NVIDIA, PS3 RSX & the Future

bit-tech.net chats with NVIDIA’s David Kirk and discusses upcoming NVIDIA technology, the G70, PS3 RSX - and what the future holds for PC gamers:

The graphics processor in the PlayStation 3 is NVIDIA-designed and is called RSX. How does it compare next to the 7800? "The two products share the same heritage, the same technology. But RSX is faster," said Kirk.

"At the time consoles are announced, they are so far beyond what people are used to, it’s unimaginable," David comments. "At the time they’re shipped, there’s a narrower window until the next PC architecture." In other words, RSX looks incredible now, but when it launches, there’ll be a smaller time until PC looks better. However, what consoles have is a huge price advantage."

And ‘huge’ is the appropriate word: pricing is still to be announed by Sony, but Playstation 3 could debut at £399 - the price of a 7800GTX board, yet offering so much more.

Interview: NVIDIA, RSX and the future
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