nVidia GTX300 series preview - Hardware & Software

Not sure if it has been posted yet, but here is some pictures and some specs of the 300 series line. [url]http://brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/12/8/nvidia-gf100fermi-sli-powered-maingear-pc-pictured.aspx[/url]

[img]http://i46.tinypic.com/5n7z0j.png[/img] Still want to know the specs of the GTX 395. Hopefully, it'll be revealed soon. [editline]06:26AM[/editline] Inb4 woodscrew photoshops of that picture in the link...

I want a GTX360. Anyone want to estimate the prices?

If it's another $500+ Nvidia card, I am not buying. I want sub $300 high performance cards.

If it drops the prices of a 260, then I'm happy. :) I want another one to SLI.

That SP performance doesn't look too good... and DP performance doesn't mean anything for games, so all this talk about how they're making it fast with DP is just going to boost the price of the card with no benefit for 99% of the people who buy the card, who are far more likely just interested in game performance.

Good. Ati fanboys will finally shut up about Ati's new cards beating Nvidia's old cards.

[QUOTE=GunskiMod;18812721]Good. Ati fanboys will finally shut up about Ati's new cards beating Nvidia's old cards.[/QUOTE] Well, I'm not so sure about that... But I think nVidia and ATI is sort of equal. ATI to what I know is often cheaper than nVidia but nVidia has stronger cards. But ironically ATI will respond to nVidias 300 series with something else. The bad part about nVidia is that most of their later cards still don't support DX11 (Does the 300 series support it?). And if nVidia keeps on doing their CUDA thing they will probably get "raped". Since it's a really stupid idea to dev something like that. Almost no games will use it, due to they want to support everything instead of just certain people. OpenCL is probably the future, well to my knownledge it sounds that will be better than CUDA, and support more. But I currently own a nVidia 8800GTS (640 MB). And I like it, as it's still keeping up in modern games. It's just my CPU that is bottle-necking my entire computer.

Touché Nvidia. That's right, claw back my respect for you...

[QUOTE=RSahlgren;18812797]Well, I'm not so sure about that... But I think nVidia and ATI is sort of equal. ATI to what I know is often cheaper than nVidia but nVidia has stronger cards. But ironically ATI will respond to nVidias 300 series with something else. The bad part about nVidia is that most of their later cards still don't support DX11 (Does the 300 series support it?). And if nVidia keeps on doing their CUDA thing they will probably get "raped". Since it's a really stupid idea to dev something like that. Almost no games will use it, due to they want to support everything instead of just certain people. OpenCL is probably the future, well to my knownledge it sounds that will be better than CUDA, and support more. But I currently own a nVidia 8800GTS (640 MB). And I like it, as it's still keeping up in modern games. It's just my CPU that is bottle-necking my entire computer.[/QUOTE] No, this generalization was only true about 2 years ago. Now, with the 5xxx series, ATI has both the performance crown and the price/performance crown.

[QUOTE=and;18812873]No, this generalization was only true about 2 years ago. Now, with the 5xxx series, ATI has both the performance crown and the price/performance crown.[/QUOTE] That was what I was thinking, but since I haven't really been in the graphic card market since [B]2 years[/B]. I just spoke of my knowledge. But it makes sense, I've checked lately on ATIs card and they sure do look cost-effective.

[QUOTE=GunskiMod;18812721]Good. Ati fanboys will finally shut up about Ati's new cards beating Nvidia's old cards.[/QUOTE] But this brings on a wave of nVidia fanboys saying that the 300 series will win regardless of how much they cost. You're not going to get rid of them, they shouldn't even be mentioned.

Everyone who says that they want that card now is really only a kind of nVidia fanboy. Not to start a flamewar, but shouldn't we know how i performes before you decide which card you want? Personally I THINK that nVidia will have the best cards, but that ATI will lower their prices and be the choice which gives most bang for the buck. Almost anything can happen. And btw, the worst about nVidia is their naming. It's one thing to rename their old cards to a new name schedule, but now they have renamed GTS 210 to GTS 310, which is just stupid, 'cause people will think that it's a new card with DX11 and other new features.

