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AMD/ATI scores a significant victory over Nvidia in G92 vs RV670 battle
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Nvidia admits defeat in G92 vs. RV670 battle 3DMark wars By Theo Valich: Friday, 05 October 2007, 9:39 AM IN THE FAR EAST, 3DMark is everything. You can say whatever you want about canned benchmarks, but nobody can dodge the influence of the 3DMark06 benchmark. It's been the same story with previous iterations of graphics cards, and the same will happen with the next, DX10-only workout. When that is coming out, only Futuremark knows. But something very significant happened in this round of the war, at least according to our highly-ranked sources. This time around, Nvidia did not tout its G92_200 series as the fastest thing since Niki Lauda, but rather admitted defeat in this all- popular synthetic benchmark at the hands of a yet-unnamed Radeon HD part. A reference board from Nvidia is capable of scoring 10,800 3DMarks, while a reference board from ATI will score around 11,400 3DMarks, or a clear 550-600 points advantage. This is a massive leap over previous-gen parts. The current generation's high-end performer from Nvidia, the 8800Ultra scores 12,500 points. Seeing a mainstream, $250 part scoring barely a thousand less than a current $599 card only makes us wonder how those owners that coughed up so much will feel. When it comes to ATI's part, you know what to expect in this synthetic benchmark - outscoring Radeon HD 2900XT is a default mode of operation for RV670XT. At least in lower resolutions. Partners are less than happy with Nvidia board politics as well, but this is a subject of another story. µ |
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AMD/ATI scores a significant victory over Nvidia in G92 vs RV670 battle
At last, some good news from AMD
Jeremy Laird 04 Oct 2007 12:48 GMT It's all been a bit doom and gloom at AMD of late. Both its big launches in 2007, the Radeon HD 2900 series graphics chips and its new Barcelona quad-core CPU architecture, have flirted with outright flop. But if recent rumours of a killer new midrange graphics chip from graphics division ATI are true, there's hope yet for AMD. As we reported earlier today, the new chip (codenamed RV670) promises to be more or less as powerful as ATI's existing flagship, the Radeon HD 2900 XT. Crucially, all 320 stream processors from the 2900 XT are present and accounted for. But thanks to the use of a much finer 55nm production process (the 2900 XT is an 80nm design), the new chip is much smaller and therefore much, much cheaper. The use of a simpler 256-bit memory controller is apparently to only concession ATI has made. But this in turn makes for a less complex PCB and in turn adds further to the video chipsets overall affordability. In fact, that production process could allow ATI to actually clock the chip higher than the 742MHz of 2900 XT. Figures north of 800MHz are being mooted. If so, and if the final video boards come in under £200 as expected, well, RV670 will be the funkiest affordable graphics chip by far. New weapon of choice Indeed, the card will almost definitely be the new weapon of choice for value-conscious gamers. Existing affordable midrange DirectX 10 video boards like the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or ATI's own Radeon HD 2600 simply aren't cutting it in the latest DirectX 10 games such as BioShock. They only offer around one third the rendering oomph of a high end video card. What's more, unless I'm sorely mistaken, NVIDIA has nothing in its upcoming roadmap to match RV670 for both price and power. OK, NVIDIA does have a new midrange part of its own, probably to be sold under the GeForce 8800 GT moniker. But word is that board is somewhat cut down rather than a simple die shrink of the full fat GeForce 8800 GPU offering around two thirds the performance. In other words, AMD should have an outright winner on its hands. It's also worth noting that RV670 looks extremely suitable for use in notebooks. Currently, neither ATI nor NVIDIA has managed to squeeze a high performance DX10 chip into a laptop PC. Actually, RV670 looks so good, you have to wonder what role will be left for the bruiser that is the Radeon HD 2900 XT. It's a big old beast on 80nm, pricey to make and extremely power hungry. If RV670 really is essentially a die shrink minus the 512-bit memory bus, then the existing 2900 XT will only offer an advantage when paired with a monitor running silly multi-megapixel resolutions. http://www.tech.co.uk/performance-pc...-news-from-amd |
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AMD/ATI scores a significant victory over Nvidia in G92 vs RV670 battle
On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:25:32 -0700, AirRaid
wrote: http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...admits-defeat= -g92-vs Nvidia admits defeat in G92 vs. RV670 battle 3DMark wars By Theo Valich: Friday, 05 October 2007, 9:39 AM IN THE FAR EAST, 3DMark is everything. You can say whatever you want about canned benchmarks, but nobody can dodge the influence of the 3DMark06 benchmark. It's been the same story with previous iterations of graphics cards, and the same will happen with the next, DX10-only workout. When that is coming out, only Futuremark knows. But something very significant happened in this round of the war, at least according to our highly-ranked sources. This time around, Nvidia did not tout its G92_200 series as the fastest thing since Niki Lauda, but rather admitted defeat in this all- popular synthetic benchmark at the hands of a yet-unnamed Radeon HD part. nVidia is phasing out the 8800GTS and filling the hole at a much lower, but far higher-volume and with far greater total profits.. Phasing out the G80 has been a top priority for at least the last year. Too large, low-yield, low profit-margin. A reference board from Nvidia is capable of scoring 10,800 3DMarks, while a reference board from ATI will score around 11,400 3DMarks, or a clear 550-600 points advantage. This is a massive leap over previous-gen parts. The current generation's high-end performer from Nvidia, the 8800Ultra scores 12,500 points. Seeing a mainstream, $250 part scoring barely a thousand less than a current $599 card only makes us wonder how those owners that coughed up so much will feel. Er, owners of 8800GTX cards purchased at $599, have had them for almost a year.... I'm sure that they will not be too upsaet. Their current cards will tide them over until nV's 2nd-generation Dx10 offerings in development for at least the past year finally appear. When it comes to ATI's part, you know what to expect in this synthetic benchmark - outscoring Radeon HD 2900XT is a default mode of operation for RV670XT. At least in lower resolutions. Partners are less than happy with Nvidia board politics as well, but this is a subject of another story. =B5 Our favorite ATi troll has again spoken..... And the expected volume ship date is when ?? ( And if 3-6 months behind nV's G92, the ATi offering will get swamped by nV's 2nd-generation Dx10 parts. Always a step behind... now increasing to two steps behind in high-performance GPU's, since AMD has no money to invest in bleeding-edge graphics without jeopardizing their core business in their life-blood struggle with Intel ) And the list price of the ATi offering is ?? John Lewis |
