Looks like the G92 may actually replace the GTX, not the GTS. It has a 384-bit memory bus. http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=42015

The G98 may be the one to replace the 'mainstream' 8600 with something that really performs like a mainstream product (read better than a 7600GT).

Given the evidence that GPU hardware introductions have been outpacing the driver writers' ability to code for them, a slower pace may be better for everybody. Getting a new GPU every six months really is of limited benefit if the drivers are so buggy or incomplete that you as a consumer can't take advantage of it. That's particularly true at the moment, when the developers are still learning the ropes of a new driver model for their largest market segment.

nVidia may be preparing a rather large surprise for the marketplace with the "G92". I note that the Inquirer is insisting that the G92 is the high-end chip and not the missing mid-range part in the cost bracket between the 8600 and the 8800GTS. They are likely to be wrong as usual.... Digitimes is likely to be far, far closer to the mark.

nVidia is EXTREMELY keen to phase out all the 8800 chips ASAP. They are far too large on large-geometry process (80nm) with correspondingly poor yield and run too hot. Their profit-margin on them is less than optimal.

I would not be at all surprised if G92 is indeed the "mid-range chip" but with performance in excess of the 8800GTX, with sundry Dx10 architecture fixes (Dx10.1 also?) plus on-board hardware HDTV decoding, a la 8600....

I suspect that "G90" is reserved for the true high-end part.....

The other clue....noting that even the 8800GTX performance on Dx10 is not too wonderful; nVidia has targeted considerable performance improvement ( multiple-factor) for their next-gen Dx10 family offerings. They are a complete redesign, not just a mask shrink. The high-end part (G90??) will certainly have double-precision data paths, to accomplish the dual role of GPU and GPGPU with the same silicon. The GPGPU business is a very important component of nVidia's current and future business plans.

I would not bet on any volume-production of nVidia's new GPU family before the beginning of 2008.

Nice thing to see is the 8800gtx is still top of the line....for the moment...Just think the gtx is going to last through a year lifespan which i think its pretty rare when it comes to top of the line video cards.

I still don't know why nvidia is talking about this, they simply do not have to!

I want them to and it's nice of them but from a business perspective there is NO need for them to release this card, unless they want to properly crush ATI, much like Intel vs AMD at the moment - full attack.

The only reason I can see them launching it, is they are going to price it high, WAY high.

Will any "accidentally leak" in time for the Crysis demo and benchmarking?

Regarding the new DX10 capable video cards, there are no worthwhile models in my price range ($100-$150) so I'm buying a Radeon x1950Pro for a little over a hundred and waiting to see what comes out. For the time being, the lack of DX10 doesn't really matter to me since I'm on XP anyway.

Speaking of NV crushing ATI, I read somewhere that ATI has been winning a lot of OEMs because of their Video acceleration capabilities and cheaper prizes? All over the board NV cards are more expensive [& more powerful atimes, I know], but We all know the big money lies in the OEMs and they go for cheaper cards as long as these can do the job.

So an update to replace 8800GTS, they'll probably name it 8900GTS. Will it be faster at the same price?

finally! the GeForce 8900! that took too long. I was expecting it to come out a month or two after the 8800!

#6, How was the 7800-7900 sequence bad? It brought higher performance and, more importantly, lower power consumption via a 20nm die shrink. Sounds like a win-win to me.

Off topic, I see TR's got a darker blue for the background. Thanks!

EDIT: Supposed to be a reply to #6.

Nice ... Now what would be the price i guess...