NVIDIA PCIe 2.0 GPU & MCP In Nov

[NoobyDoo]

NVIDIA Next Gen. PCIe 2.0 GPU & MCP In Nov

NVIDIA To Launch MCP78 Chipset In November

NVIDIA is also going to launch their next generation PCI Express 2.0 SLI chipsets for both Intel and AMD processors together with the next generation enthusiast GPUs known as G92 in November. There are C73 and C72 chipsets for Intel supporting 45nm Yorkfield and Wolfdale processors and MCP72 for AMD supporting AM2+ Phenom processors ...

NVIDIA is targeting to launch their first GeForce 8 DX10 UMA chipset called MCP78 for AMD processors in November. MCP78 support the new Hybrid SLI technology, HyperTransport 3.0 and PCI Express 2.0. NVIDA hopes to create a new category of motherboard graphics that offers entry level discrete GPU performance but cheaper. NVIDIA touts a Hybrid performance boost up to 40% by pairing up with a mainstream discrete graphics card, ~20% with a performance card and ~5% with enthusiast card ...

 

[VirtualLarry]

Hybrid SLI - pairing an integrated graphics chipset in SLI mode with a discrete graphics chipset? That's got to be a strange combination. I don't see much performance advantage there.

 

[Sylvanas]

Hmm interesting, I guess this will be the MCP to compete with the X38...

 

[aka1nas]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
Hybrid SLI - pairing an integrated graphics chipset in SLI mode with a discrete graphics chipset? That's got to be a strange combination. I don't see much performance advantage there.

I'd imagine this is ideal for the mobile space where you could use a low-power integrated GPU and then dock it to a docking station with a mid-range GPU and let them work in parallel.

The power savings on a desktop even might be nice if you care about that.

 

[firewolfsm]

I can see enthusiast boards with IGP now, for that small performance boost.

 

[NoStateofMind]

Originally posted by: firewolfsm
I can see enthusiast boards with IGP now, for that small performance boost.