*OFFICIAL* XGI/Volari GPU thread! upto 5600 in 3Dmark03

[oldfart]

I wonder if the box will be lined with "Rich Corinthian Leather'?

 

[Acanthus]

Volari has introduced three discrete graphics processor that are all software compliant with DirectX9 specification.

software compliant? emulated DX9?

if so

 

[UlricT]

Originally posted by: Acanthus
Volari has introduced three discrete graphics processor that are all software compliant with DirectX9 specification.

software compliant? emulated DX9?

if so

looks liek the high-end ones are hardware complaint:

True Hardware DirectX9
All Volari V8 processors employ XGIÂ?s next generation TruShaderÂ? 2.1 Engine, taking vertex and pixel shading to a new level of realism. Combine this with built-in DirectX9 programmability and 8 pixel pipelines, and 3D environments now come alive with cinematic realism and moviestudio caliber graphics. Advanced developers can take advantage of the Volari V8 processorÂ?s fully programmable DirectX9 functions to deliver visual experiences never before seen on the PC

 

[UlricT]

so... how would this dual chip thing work anyway? One chip does the vertex shading, the other pixel shading??

 

[Whizzy]

As far as i know, the first chip is connect directly to the AGP bus, the other one receives information from the first using a propietary bus with 2.1Gb/s bandwith it would mean that the 2nd chip isn't able to run at full speed because the bandwith is too little. However it can give a reasonable boost if programmed correctly..

 

[ShawnD1]

Maybe it's time we get more than 1 AGP slot. It's always nice to have more than 1 video card.....or 1 that takes 2 slots

 

[Luagsch]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: Luagsch

For the first time in gaming history, you can harness the brute force of true, dual GPUs on a single, DX9 Compliant board.

if it wasn't for the dx9 part i would kick ther a$$es...
(anyone quantum 3d? voodoo5 5500?)

EDIT forgot the rage MAXX... doesn't matter...

Those weren't technically GPU's either I don't think. The Geforce 256 was the first GPU, to my knowledge, as it did T&L in hardware.

now the question would be if the term "gpu" wasn't a marketing measure of nvidia to get themselfs in front of the competission back in the days, cause they were the only ones with T&L.. before that all were "vpu"'s after that all named their thingys "gpu"'s :beer:

 

[Whitedog]

Paper launches....

Just give us some damn benchmarks aye?

How many Thousands FPS will it do Quack3 @640x480?

Hey, if this thing will do DOOMIII in hi-res and give me 100FPS, I'll buy one.

 

[Darien]

Originally posted by: Luagsch

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: Luagsch

For the first time in gaming history, you can harness the brute force of true, dual GPUs on a single, DX9 Compliant board.

if it wasn't for the dx9 part i would kick ther a$$es...
(anyone quantum 3d? voodoo5 5500?)

EDIT forgot the rage MAXX... doesn't matter...

Those weren't technically GPU's either I don't think. The Geforce 256 was the first GPU, to my knowledge, as it did T&L in hardware.

now the question would be if the term "gpu" wasn't a marketing measure of nvidia to get themselfs in front of the competission back in the days, cause they were the only ones with T&L.. before that all were "vpu"'s after that all named their thingys "gpu"'s :beer:

http://www.nvidia.co.uk/page/geforce256.html

August 31, 1999 marked the introduction of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for the PC industry?the NVIDIA GeForce 256. The technical definition of a GPU is "a single-chip processor with integrated transform, lighting, triangle setup/clipping, and rendering engines that is capable of processing a minimum of 10 million polygons per second."

 

[Luagsch]

Originally posted by: Darien

Originally posted by: Luagsch

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: Luagsch

For the first time in gaming history, you can harness the brute force of true, dual GPUs on a single, DX9 Compliant board.

if it wasn't for the dx9 part i would kick ther a$$es...
(anyone quantum 3d? voodoo5 5500?)

EDIT forgot the rage MAXX... doesn't matter...

Those weren't technically GPU's either I don't think. The Geforce 256 was the first GPU, to my knowledge, as it did T&L in hardware.

now the question would be if the term "gpu" wasn't a marketing measure of nvidia to get themselfs in front of the competission back in the days, cause they were the only ones with T&L.. before that all were "vpu"'s after that all named their thingys "gpu"'s :beer:

http://www.nvidia.co.uk/page/geforce256.html

August 31, 1999 marked the introduction of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for the PC industry?the NVIDIA GeForce 256. The technical definition of a GPU is "a single-chip processor with integrated transform, lighting, triangle setup/clipping, and rendering engines that is capable of processing a minimum of 10 million polygons per second."

so does that mean "yes it was a nvidia invention and marketing measure" and they made up the technical definition or is it a "no, it was known before in the professional department"?

(post 1000 is about gpu's... i knew it :frown: )

 

[Goi]

Let's just hoe they don't turn out like Bitboys Oy!

