NVIDIA is preparing the debut of new versions of video cards based on G200 architecture, built with technology to 55 nanometers to 65 nanometers than the versions currently in use. For a long time expects the transition to this technology solutions for top-range NVIDIA, ATI has long built its GPU adoption process to 55 nanometers, with undeniable advantages in terms of size of the chip.

We speak of video cards of the family GeForce GTX 200, with models GTX 280, GTX 260 and GTX 260-216 currently available on the market. For these architectures the transition to production technology to 55 nanometers will be to contain production costs and increase the frequencies of operation, although the value of maximum consumption.

260-216 built with technology to 55 nanometers using a GPU indicated by the abbreviation G200-103-B2, so different from that G200-103-A2 is used to indicate The chip GeForce GTX 260 with 216 stream processors built with technology to 65 nanometers.

The debut of these new video cards take place from the month of January 2009, both for solutions with 216 stream processors for those with 240 stream processors. Confirmed the abandonment of a 192 stream processors used in early versions of GeForce GTX 260 cards, and is likely to expect the launch of a card that integrates two GPU G200-103-B2 connected through SLI, presumably with a design of the card two-PCB connected with each other.