Nvidia Fermi GF100 working desktop card spotted on Facebook

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Nvidia Fermi GF100 first working desktop card spotted



On Nvidia’s Facebook page

A few hours ago, the Nvidia engineers running the company’s Facebook page uploaded a picture of what appears to be the first working sample of a 40nm GF100 high-end card based on Fermi architecture, the first to make its way on the internet.



The image was uploaded at 9:45pm PST and depicts the Geforce desktop card running Uningine’s Heaven DirectX 11 benchmark on a Dell 24-inch monitor, so we can rationally assume that the benchmark resolution is 1920x1200. The core hardware configuration appears to be composed of an ASUS Rampage II Extreme LGA 1366 motherboard coupled with undetermined Core i7 processor and DDR3 memory.

Upon close inspection in Photoshop with the help of others, it appears that the 40nm Fermi-based GF100 monster is using a PCI-Express 8-pin adapter on the left and a 6-pin adapter on the right, so nothing is new in terms of PSU hardware requirements for enthusiast consumers. It is important to note that this particular engineering sample GPU is using the recently taped-out A2 silicon. Our multiple internal sources have previously confirmed that the company will move to A3 silicon for its final retail products.

Two days ago, Nvidia publicly demonstrated its first working GPU samples based on Fermi architecture during SC 2009 (Super Computer Convention). SC is the international conference for high-performance computing, networking, storage and analysis, where the company unveiled the Tesla 20-series lineup priced respectively between $2,499 and $18,995. As previously stated, these Fermi GPUs catered toward the High Performance Computing (HPC) market segment are not expected to launch in Q2 2010, while the high-end Geforce desktop units as depicted in the image above are expected to be announced at CES 2010 (January 7th – 10th) and will launch earlier, sometime in Q1 2010.

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[LordEC911]

So yet another PCB layout???
What happened to the 9in card people said was the final design?

[EniGmA1987]

"people said"?

Who cares what people say, pictures and working product matter more. Plus why would there be a 9-pin PCI-E power connector? 6-pins are the only common connector around, with 8-pin being found on some more powerful PSU's and only more recently on mid range PSUs. A new connector would just mean less people buy this card, and with it coming so late and having so many problems Nvidia is going to need all the selling power they can get once its released. Hopefully we will find that either they solve the clock speed issue, or that even at slow speeds it is somehow a monster in the graphics department.

[LordEC911]

*Facepalm*
in = inches.

[InCredible]

figures fps are cut out of the pic nice to see SOMETHING tho..

[hurleybird]

If that was fermi I'd expect tessellation to be turned on.

EDIT: Or is it? the steps and floor don't look tessellated, but the posts and dragon do...

EDIT 2: NM, house in the background looks obviously tessellated.

I wonder if the FPS being cut out was deliberate... if so, is that because the FPS is low? Makes sense. The other question is, if so, is it because the architecture flopped, or is it the drivers?

[Helloworld_98]

the only thing Fermi had over the 5970 was that it could fit in most people's cases, now it looks like it's lost that advantage too

[DelaMaris]

So GF100 is flagship of Fermi architecture?

[lutjens]

Knowing NVidia, it's likely that this is a rebranded GTX295 card with a new heatsink...

I'll be very surprised to see Fermi cards available for sale sooner than April 2010....way too late to be anything more than a humerous footnote to this product cycle.

[eleeter]

Knowing NVidia, it's likely that this is a rebranded GTX295 card with a new heatsink...

lol well anything's possible, but it's very likely the real deal. Of course we have no details, clocks, power usage, silicon revision, performance etc. But at least we know the card is no longer a pink elephant and does actually exist.

Kinda odd that the first actual working unit is posted on Facebook though.

[Russian]

Knowing NVidia, it's likely that this is a rebranded GTX295 card with a new heatsink...

I'll be very surprised to see Fermi cards available for sale sooner than April 2010....way too late to be anything more than a humerous footnote to this product cycle.

You sound like charlie.

is nvidia also going out of business?

[Solus Corvus]

Wow guys. It's embarrassing when eleeter is the voice of reason in an NV thread...

[IDANPE]

the only thing Fermi had over the 5970 was that it could fit in most people's cases, now it looks like it's lost that advantage too

I think you're wrong ..
The card is the same length as the board so he it should be shorter than 5970.

[eleeter]

Alrighty then, I'll be "unreasonable".

Has it really come to the point where Nvidia has to post low rez images of Fermi on Facebook to try and appease the masses?

[Tim]

To actually see some real hardware makes me feel a lot more positive about Fermi. Sure it will need A3 hardware, but it probably means Engineering Samples are already in the hands of game studios, games being optimized for it. That can only be good for the consumer (debatable lol). Let's face it, there is not much point in upgrading if you've have bought a high end card in the last two years. Most of us can wait a little longer still.

I sure am, I just want to see what it's capable of. Plenty of time to go AMD if it's rubbish.

[Blacky]

You sound like charlie.

is nvidia also going out of business?

I thought the same for an instance I hope they don't face several shortage issues like ATi, if it does the prices on e-tailers is going to be overrated...

[Aimr]

To actually see some real hardware makes me feel a lot more positive about Fermi. Sure it will need A3 hardware, but it probably means Engineering Samples are already in the hands of game studios, games being optimized for it. That can only be good for the consumer (debatable lol). Let's face it, there is not much point in upgrading if you've have bought a high end card in the last two years. Most of us can wait a little longer still.

I sure am, I just want to see what it's capable of. Plenty of time to go AMD if it's rubbish.

Fully Agree

[Boissez]

Am I the only thinking it is just too much of a "coincidence" that we see a Fermi leak on Hemlock-day?

Now i have no proof but it does smell like Nvidia marketing BS...

[oohms]

/puts on tinfoil hat

They could have used a 5870 for the screenshot, and a mockup card in the foreground

[Sadasius]

Am I the only thinking it is just too much of a "coincidence" that we see a Fermi leak on Hemlock-day?

Now i have no proof but it does smell like Nvidia marketing BS...

I agree. I think it is a Nvidia BS move and I think that card is not even running on the screen and it is actually a 5870 on the top mobo seen in the picture on the shelf that is connected instead. I think they are trying to mislead again as of late. Considering all the BS Nvidia has been doing lately I am not giving them a damn inch until they prove with a damn picture the card is actually wired to that monitor. Nvidia has about as much credibility as a fart in a tornado at this point in time.

[wez]

Now i have no proof but it does smell like Nvidia marketing BS...

Well duh...

[Solus Corvus]

Obviously the timing isn't a coincidence.

But nothing about that picture makes think it's fake. I'd expect that they have early silicon running by now. We still don't know the clocks of that card, it's performance, etc. All we know (if that picture is real) is that it runs DX11 and exists somewhere. Not a real big surprise, IMO.

[VoodooProphetII]

The gullibility and ignorance of you ALL......... astounding.

[massman]

Anyone else noticed the other setup on top of this one (upper right corner)?

[Solus Corvus]

The gullibility and ignorance of you ALL......... astounding.

An ad hominem does not an argument make. [/yoda]