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nVidia GTX390 - A new BEAST in making!!!

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comp@ddict
comp@ddict Original post #1
Apr 3, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Last week it was discovered that NVIDIA was redesigning the GTX 295 by reworking things to fit on a single PCB. While it made sense to do so in that it would lower the manufacturing costs, it made little sense due to the cost of re-engineering the card.

*images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/nvidia_gtx_390_4_full.jpg

Now it is apparent that NVIDIA has something else up their sleeves. The redesign seems to be a stepping stone toward the release of the GTX 390. The GTX 390 will pair up two of new PCB's, enabling Quad-SLI on a single card. Yep, you read that right.

*images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/nvidia_gtx_390_2_full.jpg

While Extra Hardware (Czech) received permission to give a quick glimpse of the card, it appears NVIDIA didn't want them to say anything else. Unfortunately the only real specs they were able to give on the card were that there is a total of 3584 MB of GDDR3 total, which is still 896MB per GPU. Each PCB has two 6-Pin power connectors for a total of four.

*images.tweaktown.com/imagebank/nvidia_gtx_390_3_full.jpg

Other than four GPUs in a single card, perhaps the most interesting feature is the display output on the card. Each PCB has a single output for a total of two, however the images make it impossible to tell whether they are HDMI or DisplayPort.

*www.tweaktown.com/news/11826/nvidia_gtx_390_quad_sli_on_single_card/index.html

This is paradise, 960 Shaders, 3584MB, 1792-bit memory connection, holy COWS!!!
max_demon
Apr 3, 2009 at 11:19 PM
we will hear from ati soon
cyborg47
Apr 4, 2009 at 6:55 AM
why dont nvidia jump to gddr5??
dOm1naTOr
Apr 4, 2009 at 7:02 AM
ATi already moved to 40nm and GDDR5.
infra_red_dude
Apr 4, 2009 at 7:43 AM
ZOMG... where is the world coming to??! :))
comp@ddict
Apr 4, 2009 at 12:19 PM
But seriously, this isn't practical. The PowerConsumption will be outrageous, so will be the price, around 899$ or 999$.
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But seriously, this isn't practical. The PowerConsumption will be outrageous, so will be the price, around 899$ or 999$.
infra_red_dude
Apr 5, 2009 at 1:10 AM
This is just mad rush to stay in business.. I would want to put up a frying pan on the GPU/CPU and cook my food there... no way... This race is exactly following the Intel-AMD CPU race... the epic P4 power hog!
comp@ddict
Apr 5, 2009 at 12:27 PM
ATI HD 5870 in progress
Yes, the HD5870 rumoured specs are like this:-

-40nm manufacturing process
-2GB GDDR5 memory with speeds of 7GHz!!
-More than 1.2Billion transistors
-960 Stream Processors(might be more)
toofan
toofan #10
Apr 5, 2009 at 5:27 PM
what about HD4890 ????
max_demon
max_demon #12
Apr 5, 2009 at 5:53 PM
AMD - ATI Rulz , nVidia Pwned !! ^^
dOm1naTOr
dOm1naTOr #13
Apr 5, 2009 at 7:04 PM
HD 4890 has core clock running par 1Ghz. So HD 5870 will defenitely be habvin higher clock than it.

but GTX390 is sure to pwn HD5870, maybe X2 can matchup with the beast.
asingh
asingh #14
Apr 5, 2009 at 8:44 PM
And we as consumers will keep upgrading..!
cyborg47
cyborg47 #15
Apr 5, 2009 at 9:00 PM
anybody in this forum had a GTX 280 atleast...and people keep saying we consumers and all the crap....even a 9800gtx or a 4850 will be enuf...
j1n M@tt
j1n M@tt #16
Apr 5, 2009 at 9:34 PM
hey u cyborgy...there r people who hav GTX280 in sli here, and almost all gamers hav atleast a HD4850 or a 9800GTX+
comp@ddict
Apr 12, 2009 at 8:51 PM
anybody in this forum had a GTX 280 atleast...and people keep saying we consumers and all the crap....even a 9800gtx or a 4850 will be enuf..
There's one with a Core i7 i920 + eVGA GTX280 SSC, forgot name.
nvidia
nvidia #18
Apr 12, 2009 at 9:24 PM
Insane! :shock::shock::shock:
amitash
amitash #19
Apr 12, 2009 at 9:25 PM
^yea thats ashu888ashu i think...
even a 9800gtx or a 4850 will be enuf...

For low-med resolutions yes, but for something like full HD and greater, they would need a gtx275 or hd4890...
comp@ddict
Apr 13, 2009 at 8:04 PM
^^True, HD gaming starts with them, or the HD4870 1GB and GTX260 more precisely.

Below them, a 1600x900 or 1680x1050 resolution is best.
asingh
asingh #21
Apr 13, 2009 at 8:33 PM
anybody in this forum had a GTX 280 atleast...and people keep saying we consumers and all the crap....even a 9800gtx or a 4850 will be enuf...


Enough is never enough...for anything. People will always want a faster better performing part then what was "yesterday". As long as there are consumers(with $$$)...companies will create demand. 4-5 years ago a 10GB HDD was regarded "more than enough"...today we are scaling upto TB's without batting an eyelid. Same with processors, RAM memory --- 2 GB is now standard..!

Nothing will ever be enough..!
nvidia
nvidia #23
Apr 14, 2009 at 1:05 PM
I think, it will be a little better than GTX295 in SLi in all current generation games.
comp@ddict
Apr 14, 2009 at 8:06 PM
UPDATE - Single PCB GTX295 coming in May, but with same clocks.

*www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13149&Itemid=1
nishant1512
Apr 15, 2009 at 3:48 PM
well if that monster gonna really perform then we will need a real power house as well as excellent cooling solutions... at least nobody will be happy to see a 999$ mean machine go nuts!!:?
constantine
May 28, 2009 at 7:34 AM
NEVER will ATi beat nvidia !
they just start rumors but never follow through with their cards .
all their cards are total screw ups. All of them!!!
and even if they did make the 5870
nvidia will or will have released a card that beats it by a mile !
plus after 4870 i bet 5870 will go up to 90 c or 100 c lol
and the air coming out will be like 80 c
LOL!
constantine
May 28, 2009 at 7:35 AM
NEVER will ATi beat nvidia !
they just start rumors but never follow through with their cards .
all their cards are total screw ups. All of them!!!
and even if they did make the 5870
nvidia will or will have released a card that beats it by a mile !
plus after 4870 i bet 5870 will go up to 90 c or 100 c lol
and the air coming out will be like 80 c
LOL!
asingh
asingh #28
May 28, 2009 at 3:31 PM
NEVER will ATi beat nvidia !
they just start rumors but never follow through with their cards .
all their cards are total screw ups. All of them!!!
and even if they did make the 5870
nvidia will or will have released a card that beats it by a mile !
plus after 4870 i bet 5870 will go up to 90 c or 100 c lol
and the air coming out will be like 80 c
LOL!

What a fanboy..!
Krow
Krow #29
Jun 5, 2009 at 12:10 PM
^^^Agreed. Lol!:D
damngoodman999
Jun 5, 2009 at 12:50 PM
NEVER will ATi beat nvidia !
they just start rumors but never follow through with their cards .
all their cards are total screw ups. All of them!!!
and even if they did make the 5870
nvidia will or will have released a card that beats it by a mile !
plus after 4870 i bet 5870 will go up to 90 c or 100 c lol
and the air coming out will be like 80 c
LOL!


u should have used HD 4850 or 4870 !!

ATI 's HD 4850 is the largest selling Grafix in 2008

Nvidia 8800GT is the largest selling grafix card in 2007