Thursday, February 15th 2007
NVIDIA has Five New Cards in the Works
techPowerUp! has already reported on NVIDIA's 8900GTX, which is essentially an overclocked version of the G80 with 25% more shaders unlocked, but NVIDIA is also planning a dual-GPU card, the 8950GX2, as well as a GTS version and budget GT and GS models. Because there are so many details, here's a list:
Source:
The Inquirer
- 8950 GX2 - this will have two cores working at 550MHz with 96 shaders on each chip, and two sets of 512MB 256-bit GDDR4 memory at 2000MHz and a predicted price of $600.
- 8900 GTX - this is now being reported to run at 700MHz with 128 shaders and 768MB of 384-bit memory running at 2200MHz, priced around $550
- 8900 GTS - this version will be similar to the GTX, with 128 shaders but a lower GPU speed of 600MHz and 640MB of 320-bit memory running at 2000MHz. The price should be around $500
- 8900 GT - this will have 96 shaders and a 600MHz core, with 512MB of 256-bit GDDR3 memory running at 1800MHz, priced around $400
- 8900 GS - this should have a core clocked at 550MHz with 96 shaders and 256-bit memory at 1600MHz in sizes of either 256MB or 512MB. This should cost about $250
47 Comments on NVIDIA has Five New Cards in the Works
One of the Inq's less reputible "news" items.
cya
8900GTX
8800GTX
As for the article, these cards sound surprisingly similiar to ATI's lineup.
:)
(BUT, 2009 (time of my next ALL COMPLETELY NEW TECH SYSTEM I WILL PURCHASE, & NOT BEFORE) is a long ways away...)
* Better stuff may come from them in that period, in fact, I'd wager strongly on that account, by that time especially!Ah... now, THAT'S the part that interests me - occasionally, I will update/upgrade over the videocard I have in a rig @ present!
(The vidcard's usually about the ONLY thing I am 'weak about' as far as 'upgrading', & mainly because I like to game as much as the next guy & face it: With today's games, especially @ HIGHER resolutions use? I think you get "more of a bang for the buck" outta the vidcard than you do say, performing a CPU + Memory upgrade... for the MOST part!)
Usually, once I pop a machine together, it's RARE for me to upgrade any other parts! I spent years in what I call the "upgrade trap", upgrading EVERY LITTLE THING (nice machines did result, but once they became antiquated, I realized that what I spent upgrading them would have bought me an ENTIRELY new state-of-the-art rig)!
Plus, imo, once busses or CPU sockets change, you're stuck in a dead-end street really...
IMO @ least, you're better off, if you can afford it that is, to go w/ the newest busses & sockets (plus more of course) + go "ALL OUT", every few years...
After all: New stuff? It's usually a GOOD DEAL FASTER & have futures for a few years @ least typically!
Vidcards though? Yea... I'll update them, IF the price is right & the extra performance is there & I mean REALLY there (like 50% or better over what I have currently).
Simply because increases do result vidcard-to-vidcard updates most times from NVidia & pretty substantial ones!
(E.G.-> The 7900 GTX OC I have IS outpaced by the 8800 series, & by a GOOD margin already, & this new board releasing will drive the 8800 series down, & give me an excuse to update THIS machine (not a future one) w/ the 8800 series vs. the 7900 GTX OC I have in it now... GOOD news, imo @ least!)
APK
IMo...
,but imo :)
:)
(So... what's next? Spelling &/or Grammar checks from you?? lol...)
* Ah... anyhow, I am just nitpicking, like you are!
APK
P.S.=> Opinions: EVERYBODY'S GOT ONE (&, they ARE, uniquely their own)... apk