ati/nvidia 45nm?

[braincell]

hi all

wonderng when or if ATI/NVIDIA will move to 45nm processors.
ive been waiting to replace my faithfull 7900 gtx.
The power/heat/noise of these newer cards dissapoints me.
always been kind of a silent pc enthusiast.

i do like the throttle down features of the nvidia 260/280.

 

[allies]

Next node is 40nm. TSMC produces GPUs on different node than CPUs. And the chips should be out late this year

 

[fleshconsumed]

Well, more precisely ATI midrange cards go to 40nm next month. However, high end parts won't see 40nm until the end of the year.

 

[braincell]

thanks a lot. its what i wanted to hear.
i'm hoping my single 16x pcie slot will still be compatible.

 

[bryanW1995]

is nvidia going straight to 40nm, or are they going to 45nm first?

 

[allies]

Originally posted by: bryanW1995
is nvidia going straight to 40nm, or are they going to 45nm first?

There's no point for them to go to 45nm if TSMC will be manufacturing at 40nm. I think

 

[bryanW1995]

Yes, you would think so, but last time ati went stright to 55nm and nvidia made a stop at 65nm. They've only been using 55nm for about 9 mos now, while amd has been there since nov 07.