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NVIDIA Releases new Budget GPUs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the more-for-less dept.

Dennis Law writes "I was just checking out the latest GPU releases from NVIDIA. Non-gamers will be delighted to hear that NVIDIA also released a budget-edition of their new 7300 series, namely the 7300 LE. 'Targeted at the X1300 LE, this card will be priced lower than the GeForce 7300 GT at a price range of $49 to $69.' Now that's cheap enough for me to afford."

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  1. Why? by JeanBaptiste · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why do companies do this? Doesn't it cost about the same for them to make a 'cheap chip' as it would an expensive one? Is the manufacturing process really that much simpler? All the other costs would be the same, distribution, administration, marketing, whatever.

    Something I've been wondering since the first 'celeron'