Big GPUs are set to die

Slap · 18 Nov 2006 at 03:36

Sounds interesting:

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35818

Psycho Sonny · 18 Nov 2006 at 03:43

can we not sue the inquirer for extractin the urine all the time

Darkwave · 18 Nov 2006 at 04:22

My IQ drops every time I read one of their articles, seriously. They have the best job in the world just sitting around and making crap up out of thin-air all day, and getting paid for it too.

XtAsY · 18 Nov 2006 at 08:36

lol what a laugh

NickK · 18 Nov 2006 at 10:18

Not as dumb as you think.. ;D

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8194639&postcount=60

wannabedamned · 18 Nov 2006 at 10:39

All cards have their moment in the spotlight, just before something comes along and beats it. G80 is having it's moment, When the G80 refresh cards come out I think the card will also be around a while before the R600 hits the market, and if the R600's don't beat the G80 for performance, then the R700's will come out and at that point and the G80 will lose it's crown.

Wonder what Nvidia will have to counter the R700?

Darkwave · 18 Nov 2006 at 11:27

NickK said:
Not as dumb as you think.. ;D

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=8194639&postcount=60

I'm not entirely sure what your point is. I'm not complaining about what is specifically said in this article, rather than how everything in it is 100% pure speculation. The Inquirer almost never posts anything but. It's not even news, I could sit around and make up "news" just like that if someone would pay me for it.

easyrider · 18 Nov 2006 at 11:39

The enquirer is The Sunday Sport of computer journalism.

weringo · 18 Nov 2006 at 11:49

easyrider said:
The enquirer is The Sunday Sport of computer journalism.

Without the porn

no_1_dave · 18 Nov 2006 at 12:36

wannabedamned said:
Wonder what Nvidia will have to counter the R700?

Looking at the current (& previous) times that new cards are launched it'll probably be a case of "I wonder what R700 will do to counter the G90"

Datamonkey · 18 Nov 2006 at 12:45

weringo said:
Without the porn

Edited for the truth

Cyber-Mav · 18 Nov 2006 at 13:26

r600 is scheduled for release date coinciding with G90.

LoadsaMoney · 18 Nov 2006 at 13:33

weringo said:
Without the porn

Balls, beaten.

Yeah R600 is due around Vista time, and the refresh of G80 is also due around the same time.

TaKeN · 18 Nov 2006 at 13:34

LoadsaMoney said:

" OcUK , Lets Face It, All Its About The Porn "

LoadsaMoney · 18 Nov 2006 at 20:44

GPU's have been die's forever.

TaKeN · 18 Nov 2006 at 21:09

LoadsaMoney said:
GPU's have been die's forever.

LOL

FreeStream · 18 Nov 2006 at 21:52

Cyber-Mav said:
r600 is scheduled for release date coinciding with G90.

errm wtf

You like spamming don't you!?

As for the Article, hell sounds good, maybe it isn't true, but it sounds the next logical step.

LoadsaMoney · 18 Nov 2006 at 22:05

The G90 isn't the refresh is it, i thought the refresh would be G81 or summit, thats due when R600 hits, the refresh. :confused:

thefishdude · 18 Nov 2006 at 22:20

Well makes sense to me

Tute · 19 Nov 2006 at 00:41

LoadsaMoney said:
The G90 isn't the refresh is it, i thought the refresh would be G81 or summit, thats due when R600 hits, the refresh.

G90 would be the 9800GTX etc. wouldn't it? Not the 8900 series...

I agree, the Enq. is a hothouse of rumours. I do sense some kind of truth to this though, I think that GPUs will go the same way as CPUs - with companies trying for multiple efficient GPUs on one card rather than a huge hot power hungry single processor.