14 DAY TRIAL // By now, end-users probably know that the GF100, NVIDIA's flagship Fermi GPU, didn't fulfill all customer expectations. Though the GTX 480 did establish itself as the fastest adapter, in base form, it doesn't exactly have a very high overclocking headroom. Enthusiasts are, thus, hoping that the new GPU, dubbed GF104 and slated to come out this summer, will perform better in this area. Sure enough, previous leaks have already confirmed, more or less, this assumption, though when and where GF104 cards would show up remained a mystery.
It is known that the GeForce GTX 460 will be based on this fresh graphics processing unit. This card will supposedly be followed by a so-called GeForce GTS 455. These two should be far cheaper than what NVIDIA currently has on hand. What consumers may not have known is that the Santa Clara, California-based company's plans are more elaborate than that.
Fudzilla has practically made a habit of keeping an eye out for info on hardware from Advanced Micro Devices, Intel and NVIDIA, among others. This is what enabled it to uncover the supposed launch date of the GTX 460, as well as a certain very important detail.
If the report is to be believed, the official announcement will be made on July 12 and will see the emergence of not one but two distinct versions of the GTX 460.
The more capable one will be equipped with 1024MB of memory and will boast an interface of 256 bits, whereas the lower-end model, dubbed GeForce GTX 460 768MB will, obviously, feature 768MB of memory. This slower card also has a narrower bandwidth because of the 192bit interface. The last bit of info that Fudzilla's sources confirmed was that, indeed, better overclocking is on the way, though no specifics are available for now.