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Rumour: Nvidia working on GTX 295 with single PCB
Author: Ben HardwidgePublished: 26th March 2009
Expreview has published this picture of the new GTX 295, which it says features a single PCB and a new cooler.
According to Expreview, Nvidia plans to launch a single-PCB implementation of the GTX 295 in a couple of months. The site has a picture of the reference design for the card (right), which it says has a PCB design codenamed P658. Comparatively, the codename for the original GeForce GTX 295 PCB was P656, says the site.
In terms of size, Expreview reports that the length of the PCB remains at 266.7mm, and that card’s clock speeds will also be the same as the original GTX 295. The site also notes that the card will feature eight-pin and six-pin power connectors, which was the same configuration on the original card.
There’s no word about whether the new GPUs will be fabricated on a 40nm process, however, which could result in the GPUs putting out less heat and consuming less power. The backplate design also appears to have changed slightly, with the DVI connectors now on the left rather than the right. The main advantages of the new PCB appear to be a simplified design that will be cheaper to manufacture and easier to cool efficiently, although Expreview claims that the price of the GTX 295 won’t change with the introduction of the new PCB.
According to Expreview, engineering samples of the new GTX 295 will be finished in April, and the finished cards will be officially launched in May. If this rumour is to be believed, would the single-PCB design make more sense than the original two-PCB design? Let us know your thoughts in the forums.
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It could, but it doesn't take that much money to change the labels on the 2xx-series to have a 3 in front instead ;)
I guess it is also possible that it will be easier/cheaper to produce if it's one PCB
I'm all for cheaper production costs as that'll allow further price drops in the future. It'll also help ensure that nVidia survive the recession which is a good thing.
Maybe they could call it the GTX 295 STFU
I was thinking this was the only reason they are shifting it to a single pcb. I guess not, they just want more bucks from the 295 I guess
Nvidia launches quad-gpu card, cue hundreds of forums telling people that you'll need a 1500W PSU to run it!
which is harder to cool and when watercooling it you have holes in your card.
I wonder how many 4870X2s ATI has sold?
rofl with 3 of those double-gpu... whats that? sixtuplet-SLI? it'll be ridiculously fun to see...
More like the GTX 295 CUDA MELT.
Toasty.
Anyways, a single PCB would make Thermalright able to make a HR-03 "GX2" quicker.
That would be a mean Lan rig or home theatre PC..
Maybe the single PCB will reduce production costs....
I cant see why they would make this move based on increasing revenue over the dual-pcb card. Since there will probably be a very limited amount of these cards sold before the next generation (if the next generation is not delayed).
nah they are making this New GTX 295 and then like nVidia style call it the GTS 3XXX lol