No GeForce 7 in 2005

http://www.techspot.com/story16735.html

No GeForce 7 in 2005?

NVIDIA remains extremely quiet about its forthcoming products, but its
likely that they will not release a new graphics architecture earlier
than in late 2005. GeForce 6 technology will carry the company
throughout 2005.

"In terms of the core discreet desktop graphics (58% of revenue)
franchise, NVIDIA will not release a new architecture until the end of
2005. This could allow ATI Technologies a window of superior
performance if its gets its R520 products out on time (mid-2005).
Overall, we expect little movement in desktop discreet market share in
2005 between NVIDIA and ATI Technologies." - Research and investment
firm Goldman Sachs.

It is known that the company is readying its code-named NV47 visual
processing unit, a massively revamped GeForce 6 architecture with 24
pixel pipelines. Expected sometime in spring 2005, NV47 is (of course)
still GeForce 6 architecture. How NV47 will compare with ATI's R520
product is currently unknown.
However, NVIDIA remains positive about 2005.

nv55 wrote:

http://www.techspot.com/story16735.html

No GeForce 7 in 2005?

NVIDIA remains extremely quiet about its forthcoming products, but its
likely that they will not release a new graphics architecture earlier
than in late 2005. GeForce 6 technology will carry the company
throughout 2005.

(trim)

It hardly matters, the hardware industry is so far out in front of the
software at the moment that there is no point in even buying the
current top of the line graphics cards, let alone the next one.

As for this giving ATI a chance to get ahead? pfft, they are already so
far behind that nvidia could shut down operations for 2 years and ATI
still wouldn't catch up.



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DalienX

On 27 Jan 2005 10:14:34 -0800, "nv55" wrote:

http://www.techspot.com/story16735.html

No GeForce 7 in 2005?

NVIDIA remains extremely quiet about its forthcoming products, but its
likely that they will not release a new graphics architecture earlier
than in late 2005. GeForce 6 technology will carry the company
throughout 2005.

"In terms of the core discreet desktop graphics (58% of revenue)
franchise, NVIDIA will not release a new architecture until the end of
2005. This could allow ATI Technologies a window of superior
performance if its gets its R520 products out on time (mid-2005).
Overall, we expect little movement in desktop discreet market share in
2005 between NVIDIA and ATI Technologies." - Research and investment
firm Goldman Sachs.


Idiot analysts.

With SLI load-sharing available and proven and many SLI-motherboards
waiting in the wings, no need for a new nVidia architecture. More
important to process-shrink the current GF6800 family for higher-yield
(lower-cost), lower power and/or faster speed.

John Lewis

It is known that the company is readying its code-named NV47 visual
processing unit, a massively revamped GeForce 6 architecture with 24
pixel pipelines. Expected sometime in spring 2005, NV47 is (of course)
still GeForce 6 architecture. How NV47 will compare with ATI's R520
product is currently unknown.
However, NVIDIA remains positive about 2005.

John Lewis wrote:

On 27 Jan 2005 10:14:34 -0800, "nv55" wrote:


http://www.techspot.com/story16735.html

No GeForce 7 in 2005?

NVIDIA remains extremely quiet about its forthcoming products, but its
likely that they will not release a new graphics architecture earlier
than in late 2005. GeForce 6 technology will carry the company
throughout 2005.

"In terms of the core discreet desktop graphics (58% of revenue)
franchise, NVIDIA will not release a new architecture until the end of
2005. This could allow ATI Technologies a window of superior
performance if its gets its R520 products out on time (mid-2005).
Overall, we expect little movement in desktop discreet market share in
2005 between NVIDIA and ATI Technologies." - Research and investment
firm Goldman Sachs.



Idiot analysts.

With SLI load-sharing available and proven and many SLI-motherboards
waiting in the wings, no need for a new nVidia architecture. More
important to process-shrink the current GF6800 family for higher-yield
(lower-cost), lower power and/or faster speed.

John Lewis

John, what's your take on the power consumption level with the SLI-mode?