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NVIDIA Pascal GPU to feature 17B transistors and 32GB HBM2, coming Q2 2016 (earliest)
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BronzeWolf
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I would guess 3.5-4.0TF
the 780 is already 4TF
FunkyDealer
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Oh, you're in for a treat.
I'd eat my hat if that's the case with AAA titles pushing graphics.
I think you're grossly underestimating how GPU-limited most games are.
If you're talking 120hz+, then it's a different story.
BasedKiliK
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This. Still rockin' a 1080p60hz monitor myself, and an upgrade beyond the 970 hasn't felt necessary for me because of that. I prefer single card over SLI, so with the power and memory this thing will be packing I can finally start looking at 1440p or higher with 120+ hz. Just playing the waiting game now.
I meant the chip itself
Coulomb_Barrier
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Lol @ people thinking this is shipping 'early' next year. HBM2 production won't be ready until Q2 2016 alone and then Nvidia have got to get enough quantity of it to put inside their Pascal cards and then ramp up inventory.
Look at the struggles AMD are having with HBM and extremely low manufacturing volume until now. Apparently they only had around 30k Fury X cards ready for launch worldwide. 30 thousand!?!!
I predict the first Pascal card will go on sale June at the very earliest. More likely July/August.
Look at the struggles AMD are having with HBM and extremely low manufacturing volume until now. Apparently they only had around 30k Fury X cards ready for launch worldwide. 30 thousand!?!!
I predict the first Pascal card will go on sale June at the very earliest. More likely July/August.
Hero_of_the_Day
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The next few years should be exciting for graphics. Feels like we've been really fucking stagnant for years now. Hopefully HBM changes things, though we're obviously going to be being held by back consoles. I'm ready for 4k and VR!
Prophet Steve
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It sounds a bit too good to be completely work out the way we want it, but I would love to see a huge leap happen. Will see what the prices and product line will be. Not having any regrets with buying my 970 because I got it for a great deal and I could sell it for more, but I did originally want to keep from buying a card until Pascal.
Will I upgrade? We'll see.
Will I upgrade? We'll see.
But then we're also talking DX12 and the other graphics APIS that get the CPU out of the way more than it has previously... Oh baby...
BasedKiliK
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Oh Jesus, I didn't even consider DX12 or OpenGL Next...
The jump in technology should be huge. And this is to come out in 2016? By 2019, this'll be mid to low range tech as well hopefully, which leaves quite a jump for dedicated HW should Sony and MS and Nintendo choose to go down that path
Well, the difference in power between PC and consoles will probably always be dictated by the power requirements from here on out. We wont see anymore 'special' console architecture like in previous days. So long as consoles aim for the 150w range, PC's will always maintain a pretty massive advantage in capabilities.
Unknown Soldier
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Good thing I'm building my Skylake box in a month or so. Pascal will hopefully be a drop in upgrade for me next year.
Uh, that's the 980 Ti. Pascal is going to be the first 4K/60 fps with settings maxed card.
Uh, that's the 980 Ti. Pascal is going to be the first 4K/60 fps with settings maxed card.
Although I would love to see full size Pascal releasing in Q2 2016, I don't think Nvidia would bring out Titan sized 500+mm chip on brand new 16nm process first.
Just like how Kepler launched with 680 with 28nm, I would expect mid sized flagship first in latter half of 2016 then Titan version in first half of 2017.
Just like how Kepler launched with 680 with 28nm, I would expect mid sized flagship first in latter half of 2016 then Titan version in first half of 2017.
Dreams-Visions
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I guess VR will officially be ready to rock when these drop.
and you can't play from your comfy couch.
It's a shame they never came up with controller options for PC games...
I'll see your 680 and lower you to a 650TI. Been putting off a new build for almost two years and my gaming backlog is ridiculous.680 to Pascal
Mohonky
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.......and thats why I went a 970 the other week. It'll hurt less when the next round of cards come out and stomp the ever living shit out of the current crop of cards.
With the new 20nm chips and HBM memory coming to market, didnt make sense to invest in a high end card right now when a 970 would more than do.
With the new 20nm chips and HBM memory coming to market, didnt make sense to invest in a high end card right now when a 970 would more than do.
soulassssns
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This GPU will be seriously expensive.
I want some mid-high tier 16nm ~170-200W GPU with 4-8GB of HBM2 [lets say 10 TF], priced at around 350€ max.Hopefully I will get that next year from AMD.
Next years leap should be big.
Next years leap should be big.
It'll be the same pricing tiers as ever, more or less. The equivalent level of tech across era's typically costs the same as well.
Well, obviously you will still see a decent bit of money if you resell the 970. But if you're not in desperate need of the upgrade, I might just hold out and see how big the jump is.
Anyway, that sounds huge, but I'll patiently wait how much of an improvement the 1070 or whatever pose compared to the 970. 8GB paired with a good chunk of performance upgrade for 400ish bucks and I'd probably upgrade (recently switched to 1440p, so some more VRAM would be nice if anything).
Well I rock a 560 GTX TI. You tell me how desperate that is. lol I kinda want to upgrade for Witcher III and Fallout IV. I don't think other big graphics PC games are on the horizon that I really want to play. I play in 1080p and I don't need max graphics, so I might be able to play them regardless, although it won't look pretty. Decisions, decisions.
kraspkibble
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I really don't understand much of these words (new to PC gaming) but damn does it sound exciting. I'm gonna be building a new PC next year after these come out. Gonna get me a GTX 1080 or GTX 1080 Ti with a Skylake i7 or maybe even wait for Kabylake.
Can't wait.
Can't wait.
Prophet Steve
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Can't compute.
kraspkibble
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what?
Sure, nobody even has the money to try and compete with standardized hardware anymore.
But today's high end PC components are tomorrows budget hardware after all. If devs still follow the path of focusing game development on dedicated hardware of the big 3, the fidelity jump from the PS4 and the like will still be huge in general, even though PC would obviously be much further ahead by that point.
If we're going by PS4 HW standards at the time of its release, i'm wondering what the Mid range in 2019 will be to fit that PS5 for example. Japan will probably still be making PS2 level games regardless