Will Nvidia release a 7800Ultra?

[The Green Bean]

Now that it has been pwned by the R520?

 

[Corporate Thug]

i dont know, i think they will just stick to G72

 

[KeepItRed]

I sense this topic being locked...Since the other 2 X1800XT topics were too lol.

 

[ddogg]

they dont need to release an Ultra version since the XT performs on par with the GTX....they'll release a 512mb part though.
yup im pretty sure its going to get locked!! most number of locked threads ive seen in a while lol

 

[Insomniak]

Let's see...NV's current cards are every bit as good as ATi's....and I can buy them now, and get more performance for less money....

Yeah, sure they will :disgust:


I see absolutely no need for Nvidia to release a higher tier card than the 7800GTX, and I'll bet you neither does Nvidia. In fact, if they're *really* mean, and they *do* happen to have a 32 pipe core floating around ready for production, I imagine they would put it on a 90nm spin, ramp the clocks up, slam 512MB of memory on the PCB, and deliver a bone crushing piece of graphics hardware early next year.

But hey....maybe they'll be gentle instead.

 

[Crescent13]

No offense, but you are a n00b because the CEO of nvidia clearly stated

"We will not be manufacturing a 7800Ultra"

In one of his talks.

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: Insomniak
Let's see...NV's current cards are every bit as good as ATi's....and I can buy them now, and get more performance for less money....

Yeah, sure they will :disgust:


I see absolutely no need for Nvidia to release a higher tier card than the 7800GTX, and I'll bet you neither does Nvidia. In fact, if they're *really* mean, and they *do* happen to have a 32 pipe core floating around ready for production, I imagine they would put it on a 90nm spin, ramp the clocks up, slam 512MB of memory on the PCB, and deliver a bone crushing piece of graphics hardware early next year.

But hey....maybe they'll be gentle instead.

If it were a question of mean or gentle, then they would do just that.

Unfortunately, at this point in time, if either company would be to release an extra-pipe version of their cards, it would be shooting themselves in the foot, and cannibalizing their own sales.

ATI and Nvidia have to hold off of higher-piped designs for next generation, otherwise there won't be much of a difference aside from features. For Nvidia to release a 32-pipe card now, while their 7800GTX is selling for $400+, would be self defeating. They aren't going to sell many cards unless it's a similar price, and then that would drive down the price of the other (expensive to produce) 7800 cards.

Although it is nice to wish .

 

[swatX]

it hasnt even been 6 months since the GTX launch!. and Nvidia isnt releasing 7800ultra. just a 512mb 7800GTX

 

[lifeguard1999]

Inq Link

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: jiffylube1024

Originally posted by: Insomniak
Let's see...NV's current cards are every bit as good as ATi's....and I can buy them now, and get more performance for less money....

Yeah, sure they will :disgust:


I see absolutely no need for Nvidia to release a higher tier card than the 7800GTX, and I'll bet you neither does Nvidia. In fact, if they're *really* mean, and they *do* happen to have a 32 pipe core floating around ready for production, I imagine they would put it on a 90nm spin, ramp the clocks up, slam 512MB of memory on the PCB, and deliver a bone crushing piece of graphics hardware early next year.

But hey....maybe they'll be gentle instead.

If it were a question of mean or gentle, then they would do just that.

Unfortunately, at this point in time, if either company would be to release an extra-pipe version of their cards, it would be shooting themselves in the foot, and cannibalizing their own sales.

ATI and Nvidia have to hold off of higher-piped designs for next generation, otherwise there won't be much of a difference aside from features. For Nvidia to release a 32-pipe card now, while their 7800GTX is selling for $400+, would be self defeating. They aren't going to sell many cards unless it's a similar price, and then that would drive down the price of the other (expensive to produce) 7800 cards.

Although it is nice to wish .

Originally posted by: Insomniak
I see absolutely no need for Nvidia to release a higher tier card than the 7800GTX, and I'll bet you neither does Nvidia.

 

[CaiNaM]

Originally posted by: hatim
Now that it has been pwned by the R520?

first, it hasn't been "pwned" (even w/o taking into consideration x1800xt hasn't shipped yet)

also nv has stated the gtx is their "flagship", so the chances of the ultra are "iffy" at best.

 

[lifeguard1999]

The Inq Link I posted above is contradicted by this new info:

NGOHQ Link

 

[Dribble]

The ultra would just be a higher clocked 7800GTX with faster memory. You can already buy something like that off asus (490 clock, 1300 memory).

 

[Munky]

How is an ultra gonna be any better than a vendor OC'd gtx? If they release a 512mb gtx, and evga OC's it by 50 mhz, that's about as much as I can expect from an ultra, only maybe with better availability and not-so-ultra price. Also, if Ati's r580 has 32 pixel shaders, then Nv will need a lot more than 32 pipes in the g80 to compete with it, given that it can barely keep up with a 8 pipe advantage in the gtx.

 

[the Chase]

Originally posted by: lifeguard1999
The Inq Link I posted above is contradicted by this new info:

NGOHQ Link

Gotta love that cheese reference and photo!!

The 7800Ultra is coming. It will be a 90nm part with 24pipes clocked at 500-550Mhz and the ram running at 1.5. It will be a dual slot cooled solution. It will have 4 "dead" pipes to activate if ATI actually gets the R580 out by the end of the year. It will arrive in 1-2 months time. Now that I've stated all of this as fact like I know exactly what I am talking about I should add that I don't have a clue but I think this is what Nvidia's answer will be!

Edit- It will of course have 512mb of memory.

 

[Ronin]

nVidia will counter. Whether it be the '7800 GTX Ultra' remains to be seen, but with the 90nm process already in play with the G71, they have some options.