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NVIDIA’s code-named NV40 will be branded as the GeForce 6800, will be formally announced on the 13th of April and will reach retail stores by the 26th of April, according to the article. Earlier X-bit labs reported that NV40 will be mass-produced in May citing sources among NVIDIA’s graphics cards partners.
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ATI Technologies’ chip known as R420 will be called RADEON X800 PRO and is likely to be launched on the 26th of April, 2004. Higher-speed flavour of the R420 – the RADEON X800 XT – is expected to debut on the 31st of May, 2004, if the assumptions are correct. PCI Express x16 solution powered by the R423 architecture will see the light of the day on the 14th of June, according to AnandTech. ATI on Tuesday began marketing campaign on its web-site to support the launch of the new graphics architecture.
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