techPowerUp! Forums

Go Back   techPowerUp! Forums > www.techpowerup.com > News

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old Oct 22, 2009, 09:15 AM   #1
btarunr
Editor & Senior Moderator
 
btarunr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hyderabad, India
Posts: 15,035 (7.23/day)
Thanks: 792
Thanked 13,032 Times in 5,720 Posts
Send a message via AIM to btarunr Send a message via MSN to btarunr

System Specs

EVGA and NVIDIA Design Unique Multi-GPU Graphics Accelerator

EVGA and NVIDIA are readying a unique multi-GPU graphics accelerator this Halloween, slated for October 30. To celebrate its launch, the two have organized a launch party for 300 lucky participants who will go to the NVIDIA Plaza in Santa Clara, CA and witness the launch of the new GeForce product. The accelerator packs two GPUs: a G200b, and a G92b. That's right, a GeForce GTX 200 series GPU, with a GeForce GTS 250 GPU. This is perhaps the first graphics accelerator to pack two entirely different GPUs. How it works, however, is interesting: the G200b GPU handles graphics, while the G92b is dedicated to PhysX processing. The accelerator could have 896 MB of graphics memory, with 512 MB of dedicated memory for the PhysX GPU. You can sign up for the event here.



Source: Bright Side of News
btarunr is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 09:22 AM   #2
Mussels
Doctor Moderator
 
Mussels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA)
Posts: 34,594 (10.88/day)
Thanks: 3,708
Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts

System Specs

sounds like a total waste of power, that second GPU would hardly get used...
Mussels is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 09:23 AM   #3
crow1001
200 Posts
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 364 (0.16/day)
Thanks: 9
Thanked 29 Times in 20 Posts

System Specs

What a joke, it should be April fools not Halloween..
crow1001 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 09:23 AM   #4
tkpenalty
Eligible for custom title
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Australia, Sydney
Posts: 5,023 (2.04/day)
Thanks: 412
Thanked 361 Times in 266 Posts

System Specs

wow.... they keep finding uses for the G92 core don't they?

I'd expect them to have a GT310 or something soon which uses a G92 core or a G92 core with DX11.
__________________
AMD Radeon X1950~HD4000 Support Clubhouse

“Mac: "Woah, what are you doing?" Mac says as he levitates in the air. PC: "Playing Half-Life 2, this is my gravity gun." Mac: "Well I can sort of do that." PC: "Technically Mac, you have to become me first."” -From_Nowhere
tkpenalty is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 09:30 AM   #5
shevanel
2000 Posts
 
shevanel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Leesburg, FL
Posts: 3,151 (2.21/day)
Thanks: 1,515
Thanked 410 Times in 338 Posts
Send a message via AIM to shevanel Send a message via Skype™ to shevanel

System Specs

why??????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????

That makes very little sense.

Now if it was a GT300 series and GT200 series for physx that would be almost cool.
__________________



Stop comparing it to onboard! Compare it to something it falls short to so that we can really understand.

HEAT
shevanel is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 09:47 AM   #6
Imsochobo
500 Posts
 
Imsochobo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: I live in Norway, in the province Buskerud.
Posts: 514 (0.33/day)
Thanks: 3
Thanked 35 Times in 27 Posts
Send a message via MSN to Imsochobo

System Specs

Nvidia sells more old products than a 2nd hand store!
Imsochobo is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 09:50 AM   #7
Mussels
Doctor Moderator
 
Mussels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA)
Posts: 34,594 (10.88/day)
Thanks: 3,708
Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Imsochobo View Post
Nvidia sells more old products than a 2nd hand store!
nvidia is a 2nd hand store that gets products in and renames them 4 times before selling them.
Mussels is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 09:54 AM   #8
FordGT90Concept
"I go fast!1!11!1!"
 
FordGT90Concept's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: IA, USA
Posts: 10,651 (6.23/day)
Thanks: 1,787
Thanked 2,632 Times in 1,986 Posts

System Specs

If it were like Mac Pro laptops where the weaker one was used in 2D apps while the stronger one would work in 3D apps (saving power), I would like it but, if the second GPU is solely intended for PhysX which few games require, I'd say they are wasting their time.

