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Next-generation NVIDIA Codenames Revealed

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DailyTech said:
NVIDIA's new codenames follow:
  • D8M: Eighth generation mainstream, previously named G98
  • D8P: Eighth generation performance, previously named G92
  • D9M: Ninth generation mainstream
  • D9P: Ninth generation performance
  • D9E: Ninth generation enthusiast
Jacob Freeman, EVGA product specialist, contacted DailyTech claiming, "[GeForce 8800 GTS SSC] is still the G80 core. The only difference is the shaders have been increased to 112." EVGA currently has three SSC models, though only one is in-stock.

And yet in December, GeForce 8800 GTS is expected to undergo another revision as the company moves from the 90nm G80 core to the 65nm D8P. Vendors will introduce 112 stream processor and 128 stream processor revisions on D8P, which even further convolutes the corporate guidance put forth just a week ago.

NVIDIA will continue to cannibalize the GeForce 8000 series as it moves to 65nm silicon across the board. GeForce 8400 will likely be the first to go before the end of the year, as the G86 design is replaced by the 65nm D8M silicon, which was previously called G98.

As 2007 comes to a close, the company will ramp production on ninth-generation components to replace the eighth-generation 65nm parts, D8x. Sound familiar? It should, as NVIDIA is almost exactly replicating Intel's tick-tock strategy of alternate cycles of design and shrink
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Source: http://www.dailytech.com/What+a+Mess+Nextgeneration+NVIDIA+Codenames+Revealed/article9506.htm (click for full article)
 
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I don't understand, production of ninth-generation by the end of 2007? So the D9E could be ready to ship to in under 2 months? That seems a little soon.
 
DailyTech said:
D9E, the enthusiast component slated to replace the GeForce 8800-series, will incorporate all of the features of D9P and add a 512-bit memory bus. NVIDIA is holding its cards close on D9E, and has not provided any other guidance or release date.
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Unfortunately no info on the D9E.
 
Ouch, that must really rub salt in to ATI's wounds, even if it's speculation NV are miles ahead on all fields.
 
JohnnyG said:
Ouch, that must really rub salt in to ATI's wounds, even if it's speculation NV are miles ahead on all fields.
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Yeah ATI have really got some work to do tbh.
The 8800 GT wont help them, it is like the new 6600 GT - lightning fast and very cheap, and single slot
 
JohnnyG said:
Ouch, that must really rub salt in to ATI's wounds, even if it's speculation NV are miles ahead on all fields.
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But if you look at ATI's approach to the AA that's supposed to be a thing of the future then they must be working on 2010+ cards so Nvidia are actually playing catch up and worried :D.

(For anyone who can't have a laugh then this is me telling you that the above statement is purely fictional (no animals were harmed in the making of this))
 
"A G92-derivative will appear later this year with even more shader units. According to company guidance, the new G92 will launch in early December and feature 128 shader units as opposed to the 112 featured on GeForce 8800 GT. This would be mean the additional 16 shader units exist on all GeForce 8800 GT cards, but are disabled for yield or marketing purposes. In addition to the extra shaders, the new G92 will also feature higher core frequencies and support for up to 1GB GDDR3."

^So if i've understood the above correctly, the current 8800GT is about to be surpased within 2 months of release just like the now revised G80 8800GTS, glad i did'nt swap over to the GT yet then.
 
JohnnyG said:
Ouch, that must really rub salt in to ATI's wounds, even if it's speculation NV are miles ahead on all fields.
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This rubs it in a bit more also..

" NVIDIA Records First Billion Dollar Quarter
However it happened, NVIDIA officially earned $1.12 billion USD of revenue in the third fiscal quarter alone."
 
Sean_UK said:
"A G92-derivative will appear later this year with even more shader units. According to company guidance, the new G92 will launch in early December and feature 128 shader units as opposed to the 112 featured on GeForce 8800 GT. This would be mean the additional 16 shader units exist on all GeForce 8800 GT cards, but are disabled for yield or marketing purposes. In addition to the extra shaders, the new G92 will also feature higher core frequencies and support for up to 1GB GDDR3."
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Yeah, but how much are these new cards gooing to COST?

The GT is at a fantastic price point, but Nv need to keep on the price/performance curve, or GT SLI may look more atractive than the new card. Especialy as ATI seem to have trouble hitting GT performance (rumour) Nv may decide to charge a massive price premium.

TBH though, this wont screw ATI around too much, as this card will easily come in at 1.5/2x the price of the HD3870, so its really a different price bracket all together, like saying the 8800GTS and HD2900XT competed for the same segment as the X1950Pro.

Yeah, its an ass that ATI cant compete for the higher performance brackets, but i think as long as they stay competitive for the low/midrange and keep getting OEM orders, then they'll stay afloat. Yeilds on 55nm should help, the die size of the RV670 series is TINY compared to the 90nm and even 80nm rev 8800s.
 
Sean_UK said:
"A G92-derivative will appear later this year with even more shader units. According to company guidance, the new G92 will launch in early December and feature 128 shader units as opposed to the 112 featured on GeForce 8800 GT. This would be mean the additional 16 shader units exist on all GeForce 8800 GT cards, but are disabled for yield or marketing purposes. In addition to the extra shaders, the new G92 will also feature higher core frequencies and support for up to 1GB GDDR3."

^So if i've understood the above correctly, the current 8800GT is about to be surpased within 2 months of release just like the now revised G80 8800GTS, glad i did'nt swap over to the GT yet then.
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I think it more likely means you'll get a bit more performance for a disproportionate amount of additional mullah over the GT. 2 months is actually quite long when you consider all the refreshed cards could have come out at the same time and speeds at their individual price points.
 
Sean_UK said:
"A G92-derivative will appear later this year with even more shader units. According to company guidance, the new G92 will launch in early December and feature 128 shader units as opposed to the 112 featured on GeForce 8800 GT. This would be mean the additional 16 shader units exist on all GeForce 8800 GT cards, but are disabled for yield or marketing purposes. In addition to the extra shaders, the new G92 will also feature higher core frequencies and support for up to 1GB GDDR3."

^So if i've understood the above correctly, the current 8800GT is about to be surpased within 2 months of release just like the now revised G80 8800GTS, glad i did'nt swap over to the GT yet then.
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Yeah but I would see the 128 shader card to be the new GTS so expect prices to be £250+

Doesn't make buying the GT wrong now for £150.

All that does is make anybody who bought a GTX/Ultra in the last few weeks sick as a new smaller die 128 shader card running at 700+ will eat the GTX
 
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