R420, NV40 launch info at Anand's
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I'm currently trying to establish when R500 will appear. I'd actually previously pinned it as a Longhorn / DX Next product, but that appears to have been very wide of the mark - seems that it will be here much earlier than I'd expected.
Latest estimate I'd heard was that MS wanted the XBox2 ready in in 2005 - I'd estimate that finished XB2 chips need to be ready many months before. As I said though, I'd highly doubt that PC and XBox2 will be very similar in configuration (although they probably will share ALU structure and capabilities).
I don't understand, what is the point of a 512 meg card? We're barely using all of what 128 can do, UT2K4 at highest settings barely takes 170 megs of ram, Call of duty with the extra settings takes about 150.. Is there an actual game thats going to need 256? hl2 nvidia wise is completely shader crippled, bandwidth means jack shit. On the ATi side its all CPU bound from physics and AI (check shader day if you need confirmation on this one..)
It just seems stupid to me.
It just seems stupid to me.
At this point I believe "or ?".
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I wonder where they found the information about the 512 meg card? 
Since this seems to be the case, does that mean we can start speculating what might or might not be in the r600 chip? I mean r500 has got to be pretty far down the design phase, that much wont be added anymore. It might be fun to start speculating what could be added to the r600/nv60 that will be released closer to longhorn/dx next.DaveBaumann said:
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"What seems highly unusual is the scheduled introduction of Radeon X800 XT on May 31st; only a month after Radeon X800 Pro's unveiling."
Any chance this is the all 16 pipes card? One month to build up some inventory and then go? I bet that sucker will be expensive to keep down demand.
Any chance this is the all 16 pipes card? One month to build up some inventory and then go? I bet that sucker will be expensive to keep down demand.
Don't know but if R20/R423 are launched in may june do you really expect R500 before spring 2005 or fall 2005 ?
If we expect to see R420 using 0.13 low-k, R500 should be at best 0.11 if it is launched that fall no ?
Edit: i posted before reading that thread: http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11323
That may change a lot of things.
If we expect to see R420 using 0.13 low-k, R500 should be at best 0.11 if it is launched that fall no ?
Edit: i posted before reading that thread: http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11323
That may change a lot of things.
DaveBaumann said:
Wouldn't this lend credence to the rumour that the R500 was originally going to be the R400? I mean, something coming out that early would suggest it isn't a DX Next part, but rather a high performing SM 3 part, perhaps with a view to laying the ground for DX Next?
That's my first ever industry guess. I feel so proud... and inaccurate
It's possible, but I wouldn't bet on it. I'm guessing X800 Pro will list for ~$350, and X800 XT will have higher clocks and list for ~$450.geo said:
Joe DeFuria
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My random thoughts:
1) I thought it had been verified that ATI is having press in Toronto on the 13th as well, so we were ecxpecting a launch on the same day as ATI. However, what appears to be happening is this:
* nVidia publiclly launches the NV40 on the 13th.
* ATI briefs the press on the 13th about their launch
* ATI keeps press under NDA until the 26th
2) Not sure what's actually going to happen with the X800 AT launch: Is the X800 XT not going to be mentioned at all at this month's launch, and launched separeted on May 31? Or are the Pro and XT going to be launched at the same time, just that availability of the XT will be a month later?
3) Of course...what is the XT relative to the "Pro?" Just a bit higher clocked with Overdrive? Or possibly 4 vs. 3 quads?
1) I thought it had been verified that ATI is having press in Toronto on the 13th as well, so we were ecxpecting a launch on the same day as ATI. However, what appears to be happening is this:
* nVidia publiclly launches the NV40 on the 13th.
* ATI briefs the press on the 13th about their launch
* ATI keeps press under NDA until the 26th
2) Not sure what's actually going to happen with the X800 AT launch: Is the X800 XT not going to be mentioned at all at this month's launch, and launched separeted on May 31? Or are the Pro and XT going to be launched at the same time, just that availability of the XT will be a month later?
3) Of course...what is the XT relative to the "Pro?" Just a bit higher clocked with Overdrive? Or possibly 4 vs. 3 quads?
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