Okay :) Die shrink: Most GPU are manufactured at TSMC, which some at UMC. Let's say the G92, which launched at 65nm in the 8800gt, and the 8800gts512. Later, nVidia used the 55nm TSMC process, thus creating a G92 55nm variant - a die shrunk G92 chip.
Nin-lil-izi refered the GTX460 (GF104) as a "die shrunk Fermi," which it isn't. It's a slightly reordered Fermi (GF100 - GTX465, GTX470, GTX480 - has 32 shaders per SM; GF104 - GTX460 - has 48 shaders per SM), with fewer shader cores (GF100 has 512 in it's design, GF104 has 384 in it's design). Both the GF104 and the GF100 are manufactured on TSMC's 40nm process. They are also two rather different chips, sharing on the same overall architecture name. A GF104 is not a die shrunk GF100, it's a high level (meaning the shaders stay the same, how they are organised is different) redesign of the GF100 with fewer shader cores. On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 5:55 AM, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > You lost me there Jeremy :) What shader cores reduction? > > On Aug 3, 9:00 am, Jeremy Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: > > Die shrink refers to fab process, not shader core reduction. > > > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Nin-lil-izi > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > AFAIK. The 460 is the Die Shrunk Fermi > > > > > On Jul 30, 4:45 pm, tribaljet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > There are mods to make Nvidias+Atis gpus work together and have physx > > > > on. > > > > > > @Angelic: For day to day usage, none of the new gen gpus are good, > you > > > > are better served with GTX2xx or HD48xx. GTX480 will be revised soon > > > > so it doesn't double as an oven :) > > > > If you can, always go for powerful single gpu solutions, with the > > > > exception of truly required parallel processing. > > > > Yes, the GTX460 is the best price/performance new gen nvidia, but I > > > > would wait for either die shrunk versions or the next series. So far > a > > > > GTX260 SP216 does all the work someone requires. > > > > > > @Matias: Have 4GB Ram instead of 2, and get a GTX260 regular or SP216 > > > > edition, and you will be able to max crysis at 1024x768, being your > > > > cpu the limiting factor, but it's alright to run most things. Oh, and > > > > TES IV will run at max settings with that hardware. Don't make any > > > > mistakes, power=nvidia, price=ati. Would be perfect if you could go > to > > > > a GTX260 instead of the GTS250, but it's your budget. > > > > > > On Jul 30, 4:25 pm, Espionage724 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Ok that makes more sense. > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Nin-lil-izi > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Its using ATI+NVidia GPUS in the same system that PhysX was > recently > > > > > > disabled for. > > > > > > AMD+NVidia HW PhysX works just fine out the box. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Acer TravelMate 2480 > > > > > GFX: GMA950 CPU: Intel Celeron M 420 @ 1.6Ghz RAM: 2GB DDR2 > 333Mhz > > > > > HDD: Samsung 120GB 5400RPM SATA > > > > > -- > > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > > > > > -- > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
