GeForce GTX 200M mobile graphics next week?
updated 11:30 am EST, Tue February 24, 2009
GTX 200M GPU Next Week
NVIDIA is poised to update its flagship notebook graphics chipsets at the CeBIT expo with new models that should include firsts for the category, a new scoop reveals. Without pointing to specific sources, Fudzilla claims the GeForce GTX 260M and 280M will appear next week and will be based on a smaller, more recent 55 nanometer process that will let NVIDIA include a full 128 visual processing cores and a 256-bit wide memory bus, both of which are relatively new to notebooks. NVIDIA is said to expect the top-end 280M to run about 30 percent faster than AMD's ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870 and also outperform its own 9800M GTX.
The graphics chip designer is also believed to be preparing a new mid-range part, the GeForce GTS 160M, which would aim at competitors like the Mobility Radeon HD 4670 and would replace the existing 9600M in future notebooks.
It's not known whether the rumored launch would include shipping systems using the chipsets, though NVIDIA in recent months has regularly had at least one notebook from a manufacturer to showcase its newer technology; the company debuted the GeForce 9400M in October through Apple's MacBook line and introduced the GeForce 130M with the Lenovo IdeaPad Y650.
