Today’s release of the GTX 465 is actually a huge step in the right direction for NVIDIA because they finally have a DX11 part that can compete in the highly popular sub-$300 market. We mentioned in the past that ATI is extremely competitive in the high-end $300+ category and in nearly every one of the sub-$200 price points. However the decidedly lackluster $240 HD 5830 is the only card that effectively bridges the veritable chasm between $200 and $300. Granted, some lower-end HD 5850 cards have been known to retail for slightly less than $300 when on sale but for the most part, NVIDIA had a $100 window to work with. With a suggested price of around $279, it seems like the GTX 465 is trying to thread the needle head’s worth of space between the HD 5830 and the HD 5850.
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