NVIDIA GF104 Package Pictured

[mdsx1950]

I highly doubt that it will happen, their top of the range chips eat 300w, even with a revision which takes out 100w we will still end up with a 400w dual chip card.

Well with the 6xxx series coming out H1 2011... nVidia will probably have to put out one hell of a card to compete.

 

[Fourstaff]

Well with the 6xxx series coming out H1 2011... nVidia will probably have to put out one hell of a card to compete.

The last time ATi came out with a good card (5970 I believe) Nvidia released the GT240. I don't trust Nvidia's timing.

 

[mdsx1950]

The last time ATi came out with a good card (5970 I believe) Nvidia released the GT240. I don't trust Nvidia's timing.

Haha yeah!

 

[a_ump]

smaller die, almost as many shaders as the GTX 465 and higher stock clocks to boot. I bet the GTX 465 will get phased out and replaced by the GTX 460. I can't imagine it not out-clocking the 465. Is there anyway to figure out the ROP's based on the texture fill rate and core clock?

 

[LAN_deRf_HA]

Rumor is a 460 will hit 800 on stock volts, 900 with a voltage bump, which puts it up to a 470's level. Doesn't actually seem to imply to me that it's a much improved chip design. We've seen in the past many times that cutting down shader count for mid range chips often leads to higher clock speeds which match higher end card performance. I think a normal GF100 cut down could manage the same clock speeds.

 

[a_ump]

cut down, well that's what the GTX 465 is, cept laser cut with the rest of the die still there. GF104 is supposed to be reworked chip architecturally from what they've learned with GF100, so hypothetically it should be more efficient.