GeForce FX 5700 Technical Specifications Uncovered

[kairon]

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Technical Specifications Uncovered?

DDR-II, but not 256-bit Bus

by Anton Shilov

10/02/2003 | 02:59 AM

Specifications of some actual graphics cards based on NVIDIA?s upcoming NV36 graphics processor for performance-mainstream market transpired in the web this week. The solutions based on the GeForce FX 5700 will feature a little-bit reworked GeForce FX 5600 GPU running at higher speed and DDR-II memory with 128-bit bus. NVIDIA decided not to cope with 256-bit design this year for mainstream solutions probably because it is more efficient from economic point of view to use newer and faster memory on conventional 128-bit channels.

With the GeForce FX 5700 NVIDIA will not follow its typical strategy exactly; there will be a number of speed-versions for the GeForce FX 5700 from various graphics cards makers, not only one or two, as NVIDIA typically offers. For instance, Albatron will release its FX5700PV and FX5700UV graphics cards with 450MHz speed for core and 500MHz for 128MB of DDR-II SDRAM memory. Chaintech, on the other hand, will have its GeForce FX 5700 aka NV36 running at 475MHz core and 475MHz memory.

PCStats web-site expects the GeForce FX 5700 to score about 5000 marks in 3DMark 2003 web-site. This leads me to assume that the NV36 is a bit redesigned NV31 GPU, given that the original GeForce FX 5600 Ultra with its 4 rendering pipelines is unable to score 5000 even with extreme overclocking unless NVIDIA cheated or optimized something in the drivers.

Earlier this year some sources suggested that the NV36 would be made using 0.13 micron fabrication process at IBM, East Fishkill, New York facility, however, currently such information is neither confirmed, nor denied.

Graphics cards on the GeForce FX 5700 should appear in retail later this month or early next month, before Comdex Fall 2003 trade-show.

Remember that the information herein is not official, you can read some more rumored facts here.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display...1002025854.html

[Leo Natan]

Too confusing, all those GeForce FX versions..... What's next? GeForce FX 5910, or maybe GeForce FX 5901?

[preducer]

i might get this card... after the benchmark is done.

[Steven]

Too confusing, all those GeForce FX versions..... What's next? GeForce FX 5910, or maybe GeForce FX 5901?

NV40 will probably be some 6xxx setup, since i'tll be the 6Th generation geforce. :pinch:

The Whole FX Line IMO Is horrible.

[DsnBehind]

Too confusing, all those GeForce FX versions..... What's next? GeForce FX 5910, or maybe GeForce FX 5901?

They are the same lame names as ATI's graphics cards. :yes:

Companies seem to have difficulty thinking of new names. PCI Express; Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, anyone?

[Leo Natan]

Heh... Perhaps nVidia is trying to get more "Professional" names, like Ati.

[+Batfink Subscriber²]

The Whole FX Line IMO Is horrible.

Soooo True, I will stick with my heavily overclocked 4200ti

[N_B]

Should be interesting to see how this one fares in DX9 compared to the earlier FX'es.

[kairon]

there just cards guys, do you really expect them both to change there name when Radeon and Geforce is such a well known brand now?i agree the whole FX is terrible IMO

[Leo Natan]

Both nVidia and Ati suck!

I miss 3DFx!

[sinatosk]

Both nVidia and Ati suck!

I miss 3DFx!

I agree there. but seems that 3DFX is not around. I say Nvidia sucks

[Gary_Player]

Maybe the FXs suck so much cuz nvidia spent all their time trying to integrate those high-priced 3dfx technologies and not enough time working on what they do best. Although you'd think that after all this time had passed they'd come up with something better than an fx5700 :s

Arnt they sposed to be working on an n38 or something like that??? Myabe the FX6000 *shrugs* who knows?

[Leo Natan]

Those high-priced 3DFx technologies are one of the best technologies ever created!

[naap51stang]

I think I'll stick with my oak ISA 512k video card. Afterall, who needs more than 512k of ram??

:laugh:

:alien: