Nemesis11
08-11-2004, 12:18
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nVidia GeForce Go 6800
Engine (MHz): 275, 300, 450
Memory (MHz, effective): 300, 600
Transistor Count (millions): 190
Vertex Pipes: 6
Pixel Pipes: 12
nVidia offers the 6800 in two spec'ed clock speeds: 300MHz/600MHz (engine/memory) and a Desktop Replacement (DTR) configuration of 450MHz/1.2GHz.
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Will the 6800 Go be nVidia's entrée to more key design wins in the still-growing mobile segment? Its performance is certainly a foot in the door, but whether nVidia is invited in for tea by large OEMs like Dell, HP, and Gateway is a question that remains unanswered at this point. The NV40's transistor-heavy architecture may limit its market penetration into thinner notebooks where battery power takes on paramount importance, although with PowerMizer 5.0 and GPUs with fewer pixel pipes (eight and four) likely, nVidia may have some success here as well.
The other wildcard here is of course ATI. The M28 engineering sample system we tested put up some very encouraging numbers on a slower CPU, and when the two GPUs are in similarly appointed systems, and assuming ATI's spec'ed 400/400 clock rates hold, ATI could again open up a performance lead. And with its larger transistor count, it's unclear whether nVidia will be able to scale up its clock rates to meet the challenge. There's more to come in this battlefront, so stay tuned.
http://www.extremetech.com/print_article2/0,2533,a=138697,00.asp
nVidia GeForce Go 6800
Engine (MHz): 275, 300, 450
Memory (MHz, effective): 300, 600
Transistor Count (millions): 190
Vertex Pipes: 6
Pixel Pipes: 12
nVidia offers the 6800 in two spec'ed clock speeds: 300MHz/600MHz (engine/memory) and a Desktop Replacement (DTR) configuration of 450MHz/1.2GHz.
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/9/0,1311,i=91152,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/9/0,1311,i=91153,00.jpg
http://common.ziffdavisinternet.com/util_get_image/9/0,1311,i=91154,00.jpg
Will the 6800 Go be nVidia's entrée to more key design wins in the still-growing mobile segment? Its performance is certainly a foot in the door, but whether nVidia is invited in for tea by large OEMs like Dell, HP, and Gateway is a question that remains unanswered at this point. The NV40's transistor-heavy architecture may limit its market penetration into thinner notebooks where battery power takes on paramount importance, although with PowerMizer 5.0 and GPUs with fewer pixel pipes (eight and four) likely, nVidia may have some success here as well.
The other wildcard here is of course ATI. The M28 engineering sample system we tested put up some very encouraging numbers on a slower CPU, and when the two GPUs are in similarly appointed systems, and assuming ATI's spec'ed 400/400 clock rates hold, ATI could again open up a performance lead. And with its larger transistor count, it's unclear whether nVidia will be able to scale up its clock rates to meet the challenge. There's more to come in this battlefront, so stay tuned.
http://www.extremetech.com/print_article2/0,2533,a=138697,00.asp