Sunday, February 22nd 2009
GeForce GTS 240 Reference PCB Schematics Surface
In the weeks to come, NVIDIA will release yet another graphics card based on the G92 graphics processor: the GeForce GTS 240, which bears resemblance with the 8800 GT and 9800 GT. The G92 GPU has near-identical specifications to the said graphics cards, except for that the 55 nm G92b GPU will be used, and with higher reference clock speeds of 675/1674/975 MHz (core/shader/memory). To seat the new GPU, NVIDIA has designed a new reference PCB, the P361 internally called D10P2. The schematic drawings of this has been sourced by VR-Zone.
The P361 PCB covers the basics of accommodating the G92b and eight GDDR3 memory chips connected to the GPU across a 256-bit wide bus. The distinct features of the PCB lie with its VRM area, with a 3+1 phase design. The PCB draws power from a 6-pin PCI-Express power connector. Over to the connectors department, the usual two arrangement of two DVI and one composite is present. There is a single SLI bridge connector for 2-way SLI. With the 55 nm GPU being arguably as cool or cooler than the 65 nm G92 with lower reference clock speeds, one can expect a single slot cooler design to be employed.
Source:
VR-Zone
The P361 PCB covers the basics of accommodating the G92b and eight GDDR3 memory chips connected to the GPU across a 256-bit wide bus. The distinct features of the PCB lie with its VRM area, with a 3+1 phase design. The PCB draws power from a 6-pin PCI-Express power connector. Over to the connectors department, the usual two arrangement of two DVI and one composite is present. There is a single SLI bridge connector for 2-way SLI. With the 55 nm GPU being arguably as cool or cooler than the 65 nm G92 with lower reference clock speeds, one can expect a single slot cooler design to be employed.
23 Comments on GeForce GTS 240 Reference PCB Schematics Surface
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Hopefully, if it would be like the 9800GT re-brand/refresh, it will have a slightly less price. :D
1.) Buying a card based on name alone doesn't work. It is the buyers obligation to research what they are buying.
2.) Upgrading from last generations high-end to the current generations mid-range often yields no real benefit.
2) Also true. But has nothing to do with renaming an old product and passing it off as new.
redesign the box, whatever rename it to 8850... but passing it off as a completely "new" SKU and charging more for it than it is worth is detestable. It is a blatant attempt to confuse people and then say that it is their "responsibility" to do the research. For alot of people these numbers are not arbitrary - they represent model numbers, and different model numbers are assumed to be different cards.
Its not a jugg of milk where no one cares if it says "moo cow" or "happy cow" on the label.
2.) Sure it does. Poeple say renaming the product is trying to trick the consumer into thinking they are getting something better, but would they wouldn't be getting something better if they actually came out with a new GPU core for this card? No, so even if they did release a new GPU core for the GTS 240, the consumer would be in the same situation.First of all, the redesign means they will likely not be charging more for it, I'd like to know where you are even getting that they will be charging more from it. Now you are just trying to make the situation seem worse to try and make your argument look better than it really is. You might as well make up some more bad stuff and throw that in too. I know, how about saying they are going to slash your tires if you buy the card too...that would be really detestable.:laugh:
As for a blatent attempt at confusing people, I don't think so. It is an attempt to bring all the cards into one unified naming scheme. If anything it is an attempt to make things less confusing. NVidia was catching a lot of flak for their confusing naming scheme, renaming all the cards to follow one naming scheme is their answer to these complaints.
You talk about most people, well most people don't give a crap about what the model number is, and what is under the heatsink, they only care about performance and price. They are not going to care that the core under the heatsink is the same as what is on the 8800GT or 9800GT(even if it actually isn't which makes your argument even worse, but we'll ignore that detail).
I guarantee you that the GTS 240 will retail for $129 and that 9800GT price will drop (like its supposed to), and the price of the GTS 240 will drop slower. Basic marketing. Just like and the 9800GT and the 8800GT - their prices were not the same and still aren't, but again, forget about it.
Its not that people dont care about the gpu under the heatsink - its that they dont know. There is a big difference. YOU don't care bc you know, they dont know. When they see a product that says 9800GT and one that says 8800GT and the 9800GT is $15 bucks more... guess which one theyre gonna get?
Im not making up "bad stuff" to support my argument lol... I just say it how i see it. Many people feel the way I do (go look at the poll), and for a good reason.
We get your point - "the GT200 version would be the same as the G92 version performance-wise..." yeah we get it. It's not a valid point. There was no middle card when the 8800GTX and 8800GTS cards came out untill the 8600GTX (which came out ALOT later) - Which performed like a ... wait... 7800GTX - or the 7600GT which performed like a 6800... or the 6600 which performed alot like a 5900 despite being different technologies. See? just because its the same performance, the model number DOESNT CHANGE. (This is the difference between marketing people and tech people).
See, your logic doesn't work. Name and Price don't matter when purchasing video cards, you have to do research, regardless of rebranded cards or not.Pulling random prices out of your ass is making up bad stuff to support your argument. Sorry, I call it like I see it. How can you say a product is going to cost more when released without any pricing info released, and then say you aren't making stuff up. Please...5 months is "ALOT later"? GT200 has been out for nearly a year now. There is a big difference there.:laugh: And as for performance, the G84 cards were very similar to the G71/G70, but the highest end G71 cards outperformed the 8600GT, it simply wasn't worth it to upgrade from a 7900GTX to a 8600GT, wouldn't you agree? And the G74 was very similar to the NV45, but the 6800Ultra still outperformed the 7600GT, it defintately wasn't worth upgrading from an 6800Ultra(or even GT) to a 7600GT, wouldn't you agree. So regradless of what core is used on the GTS240, it isn't going to be worth upgraded to from an 8800/9800 card.It seems you don't understand that in this cases the Model number and Product name is the same. There is no reason a model number should remain the same thorughout the life.
As a poll or enthusiasts has little interest to me, and has no real bearing on the average consumer.
www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/gigabyte_9800gt/15.htm
"The GeForce 9800 GT will play in the price niche up to $299."
xtreview.com/addcomment-id-4298-view-GeForce-9800-GT-price-and-release-date.html
... etc etc
It cost more in reality... But honestly, that really isnt the point. I dont know what the price will be at launch, but judging from the past it will be higher - even if MSRP is the same, the retail price at launch is higher. It COULD be lower, but that's unlikely given past trends.
Look this is a completely pointless argument.
To many, model numbers and product labels are not the same. Clearly this creates confusion and causes frustration. To those who don't care, this move makes sense. To those who rely on the name to discern a product's generation and performance, it doesn't.
:toast:
What generation a card is in shouldn't matter to anyone, performance is what should matter. I'd gladdly take an older generation card if the performance was right. Really, it is hard for me to even see the GT200 core as a new generation. It doesn't really add anything, it is just a beefed up G92, more shaders and a bigger memory bus, it doesn't even bring in DX10.1 or a die shrink. The only new thing it brings is a dedicated section for running CUDA. Though I've voiced my opinion on this a lot in the past already, the GT200 should have just been an extension of the 9 series, not a whole new series.
maybe a agree to disagree? i mean i agree that we SHOULD all be doing our research first, and know what it is we are buying, not based only off the name.
but there really ARE loads and loads of morons in the world, and i bet there's a market of people who wont know any better (lets hope they dont upgrade from a 8800GT/9800GT)
really an argument exists for both sides but i doubt you'll see eye to eye on it.