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As one would expect, after the new GPU and the models based on it have been presented, NVIDIA traditionally presents the next step in the mainstream direction. Up to now, that’s usually been models which offer marginally weaker performance at a much more accessible price. Just remember GeForce 8800GTS 320 MB, which was very popular upon premiering on the market, with the mere difference of half the memory of the stronger model present on the card, both based on the G80 chip. However, things aren’t looking as bright for the Americans this time around. GeForce GTX 480 and 470 were tremendously late, and disappointed a little in terms of performance even then, bearing the initial expectations in mind. Speaking of which, many expected GTX 465 to be an excellent graphics card, although we must admit that we were a bit sceptical. After the release of official specifications, our doubts only became more profound. No, performance wasn’t the issue, we were only trying to establish the chances it would have on the market as an all-rounded product…


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