GPU NEWS Channel

[tarey_g]

^ And Crysis2 ? That news piece is shady.

 

[quan chi]

5970 is not that good.arma2 has a record of bringing down it to single frame rate.
now some people say this game is poorly optimised but others denies it.

actually this occurs when one plays online.this game supports over hundred players online and has huge terrestrial to battle over.at this point the fps goes to even single digit.

 

[NVIDIAGeek]

@tkin: Here's it: *www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/rahjas-freeeeeeee-t10420384.html I don't know if it's true or not, but I guess it will be 'cause it's been in development for, how many months? Let us hope it'll be like that.

@tarey: Those Crysis 2 and AvP 3's fps in GF100 are purely hoax. But the specs maybe true.

 

[tkin]

Nvidia Fermi: GF100 system and special Physx demo at the CES

Just recently Nvidia revealed that the graphics cards manufacturer will give a sneak peek of the GF100 at the CES 2010 in Las Vegas. PC Watch has now been able to take the first pictures of the demo system that is used on the Consumer Electronics Show. Furthermore they had the chance to shoot a video of the system running the DirectX 11 benchmark Unigine Heaven. You can find the pictures HERE

From the pictures one can note the following facts:
• There is no backplate like on the Tesla Fermis
• Given the holes in the PCB the temperature regulation seems to be more difficult - but this could also be a preparation for future SLI versions
• 1x 6-pin and 1x 8-pin power connector: According to the PCI E specifications the card is allowed to draw up to 300 watt

Nvidia confirmed to PC Games Hardware that there will be a special Physx demo, called Supersonic Sled, on display at the CES. The rocket that is shown, isn't just animated physically correct, but also offers the appropriate smoke - the destructible obstacles are animated correctly, too. The demo supports DirectX 11 and 3D Vision.

*pc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/pcw/docs/340/953/ces-02.jpg

*pc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/pcw/docs/340/953/ces-05.jpg

*pc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/pcw/docs/340/953/ces-06.jpg

*pc.watch.impress.co.jp/img/pcw/docs/340/953/ces-10.jpg

The card is rumored to be 15-20% faster than HD5870, now the price will be the deciding factor.

nVidia gonna show their version of "Eyefinity"(3 display on single card) with 3d vision(3d vision surround) tomorrow.

 

[topgear]

Nvidia's Fermi Cards Said to Run Very Hot


Hot graphics with hot temperatures.

Graphics enthusiasts eagerly await the arrival of Nvidia's Fermi GPU-based cards. At this point, Nvidia is trailing behind ATI and its 5000-series cards, but expectations are high for Fermi.

Expected to turn things around for Nvidia in a big way, Fermi is supposed to vastly superior to the company's current line of 200-series cards.

Speaking to several case vendors at CES, we were told that while running one Fermi card alone or two single-GPU cards is fine, going any higher may introduce thermal issues. Though no firm temperatures were revealed, manufacturers said that users need to be extra careful about how they setup the innards of their gaming chassis.

A rep from one manufacturer said that Fermi-based cards will run hotter than the hottest ATI Radeon HD 5000 series.

*www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-fermi-gpu-graphics,9384.html

 

[tkin]

NVIDIA Might Terminate Partnership with XFX

XFX was an NVIDIA exclusive Approved Partner until a little over a year ago, when the company began to also manufacture graphics cards based on technology from ATI, the business unit of Advanced Micro Devices. While there has been no indication of NVIDIA planning to drop the partnership with XFX, HardOCP founder Kyle Bennett reports that the rumor had definitely been circulating at CES.

XFX is considered on of the 'big three' along with the aforementioned BFG and EVGA. If NVIDIA is genuinely planning on terminating its relations with this manufacturer, the hardware maker may be significantly affected, especially if the upcoming Fermi graphics adapters prove, as NVIDIA claims, superior to AMD's products.

The GPU maker claims that internal tests have already proven Fermi's superiority and that the company is, currently, in the process of developing the drivers capable of fully utilizing, among other things, the technology's 12 stream processing engines, 384-bit GDDR5 memory controller with ECC and the 768KB unified level-two cache.

XFX, EVGA and BFG are the only partners of the GPU maker that offer a true, lifetime warranty on their graphics products. XFX, however, is unique among all of them through being the only one that allows consumers to transfer the warranty to a different owner. So far, the three-way relationship between NVIDIA, XFX and AMD is the only possible reason why NVIDIA would even be considering the termination of this partnership.

“The video card manufacturer landscape will be very different in the USA this year. Expect to see two or three major brands fall by the wayside when it comes to NVIDIA and AMD GPUs,” Bennett said.

While there has been no official word on the matter, the official announcement is supposedly going to be made soon.

In a similar rumored turn of events, Visiontek's products are also, supposedly, no longer going to be sold through what Kyle Bennett calls “a major USA e-tailer.” Of course, the validity of this rumor, like that of the one concerning XFX, remains to be established.

Well, if you ask me all XFX is good for now days is their AMD cards, their nVidia cards are priced higher and in India the warranty is same as Palit and build quality is same, so its better to go for Palit anyways.

 

[comp@ddict]

Don't mind, but what's the source? A lot of false rumors being circulated about Fermi, a 448 shader GPU beats the HD5970 is hard to believe.

true, HD5870 has 320 Main Processing cores putting it somewhere between GTX295 and GTX285 in specs sheet but at GTX295 level for performance

HD5970 has 640 Main Shaders and it's definitely gonna be faster than a 448Shader GF100..I think the GF104 aka 512 Shader version "MIGHT" have a change given HD5970 is a dual card with it's limitations in some games.

