NVIDIA's Fermi GF100 Facts & Opinions ... Quote:Introduction HardOCP recently had the opportunity to sit down with NVIDI ...

Wiley · 01-18-2010, 06:06 PM

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Introduction

HardOCP recently had the opportunity to sit down with NVIDIA face-to-face and discuss its next generation GPU, codenamed "GF100" which is based on the "Fermi" architecture you have likely heard so much about for the last few months. Currently NVIDIA is not sharing GF100 based video card specifics. This is NOT a product launch! This is a look into the GF100 GPU’s inner workings and how that relates to gaming. The "GF" in "GF100" stands for a "Graphics" solution based on the "Fermi" architecture. The "100" denotes that it is the high-end part of the current GPU family.

http://hardocp.com/article/2010/01/1...facts_opinions

qhn · 01-19-2010, 07:33 AM

This statement really bothers me ..

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NVIDIA has told us today that it will be a "few short months" before we see Fermi GPUs on retail video cards for gaming. They have also told us that Fermi will be close to the same power envelope as its current GPUs.

"Close to the same power"? ... A re-badge? A small tweak to current products?

cheers ...

Wiley · 01-19-2010, 08:21 PM

You kidding? :P

Fermi is a complete new architecture.

qhn · 01-20-2010, 04:31 AM

I hope so. Still eagerly awaiting the description of the architecture. So far it is just simple specs number, doubling what the current GT200 has.

And oh boy, that statement as above did not fit well into a new architecture

Why do I want to pay for new architecture where the performance is about the same as the current one?

cheers ...

01-20-2010, 04:31 AM	#4
qhn ... am invisible Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 26,376 Credits: 73,364	I hope so. Still eagerly awaiting the description of the architecture. So far it is just simple specs number, doubling what the current GT200 has. And oh boy, that statement as above did not fit well into a new architecture Why do I want to pay for new architecture where the performance is about the same as the current one? cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

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01-19-2010, 08:21 PM	#3
Wiley Has a good PC Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 156 Benchmarks: 5 Credits: 2,205	You kidding? :P Fermi is a complete new architecture.