NVIDIA Fermi: Architecture discussion

So where are the other five functional GPUs going?

 

Four. Cause the third one sits in the famous terminator board

 

Lol too easy

 

Please explain how nvidia can launch with "considerable quantities" given that 2 respins are needed from now till January...

 

Also depends on the market they might target.
Remember that Tesla was launched before the GT200b3 showed up in consumer cards, thus effectively "hard" launching in their target market with minimal quantities (2 months before the first system was delivered) on an inferior spin (b2) with hand-picked GPU's.

You might see a Tesla announcement first and a GeForce launch date mid-Q1.

 

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Really now?

Ok, I wouldnt call it a 'bet' in your case as you were more liberal on time lines and never really committed like Deg.

 

My personal suspicion is that the NV PR people who are feeding him are no longer able to keep a straight face, and are starting to tell him bits of the truth. Now he has to rationalize that with their past lies. Hard job.

-Charlie

 

b2 was good enough iirc for all but GTX295, and was used from day 1 on GTX275/285

 

Umm... all retail cards I have seen, GTX275/GTX285 have been B3.

 

After a quick check up, you're right it seems; GTX260 216's with 55nm cores however have been spotted with B2

 

Correct, that is what I found as well.
G200-103-B2 = GTX260+ and is the only desktop B2 and the main pics I found were from early reviews right around launch time.
G200-103-B3 = GTX260+ for sure in the lightning series.
G200-105-B3 = GTX275
G200-350-B3 = GTX285
G200-400-B3 = GTX295

 

To me of course.

 

Yeah, only the first review samples and some minor production runs where B2, it was replaced as soon as they could.
I'm pretty sure some people here can show you reviews of cards with b2 samples but you won't find those in retail.

 

hi,

gpu-z and Riva tuner states that i have a b1 here's the screenshot:

 

So you're FAHMan

 

2 cards without NVIOs

 

Have you taken the cooler off and looked at the IHS?
B1 didn't see production, so either that is an ES or some sort of glitch/old software.

 

GPU-Z 0.31 is bugged as far as I know, it also displays an incorrect texture fillrate.

Taking your 648Mhz * 80T/c = 51.8GT/s instead of your 47.7

 

They aren't "needed".