Next-generation NVIDIA Codenames Revealed

[Imy]

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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

Source: http://www.dailytech.com/What+a+Mess+Nextgeneration+NVIDIA+Codenames+Revealed/article9506.htm (click for full article)

 

[Imy]

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.

Unfortunately no info on the D9E.

 

[Imy]

so proper revised gts is xmas time rather than nov?

First week of Dec I think.

 

[Imy]

"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.

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.