Now, those things may be stating the obvious as far as progression goes for future driver releases, but the particularly interesting thing to note is the mention of the Big Bang II which this spy shot indicates is arriving in September.
Given NVIDIA called the introduction of SLI Big Bang I prior to its unveiling, this next big bang certainly has us all wondering.
What could it be?
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i wanna see a graphic board where you can swap the processor and ram. have it fully customizable. or i want to see true dual core processors
True words. However, I don't guess that's what NVIDIA's BB2 is all about... I guess ASUS had a prototype based on the concept you described, anyway, but it never made its way to the streets.
That's a toughie. I'd like to see a card with AT LEAST 8800GT performance (preferably 4870X2 performance!) that uses a fraction of the power of current cards.
What I think we'll get is a very modest bump in performance, but at least the first of a set of working APIs to let a GPU handle a lot more tasks, not just physics, and useful demo code to go with them.
That's a toughie. I'd like to see a card with AT LEAST 8800GT performance (preferably 4870X2 performance!) that uses a fraction of the power of current cards.
What I think we'll get is a very modest bump in performance, but at least the first of a set of working APIs to let a GPU handle a lot more tasks, not just physics, and useful demo code to go with them.
That would be nice, although very unlikely... :C Also, if we think about current GPUs' temperatures...
I think its likely the BIG BANG II will be a new cross connect between cards that will allow better scaling... also they will announce it in conjunction with the gt200 refresh...
although I hope its a new arch... its highly unlikely
I think its likely the BIG BANG II will be a new cross connect between cards that will allow better scaling... also they will announce it in conjunction with the gt200 refresh...
although I hope its a new arch... its highly unlikely
This is somewhat what I was leaning to as well; but we'll see I suppose
What I think we'll get is a very modest bump in performance, but at least the first of a set of working APIs to let a GPU handle a lot more tasks, not just physics, and useful demo code to go with them.
Hybrid SLI with one GPU committed to traditional GPU tasks and the second as an additional 'CPU'??
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what cal89 said would be awesome, ive been dreaming about something like that...imagine how cheap that solution could be, upgrading every few months would be too possible
i kno asus had a prototype, but they only made like...6 i think
i'd have to say it's just a new version of SLI that will scale about 23% better than the current SLI layout... performance tweaks really...
i dont have time to look it up again, but there's a company out there that claims to have scaled SLI and X-Fyre to 80-95%, that's right, both SLI and X-Fyre, with that said, it's not hard to believe that Nvidia knows how to scale SLI better, they're just milking it like a hog...
Possibly, or even a single GPU able to handle work in addition to traditional graphics tasks, particularly when not gaming.
...something that might begin to justify their assertions regarding the CPU becoming unnecessary. Imagine something able to make Intel sweat enough to start cutting prices, or maybe stopping the "new socket every time the Grinch sneezes" obsolescence game.
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I'm guessing a new architecture; I've heard some whispers for some time now, and the current line of GPU's are all re-hashed 8800's. NVIDIA's due for something thats 100% new.
It could also be a partnership of some sort, or something to do with onboard physics.
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However, I don't guess that's what NVIDIA's BB2 is all about... I guess ASUS had a prototype based on the concept you described, anyway, but it never made its way to the streets.