Earlier this week, the hot goss on the graphics card grapevine was that Nvidia was going to launch its new, next-gen line-up of GeForce GTX graphics playing cards at this 12 months’s GTC 2018 convention later this month. Dubbed Ampere, or perhaps even Turing (nobody can fairly determine between the 2 it appears), these playing cards would substitute Nvidia’s present vary of 10-series playing cards, such because the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 and so forth, with a brand-new, potential 20-series or perhaps even 11-series of playing cards that will go one thing just like the GTX 2070 and GTX 2080, or GTX 1170 or GTX 1180, making a few of this era’s best graphics cards even higher.
However, regardless of a number of retailers confirming with a lot of ‘sources close to the matter’ that this may in reality occur, a brand new report from Tom’s Hardware suggests that every one that is truly a load of hogwash and Nvidia gained’t be launching something of the kind at GTC this 12 months, or certainly GDC whereas we’re on conferences starting with the letter ‘G’.
According to Tom’s Hardware, ‘multiple independent sources’ have instructed them that Nvidia might nicely give us a tiny teaser of what they’ve bought coming at GTC, however the correct launch of their next-gen playing cards, together with concrete particulars on their specs and the whole lot else, will come someday later. So don’t get your hopes up, basically, as it could nicely find yourself all being a bit disappointing.
The excellent news, although, is that the entire confusion round what sort of structure/code title/silicon wizardry would possibly succeed its present Pascal tech appears to be getting clearer. For some time, all of us thought Nvidia’s subsequent set of playing cards would use its souped up Volta structure, which has already been deployed in its top-end incredi-cards just like the Titan V. Then we began getting wind of one thing referred to as Ampere that was meant to be the subsequent Volta, after which one other factor altogether referred to as Turing.
Well, it will now seem that Volta will proceed to be rolled out throughout Nvidia’s higher-end merchandise, however going ahead there can be a way more distinct line between Nvidia’s work and play merchandise. Indeed, Volta’s successor, Ampere, can be confined to servers and extra businessy functions, whereas Turing will possible be no matter we find yourself with in consumer-based graphics playing cards.
Provided Tom’s Hardware’s information is right, we’d have to attend till mid-June earlier than we begin seeing Turing playing cards go on sale, as card companions have but to obtain Turing’s precise specs. Right now, it’s presently anticipated this info will arrive in May, with a correct launch pegged for a while round July. That means Nvidia will even possible miss the large Competux present in Taipei in June, and should even wait till Gamescom in September earlier than pushing them correctly.
Of course, there’s nonetheless plenty of hypothesis surrounding these new-fangled graphics playing cards, so we’re unlikely to seek out out something concrete till GTC begins on the finish of this month on March 26th. Either means, with graphics cards prices the way in which they’re proper now, I’m positive we will all stand to attend only a bit longer earlier than we begin fascinated about any potential upgrades.
