R420 has 12 pipelines?

[cleeve]

as reported by the inquirer:

<A HREF="http://www.theinquirer.org/?article=14739" target="_new">http://www.theinquirer.org/?article=14739</A>

First it was 16... then it was 8... and now the going theory is that the R420 has 12 pipelines.

Oh well, 12 is better than 8. If the NV45 really has 16 pipes this should make it a closer fight.

Man, I really want to see these cards duke it out.


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[Nights_L]

I can wait no longer...that's why I haven't upgrade my 8500 yet!!!

 

[darko21]

What's the expected date of release for this and nv40.

I'm really looking forward to these reviews.

If I glanced at a spilt box of tooth picks on the floor, could I tell you how many are in the pile. Not a chance, But then again I don't have to buy my underware at Kmart.

 

[Mind_Rebuilding]

I am looking forward to these reviews too, because I want to know that if R420 and NV40 can really deliver "twice" performance than R300 / NV30.

But I am disappointed that R420 is not a new chip technically...... v_v

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by mind_rebuilding on 03/16/04 03:47 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[cleeve]

It's a new chip, as much as any new chip we get is a new chip.

If it has 12 pipelines, R420 has a completely different pipeline architecture. I doubt they'd go through the trouble of redesigning their flagship without new shader hardware as well.


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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Actually it started of as 12x1 pipeline moved to 16x1 and then to 8xX and then back again to 12x1.

Xbit reported 12x1 back in Sept, and then followed the rumour trail around the loop.
<A HREF="http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20030911145704.html" target="_new">http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20030911145704.html</A>

Seriously, more speculation about these two Chips than who the father of Jacko's baby really is.


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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Like Cleeve said, what are you expecting?

It has more pixel/fragmewnt pipelines (12), more vertex engines(6). It has more advanced AA/AF built into the chip. It has different memory management built on chip. MAY have different FP/PS/VS support. AND it's built on a different process (0.13 vs 0.15).

They are only the same chip in the same way as the GF4ti is the same chip as the FX5900.

So really what were you expecting? Co-processing optical chips?

As for performance, that will depend on what you benchmark them on.


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[phial]

the cards havent even been sent to reviewers yet

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