The G92 Architecture Rumours & Speculation Thread

Its rumored to go for a MSRP of $249 which is a great deal if you ask me. Single slot too!

However, considering the fact that the G82 and G80 composes a different ALU:TEX:ROP ratio, which would G92 follow?

 

Nice first post.

 

G9x get priced:
Nvidia G92 is D8P, Priced $199-249

Nvidia G98 Card To Price Cheaply At $59

@eDRAM512:
http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=zh-CN

 

Fruitzilla still think g92 is a highend GPU.

 

more memory, cheaper, similar perf and lower power, it's a no brainer for me.

 

When its have similar performance as the 8800gts why its called as 8700gts?

 

I don't know, my speculation would have been 8700 GTX and GTS rather than GTS and GT ..

 

GTX is my opinion exclusive for ...800-series.

I think 8700GTS will match or outdo 8800GTS in some points, but not in all so that the name is still appropriate. (shader-power is some of the points, where I bet that 8700GTS will have more than G80GTS)

 

Hm... since it's all rumor and this point, I'm left wondering what exactly will we see *this year* from Nvidia?

New high end part? (Hope so, but seems 50/50)
New upper mid-range? (Seems likely)
New low end (Seems likely)

I think Nvidia is probably capable of launching all three this year, but the question is do they need to? The various 8800 skus are doing very well, and there's no guarantee that ATI will release a realistic upgrade to the 2900XT this year (1024MB 2900XTs don't count) - so why should Nvidia bother with a new high end / top end sku?

The wide variety of rumors we're seeing regarding the G92 almost makes me think it's Nvidia leaking different info to different vendors to try and identify the leaks.

 

Lower costs? Remember G80 is still on 90nm.

Seems likely.

 

Very likely, smoke screen works in more ways then one

 

Other topic there was a talk about this and the final conclusion was its illegal.

 

The game can be Crysis, noone care when 8700gts slower in most games than the 8800gts when its pair or slightly faster in Crysis (coming 4 days later than rumored G92 launch, hype already 100% about the game) with less power consuption and price.
I think we see again a perfect PR strategy from NV how games can sell new hw's what is not really a sucessor of 8800gts.

 

Well it would be, if the details are material to getting the partners to sign on for products.
Some of the discussed examples in the other thread were pretty big discrepancies, if Nvidia told partners different versions.

Fiddling a little with a few parameters, such as final clock speed projections that are always uncertain to begin with, would be less likely to raise objections.

 

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So, it looks like the article has been taken down. When you combine it with this, it looks like the recent trend is saying high-end again. VR-Zone is the holdout.

I'll also add that I would be shocked if Nvidia does not release some new high end card this November. They may be content to keep customers in the dark, but there is one group they won't lie to: Wall Street analysts. In Nvidia's last two earnings conference calls, they have reaffirmed that their new release schedule is high-end in Q4, followed by mid-range in the new year.

I couldn't tell you if it's G92, but there will almost certainly be a new high-end card. All other considerations aside, Crysis is too good a sales driver to pass up.

 

I agree with you.

Perhaps there is a confusion going around with the codenames. But in my eyes, it seems likely that nVidia will release a high end solution in november. They did a great job last year at the same time, why not do it once again with a shrinked G80? They can collect money from enthusiasts while putting pressure on AMD until their G100 is ready...

Lets see...

 

Die shrink of G80 would be my bet, too, especially given that alternating new technologies and die shrinks seems to be the current trend.

If not a straight die shrink, I'd expect the fused units from the GTS model to be physically removed, lowering die size further and hence further increasing yields, allowing the price to drop straight into the upper-mid range level at around £120 (with lower ram if needed). Power will be helped by then raising the operating frequencies.

The joy of such a route is that they could still fuse off parts of some chips to then offer newer, lower-end options. Also, almost all of the rumours do state that the Ultra will remain at the top, yet nVidia would be foolish to not lauch a high-end card in time for the holiday sales and new round of game releases. Hence a shrink and slight reduction of G80 would meet both.

 

I not call INQ ("k10 score 30000 in 3dmark2k6 with 2xhd2900xt" and Fruitzilla reliable NV rumor source than vr-zone.

When a company have big lead than can choice from more step what they do, NV now in the situation not need to take any big risk, still can earn a bunch of money without a highend GPU, gap beetween 8600gts and 8800gts big like a the Chinese wall so its obivius they need first place something there.
They can deserve a "nextgen" highend GPU until AMD release something, don't forget AMD not even have a 8800ultra segment card.

Of course there is a possibility too NV have problems with they "nextgen" highend GPU, and this is why not coming this year.

One thing is fact AMD not release any highend GPU this year, so the 8800ultra can stay this year in the top of the hill.