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NVIDIA Launches GeForce 6 Series

NVIDIA Launches GeForce 6 Series - Biggest Performance and Feature Leap in Company History

Hallelujah !! The time has come! Good bye Ti4600!

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Wednesday April 14, 9:00 am ET
3D Gaming Performance, Ultra-Realistic Graphics and On-Chip Video Processor Distinguish New Desktop GPUs

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA - News), the worldwide leader in visual processing solutions, introduced today the NVIDIA® GeForce(TM) 6800 models of graphics processing units (GPUs) for high-performance desktop computers. The NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series, which includes the flagship GeForce 6800 Ultra and GeForce 6800, is designed to deliver:
Industry-leading 3D performance -- new superscalar 16-pipe architecture delivers more than twice that of current industry leading NVIDIA GPUs
New features, including Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 feature set -- for ultra-realistic cinematic effects
Unprecedented on-chip video processing engine -- enabling high- definition video and DVD playback
"This is the biggest generation-to-generation performance leap that we have ever seen with a new GPU," said Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVIDIA. "In addition to the raw performance increase, we had two fundamental strategies with the 6800 models. First was to take programmability to the next level with the industry's only GPU with Shader Model 3.0. Second was to extend the reach of GPUs to the consumer electronics market with a powerful and fully programmable video processor capable of multiple video formats and 'prosumer' level image processing."

"As DOOM 3 development winds to a close, my work has turned to development of the next generation rendering technology. The NV40 is my platform of choice due to its support of very long fragment programs, generalized floating point blending and filtering, and the extremely high performance," said John Carmack, president and technical director of id Software

Revolutionary New GeForce 6800 Architecture

The innovative 3D graphics architecture of the GeForce 6800 GPUs introduces many key new technologies that will drive the image quality and performance in 3D gaming, including:

Blazingly Fast Graphics Performance: With a revolutionary new 16 pipeline superscalar architecture and the world's fastest GDDR3 memory, GeForce 6800 GPUs offer a staggering amount of graphics horsepower. Gaming performance is super charged with eight times the floating-point shader power, four times the shadow processing power and double the vertex processing power over last generation's award winning GeForce FX architecture.
Revolutionary New Feature-Set: Built with full Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 support, the GeForce 6 Series was built to deliver ultra- realistic next-generation DirectX 9 titles. The GeForce 6800 GPUs give developer's unlimited programmability, 32-bit shader precision, displacement mapping, geometry instancing and other features unique to the GeForce 6 Series. In addition, this new GPU delivers full floating point support throughout the entire pipeline, GeForce 6800 GPUs vastly improve the quality of images in motion with floating point filtering. The new rotated-grid antialiasing feature removes jagged edges for incredible image quality and a new 16x anisotropic filtering mode adds clarity to textures.
"The NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series is a great leap forward in PC graphics, bringing next-generation Microsoft DirectX 9 rendering performance to new heights while continuing forward with the high-definition floating-point rendering, driver performance, and stability NVIDIA is famous for," stated Tim Sweeney, Founder EPIC Games. "As the first GPU supporting the new Pixel Shader 3.0 programming model, the GeForce 6 Series enables games to use entirely new rendering approaches and obtain higher performance per-pixel lighting, shadowing, and special effects than previously possible."

"We appreciate NVIDIA"s continued support of Microsoft DirectX," said Chris Donahue, Lead Technical Evangelist of the Windows Graphics and Gaming Team at Microsoft. "We are eager to experience the hardware implementation NVIDIA® GeForce(TM) 6 Series promises to bring to the market."

-- World's first on-chip video processor: GeForce 6800 GPUs have a
programmable video processing engine that delivers stunning
high-definition video playback. Featuring support for MPEG encode
and decode, as well as support for Windows Media Video 9 (WMV9), the
GeForce 6800 delivers an amazing video experience when used with the
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Media Center Edition operating system. The
GeForce 6800 also enables high-quality video playback on any window
size, and has an integrated TV-encoder for direct-to-TV playback.

"Adobe is very excited about the programmable video features in these new NVIDIA GPUs. Many Adobe customers have already been enjoying the power of NVIDIA GPUs to create sophisticated 3D animations for the past year. Our future products will take even more advantage of the new capabilities being unveiled in these GPUs," said David Trescot, senior director, Digital Video Products at Adobe.

GeForce 6800 GPUs benefit from the renowned compatibility and reliability of the NVIDIA® ForceWare(TM) software featuring the NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture (UDA). In addition NVIDIA ForceWare delivers industry-leading software features such as custom game profiles, HDTV output, overclocking, multi-display support, and much more.

