Nvidia Readies Entry Level Fermi Parts for Summer Launch
Nvidia Readies Entry Level Fermi Parts for Summer Launch
Posted 05/04/2010 at 7:13pm
| by Paul Lilly
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Sources from graphics card makers have been talking to news and rumor site DigiTimes about mainstream and entry-level versions of Nvidia's Fermi-based GeForce GTX 470 and 480 videocards. According to the tech chatter, the mainstream model will come built about Nvidia's GF106 core and ship in July, while the entry-level part will use the GF108 core and make its debut in August.
Meanwhile, Nvidia will target the mid-range market with its upcoming GeForce GTX 460 (GF104) videocard, which is expected to ship in early June for $299. According to German website 3DCenter.org, the GTX 460 will come with 256 shader cores, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and feature a 256-bit memory bus.
Pricing on the GF106 and GF108 is expected to be around $180 and $100, respectively, according to sources. Naturally, Nvidia wasn't willing to comment on unannounced products, so take these price points with a grain of salt.
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DOOMHAMMA
May 04, 2010 at 7:39pm
Release date of the $100 card? I am building a budget PC in June and was planning to buy the XFX Radeon 5670 for $100 (I know that there is a $80 5670, do not want).
wkstar
May 04, 2010 at 7:29pm
Redo the 480 & 470 so that it puts out less heat and noise. Drop the crazy price to $250.oo and I will buy
aviaggio
May 04, 2010 at 7:41pm
It already exists. It's called a Radeon 5850 :)
This all seems very strange, and very un-Nvidia. Why would they release cards that compete against their existing 200-series cards?
Unless of course they are just rebadging the old chips as new ones. Cause it's not like they've ever done that before, right?
avenger48
May 04, 2010 at 8:29pm
"Unless of course they are just rebadging the old chips as new ones."
Hard to rebadge a part with no tesselation and gddr3 to one with tesselation and gddr5.
aviaggio
May 05, 2010 at 5:34pm
Since they haven't released full specs on any of the "new" chips whose to say it will support these functions?
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