Kepler Nvidia GeForce GTX 780

[DarthShader]

Charlie again makes no sense. Nvidia is too dumb, no one else is having 28nm problems...and then suddenly a complete turnaround and ALL 28nm production, not just Nvidias, is halted. Charlie is an idiot.

I am not sure you know what you are talking about. You don't cure a flu by killing the patient and reanimating him. Nothing similar happaned on 40nm either. If they needed to stop production, then it must have been a different, very serious problem, not just yields. Like machine failure, issues with chemicals, or possibly a dozen of other problems that can happen inside a fab.

I definitely believe there was some kind of issue with 28nm when you look at how many 79xx based AMD cards are oos at NE.

SKYMTL reported earlier that AIBs have problems getting Tahiti chips and boards. Could be cause by this pause in production.

[boxleitnerb]

I am not sure you know what you are talking about. You don't cure a flu by killing the patient and reanimating him. Nothing similar happaned on 40nm either. If they needed to stop production, then it must have been a different, very serious problem, not just yields. Like machine failure, issues with chemicals, or possibly a dozen of other problems that can happen inside a fab.

Doesn't TMSC have multiple lines for their 28nm process?
Given the history of his anti-NV ramblings without proof, I take this with a saltshaker. I think he is speculating more often than not without real tangible info.

[SKYMTL]

SKYMTL reported earlier that AIBs have problems getting Tahiti chips and boards. Could be cause by this pause in production.

Yup. Check out Newegg. ONE type of HD 7970 in stock. The situation is no better @ NCIX, Amazon or Tigerdirect.

Something is obviously going on there.

[AffenJack]

Yup. Check out Newegg. ONE type of HD 7970 in stock. The situation is no better @ NCIX, Amazon or Tigerdirect.

Something is obviously going on there.

At least here in Germany we don't have this situation. 14 Different 7970 in stock and half of them in stock nearly everywhere. The availability is practically perfect here and prices are beginning at 510$ (without VAT), which is ok. 7950 and the 77xx cards are also in stock in most places.

But still i can't believe that TSMC stopped their 28nm process since 3 weeks. No asian page notices that, not even Digitimes which are normally pretty good informed in case of TSMC. TSMC makes no press release on something that everyone will see in the Quarterly results, but which could make shareholders pretty angry if they'll only hear about it at the Earnings call.

[Tim]

Pretty much what I expected. GK110 is nowhere necessary so they are keeping that one under wraps until AMD steps up with something else, and hey presto, nVidia is ahead again. Dual GK104 coming in May is surprising as that's pretty much around the corner. That performance should last them for some time.

Also, it seems that there is massive potential if Epic's Samaritan demo required 3 580s, and now only one Kepler.

But 2,304 CUDA cores for GK110?! Wow, that's a monster.

[Jamesrt2004]

Pretty much what I expected. GK110 is nowhere necessary so they are keeping that one under wraps until AMD steps up with something else, and hey presto, nVidia is ahead again. Dual GK104 coming in May is surprising as that's pretty much around the corner. That performance should last them for some time.

Also, it seems that there is massive potential if Epic's Samaritan demo required 3 580s, and now only one Kepler.

But 2,304 CUDA cores for GK110?! Wow, that's a monster.

Isnt 680 gk110 anyway? Either way it'll be a hot big beasty card! Same as last time really the faster card but over priced ah well.

That demo seems off, think, a massive system with 3x 580's thats what 1000w plus when you add in cpu etc...

Now a one card system an the whole thing is on a 200w psu? Even sandy oc'd is gonna pull half that so 100w is low/mid territory and i dont think thats beating 3 580's?

Just fishy really .