Fermi GF100 is a single chip GT300-based 40nm DirectX 11 card. Nvidia plans to launch two cards that will aim to replace Geforce GTX 285 and Geforce GTX 260 in enthusiast and performance markets respectively, while the high-end dual-chip Fermi card will come after.

We don’t know how much later the dual-GPU should launch, but it should happen within one to two months. If all goes well and it doesn’t get delayed, we can hope to see it by May. Around that time, ATI might be ready with its refreshed 40nm cards that might have more juice and could compete better. However, this is only after Nvidia finally launches its GT300, Fermi-based products.

It is definitely not fun to be in Nvidia's shoes, especially when it comes to the desktop graphics card market.