Notebook with Nvidia 8800?

MrYman · 11-08-2006, 05:19 PM

For desktop PCs Nvidia 8800 is soon on the market, what about "Go" version for the Notebooks?

8800 will support Microsoft DirectX 10, so I think this will be very important
feature... besides being way faster than previous models... any news?

lunateck · 11-08-2006, 05:28 PM

It probably wont happen unless they cut down the board size. It's 11inches long and would be a pain to even fit it in..

If it is possible to cut down the transistor but keeping the same amount of shaders (128), then you would one day see the 8800 or possibly know as the 8900 in a notebook. Technology wise, it's really a big step forward like the core duo.

sionyboy · 11-08-2006, 05:34 PM

Given the power requirements of the G80 series, and the cost of the producing them, I don't think we'll be seeing a mobile version until we start getting 80nm or 65nm parts. At a guess, Spring 2007, when we start seeing the mid-range desktop versions of these cards.

MrYman · 11-08-2006, 05:54 PM

thanks for your replies! yes, it all makes good sense and so no good point on waiting... well, notbook with nvidia 7950 gtx is fast enuff for games, but too bad for not being able to run DirectX 10....

stamar · 11-08-2006, 06:05 PM

they always introduce the new series with the top range card.

So the first one will be a 8800 go in a dtr machine.

I think it will be for sale around the beginning of the year 07 in a dtr like the sager 5670 or the xps 1710

Pitabred · 11-08-2006, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MrYman

thanks for your replies! yes, it all makes good sense and so no good point on waiting... well, notbook with nvidia 7950 gtx is fast enuff for games, but too bad for not being able to run DirectX 10....

It will run DirectX 10. Just like DirectX 8 cards can run DirectX 9 games. It's just that parts of the API will either be software emulated or unavailable. Not a huge loss, overall.

Orafu · 11-08-2006, 06:24 PM

i think there is too much hype about the whole 8800 geforce lol XD

The nvidia 7950 gtx is fast enough, even the 7600 or 7800 is enough for games of today and next gen games.

chrisyano · 11-08-2006, 07:20 PM

It's going to be awhile for mobile DX 10 cards to be released. They have the power consumption issue to work out first and foremost.

You don't need to worry about needing DX 10 for a while. Even when DX 10 games are released, they will be backwards compatible.

Jalf · 11-08-2006, 09:03 PM

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It will run DirectX 10. Just like DirectX 8 cards can run DirectX 9 games. It's just that parts of the API will either be software emulated or unavailable. Not a huge loss, overall.

Nope, DX10 won't run at all on non-DX10 cards. They're making a clean break, unlike with DX9 vs 8.
That's why they're making a separate version of DX9 for Vista. To support existing games and hardware, because DX10 doesn't do it.

About the power consumption, it doesn't seem to be as bad as expected. A few percent more than a X1950 card, while offering a ton more performance. It seems to be pretty efficient performance/watt-wise. So it might be possible to cram a cut-down version of the thing into a notebook.

sionyboy · 11-08-2006, 09:09 PM

177 watts power consumption for the GTX. Not sure on the GTS. Deduct 50 watts and your probably in the right area.

DX10 won't run on non dx10 hardware, however any new game coming out will have alternative DX runpaths for people who own older graphics cards. I don't think there are any DX10 exclusive titles coming out. Alan Wake and Halo 2 are Vista exclusive, but since Alan Wake was shown running recently on a PC, I'm guessing its DX9c.