NVIDIA Corporation revealed the GeForce FX technical details as well as the clock-speeds of the higher-end GeForce FX 5800 Ultra VPU in November, but they have not declared the speeds of the GeForce FX 5800-based graphics cards that are said to be a bit slower, but more affordable. I have no idea why they decided to remain tight-lipped about them, keeping in mind that 0.13 micron technology should allow the VPUs to achieve very high clock-speeds without any problems, but fortunately, the guys from Reactor Critical web-site managed to dig into some unofficial information and unveil the frequencies of the forthcoming solution from NVIDIA.

According to our colleagues, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5800-based products will be clocked at 400/900MHz for core/memory, not so much lower compared to the GeForce FX 5800 Ultra powered products with 500/1000MHz speeds respectively. Thanks to lower frequencies of the graphics processor and memory, GeForce FX powered graphics card manufacturer will be able to install simplified and quieter cooling systems on the products. All the GeForce FX powered graphics cards will be equipped with 128MB of memory as well as D-Sub, DVI-I and TV-Out connectors.

I wonder why NVIDIA this time decided not to adopt different model numbers for their new GeForce FX powered devices with various performances, but like ATI Technologies call all of them with the same name, but with different product tags like “Pro”, “Ultra” and so on.

Prices on the actual graphics cards are to be determined and announced later. The GeForce FX powered products will make their massive appearance in February 2003, nevertheless, some sources claim that NVIDIA may allow some of their partners to supply a handful of graphics cards earlier, but for much higher price.

Keep in mind the information is fully unofficial and some details may be eventually changed.

See also:

- NV31 to Appear in a Quarter?
- ATI to Show No Mercy for NVIDIA in Spring
- Does the GeForce FX Support All the DirectX 9.0 Features?
- NVIDIA Finally Unleashes GeForce FX. About Four Month Before Actual Appearance
- TSMC Improves Yield Rate for 0.13 micron Technology