The GT300/Fermi Thread

[saaya]

I thought nvidia didn't do hard-launches anymore?

hehehe, well, theres always hope...

in the past it was announce and launch on the same day
then it was announce first and launch later
in recent years that become: announce, then wait, then launch, then wait, then sell



nvidia announced fermi at GTC, they will launch it in february, 4 months later... im really curious when it will actually sell

If there going with 256 CC then that be it self shows there in bad shape. Think about it, that's half the CC turned off on a die that's very large and that cost alot to get. The only reason I can think of for them doing this is trying to find a way not to make money but trying to find a way to break even and not be in the red. They will be selling cards with a 256 CC at a loss but its better then trashing them. Even a 320 CC will be hard to sell to break even on with the low yields and the large size of the die.

yeah, they basically buy good PR by selling cards at a loss then... wouldnt be a first though afaik

Deep Dive meeting has over, and we already know how powerful GF100 is, and IT IS! Performance is better then expected, most peoples here will search in own words and feel to shy for craps in thread. We can only laugh now, because Nvidia did it! Perf in Unigine DX11 benchmark is spectacular, Radeon HD 5870 is there like low-end toy for kids against GF100.

PS. Yeah, GF100 has 512 CC, and GPUs are in massproduction now, plenty of manufacturers have first GF100 inhouse.

cool, sounds like the event was pretty nice if they got you all excited like this
why did they do this behind closed doors and didnt make it public though?
im still sceptical over the claims they threw at you and others during that presentation...