7800 ultra?

[ludachaz]

On gamespot news theres this
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/06/22/news_6128031.html
Its saying that they use a nvidia chip that is yet to be announce but is almost in line with the RSX. Could this be the 32 pipe 7800?

 

[Obi_Kwiet]

Still, how reliable is a site that confuses MHz with GHz?

 

[Chix4mat]

Still, how reliable is a site that confuses MHz with GHz?

You said it.

 

[coz]

I'm 90% sure NV have a 7800U part waiting in the wings to launch when R520 does. The hopeless optimist in me thinks it'll be a 90nm (TSMC low-k) part with 8 quads (32-pipe) and 10 vertex shaders running at 550MHz+. The pessimist in me says it'll be the same as 7800GTX (110nm 24-pipe etc.) but with a dual-slot cooler and 500/1300 clocks.

I think I'll put my money on the pessimist.

 

[UltimaParadox]

I'm 90% sure NV have a 7800U part waiting in the wings to launch when R520 does. The hopeless optimist in me thinks it'll be a 90nm (TSMC low-k) part with 8 quads (32-pipe) and 10 vertex shaders running at 550MHz+. The pessimist in me says it'll be the same as 7800GTX (110nm 24-pipe etc.) but with a dual-slot cooler and 500/1300 clocks.

I think I'll put my money on the pessimist.

I think I will too, since they are going to make a lot of sales thanks to being first to the market

 

[kuyaglen]

Here's hoping that Nvidia can make the 7 series SLI with different 7 series cards...i.e. SLI 7 series GTX with an Ultra.

 

[W4ngsta]

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[2Fresh]

Correct. The card launched now it the top card that NV will put out.

 

[mavalpha]

I'm 90% sure NV have a 7800U part waiting in the wings to launch when R520 does. The hopeless optimist in me thinks it'll be a 90nm (TSMC low-k) part with 8 quads (32-pipe) and 10 vertex shaders running at 550MHz+. The pessimist in me says it'll be the same as 7800GTX (110nm 24-pipe etc.) but with a dual-slot cooler and 500/1300 clocks.

I think I'll put my money on the pessimist.

Check the BFG 7800GTX OC. 460/1300 in a psuedo-reference cooler, I don't think pushing for 500 would need that much more metal.

W4ngsta:
He meant a card above the GTX, which nVidia wouldn't have announced yet.

I also wouldn't be surprised at an Ultra launch later on, though I doubt it'll be substantially different. If anything, wait for a RivaTuner patch to see if shipping G70 chips have any hidden quads in place already. Probably not, but I also don't expect a completely new high-end core anytime in the near future. 500/1300 seems plausible, all things considered- nVidia already did that once with NV35/NV38. I just wouldn't expect any miraculous improvements out of it.

Off-topic:
How long do you guys think it'll be before Arctic Cooling releases a new NV Silencer for the 7800? I doubt the NV5 will fit, and the one thing I haven't read in any reviews is the volume- it looks as loud as the previous ones.