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Fotis
10-11-02, 10:32 AM
www.theinquirer.net/?article=5749
The inquirer says radeon9500pro and non pro will launch October 15th.Radeon9500pro=8 pipes while non pro=4.

www.theinquirer.net/?article=5779
The inquirer says Ati will launch radeon9700(275/275 -299$) and radeon9500(275/275 -179$) with 4 pipes October 18th.Radeon 9500pro with 8 pipes will launch in the comming months .

LOL!!That inquirer changes it's "comming from reliable sources" rumors every day!!:D :rolleyes:
jbirney
10-11-02, 02:15 PM
Actually its this month of the "launch" not Aug :).

The 9500 for a MSRP of onl $179 :eek:

That will but some major pressure on nV and should if true replace the Ti4200 as the best bang for the buck. Consider that with in 2 weeks of the R9700 Pro launch you could buy a Pro for $330 I wonder if the 9500 will follow the same price trend. If so thats great for us to have a DX9 part at the main stream market.
Uttar
10-11-02, 03:36 PM
Originally posted by jbirney
The 9500 for a MSRP of onl $179 :eek:

But then really, nothing sure. With the inquirer track record, it could very well cost $250 or $149 - i wouldn't take their rumors as facts, even for MSRP.


Uttar
jbirney
10-11-02, 04:02 PM
Actually if they specs are true (4 pipes and only 128 bit mem interface) then the 3 biggest cost factors have been removed from the total price which will greatly reduce the cost (4 pipe = smaller die, more parts per wafer, 128 bit = easier packaging and layout, 8/6 layer PCB vrs 10 layer PCB, ect). So I could see a something a bit under $200 as beening a good cost target.
StealthHawk
10-11-02, 04:24 PM
enough talk about specs, let's hear performance numbers!

it should be interesting to see, at least.
Uttar
10-11-02, 04:50 PM
Originally posted by StealthHawk
enough talk about specs, let's hear performance numbers!

it should be interesting to see, at least.

If it IS 275mhz, 4 pipes and 128 bit bus ( and this is a big if because if it isn't the case, i refuse to assume the following statement ) , it'll be a competitor to the Ti4600 in performance, probably won't be much faster, but will have DX9 support.

Really, IMO, the R300 performance is nothing revolutionary. You put 8 pipes on the GF4 Ti4600 and put a 256 bit memory bus while OCing the whole thing to 325Mhz and... tadam! Nearly as fast as the R300. I said nearly because after all, it's one generation after the GF4. It would be surprising if the transistor-to-performance ratio isn't better.

Uttar
Mod
10-13-02, 11:58 AM
Is geforce 4 made in 0.13 micron ?

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=1703
Bigus Dickus
10-13-02, 02:23 PM
Originally posted by Uttar
If You put 8 pipes on the GF4 Ti4600 and put a 256 bit memory bus while OCing the whole thing to 325Mhz and... tadam! Nearly as fast as the R300. You say that as if it's a trivial thing. And what would you get if you did that? An NV30. :rolleyes:
StealthHawk
10-13-02, 08:44 PM
Originally posted by Mod
Is geforce 4 made in 0.13 micron ?

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=1703

no, it's made at .15
Mod
10-13-02, 09:38 PM
Originally posted by StealthHawk
no, it's made at .15

I was kidding :D . I showed the kind of thing appears there
netviper13
10-14-02, 02:11 AM
Probably not the best one to link to though, as it cites nV News as the source.
Uttar
10-14-02, 05:17 PM
Originally posted by Bigus Dickus
You say that as if it's a trivial thing. And what would you get if you did that? An NV30. :rolleyes:

If it did have a clock of 325Mhz and no improvements in the architecute ( unlikely seeing the differences coming from the NV20 architecure ) , then you're probably right. But that's very unlikely.


Uttar
Nv40
10-14-02, 05:43 PM
the only problem i see with the 128bit rumor is that
it comes from the Inquirer .. :rolleyes:

the same people who told "close sources" that Nv30 will be delayed to February 2003 ,what else ? oh ,that Nvidia will switch
to the Umsc plant (whatever the name is) because Nvidia
lost patience with Taiwan manufacturer .13 Fab . :rolleyes:

and the end The Inquirer will claim , "we was right " ,:rolleyes:
they have probably told hundreds of diferent specs for the NV30 .
6pipes, 8pipes ,128/256bit bus? 400mhz, Nv30 delayed to Feb 2003 and later available at COmdex 2002?
jeez...

i still think until there is no oficial word from Nvidia ,this 128 bit
rumors should taken with grain of salt.

but if this is true ,Nvidia Nv30 with 128bits bus ,should have some
Truly revolutionary compression techniques ,something never seen before in the gaming industry,to beat ATi in every benchmark with its Radeon9700pro..
Bigus Dickus
10-14-02, 06:18 PM
Originally posted by Uttar
If it did have a clock of 325Mhz and no improvements in the architecute ( unlikely seeing the differences coming from the NV20 architecure ) , then you're probably right. But that's very unlikely.


Uttar

I have absolutely no idea what you're trying to say here. I read the post several times, and went back to the original post I quoted, but I can't follow you. Can you clarify your point perhaps?
Mod
10-14-02, 08:25 PM
Originally posted by netviper13
Probably not the best one to link to though, as it cites nV News as the source.

I didn't notice ! :D It's funnier now !
StealthHawk
10-15-02, 05:17 AM
Originally posted by Bigus Dickus
I have absolutely no idea what you're trying to say here. I read the post several times, and went back to the original post I quoted, but I can't follow you. Can you clarify your point perhaps?

he seems to be talking about features added to the architecture while i assume you were originally talking about performance.