Nvidia Readies New “Ultimate” Technology

supra21 · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:32

Nvidia Corp. not only plans to refresh its lineup of performance graphics accelerators this year, but also intends to introduce its 3-way SLI multi-GPU technology aiming extreme performance enthusiasts. But will the new triple SLI technology truly become a high-performance solution, or will share the destiny of Nvidia quad SLI?

According to a slide published by Expreview web-site, which is presumably from Nvidia Corp.’s roadmap, 3-way SLI is Nvidia’s new “ultimate gaming platform”, which will offer ultimate performance in three-dimensional games. ATI, graphics product group of Advanced Micro Devices, also plans to offer 3-way CrossFire multi-GPU technology, however, one of the graphics processing units (CPUs) in such configuration will be able to compute physics effects in case the game supports this capability.

Initially Nvidia plans to enable triple SLI support for the top-of-the-range GeForce 8800 GTX and Ultra graphics cards.

Cyber-Mav · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:37

hmm, wonder how 3 x 8600gt would perform.

PhillyDee · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:38

Wow. Over the top or what . . . . there will be one motherboard that supports it . .

Fothsn · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:38

Is it only me who thinks what a waste?

stickroad · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:39

Compeltely pointless. :rolleyes:

Gunther · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:41

No, i second that, i mean that will be a waste.

jaykay · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:41

Only for people who have a large wallet and a brain of Homer Simpson.

wellibob · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:41

Why not fill the mobo with 6 pci-e slots, and your pc when full with 8800GTX`s could work as a radiator. It just gets silly imho

phatboy · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:43

overkill a go go

tbh you have to be running on a res somewhere in the region of the size of the great wall of china to need that power.....some monkey is gonna buy 3 tho lol

Gerard · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:44

So this new "ultimate" tech is nothing more than adding another connector to the sli bridge so one more card can sandwich its way in there and adjusting the drivers some to make use of it

OOOOH amazing.

:rolleyes:

Durzel · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:46

Not much space between the cards = hardly any air getting in = very hot (unstable) cards

Cyber-Mav · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:48

gtx can pull it off, 2900 will have heat and power issues going 3 way.

still, the quad sli approach would have been better

Cr0fty · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:55

The money spent on 3 cards is stupid...when compared to the performance of 1 top end card surely.
I doubt the performance gain will hardly be worth the money anyway... =/

LoadsaMoney · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:58

What an absolute load of ****.

Tom|Nbk · 30 Sep 2007 at 19:59

Yay for dual configurations...NOT. :rolleyes:

I got stung with 1900 Crossfire and vowed to never again touch dual configurations

gareth170 · 30 Sep 2007 at 20:05

i think you guys are missing the point.. it'll be good because u could buy 1 now then in a few months buy another much cheaper then a few months after buy another even cheaper....

its good for people who can't spend £200+ straight a way on a top card...

stickroad · 30 Sep 2007 at 20:08

gareth170 said:
i think you guys are missing the point.. it'll be good because u could buy 1 now then in a few months buy another much cheaper then a few months after buy another even cheaper....

its good for people who can't spend £200+ straight a way on a top card...

By that time your cards will be old.

Ok i can see if you get triple the performance if you have 3 cards but it does not work like that. Just like SLI at the moment, its not 2 GPU's, double the performance in games.

Pointless.

gareth170 · 30 Sep 2007 at 20:17

stickroad said:
By that time your cards will be old.

Ok i can see if you get triple the performance if you have 3 cards but it does not work like that. Just like SLI at the moment, its not 2 GPU's, double the performance in games.

Pointless.

even 80% or 90% boost performance is still good...

some people only have £100 to spend on hardware every 2-3 months, they could buy 3 mid-rangs cards though 4-5months and they'll see better performance instead of 1 or 2 cards.

it isn't just about high end cards...

LoadsaMoney · 30 Sep 2007 at 20:21

Yeah buy one now, then a few months down the line buy another, but then realise you cant as the next cards are out, and yours went out of production so theres none left.

Yeah buy 3x now, then a good few months down the line you find one of your cards packs up, but seen as the next gen is out, your cards out of production, so bang goes your Tri-SLi as theres none of your cards left, just like what happens with SLi now.

wellibob · 30 Sep 2007 at 20:21

3 gpu`s,... normally will be outclassed by a sub £200 single card 9 months later