Nvidia GT300 (Fermi) unveiled

[maroon1]

Specs of GT300

3.0 billion transistors
40nm TSMC
384-bit memory interface
512 shader cores [renamed into CUDA Cores]
32 CUDA cores per Shader Cluster
1MB L1 cache memory [divided into 16KB Cache - Shared Memory]
768KB L2 unified cache memory
Up to 6GB GDDR5 memory
Directx 11

It is also the first desktop GPU to have L1 and L2 cache

More info here
http://techreport.com/articles.x/17670/1
http://www.brightsideofnews.com/new...ure-unveiled-512-cores2c-up-to-6gb-gddr5.aspx

Official website
http://www.nvidia.com/object/fermi_architecture.html

Also watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVsvvcn1AUE&feature=player_embedded#at=41

 

[ScOuT]

OMG...

Directx 11
512 Cores
6GB DDR5 memory
L1 and L2 cache (first card ever with L cache)

This thing will wipes it's a** with the ATI 5870! Imagine the Folding possibilities The only thing that concernes me is the price...you are going to pay for this bad boy

 

[Gooberman]

6GB....................................................................... Damn!

 

[Bodaggit23]

Specs of GT300

384-bit memory interface

Wtf? Going backwards?

Anyway, I'm sure it will come with a premium price tag too.

 

[linkin]

I wonder if these things will be bottlenecked by PCI-E 2.0
Current cards come close....
L1 and L2 cache?? are you shitting me!?

Oh, and how many months wages will this card cost?

 

[maroon1]

Wtf? Going backwards?

384-bit with GDDR5 should give higher memory bandwidth than 512-bit with GDDR3

So, no they are not going backward

 

[Gooberman]

Lol the beast will probably cost $800+ xD

 

[Fatback]

Lol the beast will probably cost $800+ xD

That's what I was thinking. It is probably going to be 2 feet long also.

 

[maroon1]

It is probably going to be 2 feet long also.

No, according to the youtube video it has about the same size as GTX 285

Nvidia also said that it will have same power consumption

 

[Ethan3.14159]

They can't afford to set prices very high. They were seriously burnt when ATI came out with the 48xx series at 2/3 the price.

 

[Fatback]

No, according to the youtube video it has about the same size as GTX 285

Nvidia also said that it will have same power consumption

I was kidding about the size but I'm surprised if it is the same size as the GTX 285 that means the 5870 is still bigger.

I don't understand how it will have the same power consumption but we will see when it comes out.

They can't afford to set prices very high. They were seriously burnt when ATI came out with the 48xx series at 2/3 the price.

They can't but they probably will. I'll be surprised if they list it for under $650.

 

[Gooberman]

GTX295 wasn't that much better then the 4870x2 and they still charged over $120 more

 

[Bodaggit23]

GTX295 wasn't that much better then the 4870x2 and they still charged over $120 more

4870 X2 is a great card. :good:

 

[zblowfish]

Jesus, 6gb, good bye 5870's. (If you have money lol)

 

[Ethan3.14159]

Jesus, 6gb, good bye 5870's. (If you have money lol)

Read this and come back and tell me how much VRAM effects performance. It's more dependent on the clock speed and the GPU itself.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/graphics-ram-4870,2428.html

 

[Intel_man]

Wow.

 

[Euklid]

It might be $800 when it is first released, but two or three years down the road, it will sell for $100 :] And all this technology will become standard in a graphics card. The article says that developers see the need to combine CPU and GPU, and Nvidia is stepping up to the plate to get it done.