Nvidia 9800 GTX

[rob4001]

"G92" GeForce 9800 GTX specs.

- 65nm process technology at TSMC.
- Over one billion transistors.
- Second Generation Unified Shader Architecture.
- Double precsion support (FP64).
- GPGPU native.
- Over one TeraFLOPS of shader processing power.
- MADD+ADD configuration for the shader untis (2+1 FLOPS=3 FLOPS per ALU)
- Fully Scalar design.
- 512-bit memory interface.
- 1024MB GDDR4 graphics memory.
- DirectX 10.1 support.
- OpenGL 3.0 Support.
- eDRAM die for "FREE 4xAA".
- built in Audio Chip.
- built in tesselation unit (in the graphics core"
- Improved AA and AF quality levels

Pros.

65nm process will allow for better yields and better power consumption. power consumption will be lower than that of a GeForce 8800 GTX.

GeForce 9800 GTX will be over two times faster than a GeForce 8800 Ultra in real world games and applcations.

Release date : November 2007. There will be TWO products at launch: The flagship GeForce 9800 GTX and the second fastest GeForce 9800 GTS.

price for the GeForce 9800 GTX will be 549-649 USD.

price for the GeForce 9800 GTS will be 399-449 USD.

Urge to buy 8800 GTX fading


http://www.xbitlabs.com/discussion/3953.html

[chuckskull]

The only place this has been reported in that comment. It's not even an article just a comment on one.

I'll be in the corner with the salt until Nvidia or a reputable source says something.

[rob4001]

So cynical

[GSte]

Completely OT, but there are some coarse user names allowed on that site...... ni**erpuppet!?!

[Andy3536]

If that is true it looks great!
But lets wait and see.
It'll be another year before they get the drivers right and a short time after that when games will come out that would show off the extra power.
No need to rush out and buy one straight away!

[Clunk]

Lets see if they release some decent drivers for the 8800 before they release the next lot of unsupported tripe.

[Odc]

I literally just got an 8800gtx

[Andy3536]

Originally Posted by Clunk

Lets see if they release some decent drivers for the 8800 before they release the next lot of unsupported tripe.

So whats wrong with the latest version 162.22.?
I have an 8800gts and even company of heroes dx10 runs well now.

[Clunk]

Well, not including any 3d type bugs, 2 that spring to mind are the contrast bug in vista x64, that surfaced again the other day, and also, pink/grey flickering when dragging windows around the desktop and tearing sometimes.

Still a way to go yet.

[Lanky123]

'G92'...does that mean they might create a G90 for the 9900GTX?

And I agree about the drivers...I just bought a new pc with Vista 64 and an 8800gts and I get black ground tiles and neon looking walls on Far Cry. Other games are ok though.

[Andy3536]

Originally Posted by Clunk

Well, not including any 3d type bugs, 2 that spring to mind are the contrast bug in vista x64, that surfaced again the other day, and also, pink/grey flickering when dragging windows around the desktop and tearing sometimes.

Still a way to go yet.

I have vista 64 and no problems at my end.
Is there anyone with vista 64 and problems with the latest 162.22 driver for the 8800?

[Clunk]

I think DR had the very same contrast bug problem, not sure which drivers he used, but it was only recently when he posted about it.

[Queelis]

The best news in this post (whether it is true or not) is that the power consuption will go down, about time

[Fornowagain]

Originally Posted by Queelis

The best news in this post (whether it is true or not) is that the power consuption will go down, about time

Power consumption will be better because of 65nm, not sure a 3rd more transistors will see it lower overall.

[Mad-Max]

9800 bah, we will see what's it is like when it's out and it will be sold with dodgy, buggy drivers

I'm waiting to see what ATI do before I decide

[Airlemental]

Originally Posted by Mad-Max

9800 bah, we will see what's it is like when it's out and it will be sold with dodgy, buggy drivers

I'm waiting to see what ATI do before I decide

if they take as long as they did this time i wish you good luck i wouldnt have the patience