The Road to Fermi: A Look Back on News Leaks

By Marcus Yam
published

There's less than 24 hours until all will be officially known on Fermi. Until then, here's a trip looking back on all the leaks we've come across during our travels.

Rejoice, everyone! Today marks the last day that Nvidia's GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 will be shrouded in mystery.

Looking back, we've covered a lot of ground from leaks and speculation from third-party sources. For those of you still clutching and grabbing at every little tidbit of Fermi-based information, check out the links below.

For those who can't wait for the official skinny, be sure to be here tomorrow early evening, Friday March 26.

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
87 Comments Comment from the forums
  • eekitsericc
    i hope nVidia has something up there sleeves : )
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  • coopchennick
    haha, a Fermi article with NOTHING to report. Not even box shots! I'm beginning to think Fermi doesn't exist.

    But really, I hope the cards do great after all of this.
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  • dragonsqrrl
    lol, excellent... I was hoping someone would do a compilation like this.
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  • XD_dued
    I have low expectations for fermi...but that's just me :)
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  • jennyh
    When you have nothing...SPIN.
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  • This article is the last squeeze of hype for the Fermi?
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  • sinny1
    if these fermi gpu are as good as the nvidia dude said (the guy that did the benchmark) why nvidia did not let other people do the benchmarks before they release it? because if it is true and confirmed by "outsider source", more people will buy when it released, unless nvidia is hiding something...
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  • frozenlead
    Tom's, you've jinxed it. Next we know, it'll be delayed last-minute.
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  • Why did we never see such immense coverage leading up to ATI's 5000 series? Oh wait, ATI doesn't play mind games with its consumers.
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  • psychoticdream
    CypherXWhy did we never see such immense coverage leading up to ATI's 5000 series? Oh wait, ATI doesn't play mind games with its consumers.EXACTLY!

    they've gotten so dishonest and act like apple now

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