techreport.com — Some reasonably detailed specifications along with pricing and naming information for Nvidia's upcoming G80 graphics processor have leaked. The specs were posted by VR-Zone but have since been silently taken down. Luckily, the information was relayed by the folks at X-bit labs and reads as follows:
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manicdvlnSep 27, 2006
Can't wait to spend 1000$ on a video card to play sims!!
twistySep 27, 2006
Man I built my new rig and now I have to get a new card to run DX10, GG Technology.
superfarstuckerSep 27, 2006
Well if those specifications are true it suffices to say this is absolutely lightyears ahead of the current generation. Having 2 memory busses is certainly an interesting feature. I highly doubt any production card will sport water cooling. It is expensive and not fault tolerant, not to mention small closed loops provide lower performance than air configurations. It looks like nVidia is mustering some engineering muscle either way.
arramolSep 27, 2006
With new 7950GT's selling for that? 'fraid not.
honoredmuleSep 27, 2006
Don't worry about it Twisty, DX10 is worthless cause it's for vista only. No game developer in his right mind will use it for a long time for that reason alone. Too many people are smart enough NOT to buy vista no matter what the "industry" does.On a more positive note, we've not come close to peaking on what can be accomplished on DX9, so no one needs anything new for a while anyway.
Closed AccountSep 27, 2006
Me me me me me me!!!!On the condition you buy my 6600gt for $200...Deal?
kuipoSep 27, 2006
That's one of my favorite misspellings ever. That aside, nVidia drivers have been good for a long time. You're referring to their recent drivers as sucking.. however they still lead the market in quality. I'm sure they are spending a lot of time dealing with microsoft's bs of not only making them try to code drivers for dx10 but also for vista. Both of which have horrible documentation since they are both in heavy development, yet they will need to have something for drivers when vista goes live... documentation or not.Chill out and wait a few months. It won't kill you.
Closed AccountSep 27, 2006
256 + 128bit memory interface... looks like they're planning for a physics co-processor or something aside from churning out graphics.
twistadiasSep 27, 2006
The article says Unfied Architecture which is the basis for directx 10