GeForce 7900 Reportedly Coming in March

thegreek · Jan 11, 2006

Hardware site HEXUS.net appears to have received confirmation that NVIDIA's next graphics processor, codenamed G71 and its first using the 90nm process, will be launched this March at CeBIT 2006 as the GeForce 7900.

The flagship 7900 GTX will sport 32 pixel pipelines and have a clock speed between 700 and 750MHz. To give perspective, NVIDIA's current flagship part, the ultra-high-end (and ultra-rare) GeForce 7800 GTX 512MB comes clocked at a comparitively measly 550MHz with 24 pixel pipelines. Cards will be outfitted with 1.1ns GDDR3 memory clocked anywhere from 800 to 900MHz, much like the aforementioned 7800 GTX 512MB.

Information obtained from one card vendor boasted a single 700MHz GeForce 7900 reaching a score of 13,000 in 3DMark 2005 coupled with an AMD Athlon FX-60, which is more than 70% the record achieved by dual 7800 GTX 512MB configuration in SLI.

Plans this time around are for GT and GTX models to be launched simultaneously, as opposed to the staggered approach which saw the 7800 GTX debut roughly two months ahead of the GT last summer. Keeping with the trend set by the company last year, availability is expected to coincide with the official unveiling.

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dominick32 · Jan 11, 2006

How much? And when can I get one? I hope evga will still let me trade-up? lol This thing sounds bad ***.

crash013 · Jan 11, 2006

I hope the transition to 90nm went smoothly.

darksparkz · Jan 11, 2006

It should be more expensive then the 7800GTX512 on release. It might even be higher or on par with the dual GPU 7800s.

According to their terms and conditions, if your still within 3 months, you should definitely be able to stepup to that, but you might even have to pay $400 more for it though...lol.

There's a option from eVGA to buy the KO edition heatsink and bios and turn your EGS card into a KO for around $30.

protocol_droid · Jan 11, 2006

OH boy, I for sure am not buying another 7800gt for SLI. This thing'll rock. I wonder how the 32 pipes versus the proposed 48 shaders from ATI will stack up against each other, assuming ATI can even get them to the public. I love NVIDIA

Rattle · Jan 11, 2006

i'm in !

dominick32 · Jan 11, 2006

darksparkz said:
It should be more expensive then the 7800GTX512 on release. It might even be higher or on par with the dual GPU 7800s.

According to their terms and conditions, if your still within 3 months, you should definitely be able to stepup to that, but you might even have to pay $400 more for it though...lol.

There's a option from eVGA to buy the KO edition heatsink and bios and turn your EGS card into a KO for around $30.

Can you imagine two of these 7900's in SLI on any x2 dual core/opty/or fx?
You are talking 18,000++ 3dmarks in 3dmark05... lol Absolutely rediculous :santa:

Sir. BOBSONATOR · Jan 11, 2006

I bet the 1900XT will rape its socks off...

ScottinIndy · Jan 11, 2006

Sir. BOBSONATOR said:
I bet the 1900XT will rape its socks off...

Just like the X1800xt has done with the 78 series? :shrug:

Chrome- · Jan 11, 2006

Something tells me this year is going to be big for technology.

Rattle · Jan 11, 2006

Sir. BOBSONATOR said:
I bet the 1900XT will rape its socks off...

just like the x1800xt rapes the 256mb gtx :shrug:

Chrome- · Jan 11, 2006

ScottinIndy said:
Just like the X1800xt has done with the 78 series?

The X1800XT did beat the 7800GTX by a tad, but then when you put two of those in SLi, the X1800XT got its butt kicked. In response to the X1800XT beating a single 7800GTX, nVidia released the 7800GTX512.

Also, SLi beats crossfire in most benchmarks.

deathman20 · Jan 11, 2006

ScottinIndy said:
Just like the X1800xt has done with the 78 series?

The X1800's held decently well with the 7800 series til the GTX512 monster came out

But if they can get that clock speed, with those pipes thats insane. That will be tough competition for the X1900 when it comes out, thats if the X1900 launches on time. But in 3DMarks might be quiet close, with the 48 shaders might give the X1900 sieres the edge but in gaming it could totally lean the otherway, and drastically at that currently.

Another card I can't wait to see in action, hopfully they leave something for the next card after this one

darksparkz · Jan 11, 2006

Well if the 7900s are going to beat the 7800GTX512MB by that much, and the 7800GTX512MB is priced at $700-800, so the 7900s would be priced as expensive as the FX-60? That's a tad too expensive, even for something with that high benchmarks, $1000+ for one card.

Rattle · Jan 11, 2006

the 7800's and the 1800's are both badass cards. I wish X1800's has digital vibrance I would be all over the X1800XT...

sir_pyro · Jan 11, 2006

My 6800(GS want-to-be?):

12*500=6000

My 7800gt:

20*470=9400

The beasty 7800GTX512:

24*550= 13200

This thing:

32*750=24000

Holly crap.... This thing is going to stomp my current card, and every thing else out there! 4 times my 6800 in my gaming rig.... WOW just wow...

I wonder how it will do vs the raw numbers of SLI (not couthing in loss)...

Two normal GT's 440*20*2=17600 (single 7900 wins)

two 7800gt512 = 26400 (Probably the 7900 wins, taking into losses)

Quad SLI (using GT's) 430*20*4=34400 (If this was efficient, this would win)

Two 7900's 48000 (wow!)

I just wonder how much this is going to cost.

autolex84 · Jan 13, 2006

this is dumb, I dont really care who wins, as long as it plays the **** outta current (and future) games, is reliable, and isnt too expensive.

Overclocker550 · Jan 13, 2006

Sir. BOBSONATOR said:
I bet the 1900XT will rape its socks off...

Not a chance, x1900xt is going to compete with the 7800gtx 512mb

"But in 3DMarks might be quiet close, with the 48 shaders might give the X1900 sieres the edge"

Sad to tell you but a single x1900xt is only 300-400 3dmark 2005 ahead of a 7800gtx 512mb and two x1900xt likewise is about 500 marks ahead of a single 7900gtx!

x1900xt>=7800gtx 512mb This means both perform similarly.

dfonda · Jan 14, 2006

and isn't too expensive.

No chance of that. lol

Just glad its coming out soon so all the old old technology( ie 7800stuff)

comes down in price gotta luv the upgrade train. :drool:

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