Bell
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In b4 .sup

TG Daily stumbled across roadmap information of NVIDIA which provides certain details of the green giant's DirectX 10.1 implementation plans. Currently, ATI and S3 Graphics make graphics processors (GPU) compliant to DirectX 10.1 specifications. In a presentation slide, are seen plans of NVIDIA coming up with a brand new fleet of mobile (notebook) DirectX 10.1 graphics processors slated for spring 2009 and desktop GPUs either for late Q4 2008 or early 2009 with a possible ramp throughout Q1 and Q2 of 2009.

This gives competitors at least a 6-month time advantage in which they could build developer relations and aid development of games based on the DirectX 10.1 API since it's now certain that the API is going to become an industry-wide standard, with the biggest player in the discrete-graphics industry having plans to embrace it.

The second revelation that slide brings up is that NVIDIA will implement GDDR5 memory with its upcoming products within 2008.
http://www.techpowerup.com/64722/NVIDIA … _2008.html

Important points to note:

Introduction of dx10.1 support (despite them saying they wouldnt)
GDDR5 within 2008 (so that would be in the GT200/b I would assume)

But crucially not disclosing if its 55nm, although I think this is GT200b.  Most of the article talks about the mobile solution but it does atleast clear up a few things.

Edit:  Could a mod put a question mark at the end of the title please?

Martyn

Last edited by Bell (2008-07-03 15:23:19)

DUnlimited
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GT200b is what I put my bet on.
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Poseidon
Fudgepack DeQueef
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Just in time for my new rig.

Nice!
Mekstizzle
WALKER
+3,611|6591|London, England
I hope they have better naming this time round, for example, a 55nm GDDR5 version of the GTX 280 shouldn't be called a GTX 280. Something like GTX 285 or 290 would be more appropriate.
Wallpaper
+303|5964|The pool
Jeeze, theyre sure fast. I was just getting used to seeing 8800s all over the place and then they come out with new stuff .

Mek-Stizzle wrote:

I hope they have better naming this time round, for example, a 55nm GDDR5 version of the GTX 280 shouldn't be called a GTX 280. Something like GTX 285 or 290 would be more appropriate.
Yeah. The names of cards from both ATi and nVidia suck ass.
elmer_42
Sanford and Son
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I'm actually liking the new ATi naming. I don't see what's wrong with it.
Bell
Frosties > Cornflakes
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elmer_42 wrote:

I'm actually liking the new ATi naming. I don't see what's wrong with it.
Same here.  Though it still isnt quite ''pucker''.

Still, if Nvidia can get away with selling two different naming structures at the one time (9800GTX+ and GTX 260/280) I dont think we can hammer ATi in that respect.

Martyn
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go Nvidia

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