A powerful GPU for less $100

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The claims must be verified i.e. the need of quoting numbers from well known benchmarking software.

Refer to events surrounding the Matrox 512 GPU card’s paper spec hype and it’s mediocre performance.

PS; Competition is good but not the hype. Credibility problems increases my doubts in regards to actual product performance delivery.

refer to Anandtech's preview of the Trident XP4.

I don’t think the long time survivor*  ATI is stupid enough to ignore this threat, i.e. both nVidia and ATI will keep on moving.

*Recalling back the 32bit/64bit 2D acceleration wars in mid 90s with S3 Trio 32/64, ATI Mach 32/64, Cirrus 54xx, Matrox, Trident and 'etc' .

To put things into perspective (speculative at this time); refer to
http://freespace.virgin.net/m.warner/RoadmapQ402.htm

Geforce 4200 based GPU is currently around $~131 USD, maybe less by the time of September 2002. (Refer to Price Watch).

I don't know were did Le Nguyen gets their Geforce 4x00 prices. What do you expect from the marketing person??

NV28 existence is revealed in the latest nVidia driver (30.82). It may further push the existing Geforce 4 4x00 prices down lower.

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(Part 2, Continue from above)

Speculative lowend GPU  outcomes as of September 2002.

Geforce 4200 may be priced less than $131 USD i.e. $~100
 VS
Trident XP4 $100 USD.

Some questions
1. I don't why Trident aimed at Geforce 4600?

Did they missed Geforce 4200’s current price and performance relative to Geforce 4600?  

2. Why Trident spreading propaganda BS in regards  "highway robbery of the 21st century "?.

3. The Geforce 4200 is roughly ~80 percent(e.g. 3D Marks2001) of Geforce 4600 and it’s ready striking distance of $~100 USD.

Refer to tomshardware for the 3DMarks2001's numbers
http://www6.tomshardware.com/business/02q2/020417/winhec11-10.html

Trident XP4 T3 yields around ~6990 points(reading the bitmap picture).

My downclocked testbed AMD Athlon* 1.1Ghz (from the initial 1.4Ghz) with Geforce 4200 yield 3DMarks2001SE ~6880 points (driver 30.82). That's without SSE2 enhancements nor having DDR SDRAM.
 
The same testbed AMD Athlon* @ 1.2Ghz delivers 3DMarks2001SE ~7050 points.

*Multiplier unlocked AMD Athlon Tbird. Trident's claim numbers seem to be rubbery.