99.

There's little information on the card itself - and no product image, unfortunately - but SabrePC does reveal that the card will feature 2GB of GDDR5 memory. Knowing that NVIDIA's card features a 384-bit memory interface, we're going to go ahead and presume that the retailer is hinting at a massive 2,304MB frame buffer.

The suggested price and amount of GDDR5 memory has to be taken with a pinch of salt, but it certainly looks as though NVIDIA is gearing up to unveil its long-awaited range of GeForce 400-series products. Taking the company's latest teaser into consideration, Fermi could finally be revealed to the world at the Penny Arcade Expo this Friday in Boston.hexus

Over priced, not worth it with the 5850 already at sub $300 prices.nmaharg

Um offcourse it will be overpriced a bit on release Thats how it always is. Ati did the exact same. Not including the 2 gig 5900 series of ati is the same price so think about that to.

[QUOTE="nmaharg"]Over priced, not worth it with the 5850 already at sub $300 prices.jedikevin2

Um offcourse it will be overpriced a bit on release Thats how it always is. Ati did the exact same. Not including the 2 gig 5900 series of ati is the same price so think about that to.

Expect the big daddy card and in months to follow release of mid class cards. Thats how nvidia has always done. Can't wait for the mid levels.

Over priced, not worth it with the 5850 already at sub $300 prices.nmaharg

[QUOTE="nmaharg"]Over priced, not worth it with the 5850 already at sub $300 prices.mafioso456

[QUOTE="mafioso456"][QUOTE="nmaharg"]Over priced, not worth it with the 5850 already at sub $300 prices.nmaharg

What's sad is newegg.com had the 5850 priced at $265 and the 5870 at around $370 when I first saw them advertised. That's probably why I couldn't find any and had to settle for a 5770. Then when I saw the current prices, I decided to stick with what I have now.

That price probably isn't accurate because it isn't legit.

What I find interesting is that the GTX 470 may be priced at $300.

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/14302/more_details_on_nvidia_fermi_price_psu_requirements_and_more/index.html

Single card solutions costing so much still baffles me. It makes them really only a plausible option for people who plan to go dual cards for bragging rights.

To the average person they are fairly pointless considering that @ that insane price point you will ALWAYS be able to get a dual card setup from the previous gen that performs better for less money.

And btw, it wont MSRP for anything close to that unless yields are so bad that they only have enough cards for the select few people who would buy them at that price. It'll MSRP for $499.99 or nobody will buy it. Of course there will be people who get gouged on "first run" units from e-sellers for that much.

Single card solutions costing so much still baffles me. It makes them really only a plausible option for people who plan to go dual cards for bragging rights.

To the average person they are fairly pointless considering that @ that insane price point you will ALWAYS be able to get a dual card setup from the previous gen that performs better for less money.

And btw, it wont MSRP for anything close to that unless yields are so bad that they only have enough cards for the select few people who would buy them at that price. It'll MSRP for $499.99 or nobody will buy it. Of course there will be people who get gouged on "first run" units from e-sellers for that much.

Alter_Echo

people might not buy it even if it is priced at 499. once fermi comes out ATI prices are gonna drop and a 5970 will probably cost around 500-550 so a 5970 will be better because i am pretty sure Fermi wont beat the 5970

Actually, the current ATI offerings are ( based on scant net born speculation ) going to be so close to fermi performance wise that they wont need to drop prices to stay competitive. They are going to be marginally inferior at worst and will already be cheaper by default.

I want this to be clear - THAT PRICE IS NOT ACCURATE! Even the listed specs are incorrect, they go against what Nvidia has said and what is physically capable (i.e. neither GTX 470 nor GTX 480 cannot facilitate a 2GB quantity of memory, it has to be either 1920MB or 2304MB). Many people have already contacted Sabre and their response has been that they a) dont have the card, b) are accepting preorders with their suggested retail price which is subject to change once Nvidia decides what to charge, lastly c) they are currently unsure of when they will get them - but they have stated that they will get multiples of the first batch.

This is the only CONFIRMED news

hxxp://www.nvidia.com/object/paxeast.html

Not too bad. 5870's on release were pushing $600 as well (well pre-release was even higher). Probably we'll be seeing $400ish. k0r3aN_pR1d3

5870's were pushing $600? When was that? I got mine just as soon as they came out for less than $400 US.

