Weird rumor on proposed NV40 name

[PaulS]

Nah, it's gotta be the Nvidia9 Ticket2Ride6000.

Tikka to Ride? 8)

Now I've heard that The Inquirer is saying NV40 will be called GEFORCE FX 6900 which to me is a strange name.

Why would Geforce FX 6xxx be a strange name? It's the obvious name.

 

[volt]

Ben I will just refer to my post from few weeks ago

http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=223494&highlight=6900#223494

Silly name though

 

[Arun]

FX 6900 from the same company who took drastic measures to make a "nude Dusk" patch impossible through clever use of clipping?
Please (read: Think harder Or maybe not as hard I guess lol)

Uttar

 

[Lezmaka]

I think whatever they name it, the number start with a 6, since it's the 6th "generation"

GeForce 1
GeForce 2
GeForce 3
GeForce 4
GeForce FX 5xxx
GeForce FX 6xxx

 

[vb]

GF1/GF2 and GF3/GF4 were the same generation so maybe they can skip the naming to 7xxx and maybe drop the Fx.

PS Can you imagine:

Engineering to Management: NV30 is finally ready, it is hotter, slower and more expensive to make.

Management: Let's name it Fx to honor a great company.

 

[Clashman]

Now I've heard that The Inquirer is saying NV40 will be called GEFORCE FX 6900 which to me is a strange name. But I heard from what I would call a reliable source that NV's new card will follow in the naming scheme from a company that's no longer with us.....

The nVidia Voodoo FX???

 

[ben6]

That's the weird part of the rumor. If the name is 6000, what does that portend for the names of the mainstream/value parts of the card? Unless NVIDIA is planning not to follow the 5200/5500/5600/5700/5800/5900 pattern, which I would also be thankful for.

Imagine calling their next card Geforce FX 6000 Value, Mainstream, Ultra or somesuch. I could live with that. And it would make a hell of a lot more sense than 5100 5200 5300 5400 5500 5600 et al

 

[ben6]

I should also state that even if that is the name for the next card now things can and do change. For example, I still have the old NDAed first PDF on NV35 where it was called Geforce FX 6800 ....

 

[volt]

Again, I highly doubt a high-end part will be close to 6000 -- because of the 5950 which is already an enthusiast product.

 

[noodles]

Didn't nVidia unviel a naming scheme for the PCI Express boards? PCX or somehting like that? I'd expect them to continue that name with a new number (ie 6xxx).

 

[Fodder]

Didn't nVidia unviel a naming scheme for the PCI Express boards? PCX or somehting like that? I'd expect them to continue that name with a new number (ie 6xxx).

Yeah. It'll be FX 6xxx for AGP boards, PCX 6xxx for PCIE. Maybe.

 

[ben6]

As I said it was a weird rumor, that seems to have just been corraborated by another source. Personally I really wish NVIDIA would go back to the days where they thought of a new name every new architecture like Riva128, Riva TNT, Geforce, but that's just me. I'd rather a company build it's name brand than a brand name .

 

[ben6]

ah my source panned out now if i can get some R420 rumors going

 

[digitalwanderer]

ah my source panned out now if i can get some R420 rumors going

Uhm, I heard it's going to be a 32x4 pipeline arrangement clocked at 600/1300 and they're going to call it the "MaryJane Special"?

Is that good enough? :|

 

[Crusher]

Just call it the GeForce FX2: Electric Boogaloo and get it over with.

 

[digitalwanderer]

Just call it the GeForce FX2: Electric Boogaloo and get it over with.

That sounds more like a line dance than a video card. :|

 

[mikechai]

GeForce FX 69


________
Lamborghini portofino history

 

[incurable]

GeForce FX 69

... bundled with Dusk / Dawn hug-pillows

 

[digitalwanderer]

GeForce FX 69

... bundled with Dusk / Dawn hug-pillows

Inflatable pillows....

 

[Fodder]

Inflatable pillows....

Washable, "water" resistant, inflatable, huggable pillows.

*cough*