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NVIDIA NV38 Launch Date Revealed.

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by Anton Shilov

[ 09/30/2003 | 09:10 AM ]

Now that we all know that NVIDIA will launch its NV38 GPU soon enough, thanks to the company’s CEO, who showcased the prototype of such graphics card last week during Computex Taipei 2003, we are very curious about the final specs as well as the actual launch date of the product.

Apparently, the next-generation NV38 GPU will be officially launched in 10 days, next Wednesday, on the 10^th of October, 2003. The core-clock, however, will lowered to 475MHz from the previously rumored 500MHz frequency, as The Inquirer now tells the world. The speed decrease may be a result of NVIDIA’s decision to provide enough GeForce FX 5950 Ultra graphics cards as soon as possible after the formal introduction, or lower than expected yield of the chips functioning at 500MHz stably enough.

The information in strictly unofficial, but keeping in mind that ATI launches its RADEON 9800 PRO XT solution for enthusiasts virtually this week, NVIDIA should surely arrange its launch not far from now…