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NV40 San Jose Briefing

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"This month we’ll see the introduction of a new graphics architecture from Nvidia, an architecture that’ll power a whole new generation of Nvidia graphics cards. Last week we’ve been briefed about Nvidia latest in a cozy hotel in San Jose, California and from what we’ve seen this is the most exciting product from Nvidia since the launch of the first Geforce a few years ago. Without going into the details too much, because we’re bound by an nda, we’ve been impressed by Nvidia’s presentation and the comments from the game developers that were present.

For example we’ve had a long discussion with Mark Rein from Epic, the developer of the Unreal and Unreal Tournament games, and talked to him about shaders, anti-aliasing, performance, etc. and basically what he’d like to see in future graphics cards. Mark was genuinely enthusiastic about Nvidia’s new architecture, and not just because they’ve got a deal with Nvidia. Especially the shader 3.0 compatibility allows him to program more efficiently, faster and with higher fidelity than was possible with shader 2.0 or 2.0b. We could catch a glimpse of what he meant from the new Unreal 3.0 engine demos he showed during the presentation, which were nothing short of breathtaking.

During the briefing Nvidia did not shy away from getting down to detail about the NV40' features, of which some reminded us of 3dfx’ Rampage, a design which never made it to the market and to which Nvidia now owns the rights. But honestly the NV40 architecture is every bit as revolutionary as Geforce was, we'll have to give Nvidia credit for that. On paper it looks like a card that'll give 3D gaming performance and image quality a big boost, vastly improve video playback and bring cinematic computing yet another step closer. However, the cards based on this new architecture will, again, carry the Geforce brand. Whether Nvoodoo or a new name would’ve sounded a lot better than yet another flavor of Geforce we’ll leave up to you to decide, as the Geforce brand has had quite a track record to date."

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/article/1703/

Looking good

:D

Plz plz plz plz plz dont fuck up like nv30
 
Brent, does video of the unreal 3 stuff they were showing as good as everyone says? and did what you see impress you any little bit?

not asking to reveal anything since I assume theres a huge NDA on stuff right now...but were you impressed any?
 
Originally posted by Visable-assassin
Brent, does video of the unreal 3 stuff they were showing as good as everyone says? and did what you see impress you any little bit?

not asking to reveal anything since I assume theres a huge NDA on stuff right now...but were you impressed any?

it impressed me
 
Originally posted by Brent
it impressed me


god damn....lets just hope they keep their end of the bargain and dont fuck up the hardware or software...cant wait to see reviews.
 
NV should get a starwars license, that would make for some interesting product names.
 
ok, dont tell anyone.........

but my sample NV40 on my system

did 14,610 on 3dMark2003
and 35,461 on 3dMark2001
and 46,890 on 3dMark2000
and 61,345 on 3dMark 99

and 800 fps in quake 3 at 640x480 normal

And the hookers were great in San Jose.
 
Originally posted by chrisf6969
ok, dont tell anyone.........

but my sample NV40 on my system

did 14,610 on 3dMark2003
and 35,461 on 3dMark2001
and 46,890 on 3dMark2000
and 61,345 on 3dMark 99

and 800 fps in quake 3 at 640x480 normal

And the hookers were great in San Jose.

Ahh, I see then I should have no reason to upgrade my system below then :rolleyes:
 
Originally posted by chrisf6969
ok, dont tell anyone.........

but my sample NV40 on my system

did 14,610 on 3dMark2003
and 35,461 on 3dMark2001
and 46,890 on 3dMark2000
and 61,345 on 3dMark 99

and 800 fps in quake 3 at 640x480 normal

And the hookers were great in San Jose.

Damn, 35,461 in 3DM01 would certainly be entertaining to see.
 
Originally posted by intercollector
Are you sounding unenthusiatic because it looks "ok" or because of the NDA?


I would assume it the NDA...or Brent is really tired...then again with as much work as he does with cards...if it didnt impress him I dont think he'd lead us to believe so
 
Gonna be funny if ati being all silent releases the 420 and smokes the nv40 and puts nvidia to shame again hehe. Hell but I just glad new cards comeing out.
 
Originally posted by Shane
Gonna be funny if ati being all silent releases the 420 and smokes the nv40 and puts nvidia to shame again hehe. Hell but I just glad new cards comeing out.

Why do you ATi people have to derail every thread with something retarded like this? This thread has nothing at all to do with ATi, AT ALL. Jesus.


Anyway, brent was CliffyB there in a sharkskin suit? :p
 
Originally posted by saqdeez
nvidia n00bs :rolleyes:

your fanATic attitude is well noted and serves NOTHING to the thread other than to cause shit....if you rnot gonna post anything constructive, or add to the thread with something that is on topic...dont post...and to top things off your "nvidia n00bs" comment is more or less calling Brent a noob...which he is far from that.
 
Originally posted by Visable-assassin
your fanATic attitude is well noted and serves NOTHING to the thread other than to cause shit....if you rnot gonna post anything constructive, or add to the thread with something that is on topic...dont post...and to top things off your "nvidia n00bs" comment is more or less calling Brent a noob...which he is far from that.

Uh dude, just make some off-hand about saqdeez and his nightly escapades with goats. No need to get so drawn out. ;)
 
ok, dont tell anyone.........

but my sample NV40 on my system

did 14,610 on 3dMark2003
and 35,461 on 3dMark2001
and 46,890 on 3dMark2000
and 61,345 on 3dMark 99

and 800 fps in quake 3 at 640x480 normal

Actually, this isn't going to be to far from the truth if what has been floating around about specs becomes reality. I'm not saying that I'm completely buying into all those rumored numbers that "leaked" their way onto a couple forums awhile back.....I'm just saying that it's a very real possibility and I've got high hopes.

