Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 480M is the steroidal notebook graphics card you’ve been waiting for (if you’re a huge nerd): The world’s fastest notebook GPU according to Nvidia, it’s the first mobile chip using Nvidia’s ridiculous Fermi architecture. More »
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/vpdPSZB8A8E&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube"} ); Nvidia posted a preview video of the GTX 480, their eyeball-popping, face-melting Fermi graphics card that is set for release “very, very soon.” It bests ATI’s HD 5870 in a benchmark, though maybe not by as much as you’d hope. More »
The first Fermi graphics cards from Nvidia will bear the names GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 470. All preliminary hearsay indicates they will be ornery beasts. And cost as much as dragons. [Nvidia]
According to a report on DigiTimes, Nvidia’s new 40nm DirectX 11-friendly Fermi chipset, after encountering development delays, has been pushed back again. Originally slated for November 2009, now we’re looking at March 2010 for the release. Meanwhile, ATI will release its comparable 40nm chips in January or February. [DigiTimes]
