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    300M Series listed on Nvidia

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by SomeFormOFhuman, Dec 31, 2009.

  1. SomeFormOFhuman

    SomeFormOFhuman has the dumbest username.

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    http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_m_series.html

    Did a search before I could find a similar thread to make sure it's not double posted.

    MAINSTREAM
    GeForce 305M (16 SPs|55 GigaFlops|700MHz DDR3/GDDR3|64bit Memory Bus)
    GeForce 310M (16 SPs|73 GigaFlops|800MHz DDR3/GDDR3|64bit Memory Bus)

    PERFORMANCE
    GeForce GT 325M (72 SPs|142 GigaFlops|1066MHz DDR3/ 800MHz GDDR3|128bit Memory Bus)
    GeForce GT 330M (48 SPs|182 GigaFlops|1066MHz DDR3/ 800MHz GDDR3|128bit Memory Bus)
    GeForce GT 335M (48 SPs|233 GigaFlops|1066MHz DDR3/ 800MHz GDDR3|128bit Memory Bus)

    HIGH PERFORMANCE
    GeForce GTS 350M (96 SPs|360 GigaFlops|*2000MHz GDDR3/*GDDR5|128bit Memory Bus)
    GeForce GTS 360M (96 SPs|413 GigaFlops|*2000MHz GDDR3/*GDDR5|128bit Memory Bus)

    ENTHUSIAST
    *GeForce GTX 360M (?)
    *GeForce GTX 380M (?)

    Legend
    * Probability\Prediction
    (?) Unknown

    All individual card specifications are on their site. Thead will be updated when new cards come in.

    At this point of time, seems only the mid ranged cards and more spec. detail for the GTS series are added.
     
  2. Lostinlaptopland

    Lostinlaptopland Notebook Consultant

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    Just another rename, nothing special.
     
  3. Amnesiac

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    If my predictions are correct, it's just another stupid rebadge, just like the 8800 - 9800 series. Except the 300M will have less power consumption, less heat output, and will use 128 bit GDDR5 instead of 256 bit GDDR3.
     
  4. xxERIKxx

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    I never noticed how many 9-series cards there are till I looked at that page.
     
  5. Saisei

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    Not worth t he bother i guess.
    I have the GeForce GTS 160M, how much better is the 300 series?
     
  6. tdream

    tdream Notebook Enthusiast

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    renamegate
     
  7. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    The gtx's will be announced at ces
     
  8. Phinagle

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    Best we should expect from Nvidia would be they managed to shrink something with 128 cores down to 40nm. Worst case is it's the same G92 core currently in the GTX 280M with 100W of juice pushed through it to get the clocks up (like their latest Quadro Mobile card).

    :nah:
     
  9. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    Quote:
    Are they built on the new "Fermi" architecture? Or are they just rebadged - yet again? See for yourselves... You decide.

    Crazy talk
     
  10. SomeFormOFhuman

    SomeFormOFhuman has the dumbest username.

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    Fixed. Felt it was very stupid when I say stuff like that.
     
  11. Lanaya

    Lanaya Templar Assassin

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  12. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    that's it. not purchasing nvidia ever again.
     
  13. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    I stopped at selling a 9800 m gt for more then a 8800m gtx

    That to me was the low point
     
  14. Zero989

    Zero989 Notebook Virtuoso

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    lol... ati is going to make a killer
     
  15. Howitzer225

    Howitzer225 Death Company Dreadnought

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    Meh, I'd rather see Fermi than this garbage.
     
  16. Amnesiac

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    Pfft, that's it. I'm pretty much done with NVIDIA until I see a proper new series. Hopefully, the next generation Clevos will have ATI cards.
     
  17. key001

    key001 Notebook Evangelist

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    they should fire their marketing VP, the one that thinks 'because designing GPUs this big is "*ing hard"'
     
  18. 5150Joker

    5150Joker Tech|Inferno

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    nVidia is getting owned right now. Things may look different in a year though.
     
  19. Pommie

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    Will be interesting to see which current/new models get these cards next year. Bring on CES 2010.
     
  20. Partizan

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    If those cards dont heat up that much then I definitly see a purpose for them, eventhough I rather get one of those new ati 5 series which support direct x11.
     
  21. tianxia

    tianxia kitty!!!

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    wonder what nvidia's gonna say when people ask why their new cards only support up to dx10.
     
  22. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hmm, Evergreen vs G92...

    TOUGH CHOICE








    /sarcasm
     
  23. Amnesiac

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    Well, the only notebook that I know that seriously overheats with the current generation NVIDIA series is the Asus G51/G71/G60/G72, and only because of a below average cooling system. Not to mention that stupid grate on the bottom that actually raises temperatures.
     
  24. bigspin

    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    It's Meant To Be Renamed
     
  25. Partizan

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    Oh well thats a dissapointment, I expected the asus g7* series to have better cooling because they are bigger, guess I was wrong.
    I really hope asus will fix that heating problem, the only other system I want is a kobalt but it will cost me 2800 euros or maybe even more because the taxes in the UK rose from 15 to 17.5 percent >.<
    Another option is a toshiba cosmio but the latest model in belgium that I saw costed 1900 euros and only had the nvidia 250m. Kind off disapointing that I still have to wait for something to show up thats both cool and affordable.

