Is there any info out there as to the release of the 8900 or the successor to the 2900 (maybe a 65nm version of it). Specifically will either be out this august. I intend to upgrade my 7800gtx soon, and I am building a secondary pc with some older parts but I need a pci express gpu for it so it is more efficient for me to put my 7800gtx in that box (it wont be used for much gaming) and buy a new card, then to buy a 8500/2400 or ... card for that box and then buy my new card in a few months. So if a refresh for either ati/nvidia might happen in august I will wait otherwise I will have to rethink my options.
anyone willing to guess as to when the 2950/8900 cards will be out?
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I'll take a guess.
2 weeks next Tuesday at 4.17am.
(I think there's zero chance of a refresh of either card in August)
2 weeks next Tuesday at 4.17am.
(I think there's zero chance of a refresh of either card in August)
Thing is, with the 9x00 series that 'should' come out in december, I don't see much reason for nvidia to release a 8900, it will only mess up the prices of their 8800 cards, which are the fastest right now anyways. Have they released x900's for all series, I know they did for the 7000 series, but did they for the 6000 series ?
About ATI, I don't have a clue, theres lots of rumors about ATI though, things about dual gpu's and die shrinks.
About ATI, I don't have a clue, theres lots of rumors about ATI though, things about dual gpu's and die shrinks.
lupi
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That would be the current $64mil question. Rumor had it that with the less than stellar opening of ATIs latest card that Nvidia is in no hurry to release a further 8 series line to increase the devaluing of their cards. I think that there is currently a huge number of people on the line to upgrade their vid card but trying to wait and see what changes are coming to get the best card for the $. Without greater competition pressure, those prices aren't going to come down nearly as fast as all of us waiting would like.
I think it's pretty clear nVidia will not be releasing a refresh of G80; GeForce 8900 is not coming. What is coming is nVidia's next card, the GeForce 9, which should appear late this year (around the time GF8 came out last year). The only thing we really know about it is it will almost certainly be 65nm.
As for ATI, things get a lot more sketchy here. A 65nm refresh of R600 is possible later this year, but there's no concrete details there. The other rumor is that ATI will not release any new high-end parts this year, and will be waiting for R700 next year. R700 is supposed to have multiple chips on one card and be on a 55nm process.
Really, all this is just guesses. This time last year we'd have been telling you R600 was going to be an absolute beast and G80 wouldn't even have a unified architecture.
As for ATI, things get a lot more sketchy here. A 65nm refresh of R600 is possible later this year, but there's no concrete details there. The other rumor is that ATI will not release any new high-end parts this year, and will be waiting for R700 next year. R700 is supposed to have multiple chips on one card and be on a 55nm process.
Really, all this is just guesses. This time last year we'd have been telling you R600 was going to be an absolute beast and G80 wouldn't even have a unified architecture.
firewolfsm - the name calling isn't really appropriate, my friend. I honestly wasn't quite sure if Marc was asking a genuine question or not. Cheex just gave a direct answer, probably with no bad intent.
Calling someone a 'dumbass' just isn't necessary.
Cheers.
Calling someone a 'dumbass' just isn't necessary.
Cheers.
Cookie Monster
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There was no 6900 series because the refresh of the NV45/40s was succeeded by NV47 or in other words G70. The thing is that since nVIDIA had SLi there was simply no reason to release anymore refreshes. They dominated the high end with 6800GT SLi etc. The X850XT was the fastest single GPU card but there was nothing for ATi to compete with nVIDIA's SLi.
I think the NV47 was repackaged as G70 which mustve saved nVIDIA quite abit of time (money and it STILL competed well with the R5x0) to work on G80 which was suppose to be released quite earlier than nov 2006 since the ES of G80 was floating around earlier that year.
I think the NV47 was repackaged as G70 which mustve saved nVIDIA quite abit of time (money and it STILL competed well with the R5x0) to work on G80 which was suppose to be released quite earlier than nov 2006 since the ES of G80 was floating around earlier that year.
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