Nvidia: We're Still Committed to Gaming Hardware
Nvidia: We're Still Committed to Gaming Hardware
Posted 11/19/2009 at 1:30pm
| by Paul Lilly
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Now is not the time to abandon the PC as a gaming platform, not with all the money at stake. According to Jon Peddie Research, gamers will spend over $32 billion next year upgrading their PCs, and that's the kind of number that draws the attention of hardware vendors. Enter Nvidia, who suddenly felt the urge to reiterate its commitment to the gaming industry.
"Gaming remains our bread and butter focus area. However, there are other opportunities for us to explore as the company grows, such as the HPC sector," explained Bryan Del Rizzo, a spokesman for Nvidia.
Del Rizzo was responding to rumors that Nvidia was no longer interested in gaming for the HPC (high performance computing) market, calling the notion "completely unfounded" and "ludicrous," TGDaily reports.
"Look, I understand that some people might be feeling anxious because we haven't published detailed information about Fermi-based GeForce cards," said Del Rizzo. "But, I can assure you that data is forthcoming. The wait will be worth it, especially when people understand what products based on Fermi are capable of."
So there you have it: PC gaming is alive and well, and so is Nvidia's interest in catering to computer gamers.
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zerokool
November 21, 2009 at 9:57am
You do realize the 5870 Crushes the 295GTX in most benchmarks right? I'd sell that thing and get a 5970 if I were you =)
K0BALT
November 20, 2009 at 4:07pm
The OS world runs on Windows... that's a fact. When it comes to graphics and gaming, the world runs on Nvidia. Even if ATI has the baddest card out, nothing out there really utilizes the potential of it. Have Nvidia build an identical specs card like ATI's and it would destroy in benchmarks, gaming and every day usage. ATI's new series is def awesome and if Nvidia didn't rule the graphical world, I would highly consider it....I'm an AMD man and will always be........ After all, I run a AMD Phenom II 955 with a EVGA GTX295 Co-Op and an GTX260 dedicated PhysX card.
bikerbub
November 20, 2009 at 5:31am
at least he's trying to look like he cares about us. that joke of a CEO just pretended like we weren't at least half of Nvidia's business.
mesiah
November 19, 2009 at 9:34pm
What Del Rizzo is saying is one thing, but what he is thinking is another. What he is thinking is, "Good lord, how the hell am I supposed to sell product while our CEO is alienating our primary customer base on a daily basis? I better pucker up and kiss some serious ass or I'll be standing in an unemployment line after being the fall guy for dwindling video card sales."
n0b0dykn0ws
November 19, 2009 at 3:16pm
Is the spokesperson mentioned in the article, Bryan Del Rizzo, the same BDR who formerly worked as an editor for MaximumPC/Boot?
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fry
November 19, 2009 at 3:16pm
Damn, I haven't owned a non-Nvidia card since the S3-based Diamond Viper II back in the late 90s. If Nvidia doesn't crank something out to compete with the 5870 in the next couple of months, I have no choice but to go ATI.
JohnP
November 19, 2009 at 4:19pm
Look at Amazon, Newegg, and ZipzoomFly. No one has a ATI Radeon 5870 to ship. Yields are low and cards are nowhere to be found. Give NVidia a few more months and ATI will rue the day they announced a graphics card before there were enough chips to MAKE the damn thing.
mesiah
November 19, 2009 at 9:28pm
It's my understanding that in a few months when the shelves are full of radeon 5000 series cards, fermi will still be nowhere to be seen. Does anyone know the estimated arrival date of fermi?
fry
November 19, 2009 at 5:02pm
Heh, no. I'm just starting to plan my next upgrade, so haven't tried actually buying a 5870. I'm sure ATI will have resolved their production problems by the time I'm ready to pull the trigger. I'm hoping for a nice price war with a competitive Nvidia part.
K0BALT
November 19, 2009 at 9:22pm
They'll have plenty of chips lying around after Fermi is released.
Caboose
November 19, 2009 at 9:42pm
After ATI's last 2 series cards (4xxx and 5xxx) I doubt very highly that ATI will have a lot of chips laying around!
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
Baer
November 19, 2009 at 2:52pm
Yes ATI is king of the hill now and they earned it with an awsome DX11 offering that is priced right. That is this month, a few months back it was NVIDIA that had the crown, and in fact they held it for quite some time. I will bet that the choices will be even more interesting when CES starts. You can not count NVIDIA out for long but you also have to give ATI credit for a great comeback.
nekollx
November 19, 2009 at 3:13pm
Don't call it a come back, they've been her for years, Fighting the fight that's put Hung in FEAR. Winding back they'll hit you like a monsoon, watch the OpenGL go boooooom!
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Obsidian
November 19, 2009 at 2:14pm
The High Performance Market (at least 60% of Maximum PC readers) belive this hype only when there are concrete products to put in their rigs. ATI is killing Nvidia in the high-end market. Lucky for Nvidia they've managed to hold onto their driver developers, it's the only thing they have going for them right now. Anyone who's tried to remove/upgrade Catalyst drivers will be able to share at least one nightmare story.
Nvidia might not have given up, but they have no product on shelves to compete with the power/performance ratio of ATIs 5800 or 5900 lines.
The Ion platform and other integrated devices might be Nvidia's only saving grace in such dark times for this company.
MeTo
November 20, 2009 at 9:46am
And you think the same cant be said for Nvidia forceware drivers?
"Anyone who's tried to remove/upgrade Catalyst drivers will be able to share at least one nightmare story."
Caboose
November 19, 2009 at 9:41pm
I've not had any issues installing, uninstalling or upgrading Catalyst drivers in the past few years!
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
1337Goose
November 19, 2009 at 2:04pm
Let's not forget how their CEO got all Apple-friendly... isn't that one of the five signs of not giving a damn about gaming anymore?
~Goose
nekollx
November 19, 2009 at 2:36pm
#3 - Your a apple fan boy
Yup it's right there under
#2 - Linxux Rocks
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