ultimate means ultimate rendering technique, which is ray-tracing (although many versions RT exists). So, they are talking, that Ampere bring RT for everyone and every game, and there are no better rendering idea than that.
I've seen it mentioned that naming the cards "Super" was pretty smart, because every mention of them had to use that word, even in a negative review. "Super Duper" would be both a laugh and smart. Even funnier if AMD does it.
I'm going to do a day one of the best one of these cards, my 1080TI is starting to show age somewhat. Still great card, but time to put it out to pasture. Assuming its a 3080TI name that is...shut up and take my money. lol
Just grab a 1024x768 resolution display from your nearest thrift store or off Craigslist and you won't need to worry about buying a new GPU. Plus you get a superb aspect ratio for those big minesweeper levels.
Well happy birthday to me - been stocking money away for a new card (my 970 is good but showing its age). I have an original GeForce in my nostalgia box - and it’s one of the Dell 64mb cards, oh yeah. I put a blingy blue HS on it back 21 years ago even though it had no real need :)
Nice! I think I misplaced my old 32MB GeForce DDR some time ago. The tiny fan had long-since given up, which didn't seem to bother it at all outside of 3D use.
Hmm.. My 660ti is getting very long in the tooth.. been eyeballing the 2070 super for some time, but recent price hikes have me pausing.. now that 3000 series is about to drop, I'm going to have to decide over a used 2070 super and a new 3070 super.. wondering at the difference in price there.. LOL
I am starting to think prices will be the same insane amount as Turing or even worse. Why? Because Nvidia is starting to tease with new "awesome" features, like the coprocessor. They only ever do that when the price needs to be justified.
Thinking much the same here. However, given the die shrink, it's at least possible that this time around performance per dollar will rise a little - even if not as much as it would if they returned to the more sane pricing of the Maxwell era.
Perhaps AMD might be able to help; or perhaps they'll repeat what they did with RDNA and slot into the "new normal" pricing scheme. I guess we'll see.
Eh, whatever. It's nice to know something is coming, but it really isn't very significant until hardware is available, retail prices are settled, and a few reviewers have had a chance to run benchmarks so we can understand the cost vs benefits of the newest widgets rolling off the production line.
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Aephe - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
If this is the "ultimate countdown" what's the next one going to be called?surt - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
The announcement is that NVIDIA is winding down operations, actually, so there will be no more countdowns.haukionkannel - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
Stupendous countdown ofcourse!Flunk - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
It's the ultimate countdown... so far.They could use the same messaging every single launch!
extide - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
Perhaps, The FInal CountdownPeskarik - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
We're leaving together,But still it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back
To earth, who can tell?
RealBeast - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
OMG, I hate that song since GEICO or somebody plays it all the time!PeachNCream - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
Don't you have an ad blocker of some sort? I never see/hear any of those things these days.Holliday75 - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
Whats this ad blocker you speak of? Did you hire someone to hit mute on the television remote during commercials?jtd871 - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
Apparently, NV marketing is not thinking ahead.Samus - Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - link
Have you seen their naming scheme over the last decade. Their marketing has always been ridiculous. It's shocking they sell anything :PFreckledTrout - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
I wonder if they considered Navi 21?Rudde - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
It is obviously a countdown to Navi 21, duh. /sRealBeast - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
The next one will be the *ULTIMATE* countdown and this one will be relegated to the penultimate.Arbie - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
Or they will call the next one "penultimate" because they don't know what that means. I've seen it happen.ikjadoon - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
This will be rebranded as the Ultimate Countdown 3.1, while next year's will be the Ultimate Countdown 3.2 2x2.Spunjji - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
Oof, USB Standards burn. Nice!vladx - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
It's the "ultimate countdown" not the "final countdown"badum tss
sonny73n - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
Last. Final. Concluding. Conclusive. So it is the final countdown.vladx - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
Best.Extreme.Most Anticipated.UltimateTristanSDX - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
ultimate means ultimate rendering technique, which is ray-tracing (although many versions RT exists). So, they are talking, that Ampere bring RT for everyone and every game, and there are no better rendering idea than that.rrinker - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
You don't think marketing majors let a little thing like the actual definition of words stand in their way, do you?Samus - Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - link
Infinity countdown!Then Infinity +1!
