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NVIDIA interview (with CEO)
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We have heard the same story with the GF3 and the GF4 series... Somehow we never saw movie-like graphics on our screens with the exception of Doom3...
I believe that the card will offer the same quality as the Radeon9700 but ofcourse in higher clock speeds. If we will see "cinematic-quality results" that is up to the developers.
I dont have a link my friend but i could VERY gladly file transfer you the 90MB video of the presentation of the Geforce3 back in the beggining of 2001, hosted by Steve Jobs and John Carmack him self. The phrase "movie quality graphics" was coming out of Steve Job's mouth every 3 minutes. Not only that, but a Pixar animation was played by an Nvidia executive as well (powered by the Geforce3) and Steve Jobs was screaming "omg this is real tiiiime!"... sheesh.... And then ofcourse Carmack showed his Doom3 presentation and everyone was amazed. And how ironic, today a GF3 is a minimun in order to play Doom3.
Forgive me if i am a bit sarcastic in my posts, but i find it ridiculus when Nvidia promises AGAIN the same thing it promised about 2 years ago...
apoppin
Lifer
Let me refresh your memory
The hyperbole hasn't changed . . . This time it's designed to steal Xmas sales away from ATI's Radeon.
Expect MUCH more from Nvidia. 😉
Ok but this is Steve Job saying movie quality graphics not nvidia themselfs. Plus thats only on the mac. Did they say anything about movie quality graphics on the pc exactly? To me this is not the same thing. Both articles are about the mac GF3.
Do you all have a link for the PC GF3 with nvidia saying this or something?
Do you all have a link for the PC GF3 with nvidia saying this or something?
GTaudiophile
Lifer
Good quote:
Q: People are talking about Intel's graphics-integrated chipset nibbling at your low-end PC market and ATI Technologies' new chips that are already out giving pressure at the top. Your thoughts and assessment of the competition?
A: First of all, I do see Intel nibbling at the bottom, and I see ATI competing with us at the top, the middle, on the bottom, every day. Today isn't a new day. Today is just another day. This is one of the most competitive industries in the world. We are talking about high tech.
Edit: NV30 will be fast, it will offer a lot. By the time Xmas hits, though, the 9700 may be selling as low as $250 with NV30 debuting at $500. Will NV30 be worth twice the price of another DX9 card that offers arguably better 2D, dual monitor output, hardware DVD acceleration, etc? I somehow doubt it. We also can't forget ATi's Radeon 9500 and AIW Radeon 9700. Point is, ATi will be out in force this Xmas, and I will be buying. Those kids who got GameCubes last year just might want more products "powered by ATi."
Q: People are talking about Intel's graphics-integrated chipset nibbling at your low-end PC market and ATI Technologies' new chips that are already out giving pressure at the top. Your thoughts and assessment of the competition?
A: First of all, I do see Intel nibbling at the bottom, and I see ATI competing with us at the top, the middle, on the bottom, every day. Today isn't a new day. Today is just another day. This is one of the most competitive industries in the world. We are talking about high tech.
Edit: NV30 will be fast, it will offer a lot. By the time Xmas hits, though, the 9700 may be selling as low as $250 with NV30 debuting at $500. Will NV30 be worth twice the price of another DX9 card that offers arguably better 2D, dual monitor output, hardware DVD acceleration, etc? I somehow doubt it. We also can't forget ATi's Radeon 9500 and AIW Radeon 9700. Point is, ATi will be out in force this Xmas, and I will be buying. Those kids who got GameCubes last year just might want more products "powered by ATi."
NOX thats what i am still thinking too. The linked they posted is only by Steve Job saying it and its for the Mac. Not a PC. I do not see nvidia saying it for the pc or anyone yet saying it for pc with the GF3 or GF4. So is not at all proof for the pc only the mac with Steve Job saying it which i would of not believed anyway.
apoppin
Lifer
Well, since you're "Livin' N'vidia Loca", perhaps you'd believe N'Vidia's own press release, FEBRUARY 22, 2001:
nVidia Geforce 3 Press Release:
Gee (pun intended) isn't that exactly what they are saying about the NV30?
NFS4
No Lifer
Originally posted by: apoppin
Well, since you're "Livin' N'vidia Loca", perhaps you'd believe N'Vidia's own press release, FEBRUARY 22, 2001:
nVidia Geforce 3 Press Release:
Gee (pun intended) isn't that exactly what they are saying about the NV30?
"Photo-realistic" and "Cinematic-quality" are totally different IMHO.
Some interesting information from that article, good find. However, I do doubt that we will be seeing cinematic quality graphics. It just isn't possible unless developers take total advantage of the NV30s capabilities. We all know it will be a good year, if not two, before we really start to see games that encompass this technology. I do believe that the card is capable of outputting some very stunning graphics... Too bad most games are designed to run best on cards that are two generations behind...
yllus
Elite Member & Lifer
That actually brings up something very interesting I read in Firingsquad's QuakeCon 2002 Postmortem:
Another point [keynote speaker John Carmack] hammered home several times is that the Doom III engine is based on the feature spec laid out by the original NVIDIA GeForce ONE platform. These features include assumed use of 32 bit color, full stencil buffer support, etc, but does not include full use of the newest features in cards like the ATI Radeon 9700 Pro that he would include in the next engine.
The NEXT engine? Hell I wish we could get Doom III out of the way just to see what's next, then. Obviously any marketing strategy for video cards has to include a fair bit of BS, otherwise people would simply freak out. A video card manufacturer being honest?! Surely one of the signs of the apocalypse. 😀
NFS4 exactly i agree there is a big difference from photo-realistic and cinematic-quality. So far there is no proof of nvidia saying or pc makers that i have seen yet that they said the GF3 or the GF4 would have cinematic-quality graphics. Only for the MAC which Steve Jobs said which is not nvidia. I guess nvidia never said that the GF3 and GF4. If they didn't then who telling they are not saying the truth ?
NaughtyusMaximus
Diamond Member
What does it matter if the quotes can be read as 'only for the mac'. The cards are the same. Do you see cinematic-quality on macs?
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CrazySaint
Platinum Member
In my humble (and flu-headed) opinion, "photo-realistic" would be a step up from "cinematic-quality". "Cinematic-quality" would stuff like what Pixar puts out, very impressive, but not "photo-realistic".
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