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    New computing processors based on FERMA from NVIDIA

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by const451, Nov 17, 2009.

  1. const451

    const451 Notebook Consultant

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    These new computing processors, C2050/C2070 for workstations and S2050/S2070 for servers, are based on FERMI appeared on NVIDIA website. All it means that FERMI-based GeForce 3XX is right around the corner. C2050 achieves up to 600 Gigaflops of double precision performance! That is around 5x faster than GeForce 285.

    http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_tesla_C2050_C2070_us.html
     
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    BrandonSi Notebook Savant

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    Your logic confounds...

    However, as a CUDA user myself, I would love to get my hands on that bad boy.

    And it's FERMI, not FERMA.
     
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    const451 Notebook Consultant

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    Right, it's FERMI, the physicist. But why confounds, C2050/C2070 are based on FERMI core, it means they have in production or somewhere close. C2050 will be $2,499.

    It is CUDA! I am more interested in OpenCL though, since it is open standard. L1/L2 cache on FERMI will make programming OpenCL much easier. On the other hand it has only 20% increase in single-precision performance - this is what I am interested in.
     
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    I'm confused in your leap of logic. Since the C2050/C2070 is based on the FERMI core, how does that mean they have it in production, or are close to production? How does putting a web page up advertising the product indicate something is "right around the corner" ?

    Don't get me wrong, I would love for these to come out tomorrow, but there's been no indication of any production or delivery dates. Microsoft started advertising Windows 7 at least 9-10 months before it shipped, so NVidia creating a website for a product really isn't relevant to when the product will be available.
     
    BrandonSi, Nov 17, 2009
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