It seems that this generation of graphics cards has just about reached its peak with ATIs X850 XT Platinum, announced recently. It has now been confirmed that nVidia has scrapped plans for an intermediate NV48 board, deeming the 20-30 MHz gain as an insignificant improvement. Strangely enough the NV48 boards were expected by Q1 2005, something which suggests nVidia had a hard time deciding whether to continue or scrap the project. In the end, the decision to not go down the NV48 road may have t…