65nm Nvidia Video Cards Are Almost Ready

That's not a mistake. I know (as most of you do) that 8400 cards are one click away since Nvidia is preparing to launch its low-cost VGA DirectX 10 adapter on June the 19th, but that very video card will not be a 65nm-based one. Unfortunately, if you want 65nm GPUs you will have to wait a little longer. However, according to Nvidia, that time will come sooner than you might think.

This video card is a response to ATI's Radeon HD 2400, which has been - as most HD video cards - a pretty delayed product. While the 2400 series is already available, it is quite a poor contender and sales have not skyrocketed (until now). I can't figure out just how Nvidia plans to sell more than Ati in this segment, but 65nm would be a good place to start.

Moreover, Nvidia is also planning to release a mobile version of this chipset in order to offer a 1080p capable VGA accelerator for a very low price. Dubbed "G8M", the new 8400 mobile series will probably be the first to shrink to 65nm manufacturing process and as a result, they will be able to function at higher frequencies than their 90nm counterparts without any additional power or cooling being required.

The 8400 series (in both its desktop and mobile form) will also come with an improved video processor called VP3 (stands for Visual Processing). The chip will be able to decode an 1080p HD stream using only its internal decoding routines. And all that will have a projected cost of only 45 USD. Evidently, as all newer 8xxx series, this one too will support PCIe 2.0 so it will be compatible with newer motherboards. Nvidia has not released any additional information regarding its future 65nm roadmap but the first 65nm products based on the original 8400 design are expected to come out in fall.

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