My Comments and Concerns about GT300 and RV8xx GPUs
Hey guys, Icarus here again. Sorry for the late post!
Today, I’m going to give somewhat of a midpoint in my discussion of the GT300 and the RV810, RV840, and R870 GPUs by giving you some of my own comments and concerns about these GPUs.
So, to start out, here are some things I want to discuss:
1. Viability of DX11 and these GPUs
2. Time it will take to transition completely into DX11
3. How will these GPUs affect us in the future?
So, let’s begin!
1. Viability of DX11 and these GPUs
So, first up is viability. I don’t know about you, but when we were making the transition from DX9 to DX10, we took a little bit longer than we planned to. There were some technical difficulties, and price gouging was always a problem.
So far, AMD hasn’t had any technical difficulties(that they’ve announced at least) and NVidia has had a 20% yield set back on their new GT300 GPUs. But I’m guessing this is from their recent concentration on the mobile GPU industry.
My worry about jumping so quickly into DX11 is that AMD and/or NVidia may be so neck-to-neck in competition that they start creating pieces of technology that aren’t compatible with each other(like AMD GPUs on NVidia motherboards). This will, in turn, make integrating both worlds in our PCs more difficult, and maybe even more expensive.
My other concern is that, although it almost never happens, that both companies may try to advance in tech so quickly that they might look over some major quality issues. Quality is always an issue with mass production, and we don’t want anymore problems.
2. Time it will Take to Transition into DX11
I’ve heard that AMD has already asked some game companies to start creating games that will go with DX11.
But doesn’t this sound a little bit suspicious? If there’s something majorly different between AMD and NVidia GPUs, it means that you won’t be able to play some games!
But back to the topic. I really don’t think it will take long, give or take half a year. We’re advancing in technology so quickly that things that come out are already out-of-date.
However, we won’t truly know how long it will take until some more specs on the GPUs and the benchmarks on the combination between DX11 and the new GPUs come out. Then we will be able to give some more accurate feedback to you.
3. The Effect of these GPUs in the Future
Every single new GPU, the GT300 and the RV800 series, are extremely promising. Combined with DX11, there is unlimited potential there.
Also keep in mind that the GPUs may be the future “processor” of the whole computer. GPUs are becoming so powerful that theyalmost match, or they already, match the power of the CPU. Who knows, maybe CPUs will disappear and GPUs will take its throne.
GPUs can also make games and videos more realistic. From now on, I believe that it will be a competition more in quality than quantity. If a GPU is powerful enough, you don’t need two or three. That’s just a waste.
Well, that’s all I got for tonight! Hope you guys enjoyed my post!
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AMD’s RV810, RV840, and RV870 Series
Hey guys, Icarus here! Thanks for your comments, it helps a lot! I’m still anxious for more! 
Today, I’m going to flip sides and talk about AMD’s new approach to DX11: the RV800 series.
So far, there’re there GPUs that we know of:
1. the RV 810
2. the RV 840
3. the RV 870
Anyways, the top two, RV840 and RV870, are the GPUs that AMD is going to use to conquer DX11 over NVidia.
Now, AMD is taking a similar strategy as Intel is, except in the GPU industry. By dividing the newer GPUs into entry-, mid-, and high-level, AMD is simplifying its enormous family of graphics cards.
Now, AMD hasn’t leaked much information on the new RV8xx series, but from what I have seen and heard, they have not had any major setbacks like NVidia had. We still don’t know who started on the course to conquer DX11 first, but from the looks of it, AMD may take this race.
However, keep in mind that products still in the prototype state can take ANY “side-roads”, so we will not know who will release their GPUs first.
It is all completely up to NVidia, AMD, and technology karma.
Well, that’s all for today! I hope you like my articles!
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NVidia’s GT300 and DX11
Hey guys, Icarus here again!
Since yesterday I talked about AMD’s side of DX11, I’m going to talk about NVidia and its plans for DX11.
So here are some questions you might have:
1. Who’s currently “ahead”? NVidia or AMD?
2. Who will come out with a DX11 compatible GPU first?
3. What the heck is the GT300?
Ok, and I’m going to answer one at a time.
Who’s Currently Ahead?
Well, in my opinion, NVidia is currently ahead, but not by much.
I put NVidia ahead only because of the fact that NVidia’s latest GPU’s are just ridiculous. Their benchmarks are ridiculous(along with their price tags of course), and they completely astonish us with how much they can do.
On the other hand, when an ATI 4890(the lastest ATI GPU) and NVidia’s 275 GTX was pitted against each other, they were fairly similar. This means that the 295 GTX will overpower the 4890 by quite a lot.
Who will Come Out with a DX11 Compatible GPU First?
This question is one of those things that no one can absolutely predict.
However, I am giving this honor to AMD. Recently, NVidia announced that its new GT300 series, the first DX11 compatible NVidia GPUs, is giving around 20% yield.
Yes, you saw that number correctly. That’s even less than my worst yield in a science lab!
But the point is, NVidia is no where near releasing their new products. On the other hand, AMD seems to be going pretty well according to schedule, and they are already in the process of having video game companies program new games to suit their new GPUs.
So, I predict that AMD will release the first DX11 compatible GPU first.
What the Heck is the GT300?
The GT300 is NVidia’s first DX11-compatible graphics cards.
We don’t have much information as of yet, but so far, it’s not looking so good for NVidia. They’re having some technical issues pertaining to layout and leaks, so they’re probably going to have to delay releasing it.
From what I’ve seen and read, I’m hoping that NVidia releases the GT300 sometime early 2010. But they’re going to AT LEAST delay until then.
Well that’s it for today! Hope you guys enjoyed this post!
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Effect of AMD’s DX11
Hey guys, Icarus here. Today, I’m going to jump to talking about graphics. However, not just any graphics card, I’m going to talk about DX11.
Earlier this month, AMD announced that it is already developing graphics cards that will support DX11. Now, this doesn’t automatically mean AMD is going to be ahead of NVidia; it may be far from that. This just means that AMD will have GPU’s capable of supporting DX11 before NVidia.
The weird part is, NVidia hasn’t announced its support for the new DX11. This could mean one of a few things:
1. NVidia is allowing AMD to pave the road for them, and then come in after them to compete
2. NVidia is too busy competing in the mobile GPU industry
3. AMD is trying to make a huge comeback in the GPU industry and hope it tidalwaves into its processor line-up
And my personal favorite response,
4. NONE OF THE ABOVE
As of now, none of us have any idea what DX11 is even capable of. However, if it can be compared to the transition from DX9 to DX10, it will be a monumental step for both the graphics hardware and software industries. GPUs will be that much more powerful, and games will be that much more realistic.
So, you’re probably wondering, when can we expect DX11 to come out with the hardware? And when will it be mainstream?
Well, personally, I’m predicting sometime in the 3rd or 4th quarter that DX11 will make its debut with a couple GPUs. DX11 probably won’t be mainstream until next year, like how DX10 transitioned from DX9.
So, that’s all for me for today. Hope you enjoyed my post!
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