nVidia GeForce FX 5700 Technical Specifications Uncovered?

Cereal Killer · Oct 2, 2003, 04:34 PM

Specifications of some actual graphics cards based on NVIDIA’s upcoming NV36 graphics processor for performance-mainstream market transpired in the web this week. The solutions based on the GeForce FX 5700 will feature a little-bit reworked GeForce FX 5600 GPU running at higher speed and DDR-II memory with 128-bit bus. NVIDIA decided not to cope with 256-bit design this year for mainstream solutions probably because it is more efficient from economic point of view to use newer and faster memory on conventional 128-bit channels.

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Source: X-bit Labs

Dyre Straits · Oct 5, 2003, 02:00 AM

So, just how are the nVidia fans viewing this information? No 256-bit Bus for the newest card?

~~craig588~~ · Oct 5, 2003, 02:02 AM

Well, it is supposed to be a budget card.

Dyre Straits · Oct 5, 2003, 02:13 AM

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Originally posted by craig588
Well, it is supposed to be a budget card.

So, to those who are in the know, it's not that big a deal, right?

Oct 2, 2003, 04:34 PM	#1
Cereal Killer [DH] Catalyst Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 248 Rep Power: 0	nVidia GeForce FX 5700 Technical Specifications Uncovered? Specifications of some actual graphics cards based on NVIDIA’s upcoming NV36 graphics processor for performance-mainstream market transpired in the web this week. The solutions based on the GeForce FX 5700 will feature a little-bit reworked GeForce FX 5600 GPU running at higher speed and DDR-II memory with 128-bit bus. NVIDIA decided not to cope with 256-bit design this year for mainstream solutions probably because it is more efficient from economic point of view to use newer and faster memory on conventional 128-bit channels. [READ MORE] Source: X-bit Labs

Oct 5, 2003, 02:02 AM	#3
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Well, it is supposed to be a budget card.