<<how can that be?>>
It is a good card, that's why. I don't understand why everyone rips on the V5. A friend has it, and it seems awesome to me. 2d is better than any geforce I've seen, especially at high res. No jaggies looks great. Granted, it might not get 120 FPS in Q3 like a GF2, but I think 90 FPS w/ FSAA is good enough for most people.
I know I'll get flamed, although I don't mean to be offensive. It's just my 2 cents. I think the GF series is pretty good, but its the incompatabilities that keep me from trying one again (I owned a DDR for a month before giving up on it). The V5 keeps looking better, and my second choice would be a Radeon. I think that they're both just better all-around than a GF2.