Nvidia Next-Gen Kepler GPUs Slated for Q2 2012
Nvidia's first Kepler graphics cards are now believed to be available in March or April of next year.
Japanese site 4Gamer.net reports that the entry-level GK107 card could be the first model of Nvidia's new 28 nm GPU series and arrive with a 128-bit memory interface as well as GDDR5 memory. The GK106 will follow as a mainstream version and apparently use the same GPU core, but support a 256-bit interface as well as PCI Express 3.0, instead of PCIe 2.0 in the GK107.
A performance version GK104 is due in Q3 and will use a 384-bit memory interface and integrate 1.5 GB of memory. According to 4Gamer.net, the card will deliver a single-precision floating point performance of 2 TFlops. A high-end GK110 apparently scheduled for Q4 uses two GK104 cores and deliver about 4 TFlops while the flagship model GK112 isn't scheduled to be released before 2013 and arrive with a 512-bit GDDR5 interface.
Nvidia declined to confirm the information published by 4Gamer.net.
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i think the kepler launch dates predicted by 4Gamer.net are a bit ahead. Infact nvidia has a trend of pursuiting next gen starting with 2 high tier units, later on they add the cutdown versions
i think the kepler launch dates predicted by 4Gamer.net are a bit ahead. Infact nvidia has a trend of pursuiting next gen starting with 2 high tier units, later on they add the cutdown versions
Not when Apple expects you to deliver.
yeah it seem they offer two high end then two low end then one x2 card when there single gpu sollution gets mauled to death but AMD's dual gpu card
Not when Apple expects you to deliver.
Since when has Apple been clamoring for better video hardware in their computers? They've only offered generation behind video hardware as long as I can remember, and a quick glance at the Apple store shows that yes, the best card you can get from them is a 5870.
Put down the fanboy koolaid, Apple doesn't drive the hardware industry.
im getting the feeling that amd is going to trounce nvidia in this round!!!
i just hope for a good showing from the gtx 660......
can you imagine the evil gtx 666 "GLH" (goes like hell) edition
And too weird that nVidia is not equipped with the XDR2 VRAM and overcoming that with higher memory interface.
" before 2013 and arrive with a 512-bit GDDR5 interface."...
Their going to need it if AMD/ATI use the memory rumored to be in the upcoming 7000 series of graphics cards. Even with a 512bit interface.. i dunno..??
why isn't nvidia launching the high end flagship gpus first? could it be their yield issue with kepler at tsmc? meanwhile amd seems to be well on track with their products.
nvidia's vram capacity choice is still weird, why go for 1.5 gb when you can get more from full 2 gb?
why isn't nvidia launching the high end flagship gpus first? could it be their yield issue with kepler at tsmc? meanwhile amd seems to be well on track with their products.nvidia's vram capacity choice is still weird, why go for 1.5 gb when you can get more from full 2 gb?
Both AMD and Nvidia will launch around the same time because they are both dependent on TSMC 28 nm silicon. That also is going to be interesting because the best gpu will be a function of who marginalizes profit the most to maximize transistor counts and who has the better architecture. The hardware proper is being made with the same transistors.
il just buy a whole new rig when ivy bridge is out for a month or two ^^
And too weird that nVidia is not equipped with the XDR2 VRAM and overcoming that with higher memory interface.
Why too weird? ATI equipped their cards with GDDR5 waaaaay before nVidia. This is quite normal. Or maybe nVidia knows something that we don't?
Since when has Apple been clamoring for better video hardware in their computers? They've only offered generation behind video hardware as long as I can remember, and a quick glance at the Apple store shows that yes, the best card you can get from them is a 5870.Put down the fanboy koolaid, Apple doesn't drive the hardware industry.
ROFL ! This statement is so true. In many ways.
Just in time for my Ivy Bridge machine. Awesome!
wow this only came out a week and a half ago... way to keep up guys.
ahhh! Kepler is on his way.
nice to see nvidia naming their new technologies after great scientist
just few names Fermi,kepler,Maxwell
i have no idea why people would care for new PC hardware now. there is no point in getting new PC hardware until shortly after a new generation of game consoles is released.
i have no idea why people would care for new PC hardware now. there is no point in getting new PC hardware until shortly after a new generation of game consoles is released.
