NVIDIA currently has two major cards in the works. The first is the dual-chip-dual-PCB card, known as GeForce 8950GX2 in the rumor mill, and the next generation “GeForce 9800 Ultra,” also known as D9E (or G100 by some). The dual-PCB card is slated for launch in late January/early February to fight the soon-to-be-unveiled R680 card from ATI, better known as Radeon HD 3700X2. Last we heard R680 is suppose to be a monster, mainly due to some impressive CrossFire scaling, and could finally be the card to take the throne from GeForce 8800 Ultra.
The GeForce 8950GX2 is then suppose to bring back the performance crown to NVIDIA with two G92 chips on separate PCBs, much like the GeForce 7950GX, according to channel sources.
One and a half month later, NVIDIA will introduce the next generation high-end card based on the D9E chip. GeForce 9800, or whatever the final name will be, is suppose to sport performance similar to that of the GX card, but with a single chip. 1 TFLOPS is the magic figure everyone is talking about …
Mid-range and low-end cards of the D9 family are not expected until late summer.
