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And btw, that 79$ DX9 card (9520/T) really looks like it has only a 64bit memory bus, though last time I mentioned it nobody seemed to believe it...

Good catch!

Another piece of possible news from that article at Toms: 9200 Pro is 275/275 (at least Tyan's version). It's shaping up that 9200 really is just a 9000 with AGP8x. Needless to say, that will not be very effective competition for the 5200. (Well, maybe a 5200 with a 64-bit bus.) We've already seen tests with the presumed ($99, 128-bit bus) 5200 NU stomping all over the 9000 Pro, and that's without taking DX9 compatibility into account.

Here's hoping ATI is really going to bring the 9600 all the way down to the $99 price point. In any case, it just underscores Nvidia's achievement with NV34.
 
I'd be surprised if the 5200 was 64-bit.
AFAIK, it is 64x2, using pretty much the same memory controller as the NV18 ( the 5600 uses a new 32x4 controller, which got some similarities with the NV35's )

But actually, a 64x1 would make sense. I remember seeing some $99 prices for the 5200 a while ago, so it could be that they're only selling the 64x1 for $79.
Just speculating there.


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Dave H said:
And btw, that 79$ DX9 card (9520/T) really looks like it has only a 64bit memory bus, though last time I mentioned it nobody seemed to believe it...

Good catch!

Another piece of possible news from that article at Toms: 9200 Pro is 275/275 (at least Tyan's version). It's shaping up that 9200 really is just a 9000 with AGP8x. Needless to say, that will not be very effective competition for the 5200. (Well, maybe a 5200 with a 64-bit bus.) We've already seen tests with the presumed ($99, 128-bit bus) 5200 NU stomping all over the 9000 Pro, and that's without taking DX9 compatibility into account.

Where was this? Unless, you are looking at the AA scores alone? It certainly stomps on it in that circumstance, but not in any other real game benchmark or flexing of its intended forte (pixel shading) that I recall from anywhere else at all. Note, this does not mean I disagree about any implied criticism of the 9200 Pro being clocked at 275/275.

Also, if you have the hardware.fr review in mind, it only mentions receiving a 5200 Ultra and a 5600 Ultra from nvidia (and shows pictures of very similar cards), and they quoted "suggestions from nvidia" saying the 5200 was " -5200: 250/250, GDR 128 bits, 4 pipe, DX9, 99$", which as you've just mentioned does not seem to be an accurate description, if their "5200" results were simply results from the 5200 U down-clocked.

This is something I alluded to in my mentions of bait & switch...sort of like ATI did with the 9500 except 1) they actually shipped 9500's the way they had it previewed (will this be the case with the 5200 non ultra? remains to be seen) 2) they were either very detailed in describing the way it was not representative of the final product or a rash of more-than-simply-competent previewing broke out all over the place since this distinction was highlighted thoroughly (which does not seem to be the case for the 5200).

Here's hoping ATI is really going to bring the 9600 all the way down to the $99 price point. In any case, it just underscores Nvidia's achievement with NV34.

Hmm...well, I agree with the achievement part for the NV34, since quite honestly I think people forget that some people will most certainly be well-served by 800x600 and 1024x768 DX 9 images at 30 fps. I know I remember playing half-life and UT on my now ancient laptop at such performance levels, and I'm pretty sure even the 5200 would be capable of providing that level of performance in many places (and when not pixel shading, much much better performance with eye candy on at such resolution). I just don't think that is "stomping all over" over the 9200. :)
 
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I still say ati is trying to dump thier old chips and have allways had the intention of selling the 9600 at 100$ price point with it showing up online under 100$. WIth the way nvidia is shiping products i may have my r400 before people have the nv30s :D
 
Where was this? Unless, you are looking at the AA scores alone?

So what if I was?! ;)

Um...yeah, looking at the hardware.fr scores again, "stomped" was a pretty poor choice of words. Well, not too inaccurate with 4xAA/8xAF turned on (of course mainly due to the SSAA on the 9000/9200), but the 9200 Pro should win by a fair margin over a non-Ultra 5200 (250/250 or 250/200) on most games with no AA. I still think the 5200 is the more enticing part, but then again if I were actually thinking of buying a <$100 video card I might have different priorities than I do as an interested observer.

-5200: 250/250, GDR 128 bits, 4 pipe, DX9, 99$", which as you've just mentioned does not seem to be an accurate description, if their "5200" results were simply results from the 5200 U down-clocked.

The pics of the reference 5200 NU have 8 memory chips (all on the topside of the board, incidentally). In case I wasn't clear, I think the 128-bit 5200 NU will MSRP at $99 and the 64-bit at $79. I do assume the hardware.fr clocks are perhaps a bit optimistic for those prices--I think the rumors were for 250/200, which I find more credible than 250/250--but perhaps 250/250 might work for a $110 board.

ATI should be in good shape if they put against it a lineup that looks something like:
128MB 9600@325/200 - $150
64MB 9600@325/200 - $120
64MB 9600@250/200 - $100
64MB 9200Pro@275/275 - $80
64MB 9200@250/200 - $60

It's just that that lineup is a bit more competitive than what I imagine ATI will release. But then again I'm on the record (or if not: put me there) doubting a $100 9600 at all; I think it was a slip-up at GDC. Wavey disagrees with me, so I'm probably wrong, though...in which case the lineup above might actually be close to the truth.
 
ATI will not have a $100 9600.

The implication was that AIB partners would have 9600 versions down to the $100 mark by using varying configurations of core speed and memory types...

ATI will only sell a 9600Pro (they only sell Pro versions of the cards), so don't expect a $100 9600 from them, but there is a good chance we'll see one along those lines from an AIB partner.
 
Right; I was talking ATI GPUs vs. Nvidia GPUs, not ATI boards vs. _______. Of course final frequencies and MSRPs are set by the AIBs, but they are certainly much influenced by ATI's pricing and recommendations, even if ATI themselves doesn't market any non-Pro 9600 boards.

In the end it's much more up to ATI to decide if there will be a $100 MSRP 9600 board than it is up to the AIB who would make and sell such a board.
 
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