ENTER MAXWELL

[lhikary]

here it is ladies and gents...sort of really since these are not 20nm but just a die size which is good ofcourse

 

 

What you’re looking at are the first pictures of the NVIDIA Maxwell GPUs.

The GM107 enters the game

The GM107 is a hybrid between GK107 and GK106. It has a CUDA count of GK106, but a memory bus of GK107.  The area of the die has been reduced by 30%, compared to GK106.

The footprint on power consumption will be dramatically lower than any Kepler GPU. In fact, most GeForce GTX 750 series cards will not require any power connectors, but of course there some with 6-pin installed.

Long story short, there are two versions of GM107. The slower variant GM107-300 will be used for GeForce GTX 750, while the faster GM107-400 will equip GTX 750 TI. The 300 has 768 CUDA cores, whereas the 400 features 960 processors.

Everyone expected Maxwell to be on 20nm process from the very beginning, but TSMC was not ready to manufacture it. Honestly, I’m not even sure if we are going to see 20nm GPUs in Q2. Maybe it’s just too early to talk about them, but one thing is certain though. NVIDIA did not call these cards with GeForce 800 series nametag, because it will be reserved for the real 20nm Maxwell.

It doesn’t look like GM107 is bringing any new technology to the table, it is just better binned and much more efficient processor. Technically you could easily call Maxwell a Kepler Refresh².

If you still don’t understand what is so special about Maxwell, just compare GK107-450 to GM107-300. Both GPUs will most likely consume the same amount of power, but GM107 has twice as much CUDAs.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti equipped with GM107 GPU will be released on February 18th.
source:http://videocardz.com/49517/nvidia-maxwell-gm107-gpu-pictured-detailed

Edited February 6, 2014 by lhikary

[SAV1OUR]

HYPEUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[Kamina]

As expected.

[lhikary]

As expected.

i was surprised when i read the title then went meh

[dizmo]

Aw and I was excited at first.
What a disappointment.

[Mitrailleuse]

I get to stick with my cards for another year.

[zEr04]

So.. hold off the upgrade from a Lighting 680?

[lhikary]

So.. hold off the upgrade from a Lighting 680?

680 to 880 is the right choice imo

[FloRolf]

I dare you nvidia, i double dare you to release a 28nm maxwell high end card!

[mikeangeles 75]

Git HYPPPEED. GTX 870/880, I woan it.

[lhikary]

I dare you nvidia, i double dare you to release a 28nm maxwell high end card!

nah it will be  :wub:20nm  :wub:  :wub:

[That Norwegian Guy]

Those are inspection cams from a production line. Instantly recognizable from my time at a solar cell fab. Takes nothing to sneak in a thumb drive and pull some screen grabs. I wonder why so few do it

 

Also, I'm going to triple-SLi 750Tis with an i3 on a 350W PSU because that somehow sounds freaking awesome.

[ViruZ_HUN]

Pricing:D?

 

Specs of GTX 880? anyone:D?

[Snickerzz]

Wait what? The 700s just came out wtf ;-;

Making my 660 feel old

[Testmann]

This is really disappointing.. I have been stuck with my XFX HD6850 Black Edition for a while now, and i really wanna go high end. Just don't wanna do it right before the jump to 20nm and feel outdated two months later.

[mr moose]

Wait what? The 700s just came out wtf ;-;

Making my 660 feel old

I feel ya,  I have a 570 here.

 

 

I guess for Nvidia they have no need to release something bigger and better, it will only detract from there own sales.

[heineygoat]

Looks like they have mostly improved efficiency instead of performance with the same 22nm.

[qwertywarrior]

wait wait wait

so maxwell will use the kepler architecture???

[Lukiose]

So i assume this is only the teaser with the 750/750ti, and the real 20nm full-fledged Maxwell cards will be the 800 series later this year?

[ACatWithThumbs]

I wouldn't really call that Maxwell.
It's still based on Kepler and it's not 20nm and it has no Virtual Unified Memory.

[Ashaira]

I would be exited if i didn't know it was going to cost 2 arms and a leg for a high end one.

[Ashaira]

Honestly at this point NVIDIA prices are the major reason im switching to AMD.

 

EDIT: Dam. Sorry for the double post.

[HoreHound]

Fuck sakes, im getting tired of this gtx 750 talk, comon, we want another high end card so that there is something to talk about..

[Nineshadow]

Ah,another year to keep my 560.

God damn Nvidia,I can't go with AMD cause I need CUDA. 

[BigChimp97]

Had my 560ti for nearly 2 years, looks like it's going to be another one until I upgrade come on Maxwell!!