[QUOTE="k0r3aN_pR1d3"]Not too bad. 5870's on release were pushing $600 as well (well pre-release was even higher). Probably we'll be seeing $400ish. hartsickdiscipl

5870's were pushing $600? When was that? I got mine just as soon as they came out for less than $400 US.

He's confusing them with 5970s, which would BLOW the GTX 480 out of the water.

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="k0r3aN_pR1d3"]Not too bad. 5870's on release were pushing $600 as well (well pre-release was even higher). Probably we'll be seeing $400ish. kaitanuvax

5870's were pushing $600? When was that? I got mine just as soon as they came out for less than $400 US.

He's confusing them with 5970s, which would BLOW the GTX 480 out of the water.

You gotta find the benchie to prove that one, otherwise your word is about as good as Charlie's at the current time.

The specs look good. Ill just wait for the price to drop.

ok can we PLEASE put this into some consideration,

this is not too pricey, well not as pricey as some hyped it to be.

ATI's 5870 is now at $400 and was somewhere between $500 and $600 at launch.

For the beast that we all know the 470 will be i say its not that bad.

seeing what specs i have i will consider that it will compete with the 5970, which is @ $700 and was alot higher at launch

so yes it is expensive but not as bad as everyone hyped it to be

ok can we PLEASE put this into some consideration,

this is not too pricey, well not as pricey as some hyped it to be.

ATI's 5870 is now at $400 and was somewhere between $500 and $600 at launch.

For the beast that we all know the 470 will be i say its not that bad.

seeing what specs i have i will consider that it will compete with the 5970, which is @ $700 and was alot higher at launch

so yes it is expensive but not as bad as everyone hyped it to be

nofriekinlemons

I don't know where you live, or where you were looking for 5870's, but I never saw the prices that high. I got my 5870 at launch for less than $400. As far as I know, it has always been between $370 and $440. Over $600 for a single-gpu video card is absurd.

[QUOTE="nofriekinlemons"]

ok can we PLEASE put this into some consideration,

this is not too pricey, well not as pricey as some hyped it to be.

ATI's 5870 is now at $400 and was somewhere between $500 and $600 at launch.

For the beast that we all know the 470 will be i say its not that bad.

seeing what specs i have i will consider that it will compete with the 5970, which is @ $700 and was alot higher at launch

so yes it is expensive but not as bad as everyone hyped it to be

I don't know where you live, or where you were looking for 5870's, but I never saw the prices that high. I got my 5870 at launch for less than $400. As far as I know, it has always been between $370 and $440. Over $600 for a single-gpu video card is absurd.

[QUOTE="hartsickdiscipl"]

[QUOTE="nofriekinlemons"]

ok can we PLEASE put this into some consideration,

this is not too pricey, well not as pricey as some hyped it to be.

ATI's 5870 is now at $400 and was somewhere between $500 and $600 at launch.

For the beast that we all know the 470 will be i say its not that bad.

seeing what specs i have i will consider that it will compete with the 5970, which is @ $700 and was alot higher at launch

so yes it is expensive but not as bad as everyone hyped it to be

04dcarraher

I don't know where you live, or where you were looking for 5870's, but I never saw the prices that high. I got my 5870 at launch for less than $400. As far as I know, it has always been between $370 and $440. Over $600 for a single-gpu video card is absurd.

Ahhh, that's true.. but it was relatively brief, and it wasn't at launch. The prices were right where they were supposed to be at launch, and for a few weeks right after it. ATI can't control fabrication screw-ups at TSMC anymore than Nvidia can.

WTF is wrong with you people - Nvidia has not confirmed any price scale yet, let alone MANUFACTURED THE DAMN CARD! They have only anounced that the card will finally be revealed at PAX. SabrePC even has confirmed that THAT IS THEIR OWN SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE AS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT NVIDIA OR THE BOARD MANUFACTURERS WILL BE CHARGING!

Read you fools.

WTF is wrong with you people - Nvidia has not confirmed any price scale yet, let alone MANUFACTURED THE DAMN CARD! They have only anounced that the card will finally be revealed at PAX. SabrePC even has confirmed that THAT IS THEIR OWN SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE AS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT NVIDIA OR THE BOARD MANUFACTURERS WILL BE CHARGING!

