Monday, November 13th 2017
NVIDIA "Volta" Architecture Successor Codenamed "Ampere," Expected GTC 2018
NVIDIA has reportedly codenamed the GPU architecture that succeeds its upcoming "Volta" architecture after the 18th century French physicist who is one of the pioneers of electromagnetism, André-Marie Ampère, after whom the popular unit of measuring current is named. The new NVIDIA "Ampere" GPU architecture, which succeeds "Volta," will make its debut at the 2018 Graphics Technology Conference (GTC), hosted by NVIDIA. As with GPU architecture launches by the company in recent times, one can expect an unveiling of the architecture, followed by preliminary technical presentations by NVIDIA engineers, with actual products launching a little later, and consumer-grade GeForce product launching much later.
NVIDIA is yet to launch GeForce products based on its upcoming "Volta" architecture as its current "Pascal" architecture turns 18 months old in the consumer graphics space. Should NVIDIA continue on the four-digit model number scheme of its GeForce 10-series "Pascal" family, one can expect those based on "Volta" to follow the GeForce 20-series, and "Ampere" GeForce 30-series. NVIDIA is yet to disclose the defining features of the "Ampere" architecture. We'll probably have to wait until March 2018 to find out.
Source:
Heise.de
NVIDIA is yet to launch GeForce products based on its upcoming "Volta" architecture as its current "Pascal" architecture turns 18 months old in the consumer graphics space. Should NVIDIA continue on the four-digit model number scheme of its GeForce 10-series "Pascal" family, one can expect those based on "Volta" to follow the GeForce 20-series, and "Ampere" GeForce 30-series. NVIDIA is yet to disclose the defining features of the "Ampere" architecture. We'll probably have to wait until March 2018 to find out.
97 Comments on NVIDIA "Volta" Architecture Successor Codenamed "Ampere," Expected GTC 2018
Still, even when intel competed with the lowly i740, it was enough to put pressure on the mid-end, which is really all that matters.
Next time the said manufacturer didn't even bother talking to them as potential supplier.
Doing all imaginable lows for short term profits is not necessarily the most profitable strategy long term.
I dont understand why i would take my hard earned money and spend it on an inferior product. Now, i say inferior for my personal needs and wants out of a gpu. YMMV. :)
Not saying companies will not make stupid decisions, but overall they've been doing quite allright over the past decade or so.
Who are you, to argue against Confucius' wisdom, boy?
You do not need to be a shoe maker to figure that shoes are too small.
Neither should you be a genious to figure it's quite bad when companies don't even bother talking to you, because they are that fed with you. As seen in 280 vs 960... Oh wait...
Perhaps 290 vs 780... Nah....
But perhaps something great that AMD had vs nvidia's Fermi crap... Doh...
But seriously, can we end this "company A cannot perform because company B is the way" useless discussion? All companies are playing in the same market and have only themselves to blame if their products don't sell - it simply means they suck at the game.
1. This is a 'what have you done for me lately' type of product.
2. Past generations have nothing to do with this conversation (medi/vya are correct in the statements, however). My comment was speaking solely of Fury and Vega. I owned a 295x2 for quite a while as it served my needs at the time. Prior to that a 290x. Currently, the past two generations at least, AMD does not fit the bill for my uses.
So I will again say, "Put out a product worth my money (anyone) and they will get it." I am not saying it isn't a viable product. I am saying it isn't a viable product for ME. I apologize for that not being clear(?).
One guy games at 4k, the next (me) sticks to the mid-range.
One guys buys a 1200W PSU, the next (me) thinks 600W is a bit too much already.
It better if you judge what works better for you and let others do the same. You can even offer advice. But calling those that buy other things that you do names or thinking there's a conspiracy meant to lead people astray is a little out there. <- This is not aimed at you, just my thoughts on people raging over one company or another.
Quite simply, fury and vega do not have enough power for how I game. I need high-end gpus for 2560x1440 ultra and AA. V64 just wont cut it, and id prefer to use half the power when doing so. :)
Jensen was just named by Forbes businessmen of the year. Businessmen, that should tell you something
Yes, he's a BusinessMAN. NVIDIA is there, like AMD and Lisa - also a business woman, to make a profit.
Something tells me however i missed your point. :)
Cant lose sleep over things out of our control......or wait... my money does the talking. Whatever is best for me. I cant help the remainder of the clueless public or their buying habits or falling for marketing. The only way to really fight that is to educate yourself on what you buy. People dont seem to understand how to google...
Im not a genius...i think that is clear. I google. After due diligence, then i reach out. Most people dont even take the time to do that and just ask like we are their personal god dang alexa... lol. No sympathy for the ignorant or simple here. Survival of the fittest.
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x86 CPUs, GPUs second to only the mighty nVidia and the XBox and PlayStation market completely sewn up... I can see why AMD fans constantly play the victim card.
Its in the ballpark, indeed. Vega shouldnt have been mentioned with performance... albeit slower, its still capable at my res and settings, my fault.
When i got the 1080, several months ago, the V64 wasnt out. Its only competition was the 580 or fury x. Much slower cards and uses more power (fury x a lot more). I thought about V64, but, its for similar performance, it uses significantly more power (166 vs 316W - needs turbo mode to be 1% slower...) than the card i have. Now, if it was 10%+ faster, it could have happenend, power be damned. Anyway, switching wasnt in my best interests. So like i said, i purchase what is best for me as a (well) educated consumer. :)
Company A has products X, Y and Z on the ramp ...
Company B has products U, V and W on the ramp ...
Company B's best product (W) can't quite match the performance of Y.
The market place has a fixed number in mind as to what it is willing to pay. With W costing $650, Company A has to decide:
Should I sell Z which costs me $600 to produce to compete with W, or
Should I sell Y which costs me $500 to produce to compete with W
If they guy calling the shots did anything else, he'd be unemployed. It's not only about sales, it's also market strategy and mindshar. When AMD spent millions on the marketing campaign, journalists spent loads of type in the new 2xx series, nVidia sat for a couple weeks letting folks get all excited, and then just before the cards were about to drop, nVidia did a "Oh by the way, our 780 Ti (ya know the one we thought would be the 780 before we reshuffled the names), beats the top end 2xx card. Every toime AMD gets to set off anew ad campaign the chatter won't be about how it compares with nVidia's current crop, but what will nVidia pull off the shelf and dust off to respond.