I guess we'll find out on the 13th though won't we? ;)

I hope Nvidia does another one of those launch videos that you can stream off their site like they did with the nv30 debut. I can't wait to see the card and it's cooling but I REALLY wanna see the official numbers.

What's going to be more interesting is that IF (and they better) they do show some benchmark numbers like they did with the nv30.....they'll most likely be comparing it to the FX5900 or 5950.....which will actually put things into perspective for all of us that already have todays latest and greatest. Not like last time when they stacked the FX5800U up against a Ti4600 in AA tests. :rolleyes: :p
 
Originally posted by KickAssCop
another thread gone to shit..

Well hey, I'm just talking numbers and discussing my hopes and dreams for this launch, which was brought on by the threads topic.....nothing wrong with that. It IS gonna be the zealots that are gonna wreck this though. I'm not naming and names but you know who you are.
 
Originally posted by Vagrant Zero
Uh dude, just make some off-hand about saqdeez and his nightly escapades with goats. No need to get so drawn out. ;)

hmm...good point


Originally posted by cornelious0_0


Actually, this isn't going to be to far from the truth if what has been floating around about specs becomes reality. I'm not saying that I'm completely buying into all those rumored numbers that "leaked" their way onto a couple forums awhile back.....I'm just saying that it's a very real possibility and I've got high hopes.

I guess we'll find out on the 13th though won't we? ;)

I hope Nvidia does another one of those launch videos that you can stream off their site like they did with the nv30 debut. I can't wait to see the card and it's cooling but I REALLY wanna see the official numbers.

What's going to be more interesting is that IF (and they better) they do show some benchmark numbers like they did with the nv30.....they'll most likely be comparing it to the FX5900 or 5950.....which will actually put things into perspective for all of us that already have todays latest and greatest. Not like last time when they stacked the FX5800U up against a Ti4600 in AA tests. :rolleyes: :p

or even better yet stack the nv40 against the 9800xt and 5950 in a bar graph from of some sort...to show their "step up" if this thing is as good as it is on paper it would be a nice comparo....
But a launch video would be cool as all hell again...my question would be...how much their bandwidth bill would be for that night alone :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
Originally posted by Visable-assassin
But a launch video would be cool as all hell again...my question would be...how much their bandwidth bill would be for that night alone :eek: :eek: :eek:

You mean you didn't see the one they had available after the nv30 launch??? It wasn't of the whole thing, just the cards debute.....and it was actually kind of long. Just not the best quality. ;)
 
Originally posted by KickAssCop
another thread gone to shit..

It is literally impossible to have a discussion about either company without one of the fanboys taking a big smelly shit right on the face of the thread. It's gotten to the point that I have ATi fanboys pm'ing me to harrass me OVER A FUCKING VIDEOCARD.

Violence Factor

You can go ahead and start sucking my ass pal. That article is dated May 13, 2003. Pull your fucking head out your ass and live in the present with the rest of us. There is no way in fucking hell that stupid ass time demo proves dick. Like ATI is even gonna waste their time optimizing drivers for that pos game that will never come out. You remember this PM when the games come out and run great on BOTH companies cards (yes looks like your beloved Nvidia is finally pulling their heads outta their asses, do the same please) and then stuff a fat cock in yer noise hole and stfu. Don't bother trying to reply. YOU CAN'T!
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This is what we call anti-socialism.
 
Originally posted by WalteRr
It is literally impossible to have a discussion about either company without one of the fanboys taking a big smelly shit right on the face of the thread. It's gotten to the point that I have ATi fanboys pm'ing me to harrass me OVER A FUCKING VIDEOCARD.



You can go ahead and start sucking my ass pal. That article is dated May 13, 2003. Pull your fucking head out your ass and live in the present with the rest of us. There is no way in fucking hell that stupid ass time demo proves dick. Like ATI is even gonna waste their time optimizing drivers for that pos game that will never come out. You remember this PM when the games come out and run great on BOTH companies cards (yes looks like your beloved Nvidia is finally pulling their heads outta their asses, do the same please) and then stuff a fat cock in yer noise hole and stfu. Don't bother trying to reply. YOU CAN'T!
-------------------------------

This is what we call anti-socialism.

Such anger... Have a beer.
 
MmmMmmm...beer.


On a side note. T-minus 5 days.

Put all the women and children to sleep and let the big boys play.
 
Originally posted by cornelious0_0
You mean you didn't see the one they had available after the nv30 launch??? It wasn't of the whole thing, just the cards debute.....and it was actually kind of long. Just not the best quality. ;)


No I missed it :(
had a friend video it out for me tho :)
but it sucks ass watching a webcast on a VCR LOL
sad thing is if they do do a video launch...Ill be at work and will miss it in full :(
 
lol forgive me, i was joking guys. I have an ATI card. I am not a fanboy, i was merely making a sarcastic comment poking fun at fanboys. I saw the initial confrontation and couldnt resist!
 
Originally posted by saqdeez
i was merely making a sarcastic comment poking fun at fanboys.

Watch yourself..........they poke back, and HARD. ;) :p

Start insulting loyalists and you're no better then they are, take them for what they are and move on.
 
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