Nvidia Prepares For 40nm GPUs

[maroon1]

VR-Zone has learned that Nvidia is moving on to 40nm process much quicker than expected. Nvidia is usually conservative when moving on to a finer process technology but seems like this time round, they are determined to get there ahead of AMD. This move is risky but probably Nvidia has done some serious simulation and prototyping to estimate the yield and stability of the TSMC 40G process technology. The first GPUs on 40nm process technology will be the mobile parts codenamed N10x, the successor to the current 65/55nm NB9x. Nvidia is expected to apply a die shrink to their desktop parts too to lower cost and thermal envelope so there might be a chance to see a GX2 solution for GT200.

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[Apokalipse]

VR-Zone has learned that Nvidia is moving on to 40nm process much quicker than expected.

They kinda have to though. G200 does cost a lot to manufacture; it is the largest GPU die TSMC has made I think.
They can't be making a lot of profit after the very large price drops.

 

[Drizzt]

Waiting for Gtx260+ gso260 gs260 gt260 gts260 ultra280

ect.

 

[Trotter]

Actually, I hope Nvidia pulls it off. Their recent run of luck has sucked, but it has been their competition that has driven AMD/ATI to develop and deploy the cards out now.

The loss of cashflow from bad publicity, as well as replacing bad chips, has hurt them. The decreased revenue from the new cards due to high costs and slashed prices is not helping them.

 

[NightSurge]

ect.

It's "etc." As in E-T-C. Not ect. It's et cetera, not ecetera.

Ok, grammar nazi-ing done.

 

[meat_helmet]

Im liking this current round of GPU wars. For once it is good from ATI vs good ones from Nvidia - and none of the $1000 business!! Good ones people can actually afford (except me...)

 

[SirCyber]

lol, YES!!! this is the type of competition that could go either direction in the end, this promotes the best type of advancements!

 

[Ethan_Kaizer]

lol, YES!!! this is the type of competition that could go either direction in the end, this promotes the best type of advancements!

Yep. It's like a arms race now between the two companies. They both have to keep making stronger and more advanced technologies to beat the other.

 

[Drizzt]

It's "etc." As in E-T-C. Not ect. It's et cetera, not ecetera.

Ok, grammar nazi-ing done.

ME IZ KNOT FER KARING,

Actually, I hope Nvidia pulls it off. Their recent run of luck has sucked, but it has been their competition that has driven AMD/ATI to develop and deploy the cards out now.

The loss of cashflow from bad publicity, as well as replacing bad chips, has hurt them. The decreased revenue from the new cards due to high costs and slashed prices is not helping them.

I hope they suffer, and of course eventually turn around and do good. I'm not a fan of what Nvidia has been doing with the whole gpu name game and flood the market to confuse nublets.

 

[objecterror]

Does this mean my 8800 is now obsolete?