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Hott Bill · Sep 11, 2008, 08:06 PM // 20:06

So I've been using a 8800 gt for awhile now, and was considering upgrading to a 280 GTX, but would take a couple paychecks to get the money. I heard rumors about a 300 GTX, which I would save for instead. Basically I want to know, if the next generation of Nvidia chips is coming out in the near future, what would be a good guess on the price range?

Age · Sep 11, 2008, 08:17 PM // 20:17

I have a 9600GT and don't have any plans on upgrading any time yet or in near future as I am happy with the card I have.No one will know what the price will be I suggest visiting your local computer store as they know more by talking to thier representives within the industry something newegg can't do for you.

moriz · Sep 11, 2008, 08:28 PM // 20:28

nvidia is currently in the process of relaunching its entire current gen lineup to 55nm die process. for the time being, the GTX280 is the best they have. it will probably be into Q2 of next year before you see the GTX300. you can ask rahja about it, but i doubt he can tell you.

Snograt · Sep 11, 2008, 09:28 PM // 21:28

Isn't there a GTX280+ on the horizon first?

Hott Bill · Sep 11, 2008, 10:26 PM // 22:26

Most estimated release dates for the 280+ are like 2009. I'm hoping a 300 series will be out by then. I'm guessing it will be around 600$ to counter the 4870 X2

moriz · Sep 11, 2008, 11:49 PM // 23:49

it's too early to make these kind of predictions, but i can pretty much tell you that nvidia's high end GTX 300 will counter the $600 card that AMD make in that time period, likely called the HD5870x2.

anyways, the best way to buy is to throw brand loyalty out the window and go with whatever's fastest at that time.

Lord Sojar · Sep 12, 2008, 05:57 AM // 05:57

GTX260 rev B card, aka the GTX 260+. 55nm redux with increased performance thanks to a better design on a few internal pipes, and more SPUs. (The new GTX260 already features an additional enabled shader system, but it is still 65nm Rev A [chip 103 as opposed to 100])

As for this "GTX300", no comment other than a 300 would designate an entirely new microarchitecture change, which I wouldn't get your hopes up for seeing for a while (we just released the GTX200 series for goodness sake!). We do have some new cards, but you can keep waiting and waiting and waiting for new stuff, all the while you are stuck with you old stuff. You either have to take the dive to buy, or stay out of the water.

But yes, early 2009 (Q1) will see our new DX10.1 cards. I actually don't have a firm release date on them, and I cannot tell you anything other than DX10.1 enabled, and they are pretty awesome.

As for price range, think current pricing based on enthusiast level scaling down to mainstream levels to remain they way they are currently. Old product gets a discount, new product replaces old SKU, thus keeping prices relatively the same. Remember, unless it is bleeding edge technology, prices are on a whole, falling on new technology. The small micro circuitry and fabrication design gets, the lower the price goes.

Wait for the new GTX 260 and take the dive. You will not be disappointed (and they are very very cool running in comparison to current tech)

Alexandra-Sweet · Sep 12, 2008, 09:16 PM // 21:16

GT212 (replacing the current flagship of Nvidia, the GTX280, baked on a 45nm, being released Q1 2009)
GT206 (nothing more then a GTX260 on a 55nm, coming near the very end of 2008)
9800GTX+ (an upgraded version of the 9800GTX, coming near the very end of 2008)
Then the new series in 2009

And who the hell names these things!? It it you Rahja!?!?

Lord Sojar · Sep 12, 2008, 09:42 PM // 21:42

I dunno where you got those names, but lol, they are not correct for final consumer branded product. Those are codenames the last time I checked, and the "GT212" is on revC, 40nm technology. HAHAHA, that would be bad if we started naming product after codenames. Do you realize what the 9800GTX would be called? DLR45-CL3-001-G92

The 9800GTX+ is already out, and is simply a 55nm fab redux of the 9800GTX.

The GTX260 isn't receiving a die shrink right now, but soon. There will also be another release of the 260 but in a very interesting form (may god have mercy on ATi)

The 280 is getting a face lift and die shrink also, but no additional news on that front until I am allowed.

Snograt · Sep 12, 2008, 09:43 PM // 21:43

No, if it was Rahja, they'd be named something like TURBONUTTERBASTARD and so forth.

Not LUPUS though - it's never LUPUS.

Lord Sojar · Sep 12, 2008, 09:48 PM // 21:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snograt

No, if it was Rahja, they'd be named something like TURBONUTTERBASTARD and so forth.

Not LUPUS though - it's never LUPUS.

LUPUS...hmmm

Linked Underlay Parallel Unified System. HAR HARS!

Alexandra-Sweet · Sep 13, 2008, 07:39 AM // 07:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahja the Thief

I dunno where you got those names, but lol, they are not correct for final consumer branded product. Those are codenames the last time I checked, and the "GT212" is on revC, 40nm technology. HAHAHA, that would be bad if we started naming product after codenames. Do you realize what the 9800GTX would be called? DLR45-CL3-001-G92

The 9800GTX+ is already out, and is simply a 55nm fab redux of the 9800GTX.

The GTX260 isn't receiving a die shrink right now, but soon. There will also be another release of the 260 but in a very interesting form (may god have mercy on ATi)

The 280 is getting a face lift and die shrink also, but no additional news on that front until I am allowed.

Not sure if thats 45nm or whatever, where's Photoshop when you need it. n.n

Snograt · Sep 13, 2008, 08:57 AM // 08:57

Whoops - Elsa'a in the poo.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guru3d

Thanks go out to our colleagues from Techpowerup for spotting this one on SanhaoStreet. Apparantly ELSA was showing some slides at a meeting in the headquarters in Shenzhen, China reveals what look like NVIDIA's future graphics processors (GPU).

During a press event where its consumer graphics plans were discussed, ELSA published a slide that shows two future GPUs from NVIDIA, codenamed GT206 (55nm) and GT212 (45nm). These GPUs are positioned to succeed current flagship GPUs GTX 260 and GTX 280 respectively. The slide shows a graph with launch time on the x-axis and performance projection on the y-axis.

Time scales show that GT206 comes out towards the very end of this year, and GT212 comes out sometime in Q1, 2009.

Source: http://www.guru3d.com/news/elsa-slip...06-and-gt-212/