NVIDIA Morgan Stanley Webcast: Sony, G80 and 80/65nm

[Dave Baumann]

It clarifies that the API will be unified!

 

[basanti]

It clarifies that the API will be unified!

what does API unification mean?

 

[Razor1]

The vertex and pixel shader code would be the same and will also be able to use the same datas.

 

[Arun]

someone told me Nvidia got a bad deal from Sony as they will stop recieving royalties once the console sales start to peak? is that true?

That is incorrect. They get a fixed LICENSING fee for the first 3 years, that period having begun a few quarters ago. Royalties will be there for the entire console lifespan. This agreement in fact specifically is to have a "smoother" PS3 revenue for NVIDIA, since the licensing revenue at roughly the same time they estimated royalties would peak, so that it doesn't have a significant impact.

 

[ondaedg]

what does API unification mean?

It clarifies the API will be unified, but doesn't confirm that the actual hardware will be unified like ATI's.

 

[Nelsieus]

Uttar, it's people like you and posts like this that ultimately made me register here at B3D. Excellent work. :smile:

What caught my eye the most was the talk regarding G80 (NV50). I was actually quite surprised they were talking about 65nm already, but I guess Jen really loves his margins.

And I guess it's a good time to be working for either nVidia or ATI:

"The PSP is really one the last 3D devices that will be built inhouse by anybody on the planet"