Nearly finalised G71 specs!!

Wow, we are nearing the release of G71 or 7900 GTX as more teasers about it surface around the Net. I did made an entry regarding this before, and it seems more info has arrived.

Excerpt from DailyTech:

"Quick specifications for GeForce 7900 GTX:

• PCIe native
• 655MHz core frequency
• 256-bit memory interface
• 52GB/sec. memory bandwidth
• 15B pixels/sec. fill rate
• 1450M vertices/sec.
• 24 pixels per cycle
• Built in twin dual-link DVI support for twin 2560x1600 resolution displays"

While I'm fine and dandy with the specs, one thing strikes me most: 24 pixels per cycle? Does that mean 24-pixel pipelines? If this is true, it truly contradicts the rumours stating a 32-pixel pipelines G71 before. Strike one.

Strike two: Just about 3 hours before DailyTech posted the news above, it posted the latest news regarding another G71 variant, dubbed 7900 GT. Here's the excerpt:

"Quick specifications for GeForce 7900GT from NVIDIA documents:

• PCIe native
• 450MHz core frequency
• 256-bit memory interface
• 40GB/sec. memory bandwidth
• 11B pixels/sec. fill rate
• ~900M vertices/sec.
• 24 pixels per cycle
• Built in dual-link DVI support for 2560x1600 resolution

More to come. "

That's right, another '24-pixels per cycle' product under G71's hood. Obviously something is wrong here and they did say 'more to come'. I hope it's just a typo error in 7900 GTX specs. I don't know how much I can rely on DailyTech as they are the news provider for AnandTech (maybe they're the same guys from AT or just totally different entity), but I hope it doesn't end up being critised by readers just like what happened to The Inquirer (readers complaints regarding BS news provided by them, I don't know if this is true, correct me if I'm wrong!). What I know, those specs above stay uncorrected at the time of writing. My point is that I love Anandtech and I hope it stays that way.

Ok, back to the cards, I tend to believe that 7900 GT is a 24-pipeline graphics card as it makes a good sense of a 'refreshed' graphics card w.r.t 7800 GT. The same feeling goes to 7900 GTX; that's why I still believe it's not gonna be a 24-pipeline card. Overall specs boast a whopping increment in bandwidth department, as NVIDIA claims a doubled performance compared to G70.

Hmm, I wonder if I should wait for 7900 GT now....

edited on 23rd Feb : it seems that 24-pixel pipelines 7900 GTX is true! What a sad day!