Nvidia Potential Roadmap Update for 2017: Volta Architecture Could Be Landing As Early As 2H 2017

[andybird123]

Big Volta wont be coming until 2018. Perhaps we will see a low end card around this time. Come on guys they are not even done with the new range yet. Some people who pre ordered there cards on the day they came out still dont have them yet.

Lots of people said the same about "big" pascal not coming until early 2017, but here we are.

 

[Gregster]

Lots of people said the same about "big" pascal not coming until early 2017, but here we are.

Very true. Some were saying that AMD were something like 6 months ahead of Nvidia with the node shrink that Pascal/polaris brought, so I wouldn't be shocked or surprised in truth.

 

[tommybhoy]

Lots of people said the same about "big" pascal not coming until early 2017, but here we are.

Lots of people said Maxwell and Pascal had true Async support=win some lose some.

 

[old gamer]

time to get rid of those out of date 1070's and 1080's, out with the old and in with the new

 

[Killer7xx]

Not really that surprising, Volta was originally supposed to be the architecture released this year. Pascal was never even part of the plan until Volta was delayed until 2018. The earlier release makes sense if you think Nvidia initially intended for Volta to compete against Greenland/Vega.

 

[Skribla]

Lots of people said Maxwell and Pascal had true Async support=win some lose some.

If you weren't such a blind fanboy and actually done some research you would know Maxwell is perfectly capable of doing Async but doesnt gain the same performance increases that AMD are seeing.

 

[Greebo]

If you weren't such a blind fanboy and actually done some research you would know Maxwell is perfectly capable of doing Async but doesnt gain the same performance increases that AMD are seeing.

Yeah it would appear to be slower.............

 

[nashathedog]

wccf are proven liars that make stuff up constantly.

+1

While they do often get good info they're also happy to peddle junk for the clicks it generates.

 

[JanM]

I predicted this in the New Titan X release thread

There was no other reason to release a new Titan this early other than Volta being pushed forward.

 

[Rroff]

Not really that surprising, Volta was originally supposed to be the architecture released this year. Pascal was never even part of the plan until Volta was delayed until 2018. The earlier release makes sense if you think Nvidia initially intended for Volta to compete against Greenland/Vega.

AFAIK Volta itself isn't delayed until 2018 - but consumers are unlikely to see it until 2018. (Unless nVidia do something like rebranding a revised Pascal as Volta to coincide with the commercial launch).

 

[NirK]

My point was that Volta wasn't meant to be out till 2018, long after big vega.

The tx will always be the fastest card but at a cost. If there was a big vega 30% slower than a Titan but less than half price, it would sell very well and nvidia wouldn't have an answer apart from its Titan at silly money.

Volta in May next year kills off big vega at the pass.

But Nvidia already have a card 30% slower than titan at 1/2 the MSRP, the 1080.

But yes I think Nvidia have everything under control and they can release cards as needed.

 

[BS Dave]

1180 with a-sync would be a nice replacement for my 980ti. It's definitely stopped me thinking about getting a 1080ti that's for sure

 

[Greebo]

But Nvidia already have a card 30% slower than titan at 1/2 the MSRP, the 1080.

But yes I think Nvidia have everything under control and they can release cards as needed.

Yes but Vega will come with full dx12/async loveliness which Pascal is just currently a bodge job at the moment.

So Volta next year will take all the wind out of AMD's sails with their Vega.

 

[Greebo]

AFAIK Volta itself isn't delayed until 2018 - but consumers are unlikely to see it until 2018. (Unless nVidia do something like rebranding a revised Pascal as Volta to coincide with the commercial launch).

It is. That was the whole reason for Pascal appearing as Nvidia would have too big of a gap between Maxwell and Volta.

But thats Volta on 10nm and that won't be out till 2018 for sure.

Doesnt mean they cant slip a Volta "lite" in on 16nm though next year.

 

[Rroff]

Unless they just haven't switched around the names Pascal and Volta (though it isn't even that simple) - nVidia have a number of commercial customers that are supposed to get Volta based solutions assembled through 2017 that can't be fulfilled with the current Pascal design.

 

[tommybhoy]

If you weren't such a blind fanboy and actually done some research you would know Maxwell is perfectly capable of doing Async but doesnt gain the same performance increases that AMD are seeing.

They brought out a Maxwell Async enabled hotfix already?

 

[Orangey]

TSMC and Samsung were doing battling press releases for a while both vying to be first to 10nm.

I think they are both scheduled for risk in a couple of months.

 

[Rroff]

TSMC and Samsung were doing battling press releases for a while both vying to be first to 10nm.

I think they are both scheduled for risk in a couple of months.

ARM and TSMC are supposedly in risk production right now... supposedly. Rumour is they are pretty much betting the farm and major retooling for 10nm as well.

 

[DmitryD]

Volta will fully support async from the off.

Nobody other than NVIDIA knows that.

 

[NirK]

My point was that Volta wasn't meant to be out till 2018, long after big vega.

The tx will always be the fastest card but at a cost. If there was a big vega 30% slower than a Titan but less than half price, it would sell very well and nvidia wouldn't have an answer apart from its Titan at silly money.

Volta in May next year kills off big vega at the pass.

But the 1080 is exactly that, 30% slower than titan and 1/2 the MSRP.

But yes I agree that releasing new architecture with better DX12 asap would be good .