poohbear - Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - link
You're not a fan of marketing i take it?sandtitz - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
I'm quite disappointed that you didn't link to the old Geforce 256 SDR review at this very site:https://www.anandtech.com/show/391
Dragonstongue - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
o7 for the link sandtitzRyan Smith - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
I had considered it. But that was published in October, rather than August 31st.jordanclock - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
Before Anand had sweet industry hookups to do release day reviews.Ryan Smith - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
October 11th was the release date. It was announced 6 weeks earlier, on August 31st.catavalon21 - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
Thanks for the link. AGP - yeah, we've gone through some tech iterations!mrvco - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
I predict 'Super Duper' versions of the current 'Super' RTX cards.Yojimbo - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
What should they have called the super cards?sonny73n - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
LOLArbie - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
I've seen it mentioned that naming the cards "Super" was pretty smart, because every mention of them had to use that word, even in a negative review. "Super Duper" would be both a laugh and smart. Even funnier if AMD does it.mr_tawan - Monday, August 10, 2020 - link
RTX 2080 Ultimate ? A step higher than RTX 2080 Ti ??JimmyZeng - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
More like between Super and Ti -_,-imaheadcase - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
I'm going to do a day one of the best one of these cards, my 1080TI is starting to show age somewhat. Still great card, but time to put it out to pasture. Assuming its a 3080TI name that is...shut up and take my money. lolPeachNCream - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
Just grab a 1024x768 resolution display from your nearest thrift store or off Craigslist and you won't need to worry about buying a new GPU. Plus you get a superb aspect ratio for those big minesweeper levels.blppt - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
Me too, and I'm desperate to upgrade from a relatively RECENT 2080TI with factory overclock.4k gaming is killer on framerates.
Icehawk - Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - link
Well happy birthday to me - been stocking money away for a new card (my 970 is good but showing its age). I have an original GeForce in my nostalgia box - and it’s one of the Dell 64mb cards, oh yeah. I put a blingy blue HS on it back 21 years ago even though it had no real need :)Spunjji - Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - link
Nice! I think I misplaced my old 32MB GeForce DDR some time ago. The tiny fan had long-since given up, which didn't seem to bother it at all outside of 3D use.SanX - Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - link
Do NVIDIA finally add HDMI 2.1 ? There is no freaking way to connect any Samsung 8K TV to computer to get even 60HzKevlon - Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - link
Hmm.. My 660ti is getting very long in the tooth.. been eyeballing the 2070 super for some time, but recent price hikes have me pausing.. now that 3000 series is about to drop, I'm going to have to decide over a used 2070 super and a new 3070 super.. wondering at the difference in price there.. LOLBeaver M. - Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - link
I am starting to think prices will be the same insane amount as Turing or even worse.Why? Because Nvidia is starting to tease with new "awesome" features, like the coprocessor. They only ever do that when the price needs to be justified.
Spunjji - Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - link
Thinking much the same here. However, given the die shrink, it's at least possible that this time around performance per dollar will rise a little - even if not as much as it would if they returned to the more sane pricing of the Maxwell era.Perhaps AMD might be able to help; or perhaps they'll repeat what they did with RDNA and slot into the "new normal" pricing scheme. I guess we'll see.
PeachNCream - Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - link
Eh, whatever. It's nice to know something is coming, but it really isn't very significant until hardware is available, retail prices are settled, and a few reviewers have had a chance to run benchmarks so we can understand the cost vs benefits of the newest widgets rolling off the production line.Spunjji - Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - link
^ This.