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    Gtx 295m ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by maozdawgg, Aug 24, 2009.

  1. maozdawgg

    maozdawgg Notebook Geek

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    So just wondering if anyone knows or you can just comment/opine on the likelihood of a mobile version of the GTX 295?
     
    maozdawgg, Aug 24, 2009
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  2. Ghold

    Ghold Notebook Evangelist

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    Isn't the normal version of the 295 already pretty much the size of a laptop?
     
    Ghold, Aug 24, 2009
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  3. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    If Nvidia did release a mobile version it would be a GTX 295m in name alone.
     
    Phinagle, Aug 24, 2009
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  4. Mastershroom

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    You can get dual GTX 280m's in SLI, which is more powerful than a single GTX 295m would be; the desktop GTX 295 is made of two GTX 260 cores.
     
    Mastershroom, Aug 24, 2009
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  5. Dire NTropy

    Dire NTropy Notebook Deity

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    AFAIK, the mobile and desktop naming correlations have almost no hardware correlation.

    The only thing both hold in common is that, generally, a higher number = more powerful.
     
    Dire NTropy, Aug 24, 2009
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  6. Phinagle

    Phinagle Notebook Prophet

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    Correct. The GTX260M and GTX280M are rebrands of the 9000 series GPU, while the new 40-nm Nvidia cards (GTS260M and lower) are die shrunk and "refined" versions of the lower end G200 series GPU.

    From what I understand Nvidia has failed and given up on trying to shrink the GPU of the desktop GTX 295 to 40-nm so I doubt you'll ever see a mobile version of it.

    Good article to read from The Inquirer:

    http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1137331/a-look-nvidia-gt300-architecture
     
    Phinagle, Aug 24, 2009
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  7. anothergeek

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    There has yet to be a mobile piece of PCB with 2 GPU's on it, not to say that there won't be in the future, but a 295M is out of the question. Sli 280M would have the same, if not better performance anyway (if there were a mobile version).

    Laptops are so compact, some already have designs much like a 295M would require. The M1730 for example, has Sli 9800M GTs packaged together.

    And of course, like the 260M and 280M have already shown, it would be nothing like the desktop 295.

    A GX2 version of the GTS 260M would be pretty spiffy...
     
    anothergeek, Aug 24, 2009
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