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Nvidia's G92 GPU does not get a 512-bit memory bus interface - they stay with 384-bit
http://theinquirer.net/?article=42015
G92 is a high-end chip, sports 384-bit controller INQ moves to clear the confusion By Theo Valich RUMOUR HAS IT that upcoming G92 is a mainstream chip, not the high-end refresh that the net has been wibbling about. Well, we can tell you that this rumour is nothing else but a bit of good old FUD, since either G92 is a high-end refresh or the company decided that a replacement for 8800GTS will be significantly faster than GeForce 8800 Ultra, leaving its high-end offering in shambles. This baby sports some serious shading power, but more important is the fact that the memory installed on board is now GDDR4. 768MB of GDDR4, to be more precise. The amount of memory discards rumours of 256-bit bus, since it is obvious that Nvidia will keep 384-bit memory controller for the high-end series of products. We would welcome this memory controller in mainstream arena, though. The bandwidth has now jumped over the 105 GB/s barrier, and it remains to be seen what will be the final clock of the memory - our estimate is between 1.0 and 1.2 GHz, or 2.0-2.4 GHz, but final clocks are far, far from being decided. The company needs to get the revised chip first, in order to have DisplayPort working nice and cleanly. Display Port is required for this company to get the Dell XPS contract - a new machine will be launched for Winter 2007/08, probably during CES 2008 in Las Vegas. The company has already had some revisions of the board sent to their favourite game developers and other partners, and we can now tell you that the board is almost identical to old 8800 GTX/Ultra ones. We would like to see 1.5GB of memory on consumer boards as well - the Quadro FX already spots 1.5GB of GDDR3 memory- but it is all a matter of price. Qimonda's high-capacity GDDR3 sounds very tasty for Nvidia plans, but for now. The reference boards sport Samsung GDDR4 chips. |
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Nvidia's G92 GPU does not get a 512-bit memory bus interface - they stay with 384-bit
On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:45:18 -0700, Air Raid
wrote: http://theinquirer.net/?article=42015 G92 is a high-end chip, sports 384-bit controller INQ moves to clear the confusion By Theo Valich RUMOUR HAS IT that upcoming G92 is a mainstream chip, not the high-end refresh that the net has been wibbling about. Well, we can tell you that this rumour is nothing else but a bit of good old FUD, since either G92 is a high-end refresh or the company decided that a replacement for 8800GTS will be significantly faster than GeForce 8800 Ultra, leaving its high-end offering in shambles. This baby sports some serious shading power, but more important is the fact that the memory installed on board is now GDDR4. 768MB of GDDR4, to be more precise. The amount of memory discards rumours of 256-bit bus, since it is obvious that Nvidia will keep 384-bit memory controller for the high-end series of products. We would welcome this memory controller in mainstream arena, though. The bandwidth has now jumped over the 105 GB/s barrier, and it remains to be seen what will be the final clock of the memory - our estimate is between 1.0 and 1.2 GHz, or 2.0-2.4 GHz, but final clocks are far, far from being decided. The company needs to get the revised chip first, in order to have DisplayPort working nice and cleanly. Display Port is required for this company to get the Dell XPS contract - a new machine will be launched for Winter 2007/08, probably during CES 2008 in Las Vegas. The company has already had some revisions of the board sent to their favourite game developers and other partners, and we can now tell you that the board is almost identical to old 8800 GTX/Ultra ones. We would like to see 1.5GB of memory on consumer boards as well - the Quadro FX already spots 1.5GB of GDDR3 memory- but it is all a matter of price. Qimonda's high-capacity GDDR3 sounds very tasty for Nvidia plans, but for now. The reference boards sport Samsung GDDR4 chips. Digitimes is far closer to the truth. http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20070829PD216.html nV has not been spending their design time since releasing the 8800 series just spinning their wheels. The Dx10 refresh (second-generation) is a complete redesign, not just a 65nm shrink and a significant performance boost for all members of the new series. Do not expect the high-end GPUs to be first out of the chute. nVidia is well aware of the lucrative $$/performance-gap between the 8600GTS and the 8800GTS. They are also very anxious indeed to phase out the huge, hot, low-yield G80 (8800-series) ASAP. The profit margin is nowhere near what they would like it to be. A replacement for the 8800GTS with the performance of the 8800GTX initially at the same price as the 8800GTS (and with a far bigger profit margin on the smaller-geometry chip) would be just what the nV financial doctor ordered. Volume would be huge and the ATi 2900 competition would be totally wiped out. The current 8800 series would phase out rapidly. And, of course, the genuine high-end version of the new series still waiting in the wings....... The (National) Inquirer lives up to its name....again... Regardless of how the scenario plays out, anybody actually purchasing the current 8800-family (any flavor) within the next few months may be a very unhappy camper indeed by the turn of the year. John Lewis |
