CeBIT 2004 Editorial - Page 3 - NVIDIA

My meeting with NVIDIA was a bit more refreshing as indeed the rumors of a NV40 card soon to be released are true. First let me finish off some of the more nasty rumors that are floating on the web. NV40 was not skipped, there is no A02 core; yet A01 is alive alright. Is NV45 skipped ? Not at all ...

Behind closed doors NVIDIA under the luxury of a Non-Disclosure Agreement NVIDIA was showing the next generation product to a selection of press, partners and industry analysts. Guru3D.com was one of the lucky few who where able to see it all, I've personally seen it, I've played a game, saw new technology demo's on it and I can say it rocks for sure. I can't get into details as it's all NDA stuff but I'll give you a hint: take a good look at the rumors on the web. The downside from a rumor is that often peope are starting to imagine stuff. The last couple of days days people started to shout basically anything to get a bit more attention and spread well let's say it a bit more bluntly: BS, seek in the news from last week, that's all I'm gonna say about it ::end hint:: Ah okay, one more .. also seek up a rumor on encoding certain stuff.

What can you expect from NV40, oh it's fast alright ! When can you expect the NV40 introduction ? How does three weeks from now sound ? It's close, it's in mass-production and you can likely buy it in May already despite some reports I've seen on other sites. From what I heard from nVIDIA and some of their partners I don't expect a delayed product release.

I'm sorry I can't share any further details; it's unfortunately part of the game we are in so the keyword here is patience. It's a product that definitely can bring back NVIDIA on top, but then again, that's a little speculative. And I've learned to be careful with these things; we are not exactly the Inquirer.

Of course we also briefly talked about PCI-Express. But you've seen and read the announcements. The differences between ATI and NVIDIA (NVIDIA HSI/ ATI Native) can be discussed and argumented. Ehm, it really doesn't matter at this time. Only the future will tell what it the most effective solution and most of all you need to remember this; only future generations graphics cards will really benefit from PCI-Express. I expect to see support for AGP for another 3 years or so. PCI Express is definitely the way to ...

One interesting thing should be mentioned. Clock speeds of the new PCX (PCI Express) boards have changes slightly: GeForce PCX 5300 - 250MHz, GeForce PCX 5750 - 425MHz  and GeForce PCX 5900 - 350MHz which are all lower then the AGP versions.

Anyway, two thumbs up to Adam for your demonstration and explanation man ;)

Right let's move on. Expect to see loads of images of the current product generation yet with the PCI Express interface.