
GTS 450, 440 and 430 in the works
The guys at 3dceter.org managed to dig up some rather
interesting info on Nvidia's upcoming GF104. Nvidia will launch the
GF100 card in less than 12 hours, but it will be a couple months before
we see Fermi-based mainstream and entry level cards.
According to 3dcenter, the performance GF104 core will feature 256
shader cores, 64 TMUs, 32 ROPs and it will utilize a 256-bit memory
bus. The chip should appear in three cards, although we're not sure
about their designation. The purported GTS 450 should end up slightly
faster than the HD 5830, but it will probably cost a bit more as well,
probably somewhere in the €200 to €230 range. The GTS 440 should end up
around 20 percent slower than the GTS 450 and it will cost between €160
and €180. It is expected to outperform AMD's HD 5770.
The third card, apparently branded GTS 430, will pack 192 shader cores,
48 TMUs, 24 ROPs and a 192-bit memory bus. It should match the HD 5770
in terms of performance and it will cost between €130 and €150.
Mainstream and entry level versions, based on GF106 and GF108 cores,
should follow soon. GF106 cards will sell between €60 and €100,
depending on the SKU, while the GF108 will take care of the entry level
market in the €30 to €40 price range.
However, bear in mind that these cars should launch in June at the
earliest. The specs and brands could still change, so we caution you to
take them with a grain of salt.
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