Eyefinity setups, 3D setups, or 3D surround setups.
Not everyone is simply using a single 1080p 60hz screen.
i have no idea why people would care for new PC hardware now. there is no point in getting new PC hardware until shortly after a new generation of game consoles is released.
because it is always nice to have a hardware that beyond console or everything else in the earth.. so we can make sure to crank that shit up! to experience the smoothest frame rates. thats the point.
this article is SO LATE NEWS...
it was here first:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] nical-data
What about a GK112 ? Is it like a 590 dual gpu or a quadgpu?
i have no idea why people would care for new PC hardware now. there is no point in getting new PC hardware until shortly after a new generation of game consoles is released.
Is this a serious question or you're just 14?
nice to know its 128bit. its going to be packed with other goodies! (dual 1GB modules chip @ 64bit x 2) I hope they compensate for the bandwidth and speed.
lol at the iFanboy that thinks apple makes computers that are "cutting edge" because he has a cool looking iMaxiPad........
Few games or apps even use the current generation GPU's to their full capacity. All this new hardware just keeps coming out ... how about some PC games that actually take advantage of such power.
All this new hardware power seems to be doing is making developers lazy.
Current hardware is in no way hindering software development, we need some innovation in Software!
If what is said in this article is true, then nVidia will be pretty late to the next gen GPU party, considering that AMD Radeon HD7xxx will be completely out by end of Q1 2012.
Not when Apple expects you to deliver.
Since when has Apple been clamoring for better video hardware in their computers? They've only offered generation behind video hardware as long as I can remember, and a quick glance at the Apple store shows that yes, the best card you can get from them is a 5870.Put down the fanboy koolaid, Apple doesn't drive the hardware industry.
Wow, talking about taken out of context. I am no one's fanboy. I was just saying what is supposedly happening of late. Apple has switched suppliers from AMD to Nvidia, probably due to short supply from AMD's current fab. As the rumor mill suggests, Nvidia's 28nm supply will also be scarce at the first few months of production, and as Apple a big (and getting only bigger) customer that tends to get easily annoyed it is probable that they'll prioritize what the mass market wants (lower end parts) at first.
I hope this isn't confirmation of what SA was claiming about Kepler.
Wow, talking about taken out of context. I am no one's fanboy. I was just saying what is supposedly happening of late. Apple has switched suppliers from AMD to Nvidia, probably due to short supply from AMD's current fab. As the rumor mill suggests, Nvidia's 28nm supply will also be scarce at the first few months of production, and as Apple a big (and getting only bigger) customer that tends to get easily annoyed it is probable that they'll prioritize what the mass market wants (lower end parts) at first.
What you mentioned wont matter to Apple. See Apple only currently offers the AMD 5870 as its high end card which is about 18 months old hardware. So for next year they will offer this years Nvidia parts like say a GTX 570. That gives Nvidia/TSMC over 1 year to get the 28nm production ramped up before Apple will want those parts, assuming they won't switch back to AMD in 2013.
What you mentioned wont matter to Apple. See Apple only currently offers the AMD 5870 as its high end card which is about 18 months old hardware. So for next year they will offer this years Nvidia parts like say a GTX 570. That gives Nvidia/TSMC over 1 year to get the 28nm production ramped up before Apple will want those parts, assuming they won't switch back to AMD in 2013.
Exactly. You won't see these cards in Apple machines for at least another 12-18 months. Apple simply doesn't care about having bleeding edge video cards in their computers.
Like I said, doron, put the fanboy koolaid down. Apple has nothing to do with this.
It's all about supply and demand. Apple isn't about "high end", that's far from being the majority of their target audience. Most of their revenue and profit revolves around low end / mainstread parts to fit into their skinny laptops which are currently equipped with the latest, usually low power, hardware tech to provide longer battery life and cooler operation, which seems to be the only thing most Apple customers are concerned about.
If you're in need of a power GPU in a particular computer and you're not a professional that needs or wants OSX, this computer most likely has Windows in it.