NVidia: DX11 Will NOT Drive GPU Sales
Hey guys, Icarus here!
Today, I thought I’d take a little side step and propose another theory about a topic that’s been discussed recently:
GPU sales.
So, for the last year or so, the defining factor in GPU sales was definitely new hardware and software that came out with the graphics cards.
However, is this the case for DX11, a new generation of graphics engine?
NVidia said, in a recent press conference, that DX11 will not be the main reason for the stimulation of graphics card sales.
Instead, the new software that will accompany DX11 will be the main reason stimulation for sales.
Now, is this true?
Well, here’s what I think.
I believe that NVidia is right in saying that the graphics engine DX11 will not be the leading factor in sales.
In the beginning of the release of DX11, there will not be as many programs or games taking full advantage of DX11 because it’s still relatively new.
As DX11 continues to mature over the next few months and more companies create software to take full advantage of DX11, then consumers will be fully immersed in DX11.
However, I think that NVidia left a vital part of the industry out of the future: the graphics cards themselves.
Now, let’s face it; when NVidia/AMD release new graphics cards, most of us look at it and go “wow, that’s awesome!”
And unlike you who’s reading this post, most consumers don’t have a clue about efficiency or price-per-performance, and consequently buy graphics cards based on rumors or how cool it looks.
So, hardware aesthetics and consumer myths may also be a huge stimulation of graphics card sales.
But why did NVidia make an announcement like this? Well, you’ll find out tomorrow in my new post!
Hope you guys enjoyed this one! Stay tuned for more to come.
Cheers!
~| Icarus
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NVidia GT300 with 2% Yield!?
Hey guys, Icarus here!
So, I just heard more bad news regarding NVidia’s GT300.
Now, they went from having a horrible, 20% yield to a terrifying, 2% yield.
So how’d they get this number?
Well, they sent a batch of 416(4×104) GT300 GPUs to be tested andd… they only came back with 7 good chips.
So if you do the math and divide 7 by 416, you get around 1.7%. And that’s after rounding up.
With further, more idealistic rounding up, you get the number “2%”.
That’s just horrible; 20% was bad enough, but 2% is just unacceptable. What’s happening at NVidia!!??
Maybe the rush of getting a presentable prototype out in time is messing with NVidia?
While we’re on the topic of GPUs, I’m going to tell you my honest opinion about the whole GPU arena. Especially between:
AMD vs NVidia
I honestly think that AMD is going to take this round by a long shot, seeing as NVidia can’t even get a yield higher than 20%.
AMD looks like they’re in tip-top shape, while NVidia is at an abysmal 2% yield. And they only have a few weeks left to fix this, and create a presentable demo version of the GT300.
And looking at the prices that vendors are selling these GPUs, they’re going to have an awesome price-per-performance ratio.
Some of AMD’s DX11 GPUs are even cheaper than some of NVidia’s older, DX10 graphics cards.
Anyways, that’s all for today! Hope you guys enjoyed it!
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~| Icarus
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AMD’s Eyefinity: To Infinity… and Beyond?
Hey guys, Icarus here!
I’ve been talking about some of NVidia’s cutting-edge innovations, so I thought I’d bring you guys some of AMD’s newest technology.
Have you guys ever seen multi-monitor PC set-ups? They look absolutely awesome, and multitasking is great when you have more than one monitor, able to have more than one window open at the same time.
We’ve all dreamed of having multiple monitors in our set-up because it just looks so cool. And you can brag to your friends. If you want.
AMD took that dream… to the extreme.
Eyefinity is AMD’s brand name for their new multi-monitor technology. At the low-end, they’re looking to power at least 3 monitors from a single graphics card, and at least six for the high-end.
It seems like a gamer’s paradise at first, but when you think about it, businessmen and women and others with general work on the computer might get more out of this technology.
Now, AMD also created Catalyst Control Center, which gives you an extremely flexible layout of your monitors.
You can have three monitors landscape style and have another three going vertical, have three monitors next to each other horizontally and have one more on top of the middle monitor, the configurations are pretty much endless.
