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This will probably result in quite a few variations when it comes to framebuffer size, clock speeds, power consumption and even thermal characteristics. What we have here is an engineering version of the GTX 275 896 MB but from what we have heard Nvidia will allow their board partners to design their own cards from the ground up. Meanwhile, Nvidia couldn’t be seen as resting on their backsides so the GTX 275 896MB was quickly hatched. ATI chose to attack this market with what is essentially an overclocked version of their HD 4870 1GB which has been renamed the HD 4890. With all of the price cutting of late, both the GTX 260 216 and the HD 4870 1GB have fallen below the $200 USD mark which means a substantial gap has suddenly opened up between these cards and the $350 GTX 285. This is mostly due to the fact that the card itself seems to be mostly a quick knee-jerk reaction to an assault by ATI into the relatively under appreciated market between the $225 and $300 (USD) price brackets. The history behind Nvidia’s answer to the ATI HD 4890 has understandably been receiving much less rumour-mongering as past launches. While receiving either is usually a welcome surprise, we will have to put a discussion about Debbie’s impressive exploits on the back burner since this time the box’s cargo was a new video card from Nvidia: the GTX 275. When an unmarked box shows up at my door it is usually one of two things: my neighbour’s new copy of Debbie Does Dallas: The Ultimate Edition or a brand new computer component that hasn’t been released yet.