speculation thread:
So, Nvidia released the 9800 GTX+ on a 55nm core. Largely speaking this card is in the territory of "just fair" - but more importantly it does imply to us that Nvidia is certainly looking towards die shrinks.
That said, I have a hard time imagining a gtx280 x2 (or anything of the same silly sort) - however what I can imagine is a gtx290 running on a 55nm core, with higher clocks, or maybe they'll call it the gtx280+ or something equally silly
The other possibility is a 9800GTX+ x2 - this, I could actually see happening given that 9800GTX+ SLI outperforms gtx280 - furthermore the 9800GTX+ isn't in the um.. well same power requirements/heat production as the gtx200s
I'm just basing these kind of predictions on how Nvidia lined up their last series of products; you can see something of a trend with how they have shifted pricing/performance and whatnot.
As it stands right now; if you made a parallel relation between the new product lineup and the old one you would have something like:
9600GT --- 9800GTX
8800GT --- 9800GTX+
9800GTX --- GTX260
9800GX2 --- GTX280
This is the current mainstream->high end product lineup from Nvidia in comparison to the old mainstream-> high end product lineup
As I already stated, I really cannot see the feasibility of a GTX280X2; but a 9800GTX+ x2 based on a 55nm and a larger framebuffer? Quite possibly, sure - I think thats a reasonable conclusion.
Where we stand now, AMD is most certainly the victor in the price/performance war; and with the 4870X2 coming, they will take the high performance crown as well. Would Nvidia continue on without trying to check AMD? Hard to say.
So, Nvidia released the 9800 GTX+ on a 55nm core. Largely speaking this card is in the territory of "just fair" - but more importantly it does imply to us that Nvidia is certainly looking towards die shrinks.
That said, I have a hard time imagining a gtx280 x2 (or anything of the same silly sort) - however what I can imagine is a gtx290 running on a 55nm core, with higher clocks, or maybe they'll call it the gtx280+ or something equally silly
The other possibility is a 9800GTX+ x2 - this, I could actually see happening given that 9800GTX+ SLI outperforms gtx280 - furthermore the 9800GTX+ isn't in the um.. well same power requirements/heat production as the gtx200s
I'm just basing these kind of predictions on how Nvidia lined up their last series of products; you can see something of a trend with how they have shifted pricing/performance and whatnot.
As it stands right now; if you made a parallel relation between the new product lineup and the old one you would have something like:
9600GT --- 9800GTX
8800GT --- 9800GTX+
9800GTX --- GTX260
9800GX2 --- GTX280
This is the current mainstream->high end product lineup from Nvidia in comparison to the old mainstream-> high end product lineup
As I already stated, I really cannot see the feasibility of a GTX280X2; but a 9800GTX+ x2 based on a 55nm and a larger framebuffer? Quite possibly, sure - I think thats a reasonable conclusion.
Where we stand now, AMD is most certainly the victor in the price/performance war; and with the 4870X2 coming, they will take the high performance crown as well. Would Nvidia continue on without trying to check AMD? Hard to say.