Nvidia has not announced a release date, though company boss Jensen Huang did put to rest any rumors that Volta might arrive in the gaming scene before the end of the year. That's not going to happen.
"Volta for gaming, we haven't announced anything. And all I can say is that our pipeline is filled with some exciting new toys for the gamers, and we have some really exciting new technology to offer them in the pipeline. But for the holiday season for the foreseeable future, I think Pascal is just unbeatable," Huang stated during a recent earnings call...
Nvidia would never say this publicly, but if we read between the lines, Huang is basically saying that Vega isn't a threat to Pascal, so there's no need to rush Volta out the door...
Nvidia's official reasoning for holding off Volta for consumers is cost. Volta is currently available in professional form for use in data centers. However, these GPUs are "expensive things to go and design," according to Huang. He estimates the manufacturing cost to be "several hundred dollars to close to $1,000," which he admits is "quite extraordinary."...
http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-next-gen-volta-gaming-gpus-arent-arriving-anytime-soon/
Well hopefully, costs will be manageable by release date. I will not pay $500-550 for a gtx 2070 (not that that will happen, just saying).
"Volta for gaming, we haven't announced anything. And all I can say is that our pipeline is filled with some exciting new toys for the gamers, and we have some really exciting new technology to offer them in the pipeline. But for the holiday season for the foreseeable future, I think Pascal is just unbeatable," Huang stated during a recent earnings call...
Nvidia would never say this publicly, but if we read between the lines, Huang is basically saying that Vega isn't a threat to Pascal, so there's no need to rush Volta out the door...
Nvidia's official reasoning for holding off Volta for consumers is cost. Volta is currently available in professional form for use in data centers. However, these GPUs are "expensive things to go and design," according to Huang. He estimates the manufacturing cost to be "several hundred dollars to close to $1,000," which he admits is "quite extraordinary."...
http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidias-next-gen-volta-gaming-gpus-arent-arriving-anytime-soon/
Well hopefully, costs will be manageable by release date. I will not pay $500-550 for a gtx 2070 (not that that will happen, just saying).