NV nano rival?

[Telecaster]

Any idea if we're likely to see something similar to the Nano from NV? Or you reckon they see it as too much of a niche market to bother?

 

[Calm]

GTX 960

I wouldn't expect anything high end until they've moved to HBM.

 

[TheRealDeal]

With NV going to HBM 2 on next gen Pascal i would say there is a good chance NV will make something similar. HBM boards are already much smaller due to the memory configuration. They may have some small cards atm but i doubt with there current line up they could manage something with the performance of nano. They do have the gtx970 itx version which gave the best performance in this sector before nano came along.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-970-mini-itx-4096mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gv-n970ixoc-4gd-gx-153-gi.html

 

[Ayahuasca]

As RealDeal said, most likely have to wait for the new cards.

A 960 isn't even remotely comparable. There's a mini 970 as well I think that might be okay.

 

[D.P.]

There are ITX 970s, and most ITX cases will happily take a full 980, even 980ti in some. Way too much of a niche product, but I expect with HBM2 some broad partners might do an ITX version, because they can.

 

[Phixsator]

There are ITX 970s, and most ITX cases will happily take a full 980, even 980ti in some. Way too much of a niche product, but I expect with HBM2 some broad partners might do an ITX version, because they can.

Yet 2 of those you listed will loose to the nano. I would say the Nano is the most exciting piece in AMDs lineup of Fury products..

 

[AlamoX]

closest in size is the 970 Mini, but lags way behind in performance
here is 970 Mini
and here is the review

 

[D.P.]

Yet 2 of those you listed will loose to the nano. I would say the Nano is the most exciting piece in AMDs lineup of Fury products..

If by loose you say slower but if you are buying a Nano you are likely more concerned with size than speed, otherwise you would buy a 980Ti. Sure the Nano is small AND fast, but that is a pretty niche market. And the 970 is also vastly cheaper. If you want the fastest card in the smallest space then the a nano is unique.

The nano probably is the most interesting Fury product, but they are all pretty lack luster or failed to deliver.

 

[AlamoX]

If by loose you say slower but if you are buying a Nano you are likely more concerned with size than speed, otherwise you would buy a 980Ti. Sure the Nano is small AND fast, but that is a pretty niche market. And the 970 is also vastly cheaper. If you want the fastest card in the smallest space then the a nano is unique.

The nano probably is the most interesting Fury product, but they are all pretty lack luster or failed to deliver.

before the Nano ppl basicaly didnt have a choice, small form factor ment lower perf, i can't really call it niche market anymore with the price drop to £350, just makes it a small high end card with performance between 980 & 980Ti.
the Nano is about 20 to 30% faster than a 970 Mini and the difference goes up as resolution increases, thats hell of a perfomance difference for £100 price difference.
Nano could have been and still can be a killer card if AMD let partners play around with it

 

[D.P.]

before the Nano ppl basicaly didnt have a choice, small form factor ment lower perf, i can't really call it niche market anymore with the price drop to £350, just makes it a small high end card with performance between 980 & 980Ti.
the Nano is about 20 to 30% faster than a 970 Mini and the difference goes up as resolution increases, thats hell of a perfomance difference for £100 price difference.
Nano could have been and still can be a killer card if AMD let partners play around with it

It's niche because anything microITx is already niche, and those that actually care about performance in a tiny box is even more niche.

That doesn't make it a bad idea, I think the nano is fantastic but it is never going to sell well. If nvidia thought they were loosing truckloads of cash to the nano they would just release a micro ITX 980 with a reasonable clock. Yeah, it won't quite hit the power-performance but will be close.

Anyway, I think with HBM2 there will be more choices in the future.

 

[AlamoX]

It's niche because anything microITx is already niche, and those that actually care about performance in a tiny box is even more niche.

That doesn't make it a bad idea, I think the nano is fantastic but it is never going to sell well. If nvidia thought they were loosing truckloads of cash to the nano they would just release a micro ITX 980 with a reasonable clock. Yeah, it won't quite hit the power-performance but will be close.

Anyway, I think with HBM2 there will be more choices in the future.

at the start yes it was destined to a niche market, but that isnt th case anymore after they droped the premium price, what made these kind of card niche is the necessity for ppl to sacrifice performance for the size, and pay a premium for it, thing that not many ppl are willing to do, therefore niche market.
none of this is true for the Nano, which makes it a regular high end card with a bonus feature, a watercooled Nano and overclocked can surpasse stock 980Ti.
beside would you call the next HBM2 Polaris and pascal niche ? because the chip will be smaller, probably will have 1stack of memory instead of 2, the cards will probably be smaller than the Nano, thats just where the market is headed and probably making ITX the new mainstream, personally i know my next build will be a Mini-ITX.
nvidia isn't loosing market to the Nano, because to me Fury wasn't ment to be a seller card by AMD, from the stock to other strategies they made about Fury, makes me think they released the Fury just to have a line on the company resume saying " World First HBM Card ", and maybe aquire more experience about HBM for their next polaris architecture.

 

[Dave2150]

If by loose you say slower but if you are buying a Nano you are likely more concerned with size than speed, otherwise you would buy a 980Ti. Sure the Nano is small AND fast, but that is a pretty niche market. And the 970 is also vastly cheaper. If you want the fastest card in the smallest space then the a nano is unique.

The nano probably is the most interesting Fury product, but they are all pretty lack luster or failed to deliver.

Vastly cheaper? More like £100 cheaper. For much more performance to boot and a much smaller card.

The Nano has no rival in this form factor.