Thursday, May 22nd 2008
Next-gen NVIDIA GeForce Specifications Unveiled
After we already know what AMD/ATI are planning on their camp, it's NVIDIA's turn to show us what we should be prepared for. Verified by DailyTech, NVIDIA plans on refreshing its GPU line-up on June 18th with two new video cards that will feature the first CUDA-enabled graphics core, codenamed D10U. Two models are expected to be launched simultaneously, the flagship GeForce GTX 280 (D10U-30) and GeForce GTX 260 (D10U-20). The first chip will utilize 512-bit memory bus width, 240 stream processors (128 on the 9800 GTX) and support for up to 1GB memory. GTX 260 will be trimmed down version with 192 stream processors, 448-bit bus and up to 896MB graphics memory. Both cards will use the PCI-E version 2.0 interface, and will support NVIDIA's 3-way SLI technology. NVIDIA also promises that the unified shaders of both cards are to perform 50% faster than previous generation cards. Compared to the upcoming AMD Radeon 4000 series, the D10U GPU lacks of DirectX 10.1 support and is also limited to GDDR3 only memory. NVIDIA's documentation does not list an estimated street price for the new cards.
Source:
DailyTech
87 Comments on Next-gen NVIDIA GeForce Specifications Unveiled
Meanwhile i edited my previous post :)
I know that's something that's going to piss off some people, as if the fact that a 55nm version comes out would make their cards worse, but it's going to happen. People will buy >> people will enjoy >> new 55 nm card will launch >> people will complain "why they didn't release 55 nm in the first place? ****ng nvidiots". Even though they already know it will happen before launch...
Anyone ever think that Nvidia may never go to DX10.1, there are a lot of companys these days that don't like/want to work with MS. 2¢ But I think some of the industry is trying to get away from MS controlled graphics.
The R7xx was in development before the R600 was even released, AMD said they were taking all there focus to the R7xx. The R770 is all new....AMD has confirmed the above.
And the GT200 is also all-new, the cards both look amazing on paper. Just like the G80 and R600 did. Remember how many people thought the R600 was gonna lay down the law:p, when they saw the specs? This is no different, the specs look much better, just as the R600 looked better on paper....that doesn't always transfer to real-world performance. All we can do is wait and see.
PS: "R770/GT200 rulezzz!!"....is just 97% fanyboy crap...
I have to purchase 2 x 4870x2's because i decided that a single 3870x2 would do the job in the ATi system i have. That wont stop me from upgrading my Nv system. I wouldnt mind playing with the CUDA on the EN8800GTX before i throw the card away.
I look forward to the GDDR5 bandwith to be utillized efficiently by AMD/ATi because its the way of the future! And suspect the reason Nvidia havnt moved onto GDDR5 is due to;
* Cheaper ram modules for a well aged technology with better latency, hoping to keep price competative with AMD/ATi's cards.
* To allow themselves to make as much money as possible off GDDR3 technology now that they got CUDA working before the public designs crazy C based software for the rest of us that might give them a greater advantage in sales the next round of releases.
Either way, im looking at big bucks, we all are. . .
Well the basic designs aren't. The actual gpu's are new ofcourse.
History:
R300 => R420 => R520
ATI used the basic R300 design from august 2002 until R600 was released (may 2007 but should have been on the market 6 months earlier without delay).
NV40 => G70
nVidia used NV40 technology from april 2004 until november 2006.
So it's quiet common to use certain technology for a couple generations. This will be even more profound with current generation of gpu's because of the increased complexity of unified shaders.
It takes 2 to 3 years to design a gpu like the R300, NV40, R600 or G80. After that you get the usual updates. Even a process shrink, let's say 65nm to 45nm, takes almost a year without even touching the design. These companies manage to hide this time because they have multiple design teams working in parallel.
The same thing happens with cpu's. Look at K8 and K10. Look at Conroe and Penryn.
Expect really new architectures from ATI and nVidia somewhere in 2009, maybe even later and they will be DX11.
The price is going to be the KILLER.:cry:
Once (if?) GDDR5 is plentiful, Nvidia will come out with a lower cost redesign that's GDDR5 and 256bit or some odd bit depth like 320 or 384. Just like G92 was able to take the much more expensive G80 design and get equivalent performance at 256bit, we will see something similar for the GT200. In the meanwhile make no mistake, this is the true successor the G80, going for the high end crown.
I'm sure we'll also see the GX2 version of this before year's end.
ROFL WARNING
It's been removed BTW.Exactly what I was saying. For Nvidia supply is a very important thing. 8800 GT was an exception in a long history of delibering plenty of cards at launch. Paper launch is Ati's bussines, not Nvidia's, don't forget this guys.
nVidia GT200.3Dmark06benchmark.leak.html=28,337 :D