jmke

We've learned that one of ATI's problems with 40nm RV740 yields is the target clock speeds. It is not the case that most of the GPUs comes faulty but only a limited number can meet quality requirements for a 750MHz core clock, something that ATI targets for Radeon HD 4770.

Our sources have confirmed that the new card based on RV740 is Radeon HD 4730, and that this card, clocked at 700MHz, should be widely available. With this speed, ATI should be able to outrun Geforce 9600GT 512MB but it might lose against Geforce 9800GT or come really close. Radeon HD 4730 was meant to be limited to China and Russia, but Europe and USA will get their hand on this card. It looks that at 700MHz, RV740 40nm yields are just fine.

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/13792/34/

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