Availability

The first GPUs based on the NVIDIA GeForce 6 Series, the GeForce 6800 Ultra and GeForce 6800 models, are manufactured using IBM's high-volume 0.13-micron process technology and are currently shipping to leading add-in-card partners, OEMs, system builders, and game developers.

Retail graphics boards based on the GeForce 6800 models are slated for release in the next 45 days.

About NVIDIA

NVIDIA Corporation is a market leader in visual computing technology dedicated to creating products that enhance the interactive experience on consumer and professional computing platforms. Its graphics and communications processors have broad market reach and are incorporated into a wide variety of computing platforms, including consumer digital-media PCs, enterprise PCs, professional workstations, digital content creation systems, notebook PCs, military navigation systems and video game consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 1,800 people worldwide. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.nvidia.com .

Certain statements in this press release, including any statements relating to the Company's performance expectations for NVIDIA's family of products and expectations of continued revenue growth, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be materially different than expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, manufacturing and other delays relating to new products, difficulties in the fabrication process and dependence of the Company on third-party manufacturers, general industry trends including cyclical trends in the PC and semiconductor industries, the impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives, market acceptance of the Company's new products, and the Company's dependence on third-party developers and publishers. Investors are advised to read the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those sections entitled "Certain Business Risks," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.

NOTE: All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Is this the PCI-Express stuff we have heard so much about hear on this forum and elsewhere? And if I remember correctly, didn't Carmack declare the 9700 Pro (when it first came out) the card of choice for Doom 3? Just wondering. Thanks

It's not pci express, that I can see.

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjA2

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=2023

And I haven't been paying any attention to what Mr Carmack has to say.

Tom's Hardware is having a shitfit over this.......apparently it's performing up to 3 times better than the 9800XT and 5950 Ultra......

/insert Ode to Joy here

Was there a GeForce 5? Was I just sleeping for that one?

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Originally posted by the_marq
Was there a GeForce 5? Was I just sleeping for that one?

I believe that was the FX 5XXX series. Utter shite, imo.

This is absolutely amazing. You guys need to check out Tom's Hardware's review of the GeForce 6800. Not only is it better than the 9800 XT and 5950 Ultra in every category, but it's literally THREE times as powerful as the best cards in the world right now!! Jesus H!! The 6800 has been benchmarked, and in various tests, this thing honestly pulls in double and even triple the results of the 9800 and 5950.

THG also said that this is the biggest videocard performance increase since the Voodoo 1 to Voodoo 2 by 3DFX.

Check out the review at www.tomshardware.com . They're getting owned right now by thousands of people trying to read the review, but I'd still give it a shot. One of the THG editors simply says "Owned." after one of the tests (when the 6800 does three times better than the 5950 Ultra).

Now, how much will it cost...?

-Lasereth

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Originally posted by Mephex
I believe that was the FX 5XXX series. Utter shite, imo.

I hope you're just talking about the FX 5200 and the FX 5800. :) The rest of the FX series is incredibly powerful. Ya can't leave out ATI with it's 9200, either!

-Lasereth

Cost ? Who cares ? We're bleeding edge here!

I cannot wait to crank up to 1600x1200 at 8xAA and 4xAF.

Whooooo babay!

I hope it costs eight thousand dollars

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Originally posted by Redjake
I hope it costs eight thousand dollars

I was hoping they would give me one for free since I'm such a nice guy.

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Originally posted by Redjake
I hope it costs eight thousand dollars

Awwww, sounds wike someone bought a wittow bittow ati :D

Ha ha, the 6800 requires two molex connections to the PSU. Yep, a videocard that takes up two power supply connectors. This is great. :)

-Lasereth

And not only the agp slot, but the next door pci.

I sure hope the manu's ship the boards with a spare fan.

That's a BEAST!

-period-

Ah, yes, thanks for reminding me why I'm waiting to get a new graphics card until Doom III comes out and I absolutely need it so I can get something amazing. Now I know which to look at :D

Definitely curious about the starting price though.

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Originally posted by SecretMethod70

Definitely curious about the starting price though.

According to Tom's hardware (table on page 2 I think) the launch price will be the same as the launch price for the current flagship cards.
$499

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Originally posted by Mephex
It's not pci express, that I can see.

According to THG only the launch model is native AGP, and all subsequent versions will be native PCI-express.
AGP versions will use NVIDIA's proprietary bridge that should allow higher bandwiths.

I'm still reading on this, so I'm not 100% sure about how the HSI bridge works. But THG does say that new models will be native PCI-express.

