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On NV30

by Maarten Goldstein, Aug 14, 2002 12:32pm PDT

Related Topics – NVidia

AnandTech and Voodoo Extreme both have articles on Nvidia's upcoming chipset, NV30 and its CineFX architecture. AnandTech managed to find out that the part finally taped out last week and Nvidia's current schedule calls for a November shipping date.

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Fuck nvidia - lost half of my savings on those suckers

Aug 15, 2002 12:23am PDT

Fuck nvidia - lost half of my savings on those suckers : B00ne

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ouch...

The yields on 0.13-micron NV30 chips aren't high at all unfortunately; currently yields are between 10 and 20%, meaning that for every 10 chips made, only 1 or 2 are actually functional

Aug 14, 2002 1:24pm PDT

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ouch... The yields on 0.13-micron NV30 chips aren't high at all unfortunately; currently yields are be : []v[]adwacker
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  Extremely, Intel consider "Bad yield" to be anything less than 90% IIRC 10-20% = MAJOR EXPENSIVE : Toraz Chryx
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    However read further in the article and it's an acceptable yield, since the chip won't even be anywhere n : indeego
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      um, low yield = higher per unit price as they have to make up for all the duds.. Yield isn't about qua... : Toraz Chryx
      
      It'll be interesting to see who ends up eating the increased cost. My bet is actually on nvidia. : johnny rotten
  - You are correct, sir. I hope that the 10-20% yield has gone way the hell up recently and stuff. Like, I ... : Rev. Trimble
- dunno where you got this info (didnt read the articles), however im sure the yeilds will be significantly... : phinn

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nvidia hit the market way too late. yeah right! $399 for something that will drop to $179 in 3-4 months.

another gen of cards for spring 03. cards cards cards--no games or applications (other than cinema) that require it

Aug 14, 2002 1:06pm PDT

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nvidia hit the market way too late. yeah right! $399 for something that will drop to $179 in 3-4 months... : warren
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  Ac2 my friend, Ac2. : grandmasterlee
  - according to turbine, the ac2 engine is built around the gf3. so the only thing a gf4 or higher will get ... : poppasp1ce
- Unlike ATI, who released a card for $399 that will drop to $200 in two months.......... : LoveGravy
- doom 3 : Turd Ferguson
- All of these cards are all fine and good... But the REAL strategy from any of these companies is to relea... : phinn

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I'm going to buy one of these cards as soon as it comes out. I don't care how much it costs, I want to be able to try the latest NVIDIA demos and in four years time when games make use of the features I will be ready. Also I will be able to play my exisiting games at 1600x1200 4xFSAA 8x ansio and they will look at least 5% better then they do now.

Aug 14, 2002 4:03pm PDT

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I'm going to buy one of these cards as soon as it comes out. I don't care how much it costs, I want to be... : koder
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- bwahahahahah : Old_Fart
- Doom3. Thank you come again! : johnny rotten
- You got some shitty AA if it's only 5% better at that setting :) : MarksmanX
- Also I will be able to play my exisiting games at 1600x1200 4xFSAA 8x ansio and they will look at least 5 : Toraz Chryx

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so late december then?

Aug 14, 2002 5:20pm PDT

so late december then? : misery

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By: davew2040 x Show Full Post

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NVIDIA's been making excellent cards with excellent drivers for too long for me to even consider ATI cards for another few generations after the R300.

Aug 14, 2002 2:20pm PDT

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NVIDIA's been making excellent cards with excellent drivers for too long for me to even consider ATI card... : davew2040
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  If I was in the market for a card this fall, I'd definitely give ATI a shot. Their driver quality has im... : johnny rotten
  - just wait until R23479238472398472300 or NV1203923184023840293850 comes out : sulsahbangoo

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This is just marketing hype from nVidia trying to stop people from buying the R300 (which is not even on the market yet). I'm faithful that the NV30 will deliver the promised performance, but until then (and until we get benchmarks) this is just marketing puff.

Aug 14, 2002 2:16pm PDT

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This is just marketing hype from nVidia trying to stop people from buying the R300 (which is not even on ... : Tissen
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  nVidia actually has a bit of a history of releasing not quite promised performance. I'm thinking of th... : freshview
  - You know, you're probably right. It'll kick ass, but not as much as it was supposed to be. I speculate th... : nomaad
- Correct. Nvidia is caught with their pants down for the next 12-16 weeks. They know it. ATI knows it. ... : johnny rotten

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I think I may pick up a Ti4200 for now to hold me until next summer when the nv30 level performance/features is under 200 bucks.

Aug 14, 2002 1:14pm PDT

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I think I may pick up a Ti4200 for now to hold me until next summer when the nv30 level performance/featu... : spl
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- wait a couple of weeks. Ati's lines of R300 cards should force a drop in GF4 models across the line. : johnny rotten

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voodoo extreme still exists? Damn you Maarten!

Aug 14, 2002 2:10pm PDT

voodoo extreme still exists? Damn you Maarten! : NukeDukem

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Hrmm, strange kind of article by Anand. I guess there's a first time for everything (for Anand and nVidia.)

Aug 14, 2002 1:55pm PDT

Hrmm, strange kind of article by Anand. I guess there's a first time for everything (for Anand and nVidia... : Alf Alpha

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I want sizzling

Aug 14, 2002 1:45pm PDT

I want sizzling : tribes2

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Maybe it's just me, but I couldn't stop myself from laughing when I read this part of Voodoo Extreme's article

NVIDIA's understanding is that "Swizzling" is not supported on the R300. As I understand it, the R300 supports full component swizzling.

Aug 14, 2002 1:07pm PDT

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Maybe it's just me, but I couldn't stop myself from laughing when I read this part of Voodoo Extreme's ar : gregorybrown
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- oh shit... Nvidia's in trouble if they don't have a card that supports full swizzling. It's not widely k... : drazz

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so when exactly is it going to be in the hands of the consumer december?

Aug 14, 2002 12:35pm PDT

so when exactly is it going to be in the hands of the consumer december? : Rageaholic

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whoo hoo? sounds good to me, price drops :)

Aug 14, 2002 12:33pm PDT

whoo hoo? sounds good to me, price drops :) : whore