Read you fools.

spank_thru101

You know, most of the discussion on this thread is being done in acknowledgment of the idea that the pricing is hypothetical at this point. You don't have to get so hostile and bent out of shape about it. Besides, your sig text is a little too green for me to trust :P

yea i got my 5870 at launch for 380 I believe it was, but that was right before the major shortages. anyways, can't wait for benichies and reviews

Whose to say the fermi match up to the 5900 cards which go for 600-700 dollars. As was stated early, people just put a speculatory price up base on prices of ati highest card. Just wait and see. No need to argue that X hypothetical > Y real thus Y = win. We don't know anything.

Not too bad. 5870's on release were pushing $600 as well (well pre-release was even higher). Probably we'll be seeing $400ish. k0r3aN_pR1d3

[QUOTE="k0r3aN_pR1d3"]Not too bad. 5870's on release were pushing $600 as well (well pre-release was even higher). Probably we'll be seeing $400ish. Human-after-all

Come and see the Australian prices for the 5870 :p

All we can do is wait and see

WTF is wrong with you people - Nvidia has not confirmed any price scale yet, let alone MANUFACTURED THE DAMN CARD! They have only anounced that the card will finally be revealed at PAX. SabrePC even has confirmed that THAT IS THEIR OWN SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE AS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT NVIDIA OR THE BOARD MANUFACTURERS WILL BE CHARGING!

Read you fools.

spank_thru101

IF it actually costs that much, it would mean that it would be a killer performer. they would NEVER sell it for that price, if it wouldn't be worth it, cos they have ATI's 5000-series to beat.

and, according to rumors, it will not be a killer performer:

"Getting back to the selective showings of the GTX480, there is a good reason for it. The performance is too close to the HD5870, so Nvidia will be forced to sell it at HD5870 prices, basically $400. The GPU isn't a money maker at this price point, and at best, Nvidia can price it between the $400 HD5870 and the $600 HD5970. The only tools left to deal with this issue are PR and marketing as the chip is currently in production."

Source, but yes, just rumors.

[QUOTE="spank_thru101"]

WTF is wrong with you people - Nvidia has not confirmed any price scale yet, let alone MANUFACTURED THE DAMN CARD! They have only anounced that the card will finally be revealed at PAX. SabrePC even has confirmed that THAT IS THEIR OWN SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE AS THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT NVIDIA OR THE BOARD MANUFACTURERS WILL BE CHARGING!

Read you fools.

hartsickdiscipl

You know, most of the discussion on this thread is being done in acknowledgment of the idea that the pricing is hypothetical at this point. You don't have to get so hostile and bent out of shape about it. Besides, your sig text is a little too green for me to trust :P

cool so after about 6 to 8 months after it launches, it will be around $350-450 (by then drivers will be better, and there will be more of a reason to even go dx11)

cool so after about 6 to 8 months after it launches, it will be around $350-450 (by then drivers will be better, and there will be more of a reason to even go dx11)

Lach0121

[QUOTE="Lach0121"]

cool so after about 6 to 8 months after it launches, it will be around $350-450 (by then drivers will be better, and there will be more of a reason to even go dx11)

spank_thru101

thank you so very much :), yes i love the concept, and it has some truly wonderful ideas, actual equality is something that has only really been "dreamed of"...

as well as democracy.

but anyway yea people will prolly say this isnt the place for all this lol, so feel free to add me to friends and message me anytime, im on here a little of everyday.

Well I'll be...while this isn't quite confirmed (At least not by Nvidia), the pricing so far appears to be correct!

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20100225PD202.html

ATI doesn't even have to try to win me this round, Nvidia have effectively priced themselves out of hte market if this is true. Fermi better be able to do my taxes, cover me at my job on sick days, and flatter me in every way possible for that price.

Well I'll be...while this isn't quite confirmed (At least not by Nvidia), the pricing so far appears to be correct!

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20100225PD202.html

ATI doesn't even have to try to win me this round, Nvidia have effectively priced themselves out of hte market if this is true. Fermi better be able to do my taxes, cover me at my job on sick days, and flatter me in every way possible for that price.

spank_thru101

The price is official now folks read below.

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/nvidias_geforce_gtx_480_470_will_come_low_supply_high_prices

As for price, Nvidia is said to be aiming for numbers well above AMD's current line. The GTX 470 may retail for $499, and the GTX 480 could go for an eye-popping $680 at launch. For perspective, AMD's Radeon HD 5970 dual GPU card tops out at only $599 MSRP.

lol ill wait another half a year for nvidia to get their head out of their a$$

This is INSANE. Their top-of-the-line card had better be faster than the 5970 for these prices.. And even if it is, who needs it?