Nvidia aims for 3 TFLOPS in either Tri-SLI or dual-GPU GeForce 9800 ?

[NV55]

http://www.nordichardware.com/news,6911.html

NVIDIA aims for 3 TFLOPS with next high-end GPU
Written by Andreas G 09 October 2007 13:08

"GeForce 9800" will be a monster. Not that I think that this statement
surprises you the least bit, but we were told by a friend that the
next high-end GPU will not only sport double the performance of the
ATi R680/2950X2, but actually triple the performance. The card "R680"
is suppose to have two RV670 chips side by side on a single PCB and be
able to output around 1 TFLOPS. This is the next high-end card from
AMD/ATI, but we should not forget about R700 which is due this Spring.
G92, or whatever we should call it due to the code-name mismatch in
some charts, is also slated for launch in Spring.

When we first heard about the 3 TFLOPS it was too early for us to
actually believe them, but it seems that NVIDIA is still telling its
partners that 3 TFLOPS is what they will be getting.

Three TFLOPS could very well be a reference to Tri-SLI, or a dual-GPU
card, but the source was rather specific in that NVIDIA is saying the
circuit will be capable of 3 TFLOPS. We'll just have to wait and see.

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it won't be with G92 since G92 is not a top-performance card, but
rather the real refresh of G80 which I will just continue to call
NV55.

if NV55 is ~1 TFLOP, it's not hard to see ~3 TFLOPS in Tri-SLI

if NV55 is 1.5 TFLOPS (purely speculative), a ~3 TFLOPs dual-GPU
single card could be possible, I suppose.

 

[Mike Ray]

http://www.nordichardware.com/news,6911.html

NVIDIA aims for 3 TFLOPS with next high-end GPU
Written by Andreas G 09 October 2007 13:08

"GeForce 9800" will be a monster. Not that I think that this statement
surprises you the least bit, but we were told by a friend that the
next high-end GPU will not only sport double the performance of the
ATi R680/2950X2, but actually triple the performance. The card "R680"
is suppose to have two RV670 chips side by side on a single PCB and be
able to output around 1 TFLOPS. This is the next high-end card from
AMD/ATI, but we should not forget about R700 which is due this Spring.
G92, or whatever we should call it due to the code-name mismatch in
some charts, is also slated for launch in Spring.

When we first heard about the 3 TFLOPS it was too early for us to
actually believe them, but it seems that NVIDIA is still telling its
partners that 3 TFLOPS is what they will be getting.

Three TFLOPS could very well be a reference to Tri-SLI, or a dual-GPU
card, but the source was rather specific in that NVIDIA is saying the
circuit will be capable of 3 TFLOPS. We'll just have to wait and see.

_____________________________________________________________________________

it won't be with G92 since G92 is not a top-performance card, but
rather the real refresh of G80 which I will just continue to call
NV55.

if NV55 is ~1 TFLOP, it's not hard to see ~3 TFLOPS in Tri-SLI

if NV55 is 1.5 TFLOPS (purely speculative), a ~3 TFLOPs dual-GPU
single card could be possible, I suppose.

I wonder what drives TFLOP cards. Do Games, hard to believe? Are 3D CAD
programs using these high end cards?

 

[Walter Mitty]

I wonder what drives TFLOP cards. Do Games, hard to believe? Are 3D
CAD programs using these high end cards?

I cant see many CAD programs needing the even the power that the latest
games need....

 

[Bob M]

I wonder what drives TFLOP cards. Do Games, hard to believe? Are 3D CAD
programs using these high end cards?

Micro$oft Flight Sim X

 

[Ar]

http://www.nordichardware.com/news,6911.html

NVIDIA aims for 3 TFLOPS with next high-end GPU
Written by Andreas G 09 October 2007 13:08

That should help run the effects on Vista.

 

[Phil Weldon]

'Mike Ray' wrote:
| I wonder what drives TFLOP cards. Do Games, hard to believe? Are 3D CAD
| programs using these high end cards?
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Digital movies and television see
http://www.nvidia.com/page/quadroplex.html
and
simulations see Tesla C870 GPU 500 GFlops peak at
http://www.nvidia.com/object/tesla_computing_solutions.html .

Phil Weldon

| NV55 wrote:
| > http://www.nordichardware.com/news,6911.html
| >
| > NVIDIA aims for 3 TFLOPS with next high-end GPU
| > Written by Andreas G 09 October 2007 13:08
| >
| > "GeForce 9800" will be a monster. Not that I think that this statement
| > surprises you the least bit, but we were told by a friend that the
| > next high-end GPU will not only sport double the performance of the
| > ATi R680/2950X2, but actually triple the performance. The card "R680"
| > is suppose to have two RV670 chips side by side on a single PCB and be
| > able to output around 1 TFLOPS. This is the next high-end card from
| > AMD/ATI, but we should not forget about R700 which is due this Spring.
| > G92, or whatever we should call it due to the code-name mismatch in
| > some charts, is also slated for launch in Spring.
| >
| > When we first heard about the 3 TFLOPS it was too early for us to
| > actually believe them, but it seems that NVIDIA is still telling its
| > partners that 3 TFLOPS is what they will be getting.
| >
| > Three TFLOPS could very well be a reference to Tri-SLI, or a dual-GPU
| > card, but the source was rather specific in that NVIDIA is saying the
| > circuit will be capable of 3 TFLOPS. We'll just have to wait and see.
| >
| >
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| >
| > it won't be with G92 since G92 is not a top-performance card, but
| > rather the real refresh of G80 which I will just continue to call
| > NV55.
| >
| > if NV55 is ~1 TFLOP, it's not hard to see ~3 TFLOPS in Tri-SLI
| >
| > if NV55 is 1.5 TFLOPS (purely speculative), a ~3 TFLOPs dual-GPU
| > single card could be possible, I suppose.
| >
| I wonder what drives TFLOP cards. Do Games, hard to believe? Are 3D CAD
| programs using these high end cards?

 

[No One]

I wonder what drives TFLOP cards. Do Games, hard to believe? Are 3D CAD
programs using these high end cards?

I'd hazard a guess at 3d rendering programs like Poser or Carrara, and
that's just on the low end. The Vue would eat up far more. Put a
handfull of high texture characters in a scene and then move the camera
around. Ever look at the 3d cards? They are several times more
expensive than the gaming cards.