Rumor: First Run Fermi Cards to Sport Fewer Cores than Expected
Rumor: First Run Fermi Cards to Sport Fewer Cores than Expected
Posted 03/22/2010 at 6:15am
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For a product that still hasn't been released, there's been a ton of talk about Nvidia's Fermi architecture, and we know you're all anxious for a shipping product. It's coming soon, but what you may not know is that the first batch of Fermi cards might not be as fully baked as Nvidia had hoped.
Citing un-named sources from graphics cards vendors, news and rumor site DigiTimes says Nvidia's initial batch of GeForce GTX 470/480 videocards will ship with fewer cores than originally planned. As the story goes, Nvidia wanted Fermi to ship with up to 512 cores, but due to low 40nm yeild at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), that isn't going to happen right off the bat.
Because TSMC's 40nm yield is still lower than 50 percent, Nvidia has reportedly decided to disable some of the problematic graphics cores. So what can you expect? The GTX 480 card will ship with 480 cores, while the GTX 470 will ship with 448, both of which are lower than what Nvidia would have liked.
Naturally, Nvidia did not comment on this, as is the company's policy on unannounced products.
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susanmkt
July 31, 2010 at 6:29am
i highly doubt that there new product will not be as matured as they aspect it to be.As these types of companies do extensive QA before launching a product on such a big scale.so i think we should not worry about the quality.Although my interest is Logo Design ..but i am also looking forward for vidia new product.
PawBear
March 23, 2010 at 4:20pm
Actually a new heading titled "Rumor Mill" would be appropriate for "news" like this.
I'd rather see rumors separated from news to cut reading time. Just a thought.
gothliciouz
March 22, 2010 at 1:14pm
looks like my next graphic card, is going to be and ati based-chipset for the first time
Caboose
March 22, 2010 at 1:18pm
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March 22, 2010 at 12:36pm
my (2) GTX295's are looking better and better everday. Great investment to hold me through a storm such as this.
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KyleG
March 22, 2010 at 10:53am
So Ati is pretty much looking better in performance and price in competition with Nvidia.
Nvidia is dropping the ball, they really need to up their game. I'm starting to lean towards Ati in terms of price/performance.
Caboose
March 22, 2010 at 8:17am
If this truns out to be true (and with the current Fermi history,looks to be), nVidia will somehow spin this in to their favour or make it to seem like they're not at fault...
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Cooketh
March 22, 2010 at 8:07am
Nvidia has a rough history of jacked prices, jacked sized cards, jacked power consumption, and jacked heat output. Now they are cutting specs on their newest card because of poor yields.
That doesn't sound reputable to me. Oh and lets not mention the Nvidia way it's meant to be played BS, which is just as bad as DRM in the PC gaming industry as far as im concerned. Just like DRM, it limits playability for those who play by the rules.
All they need is 25-50% of these cards to be defective on launch date and we have ourselves a seriously over priced, poorly designed, cut back, large, and hot paper weight made by one of the most unreputable companies in the GPU/PC Gaming industry.
k11k
March 22, 2010 at 7:01am
If they were as godlike as nvidia says they are, they would had a marketing blitz like you wouldn't believe. Blame it on the low yield that they get benchmark slower, "good one" nvidia.
Danthrax66
March 22, 2010 at 7:01am
please stop with the gossip and rumors if I want that I will go to a less reputable site than maximumpc, please stick with facts only.
Danielt876
March 22, 2010 at 8:00am
If you don't like it, then don't read it. I'm sure there are other people out there that like reading this stuff. (See other comments)
Danthrax66
March 22, 2010 at 8:31am
Yeah if they want to read gossip there are plenty of sites for that read the heading for this site technology NEWS this isn't news this is a rumor when it becomes fact fine report it, but posting rumors from another site isn't news.
Danielt876
March 22, 2010 at 9:21am
Its news about rumors. :P Like I said, if you don't like it, then don't read it. You can't control what they post.
DOOMHAMMA
March 22, 2010 at 6:59am
Fermi news gets better and better lol. Really sad. Wonder how Fermi would have been had ATI not pulled out the feature-full 5xxx series.
Neufeldt2002
March 22, 2010 at 7:02am
If ATI had not released the 5k series, nVidia would have released ON time at a 5% gain on the gtx280 for $700.
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jonnygotguns
March 22, 2010 at 7:54am
lol this is so true. they really had to rethink their strategy when ATI pulled a quick one like the 5k series.
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