Next generation of video cards?

[Resonance]

does anyone know the release dates for the next gen cards and what they will provide compared to the ones out right now?

 

[Amd PhenoM]

next gen is out. look at the nvidia 260, 280. Also ATi 4870 x2

 

[Spike]

Originally posted by: Amd PhenoM
next gen is out. look at the nvidia 260, 280. Also ATi 4870 x2

Um, then by definition they are not the "next" gen if they are currently out. I think he is asking for cards beyond the 2x0, 48x0 series of cards and to that end I have no idea when those come out. I assume we will see a die shrink and refresh of the current cards first but I'm not 100% on that, especially since nvidia seems to have done about 20 refreshes in the last few months.

 

[Amd PhenoM]

dont forget that ati hasnt release the driver for its 4870 x2 that will allow bother cpus to communicate with eachother for further performance. just because its out doesnt mean its declassifed has last gen

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: Amd PhenoM
dont forget that ati hasnt release the driver for its 4870 x2 that will allow bother cpus to communicate with eachother for further performance. just because its out doesnt mean its declassifed has last gen

 

[Amd PhenoM]

Originally posted by: Ocguy31

Originally posted by: Amd PhenoM
dont forget that ati hasnt release the driver for its 4870 x2 that will allow bother cpus to communicate with eachother for further performance. just because its out doesnt mean its declassifed has last gen

lol whats that mean?

 

[Quiksilver]

Originally posted by: Amd PhenoM

Originally posted by: Ocguy31

Originally posted by: Amd PhenoM
dont forget that ati hasnt release the driver for its 4870 x2 that will allow bother cpus to communicate with eachother for further performance. just because its out doesnt mean its declassifed has last gen

lol whats that mean?

He's confused as hell because the driver for it has been out....

 

[AzN]

Originally posted by: Amd PhenoM
dont forget that ati hasnt release the driver for its 4870 x2 that will allow bother cpus to communicate with eachother for further performance. just because its out doesnt mean its declassifed has last gen

Where are you getting your info?

 

[rjc]

Originally posted by: Resonance
does anyone know the release dates for the next gen cards and what they will provide compared to the ones out right now?

Well the foundry that both amd and nvidia both use has recently said that the new 40nm process is delayed till the middle of next year due to a big dropoff in orders.

I presume when you are saying "next-gen" you mean the top of the line performance type cards. As opposed to the lower ranked cards that get sold in much greater volumes.

For nvidia, there are hints emerging of a 55nm GT200 shrink which will look like a G80 in size, they have inventory problems so the 55nm product might be slip streamed into their current range or might release a 280+. There has been no leaks on random chinese websites yet so looks at least a month. Also there is the GT206 round christmas which is supposed to replace the GTX260, speculation is that it is a more RV770 type part. Finally GT212 at 40nm in the middle of the year.

For amd looks like RV870 on 40nm in the middle of next year. The TSMC delay has probably effected their schedule as well, but it seems unlikely they will create an intermediate 55nm performance part. More likely to concentrate on mobile parts for the time being.

 

[StevenNevets]

I'd also like to know if there's any news on any future high-end cards.


I was going to upgrade soon but if the ebay deal doesn't go back up I might end up waiting another 1-2 months.

 

[tcsenter]

Originally posted by: Amd PhenoM
just because its out doesnt mean its declassifed has last gen

Correct, that would make them "current", to be differentiated from "next" and "last".

Someone apparently skipped school the day that past, present, and future tenses or contexts were taught.