The less than stellar performance benchmarks are no surprise to board partners and AMD insiders. Two independent ATI board builders told DailyTech that Radeon HD 2900 XTX will not be a part of their initial portfolios. Given the additional memory cost and bulky card footprint, it seems unlikely the XTX will ever see the light of day.
Things can always change prior to launch, but it’s not looking good right now. ATIs upcoming top-end card is severely under performing compared to the 8800GTX.
Source: Daily Tech