From Voodoo to GeForce: The Awesome History of 3D Graphics

2009-05-19 18:45:23

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jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6785|...

Nice article, sure to bring back memories

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/featur … rospective

edit: the first card I had from this time line was a rendition verite (diamond s220). Verite Quake any1?

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2009-05-19 20:44:23

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link52787: Member; +29|6784

It does bring back some memories. The earliest card I had was an old Nvidia 6 series.

My very first computer had S3 graphics. It was equipped with an old Transmeta 100mhz cpu and 16mb of RAM. Good times. I could barely play Mechwarrior 2 with it.

After that I only owned ATi cards until the Nvidia 6 series.

2009-05-19 20:51:20

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GR34: Member; +215|6808|ALBERTA> CANADA

wow I honestly did'nt know how far we have came Graphics tech wise it obvious in the CPU market going from 450MHz single core to 4GHz Quad cores and soon Octa core I am sure

I still Have my Nvidia GeForce 2 ti right next to me lol

I remember trying to play battle field Vietnam on it and an 800MHz AMD

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2009-05-19 22:37:17

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unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|7035|PNW

I remember how a lot of my old hardware still works. It's the newer more sensitive stuff that breaks down.

2009-05-20 00:18:26

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Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6412|'straya

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
I remember how a lot of my old hardware still works. It's the newer more sensitive stuff that breaks down.

Coal fired computers were more reliable.

2009-05-20 03:54:20

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GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6677|Finland

Awsome History Future of 3D graphics cards.

Fixed.

GT300 is going to be a beast just like 8800GTX was.

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2009-05-20 04:03:25

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-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6922|BC, Canada

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Awsome History Future of 3D graphics cards.
Fixed.

GT300 is going to be a beast just like 8800GTX was.

what have you heard!? I cant seem to find much on whats next...

2009-05-20 04:24:50

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Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6844|SE London

jsnipy wrote:
Nice article, sure to bring back memories

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/featur … rospective

edit: the first card I had from this time line was a rendition verite (diamond s220). Verite Quake any1?

Ah....

Brings back memories.

I used to play Quake on my Matrox Mystique. Played loads of Quake 3 on my Voodoo 3 3000, which I upgraded to the Voodoo 5 5000 as soon as it came out.

2009-05-20 04:35:49

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DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6726|cuntshitlake

That was a nice read

main battle tank karthus medikopter 117 megamegapowershot gg

2009-05-20 04:59:55

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GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6677|Finland

Nic wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Awsome History Future of 3D graphics cards.
Fixed.

GT300 is going to be a beast just like 8800GTX was.
what have you heard!? I cant seem to find much on whats next...

GT300 A1 sample specs:

512 MIMD cores
?GB 512bit GDDR5 at 4400MHz effective
dx11
700/1600/1100(4400)
core/shader/memory
better efficiency on the SP unit

name GTX 380

that would translate to 2.5x-3x GTX 280 performance

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2009-05-21 18:50:48

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Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6800|Long Island, New York

I stopped paying attention to graphics cards for like 4 months and now I'm lost as to what's good and what's not.

We've certainly come a long way.

2009-05-21 21:06:42

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GR34: Member; +215|6808|ALBERTA> CANADA

GR34 wrote:
wow I honestly did'nt know how far we have came Graphics tech wise it obvious in the CPU market going from 450MHz single core to 4GHz Quad cores and soon Octa core I am sure

I still Have my Nvidia GeForce 2 ti right next to me lol

I remember trying to play battle field Vietnam on it and an 800MHz AMD

lrn tuu splle

2009-05-22 03:57:25

#13

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6922|BC, Canada

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Nic wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

Fixed.

GT300 is going to be a beast just like 8800GTX was.
what have you heard!? I cant seem to find much on whats next...
that would translate to 2.5x-3x GTX 280 performance

I find 2.5 to 3 x preformace a bit far stretched, companies just don't step it up like that when they can give a 10-20% and charge just as much... maybe it will be different this time around though...

2009-05-22 04:12:35

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GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6677|Finland

Nic wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Nic wrote:
what have you heard!? I cant seem to find much on whats next...
that would translate to 2.5x-3x GTX 280 performance
I find 2.5 to 3 x preformace a bit far stretched, companies just don't step it up like that when they can give a 10-20% and charge just as much... maybe it will be different this time around though...

remember 8800 series

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2009-05-22 04:12:49)

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2009-05-22 04:25:38

#15

-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6922|BC, Canada

I guess.... It would be pretty sweet if they did that again.

2009-05-22 04:29:24

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-Whiteroom-: Pineapplewhat; +572|6922|BC, Canada

I'm gonna remain cautiously pessimistic about it thought, that way if it does happen agian, I'll be stoked, and if not it wont be a let down that I didnt get a 275...

2009-05-22 08:50:01

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Agent_Dung_Bomb: Member; +302|6999|Salt Lake City

Still have my Monster Voodoo II card, and I even still have the SLI cable for it.

2009-05-22 13:35:43

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GR34: Member; +215|6808|ALBERTA> CANADA

Nic wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Nic wrote:

what have you heard!? I cant seem to find much on whats next...
that would translate to 2.5x-3x GTX 280 performance
I find 2.5 to 3 x preformace a bit far stretched, companies just don't step it up like that when they can give a 10-20% and charge just as much... maybe it will be different this time around though...

ATi is gonna have there work cut out for them if they are going to compete but they might have that 1GHz core clock on there

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