    Back to topic: did nvidia release any future price drops for the 200 series while they announced their 300 series?
     
  26. Alexrose1uk

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    Which would be very dissapointing considering where ATI mobile cards have been going recently. I've got to hope Nvidia come up with something semi-decent, in the case Clevo doesn't adopt ATI cards. :(
    I'd much rather have a DX11 compatible, faster upgrade path to be honest!
     
  27. Howitzer225

    Howitzer225 Death Company Dreadnought

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    Wait for Fermi. :mad:
     
  28. Alexrose1uk

    Alexrose1uk Music, Media, Game

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    More likely 'we believe DX11 is unimportant, we however offer alternate feature xyz to developers involved in our developer relation schemes'. Like they did with DX10.1 which is now part of DX11.

    Nvidia...the way we're meant to be played ;)
     
  29. unlogic

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    NVIDIA renaming last generation GPU and shamelessly pretend its new :(
    They should sell this old cards with lower price than ATI 5XXX series!! :mad:
     
  30. DarkSilver

    DarkSilver MSI Afterburner

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    I 100% agree with you.
    Geforce GTX295(a dual chipset) performances are just above Radeon HD5870(a single chipset) slightly.
    The price between them were so great. In addition, Radeon HD5870 uses less power(eco-friendly) and support DX11.
     
  31. Phinagle

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    Two problems:

    1> Part of the reason Nvidia's cards are priced higher than ATI cards is because of a higher material cost. Nvidia's GPUs are generally larger than ATI's and since they're both cut from the same size wafer of silicon Nvidia gets less GPUs produced for the same cost. That's not something you can just drop the price on.

    2> Nvidia is reported to have EOLed production of their high end GT200b GPUs.
     
  32. lvnatic

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    i dont understand why u guys are in a such a rush with dx11, the tehnology is new, ati has an advantage now that they were the first producers of it, but when nvidia will come with their fermi they will kick . There is no game on the market at the moment that requires dx11, they support both dx10 and 11, and it will be so for a damned long time.
     
  33. DarkSilver

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    Actually, I am not really care about the DirectX 11 since it's just slightly better compared to DirectX 10 or 10.1. It's far better from DirectX 9 of course.
    The most important to me is BEST BANG for BUCKS per Performance and Power Consumption.
     
  34. rapion125

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    If you want bang for buck, look at the Radeon 5770.
     
  35. sean473

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    well i'm quite sure that the new ATI 5000 series cards are gonna pwen anything NVDIA has... Bring on the new ASUS G73... with 5870 GDDR5...
     
  36. justinkw1

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    I've always wondered, how low does my 9600M GT sit on the ladder? I won't be getting a new computer anytime soon though, if I need more power, i'll build a desktop.
     
  38. Shakey_Jake33

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    The capable hardware has to come before the games do. The lack of adoption by Nvidia simply slows down the entire proess.
     
  39. Amnesiac

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    Eh, 9600M GT is a fair way down.

    I'm guessing that the 9600M GT is pretty much equivalent to the GT 325M.
     
  40. aznguyen316

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    Cool thanks, was most interested in the 335m since that's what's to go in the new Alienware M11x.
     
  41. Sinclair-ZX81

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    NVIDIA PRESS RELEASE:

    "Many of you have asked why there is no DirectX 11 Support in out new generation Mobile GPUs, well, the answer is very clear: CUDA, PHYSX... CUDA CUDACUDA, PHYSX CUDA PHYSXCUDA, PHYSX PHYSX PHYSX, CUDA CUDA. If Chewbacca lived on Endor then you must buy the new 300M series GPUs. Now look at the silly monkey!"
     
  42. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Rawr, you forgot PureVideo HD, VDPAU with hardware acceleration for DivX and XviD! (Like we need that), Optimus Primer and 3D glasses. :p
    Also no DirectX 10.1 support yet if im not totally mistaking.

    Edit: Looks like i was wrong. xD
    But Nvidia product page specifies DirectX 10, should wrote 10.1. :)
     
  43. Ayle

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    That wouldn't make sense as the gt200 series support it.
     
  44. anothergeek

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    Nvidia better have more up their sleeve than the GTS 260 - cough 360M. Sure, G92b is dead (finally), but the 5870 is only 20% faster than the 280M, at best. There is much room for improvement. I'd like to see at least 144 shaders in the case of a 128 bit memory interface and GDDR5 for a GT200-based GTX 380M, but there's no indication they can even continue further than GTS 360M specification with GT200. It could be something different, entirely, Fermi should be coming along now. A mobile enthusiast GPU derived from Nvidia's upcoming GT300 mainstream desktop line should be easy enough to manufacture, surely easier than the full-fledged 512 shader model. But it would still be awfully comparable to the (desktop) 5770, who am I kidding...
     
  45. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    nobody :biggrin:
     
  46. Phinagle

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    I don't think we'll see a 300 model number on Fermi until it's 3rd generation.

    Fermi is GF100....and G300 is just something the internet labeled it because we had no info for it at the time and we had to call it something. ;)
     
  47. bagienny

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    GT21x does support it. GT200 (GTX260, GTX280, GTX275, GTX285, etc.) does not.