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Originally posted by Silvy
According to Tom's hardware (table on page 2 I think) the launch price will be the same as the launch price for the current flagship cards.
$499

Nummy. :D :D :D

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Originally posted by Lasereth
Ha ha, the 6800 requires two molex connections to the PSU. Yep, a videocard that takes up two power supply connectors. This is great. :)

-Lasereth

It requires a minimum of a 480W PSU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Googly Moogly!. That is a monster and 1/2.

Looks like ATI's gonna be playing catch-up for the rest of the year. Things are about to get interesting.

I love this statement from Tom's Hardware.

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Compared to the GeForce 6800 Ultra, both the Radeon 9800XT and the FX 5950 Ultra look like outdated toys from the last century.

That's some major pwnage.

ATI has their new beast waiting in the shadows, should know more in 2-3 weeks.

No kidding, sounds like a typical ATI strategy, responding to the newest Nvidia monster with one of their own.

The card looks awesome. Jsut in time too. With the tax return a new system is planned. this is definatly on the wish list. I wonder what the avaliabilty of it will be on release.

Crap... PCI-Express? :(

I'm gonna have to buy a new mobo too? :(

I dunno if I'll be able to get it now. *sigh*

Yeah, if you're gonna go beyond the 6800, be prepared to get a PCI-Express supporting mobo. Sucks, but that's where the future is headed currently.

I hope the hometown favourite (I live ten minutes from ATi's home office) can pull something off to keep these two dogs fighting. Ever since ATi started putting pressure on nVidia, progress has accelerated incredibly at both camps, and us, the consumer, are the ones that benefit from better performance at lower prices.
hoorah

I hope this knocks down the prices of the "outdated" technology :D

yah its crazy big....

i heard that it will prolly have a more reasonably sized heatsink and only one molex plug in the real manufacture version...

i really hope it doesnt sound as loud as some of the fx cards did...

Is this card powerful enough for Counter-strike?

;)

The card would issue a gigantic fuckoff if you tried to play CS on it. Nothing less than UT2K3 should be played on a machine with the 6800 in it.

O what!!!
And I just bought a Radeon 9600XT. I know it isn't the fastest card in town but wasn't expecting to be owned within a month of purchase.
I already sold my kidney for the 9600XT, how am I going to afford the GeForce 6800? Besides. my current motherboard & PSU wouldn't sustain this monster.
I'll be a good boy for the rest of this year if Santa promises to deliver me a new system with 6800.

Look! My dick is bigger than your dick!!

Look! I can piss farther than you can!!

Look! My girlfriend is hotter than your girlfriend!!

No, wait a minute. Geeks who get hot over this kind of catch-up probably don't have girlfriends....

:)

Mr Mephisto

PS - the "high end" cards you have today are fine for HL2 and D3. Spend your money on something else, or wait for the price to plummet in a few months. Sheesh...

At the risk of appearing juvenile ;)...

http://www.alecm.com/images/cool_ima...3_ownedCat.jpg

I predict that since all the hardware sites just creamed themselves over the 6800, Nvidia will crank on another $200, and drop it when ATI release their beast

Is this all happening before xmas? Maybe I can combine all my gifts into 1. THE one. One system specially built for FPS games.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mr Mephisto
[B] Look! My dick is bigger than your dick!!

Look! I can piss farther than you can!!

Look! My girlfriend is hotter than your girlfriend!!

Mr Mephisto, I will keep my opinion of you to myself...!!!
I doubt people "cream themselves" over the latest hardware, but it is good to know what is new on the market even if they aren't necessarily going to buy them. It's better than being ignorant and buying whatever the vendor suggests without knowing.

//SiN-edit - Let's play nice, people. Thanks.

While the 6800 does look promising, in some of the IQ test, the 9800XT still beat it. Speed is fine and all, but if it dont look purdy its no good.

Its about time Nvidia turned out something that is up to par though. Its good to see them pushing the envelope again.

I cant wait to see what ATI's new beast can manage.

True. I've been an nVidia fan for years and it's good to see them making a leap.
I hope that ATI does respond with their own release and not get wiped out or take over by nVidia. Simply b/c competition is good for the consumers.

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Originally posted by Mr Mephisto
Look! My dick is bigger than your dick!!

Look! I can piss farther than you can!!

Look! My girlfriend is hotter than your girlfriend!!

No, wait a minute. Geeks who get hot over this kind of catch-up probably don't have girlfriends....

:)

Mr Mephisto

PS - the "high end" cards you have today are fine for HL2 and D3. Spend your money on something else, or wait for the price to plummet in a few months. Sheesh...

Some people have computer hardware as their hobby. It's sure one of mine. I enjoy reading articles on the latest hardware, and when something of this magnitude comes out, it's worth getting excited over. It's like the release of a new car that had double the horsepower of its predecessor.

