So Nvidia's run out of numbers again

[5150Joker]

Maybe they could just call it Geforce HD XXX instead of the GTX moniker.

 

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[WittyRemark]

Why do they call it the Xbox 360? Because when you see it, you turn 360 degrees and walk away!

Bad geometry bruh!

 

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[smackababy]

I really don't get the problem with their naming schemes. I mean, having a GeForce 4 after not having one for awhile is a lot better than being GeForce 15. At what point do consumers just say "oh, another year, another iteration of nothing new". They don't care about architecture.

 

[Borealis7]

Geforce 4K? Geforce UHD 4xx0?

my thoughts too, but without the UHD.

 

[NTMBK]

I think GTX XXXX is fine. Just roll into four digits again.

Just keep adding an extra X each generation, to show how XXXTREME it is. In a few years we'll be at the Geforce XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.

 

[mikeymikec]

Geforce Extreme Deluxe Ultra Limited Titanium Lighting Edition Esq

Does that one wear a monocle? Cool.

 

[Ancalagon44]

Or do what the car manufacturers do, and keep the model number the same through successive model years.

So you would have the 2015 Geforce 235i. The 2018 Geforce 235i would then be a little faster.

Confusing? Not at all!

 

[Kippa]

Nvidia could go hexadecimal and call it the Geforce A

 

[Rakehellion]

They could just go with GTX xx (xx being the year). GTX 15

Like Microsoft Office. Or Windows 95.

 

[mikeymikec]

Or go with the year number for the start of that generation of hardware, and even if that generation is current/available for a few years, stick with the starting year number.

 

[Kippa]

Personally I wouldn't mind if they named each new series after the Greek Gods, like Zeus, Nemesis, Hades or Tyche series with a nice logo of the god etched in metal on the card, now that would be cool.

 

[exar333]

gg man!

This thread delivers!

 

[railven]

Throw some Roman Numerals into the mix!

GeForce MXC
GeForce MLXXX
GeForce MLXX
GeForce MLX Ti

 

[RussianSensation]

Or do what the car manufacturers do, and keep the model number the same through successive model years.

So you would have the 2015 Geforce 235i. The 2018 Geforce 235i would then be a little faster.

Confusing? Not at all!

That would be cool but then NV wouldn't be able to re-badge outdated products nor make up/bifurcate generations out of thin air like GeForce 9, GTX400/GTX500 split, GTX600/700 split and skipping GTX800 to GTX 900. Someone upgrading from GTX480 to a 980 might think it's 5 generations ahead, but in reality it's only 2. :biggrin:

Going 4-digits to GTX XXXX would give them 10 more generations but now that they are bifurcating a generation, that's going to run out twice as fast! I think the GTX will stick around as it's now widely associated with NV, but it could get pretty hard to keep up for some people if we have the old GeForce 7800GTX and new GeForce GTX7800. I would honestly prefer the architecture's code-name to tell us what the underlying architecture is:

GeForce GTX M80 (flagship Maxwell GM200), M70 (cut-down GM200), M60 (mid-range 680/770 successor), and so on.

I would also be OK with GTX M180, GTX P180 and so on. For refreshes, they could go M280, P280. This way we always know the underlying architecture by the 1st letter, the following 1 or 2 determines what half of the generation we are on (if there are 3 parts of a generation, you just have M380, P380), and the last 2 digits would determine the card's standing in the lineup.

 

[skipsneeky2]

1080 GTX,1070 GT0,1060 GT and 1050 GS.

Would be awesome to see GS and GTO make a return.

 

[dust]

I would recommend avoiding stuff like CC it doesn't read well in some languages

 

[PliotronX]

The trend would be 9800 -> 980 -> 98. GTX 98. This ain't your grandpa's Voodoo.

 

[master_shake_]

GeForce GTX X80

 

[exar333]

GF10,000

Let's add a zero!

 

[moonbogg]

They will give them female names, like a boat or car. "GeForce Gina" for instance.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Plus, they all skip generational numbers for whatever reason... GTX 7xx -> GTX 9xx, X79 -> X99, R9 2xx not starting at 1xx... None of it really makes any sense.

The GeForce 8xx series was mostly rebadges and it was sold to OEMs. 860m is a common GPU for notebooks. Intel also had 8x series chipsets, but didn't have an X89 enthusiast chipset because they were still selling SB-E on X79. (They're based on Xeons, so the refresh cycle is off a gen.)

Not sure why the R9s didn't start with 1xx, but as often as not, it makes perfect sense.

 

[gsilver]

they kind of skipped a few, 100 and 300 were OEM only rebrands, 800 the same or didn't even exist?

with tegra they've changed from Tegra 4 to K1 and now X1...




not a problem

Someone should edit the GIF so that the Xbox is red-ringed.

 

[njdevilsfan87]

High end:
GeForce GTX 1080p LOL
GeForce GTS 1080p LOL

Mid range:
GeForce GT 1080p
GeForce GS 1080p

And... Titan II. That one was easy.