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AMD/ATI scores a significant victory over Nvidia in G92 vs RV670 battle
"John Lewis" wrote in message
... And the list price of the ATi offering is ?? I take it that you don't like ATI. Tell me what would happen if they disappeared and Nvidia emerged as the only major graphics card maker out there. Personally, I see higher prices, less driver support, and longer periods of time between new products when a company is not challenged by another company. Just something to think about. |
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AMD/ATI scores a significant victory over Nvidia in G92 vs RV670battle
* AirRaid:
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...-defeat-g92-vs Nvidia admits defeat in G92 vs. RV670 battle Yeah, right. Citing TheInquirer says much about your credibility. You obviously blindly believe in any BS that's sold to you. Benjamin |
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AMD/ATI scores a significant victory over Nvidia in G92 vs RV670battle
Wax wrote:
"John Lewis" wrote in message ... And the list price of the ATi offering is ?? I take it that you don't like ATI. Tell me what would happen if they disappeared and Nvidia emerged as the only major graphics card maker out there. Personally, I see higher prices, less driver support, and longer periods of time between new products when a company is not challenged by another company. Just something to think about. John owns shares in NVidia. It hasn't led to him being a balanced individual |
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AMD/ATI scores a significant victory over Nvidia in G92 vs RV670 battle
On Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:03:36 +0100, Shawk
wrote: Wax wrote: "John Lewis" wrote in message ... And the list price of the ATi offering is ?? I take it that you don't like ATI. Tell me what would happen if they disappeared and Nvidia emerged as the only major graphics card maker out there. Personally, I see higher prices, less driver support, and longer periods of time between new products when a company is not challenged by another company. Just something to think about. John owns shares in NVidia. It hasn't led to him being a balanced individual I always have a good old "lol" or three when I see John accusing other posters of being "fanbois". I don't for one moment doubt his technical acumen. But it's blatantly obvious that objectivity isn't one of his strong points. -- Rob |
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AMD/ATI scores a significant victory over Nvidia in G92 vs RV670 battle
On Oct 5, 11:25 am, AirRaid wrote:
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir...nvidia-admits-... Nvidia admits defeat in G92 vs. RV670 battle 3DMark wars By Theo Valich: Friday, 05 October 2007, 9:39 AM IN THE FAR EAST, 3DMark is everything. You can say whatever you want about canned benchmarks, but nobody can dodge the influence of the 3DMark06 benchmark. It's been the same story with previous iterations of graphics cards, and the same will happen with the next, DX10-only workout. When that is coming out, only Futuremark knows. But something very significant happened in this round of the war, at least according to our highly-ranked sources. This time around, Nvidia did not tout its G92_200 series as the fastest thing since Niki Lauda, but rather admitted defeat in this all- popular synthetic benchmark at the hands of a yet-unnamed Radeon HD part. A reference board from Nvidia is capable of scoring 10,800 3DMarks, while a reference board from ATI will score around 11,400 3DMarks, or a clear 550-600 points advantage. This is a massive leap over previous-gen parts. The current generation's high-end performer from Nvidia, the 8800Ultra scores 12,500 points. Seeing a mainstream, $250 part scoring barely a thousand less than a current $599 card only makes us wonder how those owners that coughed up so much will feel. When it comes to ATI's part, you know what to expect in this synthetic benchmark - outscoring Radeon HD 2900XT is a default mode of operation for RV670XT. At least in lower resolutions. Partners are less than happy with Nvidia board politics as well, but this is a subject of another story. µ Yawn.... Its the usual back and forth again... AMD has been out of the running for about a year and finally came up with a part thats faster then Nvidia... BORING.... Matt |
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AMD/ATI scores a significant victory over Nvidia in G92 vs RV670 battle
On Sat, 06 Oct 2007 11:03:36 +0100, Shawk
wrote: Wax wrote: "John Lewis" wrote in message ... And the list price of the ATi offering is ?? I take it that you don't like ATI. Tell me what would happen if they disappeared and Nvidia emerged as the only major graphics card maker out there. Personally, I see higher prices, less driver support, and longer periods of time between new products when a company is not challenged by another company. Just something to think about. John owns shares in NVidia. It hasn't led to him being a balanced individual Actually I don't at present. I have held shares in both ATi and nV in the past. A great pity that I don't have shares in nV, looking at the rise in their stock-price over the last couple of months. John Lewis |
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AMD/ATI scores a significant victory over Nvidia in G92 vs RV670 battle
On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:25:32 -0700, AirRaid
wrote: This is a massive leap over previous-gen parts. The current generation's high-end performer from Nvidia, the 8800Ultra scores 12,500 points. Seeing a mainstream, $250 part scoring barely a thousand less than a current $599 card only makes us wonder how those owners that coughed up so much will feel. Probably the same way I did 10 years ago when my Rendition Verite was smoked by the new 3DFX Voodoo... In other words, this isn't news. Go ahead and buy this new ATI card, and see how you feel in a year when its just over half the original price and faster cards have already been out for months. Anyone who buys on the leading edge is just looking to get screwed. |
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