Nvidia and AMD developer relations

[Guest Console Peasant]

Hi I have a question about AMD and Nvidia will they keep releasing different architectures in their cards every generation (Not AMD though, they seem to rebrand instead) If so then does that mean the old cards cores are just forgotten about or just get less performance? Sounds like a bullshit marketing scam and another great reason to go cloud, since your investments do last anymore (If only Australian internet wasn't stuck in 2001, maybe that would be possible)

 

I suppose if you buy an AMD card for gaming you'll be supported by AMD developers but if Nvidia gets their gameworks technology onto it then whats the point? And if you buy Nvidia you'll have to constantly upgrade, jeez!

 

Cloud gaming is becoming more and more appealing but not until graphics cards upgrade so often and so expensively that renting is cheaper, even for a non upgrade person

[AlwaysFSX]

Ah, the mind of someone that doesn't know how the market or technology and demands work..

[Godlygamer23]

No company is forcing you to upgrade to the latest product and the latest product isn't always better. The 780 Ti still performs very well - its performance hasn't diminished at all. People are still rolling on 500 series cards which has been 3 generations ago.

[Guest Kloaked]

Wot.

 

The performance doesn't magically get worse. New stuff comes out that's better. That's how it works.

[CoolaxGaming]

Nvidia also rebrands...

At least I think

[Guest Kloaked]

Nvidia also rebrands...

At least I think

 

They refresh. The mobile units are another story.

[Godlygamer23]

Nvidia also rebrands...

At least I think

Yes they re-brand. The 760 and 770 were complete re-brands.

[Godlygamer23]

They refresh. The mobile units are another story.

Refresh vs re-brand. Nothing that different. Devil's Canyon was a Haswell refresh - still the same Haswell architecture.

[Guest Console Peasant]

Ah, the mind of someone that doesn't know how the market or technology and demands work..

Why im asking, tell me how it works instead of this useless post

[TheSLSAMG]

Yes they re-brand. The 760 and 770 were complete re-brands.

GTX 770 wasn't a complete rebrand, the memory was changed as well. It offered a slight performance boost, but nothing of note.

[Guest Kloaked]

Refresh vs re-brand. Nothing that different. Devil's Canyon was a Haswell refresh - still the same Haswell architecture.

 

Sure.

 

Rebranding to me implies the video card is literally the same when "rebranded". However, with Kepler and the Kepler refresh we can see noticeable improvements over the previous release.

[Godlygamer23]

GTX 770 wasn't a complete rebrand, the memory was changed as well. It offered a slight performance boost, but nothing of note.

Okay, the memory was changed, but nothing else.

[Glenwing]

GTX 770 wasn't a complete rebrand, the memory was changed as well. It offered a slight performance boost, but nothing of note.

The memory isn't a part of the core, it's added on by the board partners, and they can use whatever memory they want as long as it's capable of meeting the reference frequencies. The GPU used in the GTX 770 is identical to the one used in the GTX 680. It is a rebrand. The only thing that changed was the default frequency.

[incarnate]

Why im asking, tell me how it works instead of this useless post

 

it is quite simple. new architectures come out that perform better. that doesn't make older cards worse. developers don't code close to the hardware. they code to the api (direct x) direct x then deals with the hardware as best as it can. yes a new series of graphics cards will be better. that's how technology works. but if you buy a 970 today, that doesn't mean that it won't be enough when the 1000 series comes out. people still run with 670s and and even 580s and have a great gaming experience.

 

if you buy a lower end graphics card, yes you have to upgrade more often. that is why people pay the money for the x70s and the x80s from nvidia. they last you longer before the upgrade is worth the cost.