Leak: GeForce GTX 480 down to 448 cores, to cost $500

NVIDIA's first GeForce GTX480/470 graphics cards will reportedly have less than the 512 cores originally expected because of a low yield of 40nm chips at its supplier, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Leaks have now claimed the the GeForce GTX 480 will drop from 512 to 480 cores, while the GTX 470 will have 448 cores. TMSC's 40nm yield is less than 50 percent because of the inherent difficulties in the manufacturing of the technology....

Source : http://www.electronista.com/articles/10/03/22/nvid...