Are there any known big releases for vid cards in the next couple of months?

AndyD2k

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Definitely going to upgrade when I get my bonus in January :) Just not sure if I should hold off buying a card till Spring. Any word on major releases?
 

Marsumane

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By January u can expect to possibly see benches of the r420 and nv40 refreshes. Which basically adds 10-15% performance (usually) to their current chip due to better yields, a tighter design, etc. But as far as "big" releases by my standard, there will be none, only refreshes which i dont consider "big releases".
 

imported_Computer MAn

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Pixel shader 3.0 is supposed to be released with the R500 core probably around May. Hopefully its not another paper launch like this round was.
 

Vallybally

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Hopefully its not another paper launch like this round was.

I hope you don't mean the 6800 and X800 were paper launches, because they nearly double the performance of last gens cards.