Asus jumps gun on Geforce 4

[Neo]

MAJOR NVIDIA PARTNER has issued a press release about the Geforce 4 way, way before the products are due to be announced.
The company sent this missive to hundreds of journalists today:

A bit early. The launch isn't until February 6th... Oops...

ASUS Announces Comprehensive Graphics Card Lineup
Based on NVIDIA GeForce4 GPUs

Taipei, Taiwan, February 6, 2002 World-leading technology solution manufacturer, ASUSTeK Computer Inc., today announced the most comprehensive graphics card lineup based on the advanced NVIDIA GeForce4 GPU (graphical processor units) family. ASUS combines NVIDIA?s latest GeForce4 technology with innovative engineering to deliver most powerful graphics cards for a variety of segments.

ASUS V8460 Series GeForce4 Ti 4600 Graphics Card
ASUS V8460Ultra series is powered by the most advanced graphics processing unit on earth the GeForce4 Ti 4600. A core clock speed of 330MHz and memory clock speed of 660MHz, combined with 128MB DDR SDRAM provide the ultimate graphics experience with revolutionary technologies such as: nFiniteFX"! II engine for complex geometry and animation, Accuview Antialiasing"! for unbeatable visual quality and frame rate, as well as nView for multiple display flexibility and user control.

ASUS V8440 Series GeForce4 Ti 4400 Graphics Card
ASUS V8440 Series is powered by the GeForce4 Ti 4400 GPU. A core clock speed of 300MHz and memory clock speed of 550MHz, combined with 128MB DDR SDRAM provides exceptional performance in all the latest games and applications. Also included are revolutionary technologies such as: nFiniteFX"! II engine for complex geometry and animation, Accuview Antialiasing"! for unbeatable visual quality and frame rate, as well as nView for multiple display flexibility and user control.

ASUS V8170Pro GeForce4 MX Pro Graphics Card
With the most integrated GPU, the GeForce4 MX Pro, the V8170 delivers best performance and value for mainstream PCs. 64MB of DDR SDRAM integrated with 300MHz core clock speed and 550MHz memory clock speed provide ample performance for all multimedia applications. The V8170 also includes new technologies such as: Lightspeed Memory Architecture"! II, nView, and Accuview Antialiasing"!

ASUS V8170DDR GeForce4 MX DDR Graphics Card
The V8170DDR leverages the GeForce4 MX DDR GPU with 64MB DDR SDRAM to provide competitive performance and value for mainstream PCs. Core clock speed runs at 270MHz and memory clock speed is 400MHz. Some GeForce 4 MX DDR technologies included are: Lightspeed Memory Architecture"! II, nView, and Accuview Antialiasing"!

ASUS V8170SE GeForce4 MX SDR Graphics Card
The V8170SE provides reliable and cost-effective GeForce 4 MX perfomance for mainstream PCs. Using the GeForce4 MX SDR GPU and 64MB of SDRAM, the V8170SE has a core clock speed of 250MHz and a memory clock speed of 166MHz. It also includes new GeForce4 MX technologies such as: Lightspeed Memory Architecture"! II, nView, and Accuview Antialiasing"!.

ASUS graphics cards based on GeForce4 technology will be shipping in quantities late February 2002. For more details check the company website located at http://www.asus.com.

 

[fury]

can I get a nice big DOH

This was something like the way Apple announced the Radeon before it was actually supposed to be released, and so they punished them by only supplying them with Rage cards. Wonder if nVidia will only supply Asus with TNT2's now

 

[Neo]

little more info on the chipset.

Geforce4 ti 4600

core speed 300MHz

memory speed 660Hz

bandwidth 10.4 GB/sec

file rate 4.9 billion samples

RAM 128MB DDR

GeForce4 is mainly a speed, not a process, upgrade for gamers.
But it will make the games look better and smoother, and who doesnt want that.
Price is expected to be around 349.00

GeForce4 4600 is the NV25
the MX versions are using the NV17

 

[fury]

memory speed 660Hz

Damn, that's some BITCHIN memory bandwidth.

In all seriousness, the clock specs on the card look pretty nice, but since it's mainly a speed ramp, couldn't they've just called it the Geforce 3 Ultra? Maybe the Geforce 3.5?

If I remember correctly, the transition from the TNT2 to the original Geforce to the Geforce2 GTS and to the Geforce3, each new product line release brought a load of new features for game developers to use, and was more than just a speed increase, like from the TNT to the TNT2 was.

Does anyone know where there's a full spec sheet on the GF4 and how many new features it contains?

 

[Acid]

*waits for kyro3*

screw "specs". My kyro2 whoops a gf2 on fast cpus. it's called efficiency.

 

[fury]

Well duh, it's a whole different architecture than the GF2. And it's only faster when the game doesn't make extensive use of T&L

*waits for the Radeon 3*

 

[Pradeep]

The GF4 (nv25) has a second pipeline for something, like the X-box. The GF4MX (nv17 only has one I think)

 

[fury]

So essentially, it's about half as fast as the Geforce4?

 

[Neo]

here are some specs i found...

 

[Pradeep]

So essentially, it's about half as fast as the Geforce4?

Basically, most crippling thing is the slow speed memory. At high rez, a GF3 may well be faster. OR course these MX's will be very cheap.