Nvidia Plans to Add Another Graphics Card into GTX200 Lineup

[KSoD]

In a bid to better compete against ATI Radeon HD 4870 graphics card, Nvidia Corp. plans to add another product into the GeForce GTX 200-series lineup. Few details are now clear, however, another card in the family will almost surely make Nvidia's products more competitive in the lineup.

Currently Nvidia and its add-in-board partners sell two versions of the GeForce GTX 200: the premium-class GTX 280 with 240 shader processors (SPs), 80 texture units (TUs), 32 render back ends (RBEs) and 1GB of GDDR3 memory connected using 512-bit interface as well as high-end GTX 260 with 192 SPs, 64 TUs, 28 RBEs and 896MB of GDDR3 memory connected using 448-bit interface. The GeForce GTX 280 has GPU clocked at 602MHz, SPs operating at 1296MHz and memory working at 2214MHz, whereas the GeForce GTX 260 is clocked at 576MHz, 1242MHz and 1998MHz, respectively.

Already in September the company plans to add another board into the lineup, which will have the same clock-speeds with the GTX 260 model, but with 216 SPs, 72 TUs, 30 RBEs and 896MB of GDDR3 memory connected using 448-bit interface.

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[maroon1]

I read that in another forum

GTX 260 will get a minor update on mid September. The new version will have 216 stream processors instead of 192

 

[Prototype]

ewww just release 55nm GPU

 

[veg1992]

ewww just release 55nm GPU

They are.. there's supposed to be a 55nm GTX 280 coming out.

 

[Prototype]

yes i know but y do they need to release another gtx 260 why not release 55nm gtx 260 with gddr5 to compete against ATI

 

[wafflehammer]

yes i know but y do they need to release another gtx 260 why not release 55nm gtx 260 with gddr5 to compete against ATI

that would be a great idea actually...make the 55nm GTX 200 cards use GDDR5 instead of 3

 

[ricanflow]

Man if the GTX cards used GDDR4/5 instead of 3 along with 55nm.....that would
be extremely nice and they would perform even harder.

 

[Ste]

Memory type change will make less of a difference than most believe.

Still an improvement though.

 

[Prototype]

Man if the GTX cards used GDDR4/5 instead of 3 along with 55nm.....that would
be extremely nice and they would perform even harder.

and cheaper

 

[Drizzt]

gddr5 should make it more expensive.

55nm will give more benefits then gddr5 I think.