What's after NVIDIA'S 280 Series? Anything coming in Q3/Q4???

[Digital_Trans]

What's after NVIDIA'S 280 Series? Anything coming in Q3/Q4???

[nekrosoft13]

in few months ATI 4780x2 which will most likelly beat GTX 280

and in about 3+ months a new revision of GT200, most likelly called GT200b on 55nm = less heat, higher clocks.

[AthlonXP1800]

like 55nm G92 called Geforce 9800GTX+, I think the next revision will be called GTX 260+ and 280+.

[Mr_LoL]

in few months ATI 4780x2 which will most likelly beat GTX 280

and in about 3+ months a new revision of GT200, most likelly called GT200b on 55nm = less heat, higher clocks.

Cheaper or the same ridiculous $650 price tag?

[Digital_Trans]

What about cards with teraflop technology? Anything on the product road map for NVIDIA?

[Revs]

What about cards with teraflop technology? Anything on the product road map for NVIDIA?

I think the R700 is just under 2TF

EDIT: Nope, it's 2.4TF (well, the 4870 is 1.2)

[xdaishanx]

Cheaper or the same ridiculous $650 price tag?

650 for a video card that can last two years with great performance is not ridiculous

8800gtx was bitched about at launch for being way too expensive by many on this board

Was great investment for me as didnt have to upgrade till now for AoC 2560x1600 without having to use sli (replacing my two 8800's for one 280 to cut down on heat)

[Maverickman]

I agree that while the GTX 280 is too expensive, the price is not that far off base when compared to other video card launches like the 8800 GTX. To get the fastest card, you have to pay a premium price. Many will argue that the 9800 GX2 or even two 8800 GTs in SLI are just as good, but I'd say you were DEAD WRONG. If you look strictly at benchmarks, this may be so. However, gameplay is a completely different story. The GTX 280 provides smooth gameplay for me in Crysis at 1920X1200 with everything on HIGH and three settings on VERY HIGH. The only time I may see a little stutter is in highly textured areas. My 9800 GX2 used to stutter all over the place in this game. Also, the Medusa demo is silky smooth while the 9800 GX2 had a lot of stutter. The 1GB of RAM and 512-bit memory are the biggest advantages of this card!!!!

[nekrosoft13]

650 for a video card that can last two years with great performance is not ridiculous

8800gtx was bitched about at launch for being way too expensive by many on this board

Was great investment for me as didnt have to upgrade till now for AoC 2560x1600 without having to use sli (replacing my two 8800's for one 280 to cut down on heat)

difference is that 8800GTX was pretty much top of the line for close to 2 years, while GT280 will be replaced with better product by the end of this year, maybe in 3-4 months

[Ninja Prime]

Cheaper or the same ridiculous $650 price tag?

It might be a bit cheaper but appearantly the 55nm G92b only managed a 11% die shrink from the 65nm, so the GT 200b die probably still wont be below 500mm square, which means it will still be expensive, they might save enough to drop it to $599.

[xdaishanx]

difference is that 8800GTX was pretty much top of the line for close to 2 years, while GT280 will be replaced with better product by the end of this year, maybe in 3-4 months

Every single time a new card comes out for some it's

Too Expensive
Something New Around the Corner

Every time

Every

[Feyy]

Every single time a new card comes out for some it's

Too Expensive
Something New Around the Corner

Every time

Every

Because its true, but thats hardware ;)

[Runningman]

What's after NVIDIA'S 280 Series? Anything coming in Q3/Q4???

this is my advice to you, buy the best that you are willing to afford then sit back and have fun and stop worring about what comes out another day. If you sit around and wait you will never have any fun because with tech there will alway be something bigger and better right around the corner, just have fun now.

[xdaishanx]

Because its true, but thats hardware ;)

Completely agree - that was my point

If you go back you can find people saying people are crazy for buying the 8800gtx when it launched because of both reasons -

[methimpikehoses]

this is my advice to you, buy the best that you are willing to afford then sit back and have fun and stop worring about what comes out another day. If you sit around and wait you will never have any fun because with tech there will alway be something bigger and better right around the corner, just have fun now.

OM

[walterman]

I hope that a card with the 55nm version of the GT200, a 512bit bus & GDDR5 memory. 300 GB/s and bye performance problems.

[Digital_Trans]

Teraflop technology? The 280 Series doesn't offer such. So when will the card come out featuring such technology? What is the code name or product I.D. name assuming one is in development from NVIDIA?

[Digital_Trans]

OM

OM What ever, I can just wait for something better! It won't take long to access such technology because I live near Fry's Electronics and Newegg is only 2-day delivery for me since I'm living out West now.

[SH64]

GTX 280GX2 :D

[slaWter]

Teraflop technology? The 280 Series doesn't offer such. So when will the card come out featuring such technology? What is the code name or product I.D. name assuming one is in development from NVIDIA?

Why does Teraflops matter to you? IMO it's all just marketing ;)

[hell_of_doom227]

Only GTX280 SLI is an option for me otherwise my 8800GTX SLI setup does equally or better then single GTX280 and since GTX280 has no new features, no point of upgrading for me.

I still prefer 8800GTX over 9800GTX.

[Libertysyclone]

Teraflop technology? The 280 Series doesn't offer such. So when will the card come out featuring such technology? What is the code name or product I.D. name assuming one is in development from NVIDIA?

GTX280 is rated at 980GFLOPS which is pretty damn close. BUT you have to remember that everyone rates FLOPS in theorhetical not real world since it can change per programing.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla_s1070.html

There is your 4 teraflops ;)

I assume that you want this for Folding or some other odd CUDA work.

[Slappi]

It might be a bit cheaper but appearantly the 55nm G92b only managed a 11% die shrink from the 65nm, so the GT 200b die probably still wont be below 500mm square, which means it will still be expensive, they might save enough to drop it to $599.

The GT200b is below 500mm2

[tdream]

Every single time a new card comes out for some it's

Too Expensive
Something New Around the Corner

Every time

Every

No wonder Nvidia are making a killing!

The business plan is perfect. They play on the epeen ego (nana2) you must have the best... you MUUUUSSSSSSSTTTTTTT!!! I'm bitching cos it works... :(

[tdream]

What's after NVIDIA'S 280 Series? Anything coming in Q3/Q4???

Anyways to answer the OP's question. No new generational leaps for another 18 months unless ATi pulls something out of the bag so feel free to buy the 280. Thinking about it to get the most out of the 280, you buy near enough release day and then sell when the next generation is coming out, well that's what I've been doing, it works for me.