And as dual-monitor configurations become more common, I think that AMD’s Eyefinity may have a big impact on consumers.
However, here’s my problem with it.
The low-end, which they’re looking to power at least three monitors, sounds good to me; three monitors, many windows open at the same time wherever I want, multitasking sounds great.
But the high-end? You can have six monitors, and open applications at the same time.
I don’t know about you, but that seems like too much multitasking to me. And too much power for one person to use efficiently.
What do you think?
Well, that’s all for this post! Hope you guys enjoyed it!
Stay tuned for more! Make sure to voice your thoughts in the comment boxes below!
Cheers!
~| Icarus
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New Innovation in Netbook GPUs: The NVidia 9M
Hey guys, Icarus here!
I just got some really interesting news today.
You know how we talk about and, some of us, drool over having SLI or CrossFire configured in our desktops? I know I do.
Never heard of having SLI in netbooks right?
Well, today’s announcement by NVidia will change all of that.
Today, NVidia announced their new 9M series GPUs for netbooks, which allows Hybrid SLI in netbooks!
That’s CRAZY!
That means, in future netbooks with NVidia 9M series GPUs, you have:
- two GPUs, one lower-power and one high-performance GPU
- the graphics power of Hybrid SLI
- the capabilities of all of the NVidia Forceware i.e. GeForce Boost and Hybrid Power
- Intel’s Pinetrail GPUs
You get all of that, and much, much more, all in a small, portable netbook!
I mean, that’s just crazy. That’s like having a desktop you can carry around with you. Literally.
With this much power, there’s not much that you can’t do on a netbook:
- media editing
- video encoding
- hardcore gaming
- watch HD movies
The list is endless. The possibilities are endless.
Now, when is NVidia debuting the 9M series of GPUs?
Well, I’m guessing they’re going to include the 9M series into their netbook platform, the NVidia ION as soon as their platform becomes more and more mainstream.
And when Intel debuts their Pinetrail series of netbook GPUs, the potential of the NVidia ION platform is infinite; limitless, to say the least.
Well, that’s all for today! Hope you guys enjoyed it, and hope this helps!
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~| Icarus
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As AMD’s RV800 GPUs Approach Release…
NVidia is starting to have cold sweats.
Hey guys, Icarus here!
Today, since we’re so close to the release of AMD’s Radeon 5850/5870/5870X2 GPUs, I thought I’d share a bit about what will most likely happen for NVidia.
Now, NVidia was already at a slight advantage in Quarter 3 of 2009 because AMD cranked down the prices for its most popular graphics cards, and the performance of the GPUs were also astounding.
AMD consumers pretty much got just as much performance out of a $100-$200 AMD 48X0 graphics cards as NVidia’s expensive GTX 260-295 graphics cards.
So, from all this, we can pretty much say that NVidia lost many of its consumers to AMD’s inexpensive, “bang-for-the-buck” GPUs.
Now NVidia is in an even worse situation:
AMD’s taking an early swing at NVidia with its new Radeon 5850/5870/5870X2 GPUs at the very beginning of Q4 of 2009.
Out of desperation, NVidia scheduled their editor’s conference on the same day AMD will be releasing their GPUs.
Now, I think what NVidia did out of desperation is counter productive.
Because all of the top-notch, well-known tech journalists will be scouring for information and the actual GPU to review, NVidia’s editor’s conference will most likely be empty, or be attended by tech journalists who aren’t as well known.
So how does Q4 look for NVidia?
Not good at all, if you ask me.
NVidia’s only moment of relief is when it releases a prototype of the GT300 GPUs in late-September.
Personally, I think NVidia should release their GT300 prototype when AMD releases its RV800 GPUs in a few days. This way, NVidia can absorb some of AMD’s punches and somehow stay even with AMD.
Well, that’s all for this post! Hope you guys enjoyed it!
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Question for you: What do you think will happen to NVidia this September-December?
Cheers!
~| Icarus
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