I do have a girlfriend, even though personal relationships have nothing to do with computer hardware. :) It's just about what you're interested in. If you're not interested in new videocards, that's fine, but don't make fun of those that are. We're the ones that aren't buying Radeon 9200 SE's and GeForce FX 5200's for $200 because they have 256 MB of RAM.

-Lasereth

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Originally posted by Lasereth
We're the ones that aren't buying Radeon 9200 SE's and GeForce FX 5200's for $200 because they have 256 MB of RAM.

-Lasereth

OMG OMG That is hilarious !!!

BTW Heatpipe on Samsung DDR3 RAM modules = orgasm.

According to ign.com we can look for a release date around the end of April, something like April 26. I have no idea what that means for the card manufacturers though.

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Originally posted by Lasereth
Some people have computer hardware as their hobby. It's sure one of mine. I enjoy reading articles on the latest hardware, and when something of this magnitude comes out, it's worth getting excited over. It's like the release of a new car that had double the horsepower of its predecessor.

I do have a girlfriend, even though personal relationships have nothing to do with computer hardware. :) It's just about what you're interested in. If you're not interested in new videocards, that's fine, but don't make fun of those that are. We're the ones that aren't buying Radeon 9200 SE's and GeForce FX 5200's for $200 because they have 256 MB of RAM.

-Lasereth

It was sarcasm.

lol

I also actually made my opinion known in the postscript.

Mr Mephisto

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Originally posted by panbert

Mr Mephisto, I will keep my opinion of you to myself...!!!
I doubt people "cream themselves" over the latest hardware, but it is good to know what is new on the market even if they aren't necessarily going to buy them. It's better than being ignorant and buying whatever the vendor suggests without knowing.

panbert,

Stop being so touchy...

Sheesh...

Mr Mephisto

Amen Mr. Meph. Sarcasm is lost on some people.

Well looks like that second mortgage is gonna come in handy!!!

/me waits for the appraisal:D

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Originally posted by ChrisJericho
Is this card powerful enough for Counter-strike?
;)

Pretty funny Chris.

I have only a passing interest in this stuff compared to Lazereth and I the fact that HE is excited makes me know this is something great. I love technology and I rely on him to help me seperate the wheat from the chaff. Different people have different areas of expertise and Lazereth is the one person that if I was doing a word association thing and the word "Video Card" came up, I would say Lazereth and the Psrink would say "huh?" Quite cool!

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Originally posted by sailor
At the risk of appearing juvenile ;)...

http://www.alecm.com/images/cool_ima...3_ownedCat.jpg

hahahahahahahahaha

Man, if I see another owned picture on the Internet that doesn't make sense, then I'll scream. People are starting to use it in the wrong context. A kitten can't help but be crammed into a glass, so he wasn't "owned," he was simply crammed into a glass.

Anyway, if I didn't get shorthanded on loans this year and have to pay for my tuition myself, then I'd definitely be getting that 6800. But, as my luck usually goes, I have to cough up $1250 with a part-time job this summer to make it back to ASU. Hopefully I'll have enough to get a Radeon 9800 Pro and new mobo and processor, but that's doubtful. :(

-Lasereth

Is it wrong for me to be turned on by this card?

How does the new Radeon X series stack up to this?

I want one, I gotta put up with this slowass Radeon 9500. I need a job.

x800 is a good card
6800 is a better card

6800 and x800 have very similar performances

6800 has newer technology and architecture.

Both cards perform really well in all current games. If you wanna run far cry at 1600/1200 8xFSAA and 8x Anso you might still be chuging along, but for the normal user who doesn't care if he's getting 190fps or 180fps in his game both cards are good, but since they're both the same price and most everybody has extra pci slots these days due to motherboard integration of

RAID
LAN
SOUND
multi-USB

I'm sure you have enough slots for the 6800 to take up one.

Then again i'm thinking that 350watt psu on a system that doesn't have a lot of components would be sufficient, but if you're running 10000 rpm hard drives and a o/ced cpu you might want to go 400+

480W is the recommended PSU if you want one of these bad asses in your rig.

I know some of you think it's sad for someone to upgrade to one of these cards at the price they're at but look at me, I'm on a Leadtek GeForce FX5900 Ultra (256MB) and I'm gonna get the 6800/6850. Now that's sad.

When the time comes to upgrade your existing video card, fedex me your old one. I'll send you a tin of cookies in return. Thanks.

Release date?
Newegg has nothing for the 6800 but they already have the X800 out.

The 6800 should already be out.

For $500 it better cure cancer or something.

Asuka, your sig reads...
"Oh If you guys am wondering I am a guy. should have picked a different name."
Should be
"Oh If you guys are wondering I am a guy. should have picked a different name."
:)

shit I gotta fix that!!!