Gigabyte creates dual-GPU graphics card

dipstick · Dec 16, 2004, 04:09 PM

with the right price this could be a killer card

Iridium · Dec 16, 2004, 04:13 PM

The write up at Tom's said it will be sold in combination with their GA-K8NXP-SLI motherboard for less than the current price of the X850 XT-PE and 6800 Ultra...by themselves.

pr0digal jenius · Dec 16, 2004, 04:24 PM

drivers will be it's undoing.....

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 16, 2004, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Iridium

The write up at Tom's said it will be sold in combination with their GA-K8NXP-SLI motherboard for less than the current price of the X850 XT-PE and 6800 Ultra...by themselves.

Won't be true 256bit either, 128bit x 2 .... just as each core has acess to 128bit of 128mb gddr3 memory

(but as far as i under stand it still can be whipped by a x800xt pe overclocked
just as two sli 6800 ultras are.... (beaten an some cases by a x800xt stock)

but the price might be good....

The SLI killer being ATI hold the patents to "AFR" thats the mode every one is raveing about in nvidia's sli drivers

Nice too see gigbyte useing there heads were nvidia clearly didn't

No_Style · Dec 16, 2004, 09:35 PM

Chicago (IL) - Gigabyte will announce Friday a graphics card running two graphics processors on one board. According to sources, the SLI card will lift current 3DMark2003 record levels by a significant margin while being priced lower than ATI's and Nvidia's single-GPU high-end cards.

If two graphics cards in one system are too expensive or simply not fast enough, Gigabyte's new 3D1 board may be worth a serious look. Sources told Tom's Hardware Guide, that the company prepares to launch a dual-GPU card Friday, saying that it will "revise the VGA performance ranking".

The card integrates two Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT graphics processors and is the first 6600 GT card on the market to offer a total of 256 MByte DDR 3 memory and 256 Mbit of memory bandwidth, according to the manufacturer. The card is cooled by two on-board fans.

The 3D1's two processors communicate through Nvidia's SLI interface and achieved 14,293 points in 3DMark2003, sources at Gigabyte said. This would not only be almost twice the performance of a regular 6600 GT card, but also more than ATI's Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition, which achieved in Gigabyte's test environment 13,271 points and Nvidia's GeForce 6800 Ultra, which posted 12,680 points.
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drakesteakn · Dec 16, 2004, 09:53 PM

its a nice looking card, but massive. hope it does well for gigabyte.

NeoTribal · Dec 16, 2004, 09:53 PM

"...while being priced lower than ATI's and Nvidia's single-GPU high-end cards..."

Nice!

Too bad I don't ever want to own an Nvidia again

Hopefully ATI's dual GPU solution also has a reasonable price!

suloea · Dec 16, 2004, 11:31 PM

heh, wonder if we can run dual GPU cards in SLI config. yes, 4 6600gt gpu.

CaptinSxb · Dec 16, 2004, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by suloea

heh, wonder if we can run dual GPU cards in SLI config. yes, 4 6600gt gpu.

and all that for the price of 2 6800 ultras!

Wonder if it will overclock well...

Sargentwhitey · Dec 16, 2004, 11:53 PM

Very interesting I say. Although I dont see an SLI Connector on top so it doesnt look like you can run two of these in the same machine. I also would home drivers will do well for this thing.

Falstaff · Dec 17, 2004, 12:54 AM

as with the XGI card drivers will undoubtedly cripple its ability, but hey...nice to see some comp from the tech side..

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 17, 2004, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by fallang_jeff

as with the XGI card drivers will undoubtedly cripple its ability, but hey...nice to see some comp from the tech side..

Two gpu's on one card make since... with 16X/20X PCIe

Two seprate cards with acess to 8x PCIe each

SLI'd

Sandok · Dec 17, 2004, 03:00 AM

Just make it a cool AGP card and I'm ready to dish out my cash!!!