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Nvidia's G92 GPU does not get a 512-bit memory bus interface- they stay with 384-bit
John Lewis wrote:
On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:45:18 -0700, Air Raid wrote: http://theinquirer.net/?article=42015 G92 is a high-end chip, sports 384-bit controller INQ moves to clear the confusion By Theo Valich RUMOUR HAS IT that upcoming G92 is a mainstream chip, not the high-end refresh that the net has been wibbling about. Well, we can tell you that this rumour is nothing else but a bit of good old FUD, since either G92 is a high-end refresh or the company decided that a replacement for 8800GTS will be significantly faster than GeForce 8800 Ultra, leaving its high-end offering in shambles. This baby sports some serious shading power, but more important is the fact that the memory installed on board is now GDDR4. 768MB of GDDR4, to be more precise. The amount of memory discards rumours of 256-bit bus, since it is obvious that Nvidia will keep 384-bit memory controller for the high-end series of products. We would welcome this memory controller in mainstream arena, though. The bandwidth has now jumped over the 105 GB/s barrier, and it remains to be seen what will be the final clock of the memory - our estimate is between 1.0 and 1.2 GHz, or 2.0-2.4 GHz, but final clocks are far, far from being decided. The company needs to get the revised chip first, in order to have DisplayPort working nice and cleanly. Display Port is required for this company to get the Dell XPS contract - a new machine will be launched for Winter 2007/08, probably during CES 2008 in Las Vegas. The company has already had some revisions of the board sent to their favourite game developers and other partners, and we can now tell you that the board is almost identical to old 8800 GTX/Ultra ones. We would like to see 1.5GB of memory on consumer boards as well - the Quadro FX already spots 1.5GB of GDDR3 memory- but it is all a matter of price. Qimonda's high-capacity GDDR3 sounds very tasty for Nvidia plans, but for now. The reference boards sport Samsung GDDR4 chips. Digitimes is far closer to the truth. http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20070829PD216.html nV has not been spending their design time since releasing the 8800 series just spinning their wheels. The Dx10 refresh (second-generation) is a complete redesign, not just a 65nm shrink and a significant performance boost for all members of the new series. Do not expect the high-end GPUs to be first out of the chute. nVidia is well aware of the lucrative $$/performance-gap between the 8600GTS and the 8800GTS. They are also very anxious indeed to phase out the huge, hot, low-yield G80 (8800-series) ASAP. The profit margin is nowhere near what they would like it to be. A replacement for the 8800GTS with the performance of the 8800GTX initially at the same price as the 8800GTS (and with a far bigger profit margin on the smaller-geometry chip) would be just what the nV financial doctor ordered. Volume would be huge and the ATi 2900 competition would be totally wiped out. The current 8800 series would phase out rapidly. And, of course, the genuine high-end version of the new series still waiting in the wings....... The (National) Inquirer lives up to its name....again... Regardless of how the scenario plays out, anybody actually purchasing the current 8800-family (any flavor) within the next few months may be a very unhappy camper indeed by the turn of the year. John Lewis I recently bought a new PC after 3-4 years (old one P4 3Gig with nVidia 7300 GPU - New one Core 2 Duo 6600 with 8800GTS). I have gone back to a lot of my old games (eg Return to Castle Wolfenstein, etc) and cranked up the graphics - lovely! I purchased FEAR and love running it with everything cranked to the max. I am a happy camper with the 8800 I have, but will be looking with interest when the new gear comes out! cheers Gorby |
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Nvidia's G92 GPU does not get a 512-bit memory bus interface - they stay with 384-bit
Rem: The more memory a Graphic card has the more that memory has to use
upper addresses & get in the way of main Mem ..a problem issue with 32 bit O/S 's ....with a surprising number of people using SLI 2 lots of 1 gig or more would cut of the main mem to around 2 Gig's . mouse @@ |
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Nvidia's G92 GPU does not get a 512-bit memory bus interface - they stay with 384-bit
"Trimble Bracegirdle" writes:
Rem: The more memory a Graphic card has the more that memory has to use upper addresses & get in the way of main Mem ..a problem issue with 32 bit O/S 's ...with a surprising number of people using SLI 2 lots of 1 gig or more would cut of the main mem to around 2 Gig's . mouse @@ You have no clue what you are talking about. |
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Nvidia's G92 GPU does not get a 512-bit memory bus interface - they stay with 384-bit
"Walter Mitty" wrote in message ...
"Trimble Bracegirdle" writes: Rem: The more memory a Graphic card has the more that memory has to use upper addresses & get in the way of main Mem ..a problem issue with 32 bit O/S 's ...with a surprising number of people using SLI 2 lots of 1 gig or more would cut of the main mem to around 2 Gig's . mouse @@ You have no clue what you are talking about. You chipset disables RAM when the memory used by PCI devices conflicts. |
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