Charlie says Fermi A2 taped out, really dislikes Nvidia

josiahsuarez · 11-02-09, 05:19 PM

http://www.semiaccurate.com/2009/11/...-a2-taped-out/

I wont bother pasting the whole article, as it is mostly "Nvidia smells like farts!" style playground invective

relevant points:
Fermi A2 taped out
Charlie thinks boards could be shown in 2009
also thinks A3 will be required, significant availability in Q1 or possibly Q2 2010

AdamK47 · 11-02-09, 06:05 PM

Where did the AMD/Ati ads go from his site?

JasonPC · 11-02-09, 06:50 PM

Funny how Charlie never mentions how miserable the 5800 yields are (they are bad now, they must have been even worse when they were at the stage GT300 is in right now) or why they are in such short supply :P Obviously both ATI and Nvidia are having problems with 40nm yields. If production doesn't improve for ATI I think they will be missing out on this window of opportunity they have over Nvidia.

josiahsuarez · 11-02-09, 07:17 PM

the ironic thing is that Jen Hsun Huang used to design chips for AMD.

FearMeAll · 11-02-09, 07:54 PM

I just want a fast card in the end.

Atomizer · 11-03-09, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FearMeAll

I just want a fast card in the end.

Kinky.

noko · 11-05-09, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamK47

Where did the AMD/Ati ads go from his site?

LOL, maybe he will go AnTI ATI now.

LydianKnight · 11-05-09, 06:14 AM

Charlie going reverse? no way xD

Toss3 · 11-05-09, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonPC

Funny how Charlie never mentions how miserable the 5800 yields are (they are bad now, they must have been even worse when they were at the stage GT300 is in right now) or why they are in such short supply :P Obviously both ATI and Nvidia are having problems with 40nm yields. If production doesn't improve for ATI I think they will be missing out on this window of opportunity they have over Nvidia.

Well ATI themselves said that they hadn't expected this kind of a demand, so obviously they don't have enough cards. I wouldn't say that their yields are miserable, but far from what they should be(the price increase of the 5850 tells us everything). The demand is ridiculous, almost as bad as with the nintendo Wii when it came out(of the graphics world of course); people ripping them from the retailers hands as soon as they get some in stock. One store I know got over 100 cards one day and they sold out in 5 minutes.

11-02-09, 05:19 PM	#1
josiahsuarez Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 358	Charlie says Fermi A2 taped out, really dislikes Nvidia http://www.semiaccurate.com/2009/11/...-a2-taped-out/ I wont bother pasting the whole article, as it is mostly "Nvidia smells like farts!" style playground invective relevant points: Fermi A2 taped out Charlie thinks boards could be shown in 2009 also thinks A3 will be required, significant availability in Q1 or possibly Q2 2010 __________________

11-02-09, 06:05 PM	#2
AdamK47 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cinci, OH Posts: 685	Re: Charlie says Fermi A2 taped out, really dislikes Nvidia Where did the AMD/Ati ads go from his site?

11-02-09, 06:50 PM	#3
JasonPC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 978	Re: Charlie says Fermi A2 taped out, really dislikes Nvidia Funny how Charlie never mentions how miserable the 5800 yields are (they are bad now, they must have been even worse when they were at the stage GT300 is in right now) or why they are in such short supply :P Obviously both ATI and Nvidia are having problems with 40nm yields. If production doesn't improve for ATI I think they will be missing out on this window of opportunity they have over Nvidia.

11-02-09, 07:17 PM	#4
josiahsuarez Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 358	Re: Charlie says Fermi A2 taped out, really dislikes Nvidia the ironic thing is that Jen Hsun Huang used to design chips for AMD. __________________

11-02-09, 07:54 PM	#5
FearMeAll Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 1,234	Re: Charlie says Fermi A2 taped out, really dislikes Nvidia I just want a fast card in the end. __________________ Consoles: Xbox Elite with HDDVD drive and PS3. Screen: Panasonic AX200U Widescreen Projector (1280x720), 160" HighPower Screen, AND A BIG COUCH. HTPC: Intel Wolfdale 3ghz, 4 gigs DDR2 800 ram, 500gig HDD, EVGA GTX280, Vista 32 Ultimate (1280x720 gaming heaven!) My Video Encoding/Office rig: Intel QX9650 @ 3.5ghz, 1400mhz FSB, 4gigs Patriot Extreme DDR3 @ 1400mhz, XFX 790i 3-way Sli mobo, Xf-Fi Extreme Gamer, 1250watt Cooler Master Power Supply, 9800GX2, 750gig HDD, Windows 7 64-bit Ultimate.

11-05-09, 06:14 AM	#8
LydianKnight Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Málaga, Spain Posts: 203	Re: Charlie says Fermi A2 taped out, really dislikes Nvidia Charlie going reverse? no way xD __________________

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