 

[comp@ddict]

Don't mind, but what's the source? A lot of false rumors being circulated about Fermi, a 448 shader GPU beats the HD5970 is hard to believe.

true, HD5870 has 320 Main Processing cores putting it somewhere between GTX295 and GTX285 in specs sheet but at GTX295 level for performance

HD5970 has 640 Main Shaders and it's definitely gonna be faster than a 448Shader GF100..I think the GF104 aka 512 Shader version "MIGHT" have a change given HD5970 is a dual card with it's limitations in some games.

 

[tkin]

nVidia Lifts NDA from Reviewers, Fermi Previews Out Now.
On 17th Jan nVidia lifted its NDA from the select group of journalists that were shown a working nVidia fermi up close and allowed to do benchmarks on.

Just as CES 2010 was winding down, nVidia gathered technical journalists to reveal its desktop take of their Fermi architecture and the subsequent NV100 silicon. In case of desktop boards, this part will be known as the GF100.

Check the "Previews" here:
*www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3721 (I suggest checking out this article at least)
*www.guru3d.com/article/nvidia-gf100-fermi-technology-preview/(Highly technical article)
*www.pcworld.com/article/187075/nvidia_releases_details_of_gf100_chip.html
*www.hardocp.com/article/2010/01/17/nvidias_fermi_gf100_facts_opinions/
*www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2010/1/18/nvidia-gf100-architecture-alea-iacta-est.aspx


Meanwhile check out this leaked video:
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Upto 100% performance increase over GTX285 in FarCry 2.

Rest of the videos: *www.guru3d.com/article/nvidia-gf100-fermi-technology-preview/8

PS- Some websites(semiaccurate) were spreading rumors of Fermi having software tesselation, but actually these reviewers suggest Fermi has a faster HW tesselation unit(actually multiple units) than HD58xx series.

 

[NVIDIAGeek]

^Yeah, come on NVIDIA and Crytek!!

 

[ancientrites]

After GTX 200 series, Nvidia jumped directly to GTX 400 series

*www.techtree.com/India/News/First_Nvidia_GF100_Cards_GTX470_GTX_480/551-109091-581.html

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*www.techtree.com/India/News/First_Nvidia_GF100_Cards_GTX470_GTX_480/551-109091-581.html

 

[topgear]

^^ Yup, Read about it on Tom's hardware yesterday.

Just wondering - Why they ditched 3xx naming series ??

 

[ssk_the_gr8]

because they had renamed some of there lower end cards like gt210 to gt310 as a marketing gimmick , so they wanted to differentiate from them

 

[topgear]

Nvidia CEO: Fermi to Hit the ''Full Stride'' in Q2

Fermi to spread in Spring/Summer 2010.


Nvidia is gearing up to release its DirectX 11 GPU part on the world sometime during the company's present financial quarter, which started on January 31 and ends April 30, but mass availability of the product won't arrive until sometime in the next quarter.

As quoted by X-bit labs, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said during a recent conference call that Fermi will spread through the line in the second quarter, spanning the time between May and July.

"Q2 [of FY 2011] is going to be the quarter when Fermi is hitting the full stride. It will not just be one Fermi product, there will be a couple of Fermi products to span many different price ranges, but also the Fermi products will span GeForce, Quadro and Tesla," Huang said. "So, we are going to be ramping now on Fermi architecture products through Q2 and we are building a lot of it."

As for when the transition would fully happen from current-gen parts to the new ones, Huang responded, "All of that just depends on 40 nm supply and we are trying to finesse it the best we possibly can. For the entry-level products, the truth is that the new architectures […] are probably not extremely well appreciated anyhow. […] Our current-generation GPUs are fabulous and all the things that mainstream consumers would use their computer for."

*www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-fermi-gf100-geforce-gpu,9709.html

 

[comp@ddict]

That means April, so finally Fermi unveiling, and a full 6 months after EVERGREEN.....long wait huh!

 

[asingh]

Would be a paper launch. And then waiting. And then again waiting, for the parts to hit India.

 

[NVIDIAGeek]

OK, guys. Prepare to get disappointed. You know what it is. Great choice, comp@ddict!

Select below to unveil! Don't click the link until you've read. I've shortened the link so that you guys don't know what it is.

SemiAccurate gets some GTX480 scores
Hot, buggy and far too slow.

 

[asingh]

^^
Well lets hope most of that is not true, and just speculative. Else the Green Boat is down the creek, and they ain't got no paddle...!

Also this, link shows some light at the end of the dark tunnel.

 

[tkin]

Fermi Priced[Updated]

GTX480 for 35k, GTX470 for 21-23k

Way too pricey, depending on price point GTX480 has to go up against HD5970 and GTX470 against HD5870, not good, now lets just hope GTX4xx can crunch up some numbers(which it can't probably, DX11 generation is probably lost to nVidia, atleast for 2010-2011Q2)

*img714.imageshack.us/img714/2668/20100222182629.jpg

Website: *www.sabrepc.com/c-27-desktop-graphics-video-cards.aspx?pagesize=9&sectionids=30&list=0
GTX470 has a -70$ discount, go figure.

 

[asingh]

^^
Thanks for this, price point is way to high. We will need to see real world benchmarks, and make a choice.