9 Series dumped. 9900GTX is no more!

Cheesus · May 16th, 2008

I bet that turned a few heads

New naming scheme introduced by Nvidia...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom's

Nvidia Dumps 9000 Series Name: New GPUs Will Be Called GTX 260 / 280 11:40 AM - May 16, 2008 by Theo Valich
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: Nvidia, GeForce
Categories: NVIDIA
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Nvidia has decided to depart from its current product naming strategy and introduce a completely new sequence number for its upcoming GT200 chips.
The new GPUs, also knows as NV60 graphics processors, will be called the GTX 260 / 280, according to an The GTX add-on now moves to the front of the sequence number and we assume that future mainstream parts will receive a GTS or GT name, while low-end entry-level parts will end-up with the SE name.

Opinions?

cottonvibes · May 16th, 2008

damn i hate this, this is pretty confusing

before it was easy,

it followed this format ABCD "name", for example 8800 GTS

A = Series number
B = Low/Mid/High-range card
C = usually 0, but sometimes 5 on mobile/integrated GPU's
D = always 0 (i think)

anyways, I don't like the new numbering because it dosn't match up with the old numbering sequence.

And larger names like "9900 GTX", are easier to read than smaller ones like "GTX 260"

and is the card called "GTX 260" or "GTX 260 / 280" ??
...because the latter name is retarded.

BigIg · May 16th, 2008

Yes, very confusing. 0_o

Cheesus · May 16th, 2008

Personally I find it pretty stupid... But it does make sense to a certain extent for the dumber random customer who doesn't know the difference between a CPU and a GPU...

makotech222 · May 16th, 2008

meh just bring out the new cards so i can step up already...

SCHUMI-4-EVA · May 16th, 2008

Wait...so the name GeForce is also gone?

so now it will just be Nvidia GTX 260? (and GT 260 and GTS 260 and SE/LE/you got pwnt for buying this 260)

teh sux0rz

(cotton I am sure they will return to the ABCD naming scheme later...1st gen is kind hard to do though...or alternatively it will be ABC...or something which we can at least somewhat wrap our minds around)

Phil · May 16th, 2008

new names....ugh

John Aiton · May 16th, 2008

Ah, so Benchzowner was correct

he said this about 2 months back, gt-200 will never be the 9900gtx
I'm going to re-read everything he said from his source

go to extreme systemes and search his name in the 9900 thread

Squall-Leonhart · May 17th, 2008

im shooting off some emails to confirm this.

Also to express disgust, will inform later.

Phil · May 17th, 2008

why dont they give the cards actual names?? "sexy beast" beats 8800gtx anyday

skoreanime · May 17th, 2008

Or "Nyah nyah ATI"

cottonvibes · May 17th, 2008

or loliGTX

Lord Budweiser · May 17th, 2008

Or "Homer".

runawayprisoner · May 17th, 2008

... Well, I think it will eventually reach the point where we have...

GeForce 666, The End edition

or...

GeForce 777, The Joy edition

or...

GeForce 999, The God edition

D:

ready2rumbelX · May 17th, 2008

I hope nVidia know what they're doing. It's tough enough to break off from a naming scheme that everyone's familiar and comfortable with, but to introduce a really lame naming scheme?....I hope not.

r2rX

ViperXtreme · May 17th, 2008

GTFO 280 1GB GDDR4 lol

Noja87 · May 17th, 2008

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Originally Posted by ViperXtreme

GTFO 280 1GB GDDR4 lol

But yeah this is pretty confusing

**MiretanK** · May 17th, 2008

Thanks nVidia for doing **** with your card names - guess I'll get confused like I get with ATi.

ViperXtreme · May 17th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Noja87

But yeah this is pretty confusing

lol yeah, Cid Highwind thought of that last time

there are some forums out there that makes some threads dedicated to certain card series, it could be disturbing to see:
The perpetual GeForce GTFO 880 thread 0_o

John Aiton · May 22nd, 2008

Behold thy new card.

Does thou ken the power of whom they challenge?

May 16th, 2008	#2 (permalink)
cottonvibes NGemu's Kawaii Imoutochan Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Super Mario World Posts: 2,549	damn i hate this, this is pretty confusing before it was easy, it followed this format ABCD "name", for example 8800 GTS A = Series number B = Low/Mid/High-range card C = usually 0, but sometimes 5 on mobile/integrated GPU's D = always 0 (i think) anyways, I don't like the new numbering because it dosn't match up with the old numbering sequence. And larger names like "9900 GTX", are easier to read than smaller ones like "GTX 260" and is the card called "GTX 260" or "GTX 260 / 280" ?? ...because the latter name is retarded. __________________ PC Specs: AMD X2 4400+ @ 2.921 Ghz, 1.47 vCore \| G92 8800 GTS 512mb @ 740/1944\| 4GB Dual Channel OCZ Memory @ 835 Mhz (5-4-4-15-2T) \| 700 Watt PSU \| DVD-RW Drive \| 500 GB Hitachi SATA II Hard Drive, 30 GB & 40 GB Western Digital IDE Hard Drives \| 1920x1080 40" LCD Flat Pannel HDTV monitor \| Consoles: 1 PS3 (60 GB), 2 PS2s, 1 PS, 3 GBAs, 1 GB, and 1 old school NES Having troubles with PCSX2? Check out my guide to get it running correctly. Running PCSX2 Guide for Noobs Last edited by cottonvibes; May 16th, 2008 at 20:09.

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SCHUMI-4-EVA Devastating Force Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Xenophobia FTL Posts: 4,599	Wait...so the name GeForce is also gone? so now it will just be Nvidia GTX 260? (and GT 260 and GTS 260 and SE/LE/you got pwnt for buying this 260) teh sux0rz (cotton I am sure they will return to the ABCD naming scheme later...1st gen is kind hard to do though...or alternatively it will be ABC...or something which we can at least somewhat wrap our minds around) __________________ AMD Athlon64 3700+ (2.2Ghz rated as 3.7Ghz Pentium), ASUS A8NE-FM (OEM), 4x512MB DDR400 RAM, ATI Radeon X850XT (256MB GDDR3 PCIe), Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA2 HDD, Windows XP SP2 Home, Leadtek Winfast TV2000 XP Expert, Creative Sound Blaster Audigy Value Get it right fools! The glass is HALF-EMPTY, not half-full!!! !!! WARNING: Emulation requires a brain !!! WARNING: Emulation =/= Piracy !!! The Champ has retired, but may his Legacy live on FOREVER !!!! Last edited by SCHUMI-4-EVA; May 16th, 2008 at 22:25.

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John Aiton Forever Guilty Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada Posts: 1,913	Ah, so Benchzowner was correct he said this about 2 months back, gt-200 will never be the 9900gtx I'm going to re-read everything he said from his source go to extreme systemes and search his name in the 9900 thread __________________ The prevalent effects of cocsa. That is my sin

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