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Morrow
08-22-05, 03:29 PM
The thing is I want my new card to be WGF compliant, and that means it has to be a unified shader model. Rumor has it that the R520 has a unified shader model and it 100% WGF compliant.

If there is anything certain than it is that the R520 will NOT have a unified shader model. You can trust me on that ;)

The R520 is however still WGF compliant, like the GF 7800 series but only WGF1.0.

WGF2.0 is the next generation DirectX with a unified shader architecture.
Zelda_fan
08-22-05, 07:14 PM
If there is anything certain than it is that the R520 will NOT have a unified shader model. You can trust me on that ;)

The R520 is however still WGF compliant, like the GF 7800 series but only WGF1.0.

WGF2.0 is the next generation DirectX with a unified shader architecture.

Well the Xbox360 is a unified shader model, and the R520 is based off the same tech as the XBox 360 so I assumed it was unified shader model. I think I've also read it in a few places.
Graphicmaniac
08-22-05, 07:29 PM
R500 is one step forward than R520
like i suppose RSX is for G70
retsam
08-22-05, 09:37 PM
Well the Xbox360 is a unified shader model, and the R520 is based off the same tech as the XBox 360 so I assumed it was unified shader model. I think I've also read it in a few places.no, the xb360 is based off the r400 tech that was supposed to be unified. the 400 was supposed to be the first unified arch chip, but ati scraped it for the r420. xbox360 and r520 are two completely diffrent chips.



edit..... also wfg 2.0 doesnt call for hardware unification just api level unification but i could be wrong.
Subtestube
08-22-05, 10:10 PM
edit..... also wfg 2.0 doesnt call for hardware unification just api level unification but i could be wrong.

Everything I've read confirms this statement. I could also be wrong, but I'm fairly sure I'm not.
Fotis
08-23-05, 01:21 AM
R500 is one step forward than R520
like i suppose RSX is for G70
RSX is based on the same tech as G70.
Morrow
08-23-05, 03:29 AM
Well the Xbox360 is a unified shader model, and the R520 is based off the same tech as the XBox 360 so I assumed it was unified shader model. I think I've also read it in a few places.

No, the the R520 is NOT based of the Xbox360 GPU (R500). Those are two different GPU lines. This is common mistake many make because the codename are so similar.

The PC version of the R500 will be the R600.
Graphicmaniac
08-23-05, 08:21 AM
RSX is based on the same tech as G70.
do you want bet? :P
Fotis
08-23-05, 08:44 AM
do you want bet? :P
Yes, I bet 1.000.000€ and I win (http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2005/07/11/nvidia_rsx_interview/2.html)
:angel:

For those that don't know, if you've been living under a rock for the last few months, the graphics processor in the PlayStation 3 is NVIDIA-designed and is called RSX. How does it compare next to the 7800?

"The two products share the same heritage, the same technology. But RSX is faster," said Kirk.
trinibwoy
08-23-05, 04:04 PM
Yes, I bet 1.000.000€ and I win (http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2005/07/11/nvidia_rsx_interview/2.html)
:angel:


Haha! :D
Graphicmaniac
08-23-05, 06:37 PM
i know that interview but if it will have more pipe than is not the same as G70 lol
and anyway there will of course be things that will be included just in G80

it has no sense release ps3 next year with 1year old tecnology and even slower than xbox360..