Was there/is there a 256mb 5800 out there?

[ragejg]

Title sez it all, folks... who knows somethin... cmon... :p

[3madcows]

[edit] Looks like there's no 256MB version. Both Ultra and non-Ultra had 128MB of DDR2 RAM

[aAv7]

nah they both had 128mb...i had a ultra...

[ragejg]

I mean like reference/development samples and the like... :p:p

[-=DVS=-]

If there was its collectors item by now and will be arround 5000$ ;)

[ricercar]

The only NV30 with 256MB was the Quadro FX 1000.

[saturnotaku]

Wonder if it could be soft (or hard) modded back to a regular 5800?

[ragejg]

AHA!!!

:firedevil hmmmm....

so there IS an nv30 with 256!!

:p

[quik_2_win]

:clap: very interesting... I can see where we're going with this and I think I like it...

[Sazar]

hot damn :D

that thing must be worth a fortune..

[quik_2_win]

eh- OK, the QuadroFX1000 and FX2000 both have 128MB RAM, so I'm feeling a bit deflated about this whole concept- might as well just run a 5800U with it's higher clocks. Here is a great review of the 'workstation' performance of the FX2000 :http://www20.graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20030305/index.html
An interesting quote from the review
"Overall, it's unusual that the NV30 chip can prove its performance potential better in the OpenGL segment than it can in the gaming area. It used to be the other way around. This suggests that this time the developers at NVIDIA have furnished the graphics engine with more OpenGL hardware acceleration. That would explain the driver's short development time - the greater the chip's conformity with the latest OpenGL specifications, the "thinner" the driver layer. In addition, the handling of the NV30 is much easier thanks to its highly flexible programmability." - dated March 5th, 2003

[ricercar]

Mrrrm? I was certain I once played with an NV30GL engineering sample with 256MB. Maybe I'm mixed up with my NV35GL 256MB. Didn't mean to confuse.

[False Christian]

:drooling: I almost bought a 128MB GeForce FX 5800 Ultra. I prefer ATI but I know how well nVidia cards overclock and they tend to be more stable overall. I just didn't have the cash at the time and went with a MSI 128MB GeForce 4-Ti4400 AGP 4x. This is still my favourite videocard of all time. :drooling:

[Nandro]

Dosent the 128b memory have a big effect on overall BW? I have a 5800 sitting at home as a backup that I got for about $100 a few months ago but I havent really played with it because I have a 6800GT