3Dlabs is it the next 3DFx?

[Swordfish]

I kinda got this news from anandtech, 3dlabs r into some new tech, gettin into designing brand new series of professional as well as desktop version video cards. Anybody know any of the specs?
couldn't catch up on the whole news though

perhaps some competition to ATI and Nvidia is in the making?

:p :D

hopefully i won't have to shell out 400$ on a new card then.

[DocEvi1]

I have a feeling that 3dlabs are the market leaders in high end intensive graphic card production, they are now moving into the lower end 3D battle. I think (correct me if I am wrong) they were always a part of 3Dfx but are a induvidual company now.

The likelihood that there cards will be any cheaper is non-existant, the posibility that they bring new technology is much higher.

Stefan

[rangeral]

I believe its creative that wants to bring the card to market and they sound pretty happy about it.

[rlemieux]

This is what I have on it hope it helps

http://www.vr-zone.com/#2333

Dont know much else though.

[Kurylo]

Another concurent --> concurency --> less prices --> faster speeds --> concurency --> less...

[$1500-P4 gamer]

With 20gb/sec. mem bandwidth it should do pretty good. And more important than mhz its got alot of features. Lots of programability here too. I'm keeping my eye on that one! The only thing is though, when the G5 comes out its supposed to be a screamer too. The G5 still has my vote but the more competition the better. Nvidia's are way too much when they first come out!:(

[NDD]

3DLabs was founded in 1994 and has nothing to do with 3Dfx, now or never. 3DLabs was recently sold out to Creative, but they remain as an independent group. Creative probably wanted to move to the professional graphics business.

Official info about 3DLabs' P10 VPU (http://www.3dlabs.com/whatsnew/pressreleases/pr02/02-05-03-vpu.htm)
3Dlabs' P10 VPU (http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/02q2/020503/) article from Tomshardware.
3DLabs' P10 Visual Processing Unit - When a CPU & GPU Collide (http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1614) from Anandtech.

Some specs :
0.15 micron
76 million transistors
860 ball HSBGA package (TSMC's latest packaging technology)
4 pipe-lines with the possibility to process 2 textures per pipeline
256-bit DDR memory interface (up to 20GB/s of memory bandwidth w/ 312.5MHz DDR)
up to 256MB of memory on-board
Full DX8 pixel and vertex shader support (16 vertex processors against 8 for the GeForce4)
OpenGL 2.0 support
AGP 4X support
programmable FullScene AntiAliasing

Prices :
0xygen2 7600 128MB - $900
Oxygen2 5400 64MB - $600

If I were nVIDIA/ATI I wouldn't begin to worry :)

[$1500-P4 gamer]

I here that ND! Like I said the G5 still has my vote and its not even out yet but we know when it will be!:D Nividia has them over the barrel on the Price issue. We all know that what the G5 will be selling for when its out and thats still $200 less than what the Oxygen2 5400 64MB - $600. And $500 less than the 0xygen2 7600 128MB - $900! I guess the $400 debut price I paid for the original G3 dont look so bad anymore. I'm sure the G5's gonna go for $400 aswell but hey its still a steal compared to $900! I saw a 3dlabs a while back that was a whole rack of video cards used for video renedering and animation at a Holywood studio. Cost was $15,000 just for the fricken video card (well video rack)! Theres video cards and then there is VIDEO CARDS, know what I mean. For use there is no need for a $15,000 beast but man I would love to see it work though!:D

[hoodedrat]

this card could definately give some competition...