Next generation video cards?

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I apologize in advance if this thread is out of line or if it's already up, but I didn't find it.
Is there any official release date on the next generation of video cards/the directx 11 supporting cards? I think they're the GTX 300 and radeon HD 5000 series. I've heard that they should be out by the end of this year or beginning of next. Also Windows 7 is coming with Directx 11. Does anyone know when they're coming?

Also would it be a bad idea to invest in the earliest DirectX 11 cards?
 
im not sure if it will be a bad idea to invest in a first gen dx11 card. the g80 kicked ass and it was a first gen card. on the other hand, ati 2900, not so good.
 
Sansari said:
I apologize in advance if this thread is out of line or if it's already up, but I didn't find it.
Is there any official release date on the next generation of video cards/the directx 11 supporting cards? I think they're the GTX 300 and radeon HD 5000 series. I've heard that they should be out by the end of this year or beginning of next. Also Windows 7 is coming with Directx 11. Does anyone know when they're coming?

Also would it be a bad idea to invest in the earliest DirectX 11 cards?
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I wouldn't consider it a "bad" idea either. I doubt there will be problems, but like any new technology, you will be paying premium for new stuff.

As for me.... a single gtx260 runs everything I throw at it max settings, no real reason to upgrade yet.
 
Well my friend's looking to build a high end computer soon, but I'm considering telling him to wait for the next series of cards because it'll last into the era of directx 11 and perhaps a bit beyond. If the cards come out within a few months, I think it'll probably be worth the wait. And, I've read that apparently while directx 10 was supposed to be much more efficient than 9, it turned out more glitchy and problematic, but 11 should solve some of the problems seen in 10. If that's the case then the wait for the next generation of cards may be worth it.
I'm just not sure when the cards are coming out.


Edit: Look what I found
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/03/amd-shows-off-worlds-first-directx-11-gpu/
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=724

And an uh-oh-I like Nvidia...
"Windows 7 will be the enabler of DX11 and Stream Compute for the desktop, and AMD is hoping (and is likely to be) the only launch partner with DX11 products for sale when Windows 7 launches."
But does that mean ATi's next-gen cards should come out with windows 7? In October? Because that's actually soon!
 
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tricky0502 said:
im not sure if it will be a bad idea to invest in a first gen dx11 card. the g80 kicked ass and it was a first gen card. on the other hand, ati 2900, not so good.
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Well, you have to consider the fact that it's going to take awhile for DX11 to be accepted as the new standard. Just look how long the transition from DX9 to DX10 took. If you want cutting-edge, top-of-the-line technology, then go for it, but if you're going for practicality it's probably better to wait a bit after it comes out.
 
The move from DX10 to DX11 will be nothing like the move from DX9. DirectX11 is a superset of DirectX10.1 (whereas many aspects of DX9 were deprecated when DX10 came out) and will run on DirectX10 hardware for the most part. There will still be some new features that will only work on DirectX11 hardware but the point is that this is still just a continuation of what was started with DirectX10 and 11 is not a major update.
 
Yeah, DX was re-architected in version 10. That was part of the pain in the transition. DX11 will not really be much easier for developers coming from DX9 than DX10 had from DX9. I wouldn't be surprised that the trickle of DX10 games exceeds the smaller trickle of DX11 games for a while since there are still several DX10 games in the pipeline and DX10.x GPU installed base will exceed DX11 hardware for quite a while.

GS has a short overview of DX11 from MS's Kevin Gee: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3759/sponsored_feature_introducing_.php
 
video cards typically offer a nice performance increase with each generation that is released (except for the 9000 nvidia series :(). So I dont believe it will be a bad choice to invest in a next gen card
 
I would wait. especially consideirng nvidia's 8 series can still keep up with the pack as of right now.

Newer cards should kick ass.
 
Of late, all we have really had for the most part is console ports. @1920x1200 a 4870 or a 260 plays pretty much everything out there with fairly high settings. I don't really see many games coming out b4 next year that will change that imho.

For your friends new build, you can always build it and put an inexpensive $150+/- 4870 or 260 in it til the new cards drop, or until it's performance is no longer up to his needs/wants.
You can get a shitload of performance under $200 these days. I don't miss the $600 vid card days one bit myself.
 
AmongTheChosenX said:
I would wait. especially consideirng nvidia's 8 series can still keep up with the pack as of right now.

Newer cards should kick ass.
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I'm still working with a 8800GTX myself, brother. I can't believe how long it's lasting me. I bought mine after it has already been out for a year, but it was still $512 on Newegg. Of course, my card before that was a 6800GT... the jump in difference was incredible. And with my card being able to run Crysis Warhead on highest settings with no problems, this card will last me for at least a year.

I upgraded originally because of Crysis and I bought a 6800Gt based on the performance specs of Doom 3. And I think this time I am going to wait for Doom 4 to upgrade.

But as far as the OP goes, with Windows 7 officially being released very soon I would imagine that the next gen cards are coming out very soon. The 8800GTX I believe was the first-gen DX10 card as well and it had and still is working great for me after 2 years. I am really curious to see what DX11 games will be out first and what the next gen cards will be like.
 
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