Nvidia NV40 specifications confirmed?

FallOutBoyTonto · Feb 26, 2004, 03:36 PM

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Originally written by The Inquirer
US sources close to Nvidia have confirmed that their next generation GPU will feature a full sixteen pipelines – not as previously speculated an 8x2 arrangement - and this is reflected in the increased transistor count of circa 205-210 million, up from a previously speculated 175 million. . .

However we think that ATI's earlier confidence was based on internal intelligence that Nvidia’s NV40 feature set would be limited to an architecture built on 175 million transistors and that Nvidia would deliver, as anticipated, on the first day of CeBIT in March.

Nvidia's launch date for NV40 seems to have shifted backwards, but even a month or so is not going to give ATi enough time for a hardware response.

Knowing what we know now about NV40 having a full sixteen pipelines, we sensed that despite some fighting talk, and indeed some intelligent and rationalised arguments, ATi are now hoping, at best for a close fight…

NV40 0wnage of ATi R420 coming soon to a store near you?

We sure think so. . .

zerodamage · Feb 26, 2004, 04:00 PM

Will it be enough dispite Nvidia's actions this past year or so? Like I told someone else claiming ownage by the R420, we will have to wait and see to know for sure. Speculation from Inquirer will do nothing to convince me.

Rogan · Mar 11, 2004, 10:43 AM

smoke and mirrors, if you listen to the spin you're always going to be dissapointed

Bicka · Mar 11, 2004, 10:58 AM

Hmm. From what I've read the nv40 does deliver with the 16 pipeline but I've also read that Nvidia have gone and made another jump to far again. In the same way that their card needed special handling when it came to game code, it's also going to need special handling for PCI-E because of their bridge chip. There counting on yet more 'nvidia' coding.
So ATI has a AGP card as well as a PCI-E card which will be fully supported whereas the Nvidia card will be AGP/PCI-E but the PCI-E side of things looks hazey...

I'm really interested in what the final scores will say, long long way away yet though.

Rogan · Mar 12, 2004, 10:46 AM

I remember all too well the fx hype. Which went so very badly. Nvidia may be 16x1 to ATi's 8x2, but like you say theres more to it.
Personally i couldnt care less who has the faster card, as long as it comes out soon, and i can spend my hard earned folding for a few extra fps

Feb 26, 2004, 04:00 PM	#2
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Will it be enough dispite Nvidia's actions this past year or so? Like I told someone else claiming ownage by the R420, we will have to wait and see to know for sure. Speculation from Inquirer will do nothing to convince me.

Mar 11, 2004, 10:43 AM	#3
Rogan DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	smoke and mirrors, if you listen to the spin you're always going to be dissapointed

Mar 11, 2004, 10:58 AM	#4
Bicka DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	Hmm. From what I've read the nv40 does deliver with the 16 pipeline but I've also read that Nvidia have gone and made another jump to far again. In the same way that their card needed special handling when it came to game code, it's also going to need special handling for PCI-E because of their bridge chip. There counting on yet more 'nvidia' coding. So ATI has a AGP card as well as a PCI-E card which will be fully supported whereas the Nvidia card will be AGP/PCI-E but the PCI-E side of things looks hazey... I'm really interested in what the final scores will say, long long way away yet though.

Mar 12, 2004, 10:46 AM	#5
Rogan DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I remember all too well the fx hype. Which went so very badly. Nvidia may be 16x1 to ATi's 8x2, but like you say theres more to it. Personally i couldnt care less who has the faster card, as long as it comes out soon, and i can spend my hard earned folding for a few extra fps