PlayStation 3 GPU: NV40 and NV50 Hybrid with XDR DRAM, Says Report

No_Style · Dec 29, 2004, 05:18 PM

Some peculiarities of the PlayStation 3 graphics processing unit developed at NVIDIA Corp. showed up on the web. It appears, that the visual processing unit will merge NVIDIA’s present and future generation architectures and will have built-in memory controller that supports Rambus’ XDR DRAM.
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Read More/Source: X-Bit Labs

pr0digal jenius · Dec 29, 2004, 05:22 PM

so that's like a 6800 Uber-Ultra???

WhiteFox · Dec 29, 2004, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

so that's like a 6800 Uber-Ultra???

Sounds like that and it will be nice to see if the PS3 will eat the Xbox Next hehe..All talk about the Cell chip and all it sure sounds that it will be a lot more powerfull then the next box and it will come out some time after so it probably will ..but hey who gives a shit annyway couse soon after the Pc crush them both as it allways been ;-)

I really like M$ XNA software thats suposed to make all games running on the next box and Pc very easy and as they self said the Pc will of course allways push the gfx and sound forward ..And as all you know that their next OS will be tailor made for Pc Gaming so it's really wonderfull to see that M$ really stand behind Pc gaming and so on the devs to ..it will be really easy to make a Pc version of a game mutch prettier with nice textures an fx, geometry and so :-)

MSX · Dec 29, 2004, 10:59 PM

Now sony... you want your game system to be special right? Well, going with nvidia is not the way to do it. Letting IBM use cell willy nilly is not the way to do it. I fear for the PS3's sucess.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Dec 30, 2004, 12:00 AM

it sounds too similar to the current xbox, i just hope developers stick to sony, ps2 lost a lot of it's exclusive licences to games (ie resident evil, metal gear, tekken, crash bandicoot/spyro, ridge racer)

EcPercy · Dec 30, 2004, 12:05 AM

After this news I can only say two things:

1. I will not support nshitia so the PS3 is out.
2. I will not support MS so the xbox 2 is out.

Good luck with both systems.

No_Style · Dec 30, 2004, 12:15 AM

Consoles exclusives hurt nobody, but developers.

The reason why multi-platform games are so prevalent these days is because the more of the consumer base you cover, the greater your sales would be. Which is why MGS went GC and the sole reason why Capcom is taking RE4 to the other platforms.

As for who's logo is with which piece of hardware, I could care less! (Fanboy-ism benefits no one)

It's all about the games to me.

FireElements · Dec 30, 2004, 12:33 AM

Revolution > Xbox 2 + PS3

BWX · Dec 30, 2004, 12:37 AM

Consoles suck -LOL

TB_ · Dec 30, 2004, 02:06 AM

A crappy hybrid between the old and new gens isnt what I wanted to hear especialy as MS has a full next gen product. If sony wants to beat MS they're gunna have to do better, add more memory and god knows what else. Last thing we need is MS taking over another industry.

No_Style · Dec 30, 2004, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by TB_

Last thing we need is MS taking over another industry.

Can't win over the gaming industry with beefy hardware. It's all about the games and history has proven that.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 30, 2004, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by BWX

Consoles suck -LOL

Amen!

my girlfriend and my nephews seem to love them though

mike2h · Dec 30, 2004, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MSX

Now sony... you want your game system to be special right? Well, going with nvidia is not the way to do it. Letting IBM use cell willy nilly is not the way to do it. I fear for the PS3's sucess.

ibm developed cell. sony & a couple of other companies were partners in development but for all intents & purposes it is an ibm creation.
rambus helped develop the interfaces & designed the mem for cell(cell will be available for use with other mem types but xdr gives peak performance/scalibility). from what i have read of cell tech & xdr, & if nvidia can fine tune a modified 6800 core & rambus interface & mem i do not see any way for ms to compete.

Dom · Dec 30, 2004, 04:47 AM

Meh to nVidia.

mike2h · Dec 30, 2004, 04:54 AM

that made sense.

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No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Consoles exclusives hurt nobody, but developers. The reason why multi-platform games are so prevalent these days is because the more of the consumer base you cover, the greater your sales would be. Which is why MGS went GC and the sole reason why Capcom is taking RE4 to the other platforms. As for who's logo is with which piece of hardware, I could care less! (Fanboy-ism benefits no one) It's all about the games to me. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

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mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	that made sense. __________________

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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	so that's like a 6800 Uber-Ultra???

Dec 29, 2004, 10:59 PM	#4
MSX Burning the frozen... Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	Now sony... you want your game system to be special right? Well, going with nvidia is not the way to do it. Letting IBM use cell willy nilly is not the way to do it. I fear for the PS3's sucess.

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EcPercy HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Iraq Posts: 1,535 Rep Power: 0	After this news I can only say two things: 1. I will not support nshitia so the PS3 is out. 2. I will not support MS so the xbox 2 is out. Good luck with both systems.

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FireElements DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 189 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Revolution > Xbox 2 + PS3

Dec 30, 2004, 02:06 AM	#10
TB_ DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	A crappy hybrid between the old and new gens isnt what I wanted to hear especialy as MS has a full next gen product. If sony wants to beat MS they're gunna have to do better, add more memory and god knows what else. Last thing we need is MS taking over another industry.

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Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Meh to nVidia.