Dragunov · Dec 17, 2004, 05:31 AM

Boring

two gpu's on one card, so they share memory and bandwidth, when u have two seperate graphical boards, they have their own memory and bandwidth
Don't think it can be run very well
So we can just wait and see

Greetz

Dragunov

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 17, 2004, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragunov

Boring

two gpu's on one card, so they share memory and bandwidth, when u have two seperate graphical boards, they have their own memory and bandwidth
Don't think it can be run very well
So we can just wait and see

Greetz

Dragunov

You don't under stand let my try to clue you in......

Each GPU has it own seprate resources and memory..
each core has 128bit 128mb GDDR3 ... all to it self

Both GPU's are on one card insted of two wich cut the price dramically
roughy 1/2 the price of two cards and SLI

also In SLI both cards are limited to only PCI 8x!
So you have two handy capped cards working togeather

this single card could use PCIe 16x or even thier planned 20X

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No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,049 Rep Power: 0	Gigabyte creates dual-GPU graphics card Chicago (IL) - Gigabyte will announce Friday a graphics card running two graphics processors on one board. According to sources, the SLI card will lift current 3DMark2003 record levels by a significant margin while being priced lower than ATI's and Nvidia's single-GPU high-end cards. If two graphics cards in one system are too expensive or simply not fast enough, Gigabyte's new 3D1 board may be worth a serious look. Sources told Tom's Hardware Guide, that the company prepares to launch a dual-GPU card Friday, saying that it will "revise the VGA performance ranking". The card integrates two Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT graphics processors and is the first 6600 GT card on the market to offer a total of 256 MByte DDR 3 memory and 256 Mbit of memory bandwidth, according to the manufacturer. The card is cooled by two on-board fans. The 3D1's two processors communicate through Nvidia's SLI interface and achieved 14,293 points in 3DMark2003, sources at Gigabyte said. This would not only be almost twice the performance of a regular 6600 GT card, but also more than ATI's Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition, which achieved in Gigabyte's test environment 13,271 points and Nvidia's GeForce 6800 Ultra, which posted 12,680 points. _______________ Read More/Source: Tom's Hardware Thanks to Iridium, goku21, and sak28wa for the submit/notification. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here Last edited by No_Style; Dec 16, 2004 at 09:41 PM.

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drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,042 Rep Power: 44	its a nice looking card, but massive. hope it does well for gigabyte. __________________

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NeoTribal 1" Lobes! =D Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 187 Rep Power: 0	"...while being priced lower than ATI's and Nvidia's single-GPU high-end cards..." Nice! Too bad I don't ever want to own an Nvidia again Hopefully ATI's dual GPU solution also has a reasonable price! __________________ To the Dark Tower Childe Roland went...

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Sargentwhitey Has a JOB.. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,473 Rep Power: 0	Very interesting I say. Although I dont see an SLI Connector on top so it doesnt look like you can run two of these in the same machine. I also would home drivers will do well for this thing. __________________ Mobile:Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz, 40GB WD, 1GB PC24000, Intel Mediocre Graphics 2, SB Audigy 2 Notebook

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dipstick DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,562 Rep Power: 53 System Specs	with the right price this could be a killer card

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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,672 Rep Power: 0	drivers will be it's undoing.....

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suloea DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bath,UK Posts: 41 Rep Power: 0	heh, wonder if we can run dual GPU cards in SLI config. yes, 4 6600gt gpu.

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Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,501 Rep Power: 53	Just make it a cool AGP card and I'm ready to dish out my cash!!!

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Dragunov DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 323 Rep Power: 0	Boring two gpu's on one card, so they share memory and bandwidth, when u have two seperate graphical boards, they have their own memory and bandwidth Don't think it can be run very well So we can just wait and see Greetz Dragunov __________________ - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 + Zalman 9700 LED - MSI P6N (Nvidia 680i chipset) - 2GB DDR2 ram Corsair Dominator 1066Mhz - MSI Geforce 8800GTS 640MB - Creative X-Fi Elite Pro - Seagate 320GB 7200/10 - Logitech MX-500 - Windows XP+SP2+DirectX9.0c - Windows Vista Ultimate