NVIDIA has confirmed that it will support the PCI Express next-generation expansion bus at some point in the future.
That's not entirely surprising, and was always on the cards - even if roadmaps listing NVIDIA's PCI Express-enabled chips hadn't leaked out of the company. The confirmation comes from NVIDIA's VP of hardware engineering, Gopal Solanki, in a statement put out by Denali, which produces chip designs automation software. NVIDIA is using Denali's PCI Express tools to add support for the new bus to its "next-generation GPUs".
Which are, precisely? By the end of the year, NVIDIA should have announced products based on its NV36X and NV40 chips, which have been developed to operate in both AGP 8x boards and PCI Express products. During H1 2004, it will offer the PCI-Express only high-end NV45, mid-range NV41 and mainstream NV42 and NV43. Roughly speaking, they will, respectively, be next year's answer to the current GeForce FX 5900, 5600 and 5200 parts.
Source : The Register
That's not entirely surprising, and was always on the cards - even if roadmaps listing NVIDIA's PCI Express-enabled chips hadn't leaked out of the company. The confirmation comes from NVIDIA's VP of hardware engineering, Gopal Solanki, in a statement put out by Denali, which produces chip designs automation software. NVIDIA is using Denali's PCI Express tools to add support for the new bus to its "next-generation GPUs".
Which are, precisely? By the end of the year, NVIDIA should have announced products based on its NV36X and NV40 chips, which have been developed to operate in both AGP 8x boards and PCI Express products. During H1 2004, it will offer the PCI-Express only high-end NV45, mid-range NV41 and mainstream NV42 and NV43. Roughly speaking, they will, respectively, be next year's answer to the current GeForce FX 5900, 5600 and 5200 parts.
Source : The Register
