I commend Nvidia for being ambitious and trying to bring something revolutionary instead of evolutionary in the computing world. They could have followed the industry trend as they did until now to bring incremental performance improvements following Microsoft's DX numbers. I hope they succeed.
I was discussing the configuration of a new cluster with a vendor last week. This is the first time they asked from the onset what kind of cluster we were going to configure; a traditional CPU based cluster or a GF100 Fermi based Tesla cluster. I am sure GF100 will be in the same (or better) class with whatever ATI has right now regarding gaming, but I actually do not care about that as much; GF100 is more than just a gaming technology. If beating ATI in gaming performance was the only goal, this could have been done with a much simpler design.
I was discussing the configuration of a new cluster with a vendor last week. This is the first time they asked from the onset what kind of cluster we were going to configure; a traditional CPU based cluster or a GF100 Fermi based Tesla cluster. I am sure GF100 will be in the same (or better) class with whatever ATI has right now regarding gaming, but I actually do not care about that as much; GF100 is more than just a gaming technology. If beating ATI in gaming performance was the only goal, this could have been done with a much simpler design.
I did not say slouch. 58xx is where it needs to be today and it will also be old tech in one or two years. I think I am getting too old to get impressed with the latest every two-three years.
I did not say slouch. 58xx is where it needs to be today and it will also be old tech in one or two years. I think I am getting too old to get impressed with the latest every two-three years.
I just have this "put up or shut up" attitude with all things Fermi at this point of my life.
Its this mythical wonder, but nobody knows what market its for, how it performs, when exactly it will be available, or how much it will ultimately cost, but we all know it will be awesome because Nvidia says so. I'm just at that point with it, put it out there, give Icrontic a sample to run through the testing wringer, tell me how much I would have to pay, and when I can get one then I will sing your praises, or offer valid criticism, but until then, stop telling me how revolutionary it is.
Tim the 300 series was a refresh of 200 series parts. But as for the 400 series these parts are rumored to be hot & will also be scarce at launch. AMD will have & keep their lead as they have had time to refine their process to make the 5000 cards, and Nvidia is just ramping up. From the looks of it Nvidia might have a card that can crunch more numbers than anything to date... & the whole idea of being able to boost tessellation in gaming has been something developers have wanted to do for years. The biggest thing to look for is... will the 400 series push the FPS with all the pretty goodies. The card looks to be able to beat the 5000 series on paper but it might have to do it while running very very hot.
If I go to the 400 series it will be a water cooled setup for sure.
The way they word that launch is they will most likely be giving cards away during the presentation.
Thrax
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Looking forward to the reveal, I hope it's impressive.
Honestly though, I am curious, I want to see the price and the benchmarking.
Right, because the Radeon 58xx is such a slouch??
I just have this "put up or shut up" attitude with all things Fermi at this point of my life.
Its this mythical wonder, but nobody knows what market its for, how it performs, when exactly it will be available, or how much it will ultimately cost, but we all know it will be awesome because Nvidia says so. I'm just at that point with it, put it out there, give Icrontic a sample to run through the testing wringer, tell me how much I would have to pay, and when I can get one then I will sing your praises, or offer valid criticism, but until then, stop telling me how revolutionary it is.
If I go to the 400 series it will be a water cooled setup for sure.
The way they word that launch is they will most likely be giving cards away during the presentation.