GF100 Fermi specs speculation at B3D

[thilanliyan]

Less TMUs than GT200 is speculated and possibly confirmed?

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=56155&page=7

There's info scattered throughout that thread. I don't know who's who in that thread so it's hard to say what could be accurate.

 

[lopri]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RdIrY6NYrM

Very impressive. Look at all the polygons around 3:00.

Edit: Wait, is that running on a single Fermi or SLI'ed Fermi's?
Edit 2: Watching the video again, at the beginning the guy says it's running on a single GPU. And I love the chickens @2:20.

 

[lopri]

My wish list for Fermi:

• Better performance (given?)
• Better AA performance
• 100% load-based power handling
• 2D clocks for 2D stuff

 

[exar333]

My wish list for Fermi:

• Better performance (given?)
• Better AA performance
• 100% load-based power handling
• 2D clocks for 2D stuff

You can only pick 2.

 

[DefRef]

You can only pick 2.

OK.

1. Four Japanese schoolgirls.

B. All the pizza I can eat.

 

[PingviN]

You can only pick 2.

Haha, made my day

 

[Nemesis 1]

Have you ever seen The face of a real human pulling 3gs. I didn't see the accurate real world Physics in that demo that the speaker was talking about.Mechanicly or in any other form Thilanliyan, Is it really important to know who is who in that link . The guys are just having fun . Lets wait for Fermi to be released.

 

[Keysplayr]

Haha, made my day

If this made your day, then you need to get out more.

 

[PingviN]

I'm home with a cold, I try to enjoy the little things .

 

[MrK6]

You can only pick 2.

Lol, ain't it the truth.

I'm surprised there's been no leaks yet though, months later and still speculation. Talk about stagnation.

 

[nemesismk2]

I can't wait for Fermi to be released, wonder what the mainstream video cards will perform like.

 

[ronnn]

23% faster than the 5870 is impressive. Prices will fall.

 

[thilanliyan]

23% faster than the 5870 is impressive. Prices will fall.

It might not if Fermi is priced much higher than the 5870 but ATI should drop prices anyway and gain back some market share and maybe some "goodwill" with consumers.

 

[tommo123]

and to annoy nvidia and try to force them to cut the costs of their cards

 

[Hauk]

My 5870 can chew through max detail settings, but I *feel* limited to 2xAA. If Fermi will allow me 4xAA with max detail and solid framrates, I'm there..

 

[Hyperlite]

My 5870 can chew through max detail settings, but I *feel* limited to 2xAA. If Fermi will allow me 4xAA with max detail and solid framrates, I'm there..

"Feel?" how so? Framerates? At what resolution?

 

[PingviN]

23% faster than the 5870 is impressive. Prices will fall.

Not if it's priced like a HD5970.

 

[T2k]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RdIrY6NYrM

Very impressive. Look at all the polygons around 3:00.

Edit: Wait, is that running on a single Fermi or SLI'ed Fermi's?
Edit 2: Watching the video again, at the beginning the guy says it's running on a single GPU. And I love the chickens @2:20.

Meh, 720p... like some shitty console.

 

[T2k]

23% faster than the 5870 is impressive. Prices will fall.

Ehh? 23% is what I'd consider the bare minimum 6 mmonths later to tell you the truth.

And prices won't fall because NV badly needs to recoup their enormous R&D costs - too bad, I would happily pick up a second 5870 for $200 or a 5970 for $400...

 

[Silverforce11]

ATI has plenty of headroom to move on price. Their chip is inexpensive. Their boards are cheaper to make (256 bus). GF100 is 50% bigger, very low yields, expensive boards. What i think will happen however, is nVidia price their cards slightly below 5970 regardless of the low performance lead on the 5870. nV has brand name recognition and TWIMTBP, physx on their side. This alone is worth an extra $50 price advantage for equal performance.

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

Very cool tech demo, looks fun to play around with

 

[lopri]

Meh, 720p... like some shitty console.

I thought 720p was referring to the resolution of YouTube video?

 

[Rubycon]

Better GUI/2D performance since MS is so hell bent on INSISTING that aero be enabled in Win7.

 

[Hauk]

"Feel?" how so? Framerates? At what resolution?

1920 x 1080. Games may bench well, but I'm sensitive to hitching, and notice it even with a 5870. Max detail and high AA, I notice it more. Seems less perceivable using lower AA. Memory size or bandwidth limitation?

Running an i7 920 @ 4.0 with Intel G2's in Raid 0. Access times and other system variables can't get much better so I dunno, more DDR5 on a wider bus with an equally (or more) powerful gpu? I'm willing to see..

 

[madh83]

Are the mainstream fermi cards speculated to come out at the same time as high end with that supposed march release?