Asus GF4

[Satan]

Look what I found flaoting around the underworld...


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: nFiniteFXT II engine for complex geometry and animation,
Accuview AntialiasingT 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:
nFiniteFXT II engine for complex geometry and animation, Accuview
AntialiasingT 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 ArchitectureT
II, nView, and Accuview AntialiasingT

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 ArchitectureT II,
nView, and Accuview AntialiasingT

ASUS V8170SE GeForce4 MX SDR Graphics Card

The V8170SE provides reliable and cost-effective GeForce 4 MX
performance 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 ArchitectureT II, nView, and Accuview
AntialiasingT.

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

About ASUSR

Established in 1989, ASUSTeK Computer Inc. (TSE:2357) is the worlds
leading manufacturer of high quality motherboards, notebooks, VGA cards,
servers, broadband modems, and optical storage devices. With annual
sales of over US$2 Billion and world-class engineering, ASUS provides
innovative technology solutions to consumer, corporate and top-tier OEM
customers. Company achievements include consecutive rankings in the "Top
100 InfoTech Companies" in 1998,1999, 2000 and 2001 by Businessweek as
well as being named the No.1 Taiwan Company in Global Views Monthly's
"Info Tech 2000".

[Maggi]

whoa .. run for cover ... evil just joined our holy halls !



Got anything from Big M that floats the underworld ?

[dZeus]

Is this a final attempt to lure us over to the evil side before it's too late?

[Novdid]

Those spec's were fake.

[Maggi]

that would make his attempt even weaker ...

[High_Jumbllama]

Apparently NVidia is still concerned.

[Wombat]

Sorry Novdid, looks like those specs were real. The ZDNet article says that they were accurate.

[Tempest]

So the ZDNet/Inquirer/underworld/whatever specs are true? Must say that I'm pretty impressed with the Ti 4600 then, especially if it sports some kind of bandwidth saving tech.

[Novdid]

Well I'm not sure, but 330 MHz is a serious frequency considering that it will be a 150nm chip.

And 128MB of 3ns memory doesn't come cheap.

Well we'll all see about that next week.

[Greebe]

lol then how is it possible for my 250nm Athlon500 capable of running that fast? (it's running 850 but that's besides the point

,25u is good to a little over 1 gHz... ,18u is good to ~ 1.7gHz... ,13u is good to ~ 3gHz etc etc etc

[Wombat]

I don't think the frequency is unreasonable, but frequency can be anything depending on critical path, while the process size isn't the real limiter.

[Jammrock]

Yes, but the GeForce 4 is rumored to be pushing 63 million transistors. The Athlon's are 37.5 million and the Pentium 4 Northwoods are around 42 million transistors. That puts the GeFart 4 at about 59%-66% more transistors than Athlon's and P4's. Plus if their design is crap, which is possible, it can still be a power hog and not be able to run at clock speeds similar to the CPU's.

I wonder how Matrox will respond....hmmmmmmmmmm....

Jammrock

[[GDI]Raptor]

Let's hope we'll se an respone from MAtrox very soon!
I dont belive we'll se so much new in the GF4 chip....

- A new AA technology
- A PC version of the X-Box chip

[Ovi]

Sorry for going off the topic, but I noticed that Satan's year of registration is mentioned as 1970!! What's up????????

[Ant]

He's been around the forums for a long time. The forums first opened in 1969.