And let me guess, they're going to market it as "Frankenstein" or "Monster."
__________________
Golden Rule of Programming: Never assume.

try { SteamDownload(); }
catch (Steamception ex) { RageQuit(); }
FordGT90Concept is online now  
Crunching for Team TPU
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 09:55 AM   #9
Mussels
Doctor Moderator
 
Mussels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA)
Posts: 34,594 (10.88/day)
Thanks: 3,708
Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by FordGT90Concept View Post
If it were like Mac Pro laptops where the weaker one was used in 2D apps while the stronger one would work in 3D apps (saving power)
i'd like that.


as an example, geforce GTX 260 running 'SLI' with say... a 9400GT

(or in the ATI camp, a 4890 w/ 4200, and 5xxx equivalent)
Mussels is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 10:46 AM   #10
Zubasa
3500 Posts
 
Zubasa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 3,715 (1.51/day)
Thanks: 589
Thanked 451 Times in 387 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mussels View Post
i'd like that.


as an example, geforce GTX 260 running 'SLI' with say... a 9400GT

(or in the ATI camp, a 4890 w/ 4200, and 5xxx equivalent)
Ati should just fix theier Hybird Graphics so that an HD4200 onboard will actually work with HD4k cards, and with HD5ks will be a killer.
__________________
ʃ( ◕ ‿‿ ◕ )ʅ
“but oh ze noes! i can't convert my porn to iphone so i can watch in the bus .. it doesnt support cuda / badaboom.” -W1zzard
Zubasa is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 10:48 AM   #11
Mussels
Doctor Moderator
 
Mussels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA)
Posts: 34,594 (10.88/day)
Thanks: 3,708
Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Zubasa View Post
Ati should just fix theier Hybird Graphics so that an HD4200 onboard will actually work with HD4k cards, and with HD5k wil be a killer.
yeah, atm it only works if the core is the same. better than SLI, but still lacking.
Mussels is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 10:50 AM   #12
btarunr
Editor & Senior Moderator
 
btarunr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hyderabad, India
Posts: 15,035 (7.23/day)
Thanks: 792
Thanked 13,032 Times in 5,720 Posts
Send a message via AIM to btarunr Send a message via MSN to btarunr

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by FordGT90Concept View Post
If it were like Mac Pro laptops where the weaker one was used in 2D apps while the stronger one would work in 3D apps (saving power).
Funny enough, G200b has lower idle power draw than G92b due to its power states.
__________________

Gadgets, Gaming, Phones, Tablets, Cameras, TVs, HiFi...NextPowerUp
btarunr is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 10:53 AM   #13
Mussels
Doctor Moderator
 
Mussels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA)
Posts: 34,594 (10.88/day)
Thanks: 3,708
Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by btarunr View Post
Funny enough, G200b has lower idle power draw than G92b due to its power states.
which makes me bang my head into a sharp stick, thinking that this second GPU is going to be idling 99% of the time...
Mussels is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 11:01 AM   #14
Assimilator
200 Posts
 
Assimilator's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: South Africa
Posts: 427 (0.14/day)
Thanks: 113
Thanked 56 Times in 41 Posts

System Specs

Those memory numbers can't be right, because a GT200b with only 384MB of RAM (896 - 512 for PhysX) is going to be seriously crippled. It's more likely to be 512MB for the GT200b and 384MB for the G92.
__________________
<html> <code> <style>

The QuadFather: 4x4x4x4
4 cores (QX9650) / 4 GPUs (2x 9800 GX2) / 4x 2GB DDR2-800 / 4 hard disks (quad 320GB Seagates, RAID-5)
Assimilator is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 11:03 AM   #15
Mussels
Doctor Moderator
 
Mussels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA)
Posts: 34,594 (10.88/day)
Thanks: 3,708
Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Assimilator View Post
Those memory numbers can't be right, because a GT200b with only 384MB of RAM (896 - 512 for PhysX) is going to be seriously crippled. It's more likely to be 512MB for the GT200b and 384MB for the G92.
"The accelerator could have 896 MB of graphics memory, with 512 MB of dedicated memory for the PhysX GPU"


thats 896 on one, 512 on the other.
Mussels is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 11:05 AM   #16
Assimilator
200 Posts
 
Assimilator's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: South Africa
Posts: 427 (0.14/day)
Thanks: 113
Thanked 56 Times in 41 Posts

System Specs

D'oh! Missed the "dedicated" bit... still a somewhat pointless card though...
__________________
<html> <code> <style>

The QuadFather: 4x4x4x4
4 cores (QX9650) / 4 GPUs (2x 9800 GX2) / 4x 2GB DDR2-800 / 4 hard disks (quad 320GB Seagates, RAID-5)
Assimilator is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 11:34 AM   #17
ArkanHell
75 Posts
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Paraguay
Posts: 96 (0.04/day)
Thanks: 5
Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts

I always though that all this video card manufacturing race is like a joke, you know, like false. I mean, that they already have a way better card, but they lunch them in levels, so they cant sell more, because if they sold the best card now, what will people buy in six month?.
But waching at nvidia, with nothing in his hands... not even an announcement of some stunning proyect or something, makes me rebuild all my thoughs.
ArkanHell is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 12:00 PM   #18
ucanmandaa
75 Posts
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: North Cyprus
Posts: 164 (0.10/day)
Thanks: 7
Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts

System Specs

I think nvidias next move will be releasing rebranded g92s as dedicated PhysX cards
VGA outputs disabled...
ucanmandaa is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 01:01 PM   #19
Bjorn_Of_Iceland
2000 Posts
 
Bjorn_Of_Iceland's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Húsið mitt
Posts: 2,623 (1.31/day)
Thanks: 481
Thanked 366 Times in 272 Posts

System Specs

g92 has to DIE!
__________________

SIEG HEIL!!
Bjorn_Of_Iceland is offline  
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Bjorn_Of_Iceland For This Useful Post:
Old Oct 22, 2009, 01:18 PM   #20
toyo
200 Posts
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 221 (0.14/day)
Thanks: 27
Thanked 32 Times in 11 Posts

System Specs

I smell deep despair in the green camp... their "releases" are not even funny any more. Well, maybe the 10.1 are just a little funny
toyo is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 01:19 PM   #21
Selene
200 Posts
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 223 (0.11/day)
Thanks: 0
Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts

System Specs

This is a cool idea, lots of people have 1 card and a physX card, this would give Micro ATX users that combo with out needing more room.

I think I have 2 games that use physX so its not a huge deal, and I dont realy play one of them much any more, but some of the stuff is cool that I see done with it.
Selene is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 01:21 PM   #22
Mussels
Doctor Moderator
 
Mussels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA)
Posts: 34,594 (10.88/day)
Thanks: 3,708
Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts

System Specs

Quote:
Originally Posted by Selene View Post
This is a cool idea, lots of people have 1 card and a physX card, this would give Micro ATX users that combo with out needing more room.
yes, and even that setup is dumb. they can just use their first nvidia card to run GPU accelerated physX, so it doesnt make any sense then either.
Mussels is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 01:22 PM   #23
mlee49
Eligible for custom title
 
mlee49's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: KU
Posts: 6,935 (3.47/day)
Thanks: 1,603
Thanked 2,064 Times in 1,610 Posts
Send a message via Skype™ to mlee49

System Specs

It's spec'd out at a 275 and a 250. Granted it will be idle most of the time, but my two cards are both idle atm however in game they can unleash the fury!

More details on the card:

http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news...halloween.aspx

Picture:
__________________

Last edited by mlee49; Oct 22, 2009 at 01:29 PM.
mlee49 is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 01:23 PM   #24
Mussels
Doctor Moderator
 
Mussels's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA)
Posts: 34,594 (10.88/day)
Thanks: 3,708
Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts

System Specs

that link says halloween.

makes me think "april fools" dunno why



also you complely missed our conversation, we were talking about a combination that would make SENSE, as opposed to the card mentioned in the OP/news article
Mussels is offline  
Reply With Quote
Old Oct 22, 2009, 01:24 PM   #25
wolf
Performance Enthusiast
 
wolf's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Enrichment Center for Aperture Laboratories
Posts: 5,313 (2.38/day)
Thanks: 1,676
Thanked 844 Times in 707 Posts

System Specs

The ULTIMATE Nvidia fan boys card lol

they're really going to have to push Physx hard if they want this to take at all, or price the cards nice and cheap....
__________________


“my goal is speed, full ultra, and extreme gaming” -Ephraim

“Yeah you can always overclock the 2gb memory to 4gb” -jaredpace
wolf is offline  
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
NVIDIA SLI Multi-OS Empowers World’s First Virtualized Graphics Workstation btarunr News 15 Apr 1, 2009 02:19 AM
i7 and multi-GPU scaling. OzzmanFloyd120 Graphics Cards 20 Dec 11, 2008 02:29 PM
NVIDIA Launches Quadro FX 4800 Professional Graphics Accelerator btarunr News 4 Dec 3, 2008 08:06 AM
Intel plans to enter graphics field with multi-core 32nm GPU zekrahminator News 45 Feb 12, 2007 04:20 PM
NVIDIA to work on combined CPU & GPU design Darksaber News 0 Oct 19, 2006 11:44 PM


All times are GMT. The time now is 08:24 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
no new posts