New video card rumor!

Willy Red · September 5th, 2003, 12:21 AM

I found this site a few weeks ago, but I can't remember its URL. It had a rumor about Nvidias plan to pull ahead of ATI with this "new" card called the Geforce 6 ST. WTF?!! If this were true why would Nvidia skip 5 and go straight to 6?! Also it boasted that the card will have a core clock of 933 Mhz, memory clock of 1.2 Ghz, and 12 rendering pipelines!!! The card will have 256 MB of RAM and will feature a 32 GB/sec memory bandwidth!! This is unbelievable!! But it is only a rumor from this one site. If I find it again I will definetly let you know. Just a little something for you to ponder over.

Telexen · September 5th, 2003, 12:23 AM

I think they're a little busy getting the GFFX to PCI Express

Willy Red · September 5th, 2003, 12:32 AM

I doubt this rumor is true. But again......I could be wrong.

John Prophet · September 5th, 2003, 12:34 AM

I thought they already were back ahead again with fx5900?

**RobRich** · September 5th, 2003, 12:39 AM

Well, I certainly have heard of no such card, and I am generally one of the first people to receive leaked information about new projects at nVidia.

Telexen is correct about PCI Express, that is nVidia's next near-future goal. NV36, NV38, and Detonator 5x.xx should launch at Computex. NV36M in November. NV40 in Q1 2004.

NV41/NV43/NV45 are on track for H1 2004, perhaps at GDC or E3.

NV42 (still questionable) should be essentially the same design as NV43, except for core die size. NV43 is 0.13u, NV42 is on 0.11u.

The supposedly big project right now at nVidia is an Intel Pentium IV chipset. One insider (moderately credible IMO) claims nVidia may bypass Intel lisencing by pulling an end-run via its recent agreements with IBM.

Robert Richmond

Urban_Squrill · September 5th, 2003, 01:00 AM

That would be faster then some peoples computers. But Its just a rumor.

tony_j15 · September 5th, 2003, 02:45 PM

Thats a pretty wild rumor. It looks totally wrong with the name skip, and the core/memory speed is weird. Most cards have a 2 or 3 to one core to memory clock speed ratio. In the long term they'll be that fast, but not real soon.

IronGalaxy · September 5th, 2003, 03:01 PM

that would be a SICK card

soulja · September 5th, 2003, 03:23 PM

well i always love nvidia and i love their cards, unlink ATI have errors with gameplay and such. but they can do what ever they feel. they could do G6 to G25 lol

ocit · September 5th, 2003, 04:07 PM

and i herd johnny was kissin mary jane behind the jungle gym