[QUOTE=GunskiMod;18812721]Good. Ati fanboys will finally shut up about Ati's new cards beating Nvidia's old cards.[/QUOTE] no they'll never stop

As amusing as all the recent nvidia faceplants have been, I'm glad they'll be competitive again soon. We need prices to start coming down.

[QUOTE=M_B;18812915]no they'll never stop[/QUOTE] Neither will nVidia fanboys.

[QUOTE=adzicents;18812884]But this brings on a wave of nVidia fanboys saying that the 300 series will win regardless of how much they cost. You're not going to get rid of them, they shouldn't even be mentioned.[/QUOTE]if you're one who actually cares about cost, sure, ati is for you not a lot of nvidia users really give a shit about saving $30 here and there [editline]11:54PM[/editline] [QUOTE=RSahlgren;18812924]Neither will nVidia fanboys.[/QUOTE] correct

[QUOTE=SomeGuest;18812364]If it's another $500+ Nvidia card, I am not buying. I want sub $300 high performance cards.[/QUOTE] Looking at the specs, I heavily doubt that the 380 will be under 300$, but it will hopefully be under 500$. The 360 might be around 300$, maybe less.

I just wonder when the next insanely demanding game will come out (aka, like Crysis when it was released.) Maybe Crysis 2, i mean, Global Illumination will either kill our GPUs, or look ugly.

[QUOTE=paul simon;18813857]I just wonder when the next insanely demanding game will come out (aka, like Crysis when it was released.) Maybe Crysis 2, i mean, Global Illumination will either kill our GPUs, or look ugly.[/QUOTE] Or both [editline]06:14AM[/editline] See also: nVidia driver-based ambient occlusion

[QUOTE=and;18813870]Or both[/QUOTE] .

The sad part is that can actually happend..

[QUOTE=K1ngo64;18812308]I want a GTX360. Anyone want to estimate the prices?[/QUOTE] I would hazard a guess at around £200.

I want two 380 instead of my 295. Right fucking now. :>

[QUOTE=Psygo;18814180]I want two 380 instead of my 295. Right fucking now. :>[/QUOTE] Rather have some kind of ATI X2.

[QUOTE=RSahlgren;18814190]Rather have some kind of ATI X2.[/QUOTE] Here :smug: [img]http://www.hardspell.com/pic/article/2008/4/15/small/aede18a0-3b1e-4728-952f-2484d107f720.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Split3ndz;18814236]Here :smug: [img]http://www.hardspell.com/pic/article/2008/4/15/small/aede18a0-3b1e-4728-952f-2484d107f720.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] HAhah, well played.

[QUOTE=RSahlgren;18812797]Well, I'm not so sure about that... But I think nVidia and ATI is sort of equal. ATI to what I know is often cheaper than nVidia but nVidia has stronger cards. But ironically ATI will respond to nVidias 300 series with something else. The bad part about nVidia is that most of their later cards still don't support DX11 (Does the 300 series support it?). And if nVidia keeps on doing their CUDA thing they will probably get "raped". Since it's a really stupid idea to dev something like that. Almost no games will use it, due to they want to support everything instead of just certain people. OpenCL is probably the future, well to my knownledge it sounds that will be better than CUDA, and support more. But I currently own a nVidia 8800GTS (640 MB). And I like it, as it's still keeping up in modern games. It's just my CPU that is bottle-necking my entire computer.[/QUOTE] Seeing as the 8800 ultra had beaten Ati and was one of the best cards(even considered now a decent card). I'm sure Nvidia will end up having a high end card for a cheaper price than they'll normally do, as to get back more sales. When theres only ATI and Nvidia it'll be hard to tell what happens.

[QUOTE=Daltacentauri;18814364]Seeing as the 8800 ultra had beaten Ati and was one of the best cards(even considered now a decent card). I'm sure Nvidia will end up having a high end card for a cheaper price than they'll normally do, as to get back more sales. When theres only ATI and Nvidia it'll be hard to tell what happens.[/QUOTE] Lets all see what Intel cooks up to challenge ATI and Nvidia after the Larrabee failed.

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