Thursday, October 2nd 2008
NVIDIA New Naming Scheme Revealed
After releasing yet another unofficial driver today, NVIDIA kind of revealed the new naming scheme for its video cards. Three lines from the latest NVIDIA driver release 178.15 suggest the new naming scheme:
Source:
TechConnect Magazine
NVIDIA_G92.DEV_0615.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GTS 150"All GeForce 9800 series powered by the G92 GPU will be renamed to GeForce GTS 15x, while the GeForce 9600 and 9500 (G94 and G96) cards will be known as GeForce GT 130 and GT 120. The new naming system is expected to become formal in two weeks time.
NVIDIA_G94.DEV_0626.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 130"
NVIDIA_G96.DEV_0646.1 = "NVIDIA GeForce GT 120"
36 Comments on NVIDIA New Naming Scheme Revealed
Still, at least they are trying...
i am not happy about this honestly i thought the gtx+batman edition was a joke
should just be geforce then the higher the number the higher the card for example the 120 could be entry level then the 160 and 180 high mid and 190 ultra style
revisions shouldnt be a totally new series just be like 165 or 185
gs gt gtx gts ultra arrrrgh
that makes it how many different card names for the g92 core now?
nvidia you $uck :shadedshu. you should let it go.
bring me some new card, not old card with new name :shadedshu
this is the 3rd time they renamed the 8800GT o.0
Have to use old drivers and look at the box art :p
and the above poster is right, the 8800GT was way ahead of its time, but only because the 8800GTX and Utra were about 2 years ahead of their time vs ATIs cards.
The 8800GT's still are great cards for 90% of ppl now days, and the new name sceam will push old cards price down even more.
All this aside, thank GOD literally that ATI is finally producing good cards again, this caused the gtx+ to show up along with all the nvidia price cuts, so I think it's great! Truthfully I wouldn't buy any of the new products as is, I'm waiting to see the next wave from both red and green to see how to upgrade from my 8800gts sli setup, considering I don't think it'll be more than a month or two before major releases will happen...not just this silly renaming crap.