We knew that Nvidia was planning to kill the 8800GTS 320MB in order to make
room for the 65nm die-shrink that the world has come to know as G92. But it
turns out that you cannot order 320MB versions any more either, since it is
being pronounced as an EOL (End of Life) product. Next in line to go through
a change is the 8800GTS 640MB, which is being tweaked up in order to live
through the 512MB and 256MB versions of G92. Nvidia decided to raise the specs
by another 16 scalar shader units, so the 8800GTS will now feature 112 scalar
shaders, 16 less than 8800GTX/Ultra. Clockspeeds remain the same, as do thermal
and other specs. But there are a lot of miffed Nvidia partners, crying foul over
the situation. Imagine the surprise of AIBs that have thousands of printed
retail boxes with old specs.