Report: Nvidia GTX 880, 880 Ti to be Cheaper than 780 Ti
Not all rumours should be believed, and this is probably a prime example.
It's been a while since we saw any rumors regarding the upcoming graphics cards from Nvidia, but it seems that the rumor mill has been working hard. There is word out on the web that the new Nvidia GTX 880 and the GTX 880 Ti, the latter of which we can't even be sure will exist, will be cheaper than their GTX 780 and GTX 780 Ti predecessors.
The exact details regarding how much cheaper the cards will be remains unknown, as does the validity of this rumor, so don't get your hopes up yet. This rumor appears to stem from a forum post, so we have our doubts (it could simply be a teenager tired of not being able to afford high-end graphics cards trying to put pressure on Nvidia). We're not saying that we don't want to see it happen, we just don't think that it will. The most realistic thing to believe is that the cards will be cheaper to manufacture, but to expect this to translate to lower retail prices is a bit of a pipe dream.
Moving on, there is also a report going around that there will be a graphics card based on the GM204 GPU that will carry 8 GB of GDDR5 memory running over a 256-bit memory interface. This report stems from an import list from the website Zauba.com, where an entry is shown with the details of a test board. We're not sure whether to believe that we'll be seeing retail cards with 8 GB frame buffers as reference solutions, but rather just 4 GB. However, these are clearly labelled as test boards, so they are not representative of final products.
Despite everything, the new GPUs from Nvidia are expected to be baked on the 20 nm lithographic process, which combined with the new Maxwell architecture will make them quite efficient. Dreadful rumors aside, we do expect the new hardware to come out somewhere towards the end of 2014, early 2015. We might not immediately be looking at the high-end hardware, but we'll probably see at least one new Maxwell-based GPU coming around that time.
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Amen to that! 500 should get you basically the best card out there, this 800 shit (aside from insane double GPU's) is totally out of control. Keep your 150 dollar bundles that after one month are worth MAYBE 75 bucks because the games are so heavily discounted and give me back the $500 top of the line GPU's.
Amen to that! 500 should get you basically the best card out there, this 800 shit (aside from insane double GPU's) is totally out of control. Keep your 150 dollar bundles that after one month are worth MAYBE 75 bucks because the games are so heavily discounted and give me back the $500 top of the line GPU's.
Amen to that! 500 should get you basically the best card out there, this 800 shit (aside from insane double GPU's) is totally out of control. Keep your 150 dollar bundles that after one month are worth MAYBE 75 bucks because the games are so heavily discounted and give me back the $500 top of the line GPU's.
You guys have to realize that NVIDIA isn't losing profits by adding the bundles. It's a marketing strategy that only costs the game developers. NVIDIA would be losing profits by lowering the price of their cards, not issuing the game bundles.
Although a GM204 would suggest a mid range to upper mid range card, so a 256 bit bus isn't unreasonable; but that much VRAM on it?
Nvidia increased the size of the cache on Maxwell, eliminating the need for a wider bus.
Agreed. If someone is playing games at 1080p on a single monitor, anything above a 770 is a complete waste of money. But you know the saying, a fool and his money....
Nvidia increased the size of the cache on Maxwell, eliminating the need for a wider bus.
Very good point, I forgot about that change they made with the new architecture. Thanks for that
AMD, still trying to make money for a full year. See the point. Quit whining about pricing when nobody is making much cash. IF you think that price is too high on either side, I'd challenge you to PROVE they are ripping you off after looking at their 10yr summaries and recent balance sheets. YOU ARE WRONG.
If you want pricing to come down some, you could also hope AMD makes more money so they can put out products that don't have as many problems which would cause NV to price lower. You price your product for a premium over your competition when the competition has issues (be it speed, drivers in phase 3, etc etc, same with Intel vs. AMD). Companies are in business to make money, NOT do you favors no matter what you think. Their job is to make money and neither side is doing very well compared to the last 10yrs. The pricing war has killed them both. If you took out the payments to Nvidia from Intel they wouldn't be making 1/2 what they were in 2007...LOL.
You whiners need to read balance sheets and financial reports. Clueless. I sincerely hope companies IGNORE you whiners and charge whatever they can get, because they are both WEAKER today than before. We need them stronger, NOT weaker than they already are.
I disagree with this as you seem to be ignoring 1080p at a 120hz refresh rate. If you're looking for rock solid 120fps at 1080p to be combined with low persistence strobing, you'll need more than a GTX770.
AMD, still trying to make money for a full year. See the point. Quit whining about pricing when nobody is making much cash. IF you think that price is too high on either side, I'd challenge you to PROVE they are ripping you off after looking at their 10yr summaries and recent balance sheets. YOU ARE WRONG.
If you want pricing to come down some, you could also hope AMD makes more money so they can put out products that don't have as many problems which would cause NV to price lower. You price your product for a premium over your competition when the competition has issues (be it speed, drivers in phase 3, etc etc, same with Intel vs. AMD). Companies are in business to make money, NOT do you favors no matter what you think. Their job is to make money and neither side is doing very well compared to the last 10yrs. The pricing war has killed them both. If you took out the payments to Nvidia from Intel they wouldn't be making 1/2 what they were in 2007...LOL.
You whiners need to read balance sheets and financial reports. Clueless. I sincerely hope companies IGNORE you whiners and charge whatever they can get, because they are both WEAKER today than before. We need them stronger, NOT weaker than they already are.
I agree with the sentiment, I take exception to the delivery though... You didn't have to be so rude. On the plus side, I agree that we need those company's to be financially strong. However, if you continually bring out re-hashed and re-named cards and you have an unnecessarily number of cards, then it means you also have to make sure that every one of those cards is profitable in their own right. I personally feel that less is more - and is actually better for everyone. Why should they have such a wide array of cards, really? Manufacturing costs...so save yourself some costs and manufacture fewer products at a better price...more people would be able to afford it and leave these 4-digit monster cards as collector's editions or something to that effect. Those are for your bragging rights. They will almost NEVER be accessible to the everyday Joe.