nVidia G92 & G98 specs

[Jass]

No, no way they will make the chips lower than the g80 ones. Did nvidia release the specs of the cards yet? Don't think so. So how would they know what will it be...
Personally I only care about the high end card spec. Which is rumored to be called the g90. And hoping to be released around november.

[zerazax]

No, no way they will make the chips lower than the g80 ones. Did nvidia release the specs of the cards yet? Don't think so. So how would they know what will it be...
Personally I only care about the high end card spec. Which is rumored to be called the g90. And hoping to be released around november.

Because actually, if release is two months from now, more than a few companies that work with Nvidia on cards will have an idea of specs.

Just because G92 and G98 are mid to low end doesn't mean a high end doesn't exist. Coding isn't always set in stone, and much are just rumors.

But with all the latest buzz, G92 = an 8800GTS replacement, G98 = a replacement to the 8400-8600, and a new high end might be G90. The numbering scheme might reflect this as being more of a refresh than a new generation, since supposedly they are using the G80 core but tweaking it while also supporting PCIE 2.0, DisplayPort, etc. Hence an 8700 series, 8900 series, etc.

[turtle]

The buzz going around is the high-end refresh is g92x2...just like 7950GX2 was two 7900GT's.

A 8800GTS with a 256-bit bus and higher clocks. 512MB of ram is a given, although the GDDR3 instead of GDDR4 is a surprise. It sounds like a very efficient (size per die/performance/power/heat) design, as the 8800gts 320MB is a winner, and a smaller bus + more ram seems like a nice sweet spot. Put two of those together on 65nm, and I bet you could stay under or around the G80 power requirements (<225W). Hey, and 192 shaders (mad mad mul) @ 1750 = >1 teraflop. Granted, shaders may not be clocked that high.

A high-end part would be 1GB of ram.

What would it compete with you ask? Why a RV670x2 of course...

It makes sense to me as the GPU companies have alluded to going to MCM next-gen. This may be testing the waters, or perhaps a taste of things to come. Sure, there could be G90/R680...but we hear much more about these parts, and now it seems the pairing of them is the next likely high-end.

[Frank M]

The buzz going around is the high-end refresh is g92x2...just like 7950GX2 was two 7900GT's.

A 8800GTS with a 256-bit bus and higher clocks. 512MB of ram is a given, although the GDDR3 instead of GDDR4 is a surprise.

Hey, and 192 shaders (mad mad mul) @ 1750 = >1 teraflop.

You seem to miss that while the 8800GTS is 96 shaders, the G92 is only 64;
2×64 = 128, which is the same amount as the 8800GTX/U


24xx shader clocks do sound better...