DirectX 8 Beta Nears End

[RedOnWhite]

http://betanews.efront.com/article.php3?sid=971365230

Many hardware vendors have been waiting
for DirectX 8 to be released before
producing their next line of products.

Hey, if DirectX 8 gets released this month
maybe we'll see Nvidia's NV20 by X-Mas.

[Samwise]

That would be nice. I would like to see what nVidea has cooked up for us. Even if it's isn't as powerful as NV25 it will still be quite fast!

[Kuni D]

Is the NV20, the Geforce2 GTS Ultra? The 128Mb(DDR) one?
I'm guessing the NV25 will be the 3. drool, 256Mb

[Samwise]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Kuni D:
Is the NV20, the Geforce2 GTS Ultra? The 128Mb(DDR) one?
I'm guessing the NV25 will be the 3. drool, 256Mb <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Wouldn't 256 Mb be a bit ... expensive on a graphics card suited for Xbox? Although I don't have the precise specs or anything - 256 Mb sounds like a lot in a console. So I doubt it (but I wouldn't mind it if I'm mistaken ).

[Tom]

I'm just happy it's nVidia they've teamed up with to do the video with...I've had a TnT2 in my machine for about 8 months...and it's the best hardware I've every purchased. But 256mb would be a lot of ram, and like you Samwise...I wouldn't be "disappointed" to see anything like that! But...I wouldn't expect it either.

[Kuni D]

LOL, didnt mean 256 for the Xbox!!
I ment generally

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[Tom]

But ya know..we were just sitting round here playing on our machines tonite..and I was thinking...some of the guys have those snazzy GeForce2 cards and what nots...and all I can say is I can't wait to see that custom graphics chip they whip up for the Xbox!

[RedOnWhite]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Kuni D:
Is the NV20, the Geforce2 GTS Ultra? The 128Mb(DDR) one?
I'm guessing the NV25 will be the 3. drool, 256Mb <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Geforce2 GTS Ultra = NV16.

The NV16 is another 'overclock old product
and market it under a new name' from
Nvidia, which they typically do once with
each product (like the G2 GTS), but are
doing twice since NV20 will probably not
be out in time to meet their six month
release schedule.

[Ainokeatoo]

Wow, directX8 lol how long ago was that? xD