New Nvidia Chip Features 3 Billion Transistors
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It's over NINE MIIIILLLLIONNNNN! Sorry. Bad joke.
But in all sincerity, how expensive is a piece of electronics like that going to be? I'm sure its processing power is through the proverbial roof.
But in all sincerity, how expensive is a piece of electronics like that going to be? I'm sure its processing power is through the proverbial roof.
If it took more than one pass to render all 300 trillion texels, then it wasn't an Nvidia!Omikron009 said:
When do they start packing in the 3D goggles and transmitter? I'll save all my money to buy a 120hz TV just so I can watch Avatar on Blu-Ray and play Team Fortress 2 in "never-leave-the-house"-o-vision!
PS: Hey Santa, I want one of these in my xbox!
no offense, but your about 3 months late with this news. nvidia announced a lot of this back shortly after the radeon hd 4800s came out.
they also announced that the first boards WOULDNT be for the consumer sector, but rather for the workstation sector, an area nvidia doesent have a lot of market share with due to its limited line of products compared to its competitors.
they also announced that the first boards WOULDNT be for the consumer sector, but rather for the workstation sector, an area nvidia doesent have a lot of market share with due to its limited line of products compared to its competitors.
likely not more than around $600. once these things get to production they arent very expensive to make, its recouping the r&d costs that makes them cost so much. but that aside, graphics cards are cheaper than theyve ever been.The_Oracle said:
If we weren't talking a new generation of DirectX here I'd be happy.
As it is, the GTX 295's will finally drop to a reasonable price, but still be behind the tech curve.
32x AA? Why? So I can lose 30% of my framerate and gain 0.003% more fuzziness?
Sometimes I think they just arbitrarily invent new "features" with larger numbers than previously just because they can. Remember the 16/32/64 bit console wars?
As it is, the GTX 295's will finally drop to a reasonable price, but still be behind the tech curve.
32x AA? Why? So I can lose 30% of my framerate and gain 0.003% more fuzziness?
Sometimes I think they just arbitrarily invent new "features" with larger numbers than previously just because they can. Remember the 16/32/64 bit console wars?
Hmm, less than I imagined. If I ever need a new one though, I think I'll look for a cheaper one!ratix2 said:
Ow, that hit me hard.Mimsofthedawg said:
Actually, I'm used to it. I have a friend that often builds computers from spare parts, and he's a Windows supremacist.
Also, it's the graphics I'm worried about, because everything else is great. I tried playing Unreal Tournament, and everything moved at half speed.
Now all they need to do is actually get some damn cards in stores. I've generally been loyal to Nvidia, but I want to build a new computer next month and if their cards aren't available, or enough of an improvement to make it worth waiting a month, I'm going ATI.Greg Tito said:New Nvidia Chip Features 3 Billion Transistors
NVidia has announced some of the features for its newest line of graphics chips based on Fermi chip architecture.
NVidia's next line of GPUs is codenamed GF100 and is the first graphics chip that will utilize the Fermi chip architecture. nVidia has been releasing snippets of information on the new cards on Facebook and Twitter [http://twitter.com/NVIDIAGeForce] for the last few weeks, the last of which came out yesterday. The GF100 will support a new type of 32x anti-aliasing, which basically means the edges of objects in graphics will now look more awesome. Also, 3 billion transistors! By all accounts, that is a veritable crapload of transistors.
Here are all the nuggets of information on Nvidia's new graphics cards:
GF100 is the codename for the first GeForce GPU based on the Fermi architecture!
The GF100 board is 10.5-inches long -- the same length as GeForce GTX 200 Series graphics cards!
GF100 packs in over 3B (billion!) transistors
The GF100 supports full hardware decode on the GPU for 3D Blu-Ray
GF100 graphics cards will provide hardware support for GPU overvoltaging for extreme overclocking!
GF100 supports a brand new 32x anti-aliasing mode for ultra high-quality gaming!
Note to nVidia: I want a GF100 for Christmas. Let's make it happen.
Source: Legitreviews [http://www.legitreviews.com/news/7029/]
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Also, GF100? They really need to get back to a consistent, easy-to-understand naming scheme.
32x AA? Holy shit. Is there really a need for that?
On some games I can't tell the difference between 4x and above (bearing in mind I'm playing games in my native res of 1920x1080). I can very rarely tell the difference between 4x and 8x, and I never go above 8x unless I can absolutely max the game at a constant 60fps because otherwise there is just no need, it gives no real extra visual quality unless you get your microscope out and check the edges of objects. It's just bragging rights.
On some games I can't tell the difference between 4x and above (bearing in mind I'm playing games in my native res of 1920x1080). I can very rarely tell the difference between 4x and 8x, and I never go above 8x unless I can absolutely max the game at a constant 60fps because otherwise there is just no need, it gives no real extra visual quality unless you get your microscope out and check the edges of objects. It's just bragging rights.
What computer are you running that makes high AA blurry?Mr.Tea said:
I've never played Braid but I can't think of a game I own where turning on high AA results in soap opera romance scene blur.
I wouldn't be hard on macs if it weren't for the fact that you can build a system for half the cost, twice the power, with the same level of stability and still not get viruses.Doc Incognito said:
I'm not even super tech savvy and my system has been running for two years without a single crash nor virus. Every AV I've used has been free, currently running the Microsoft one. Probably helps that I don't run around opening random emails.
PS. If Macs were modestly priced I'd have one in a heartbeat. They feel good against the bare skin.
I think the idea is for people who are starting to use massive screens for gameplay and in the hopes that there will be massive resolutions to accommodate.AverageJoe said:
Since I assume at higher resolutions you need better antialiasing.