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: Luagsch

Originally posted by: Darien

Originally posted by: Luagsch

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: Luagsch

For the first time in gaming history, you can harness the brute force of true, dual GPUs on a single, DX9 Compliant board.

if it wasn't for the dx9 part i would kick ther a$$es...
(anyone quantum 3d? voodoo5 5500?)

EDIT forgot the rage MAXX... doesn't matter...

Those weren't technically GPU's either I don't think. The Geforce 256 was the first GPU, to my knowledge, as it did T&L in hardware.

now the question would be if the term "gpu" wasn't a marketing measure of nvidia to get themselfs in front of the competission back in the days, cause they were the only ones with T&L.. before that all were "vpu"'s after that all named their thingys "gpu"'s :beer:

http://www.nvidia.co.uk/page/geforce256.html

August 31, 1999 marked the introduction of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for the PC industry?the NVIDIA GeForce 256. The technical definition of a GPU is "a single-chip processor with integrated transform, lighting, triangle setup/clipping, and rendering engines that is capable of processing a minimum of 10 million polygons per second."

so does that mean "yes it was a nvidia invention and marketing measure" and they made up the technical definition or is it a "no, it was known before in the professional department"?

(post 1000 is about gpu's... i knew it :frown: )

fuckin' fuckin' loooooooooooooser

man, bin no am schaffe ei.... huere kack.

 

[Luagsch]

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: Luagsch
(post 1000 is about gpu's... i knew it :frown: )

fuckin' fuckin' loooooooooooooser

man, bin no am schaffe ei.... huere kack.

:beer: uf di, ndee

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: Luagsch

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: Luagsch
(post 1000 is about gpu's... i knew it :frown: )

fuckin' fuckin' loooooooooooooser

man, bin no am schaffe ei.... huere kack.

:beer: uf di, ndee

jo, das bini au am trinke aber schisst mi gliich ah sind grad en neue gschäftsmail server am installiere.... muess bis morn laufe... super....

 

[Vonkhan]

nothing good ever came out of switzerland

 

[UlricT]

does anyone have info on the expected release dates? When can we see a performance comparison? Come now people, SOMEone has to know.... Or are these people just blowing smoke???

 

[beatle]

Originally posted by: oldfart
:music: [Ricardo Montalban] VOLARI......WHOOOOAA!.........VOLARI.........WHOOOOOAA!...[/Ricardo Montalban] :music:

ROFL! I now have to explain to my co-workers what I'm cracking up about. I thought I was safe in general hardware!

 

[Lyfer]

The next Parhelia? (Dunno if they can match the 2D quality of the Parhelia though)

 

[Shad0hawK]

Originally posted by: Lyfer
The next Parhelia? (Dunno if they can match the 2D quality of the Parhelia though)

actually the 3d quality on the parhelia was tops too, 16x FAA (fragmentary AA) made/make both Nvidia and ATI look bad in comparision.

of course with openGL 2 coming out that does everything dx9 does but better, a wildcat4 by 3dlabs will decimate anything ATI and Nvidia have to offer.

 

[Ronin]

Ok, so I just emailed their PR department to see if I can get engineering samples of each of their cards to test with our games. I'll let you know how they respond.

 

[Ronin]

Originally posted by: Shad0hawK

Originally posted by: Lyfer
The next Parhelia? (Dunno if they can match the 2D quality of the Parhelia though)

actually the 3d quality on the parhelia was tops too, 16x FAA (fragmentary AA) made/make both Nvidia and ATI look bad in comparision.

of course with openGL 2 coming out that does everything dx9 does but better, a wildcat4 by 3dlabs will decimate anything ATI and Nvidia have to offer.

Agreed. Video quality on the Parhelia is amazing, it just suffers from performance anxiety.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: BaboonGuy

Originally posted by: AgaBooga
If I remember correctly Anand made a review on a Trident card that was like a Geforce 4 card that performed well and carried a very lower price.

that would have been the trident xp4. which never showed up for the consumer

although, if trident merged with another company, it might explain why the xp4 never showed up, and also makes this new card very interesting.

I'm going to go back and re read that old article, usually Anand throws a hint or two around in his articles.

 

[KristopherKubicki]

Both the xabre and the xp4 just could not keep up with other solutions, thats why they didnt show up i think. evan was using some of his xabre samples as paperweights when i saw his lab in may =)

Kristopher

 

[Ronin]

I actually have an XP4. After testing it, we determined it performed more along the lines of a GF2, rather than the Ti level they were shooting for. Funny thing is, I haven't heard from them in a LONG time.

Emailed nVidia today and I hope to get a NV38 engineering sample in the next couple of weeks (apparently they're currently in slim supply...imagine that)

 

[mrgoblin]

I have a feeling this will go nowhere...