14 DAY TRIAL // The GM200 is the best graphics processing unit based on the Maxwell micro-architecture, or it will be once a video card with it is released, which won't happen for months. That, though, didn't stop people from revealing the specs early.
That is, at least, the claim made by whoever made the most recent addition to the CPU-Z database, where the chip is detailed in full.
We're not about to vouch for them, especially since the chip isn't going to power any card for a while. There are some reports about an announcement coming on January 8, 2015, on the heels of CES 2015, but even if the GM200 appears there, it will be a paper launch at best.
More likely is that the GeForce GTX 960 will be launched at that point instead, while a GM200-powered adapter will only get an honorary mention or two.
Still, someone went through the trouble of submitting the specs of the “NVIDIA Quadro M6000” card. So while it's not the next GTX Titan, it is (or will be) powered by the GM200 (or GM210, whatever the name turns out to be).
The NVIDIA GM200 specifications
Even if they turn out to be incorrect, the numbers as they are now should provide a viable framework for speculation in regards to just what the chip will be able to do.
The GPU has 3,072 CUDA cores, a number 50% higher than the cores on the GM204 found in the GeForce GTX 980.
The number of rasper operating units is of 96 (ROPs for short), which is very high as well, while the memory interface is 384-bits wide.
The frequency is rated at 988 MHz, which is probably the top GPU Boost, though it could be the base speed, while the higher limit overcomes the 1 GHz barrier.
The other specs of the NVIDIA Quadro M6000
For the moment, we only have knowledge of the memory capacity, which is 12 GB. Since Quadro cards are professional adapters for workstations, the amount is feasible.
The GeForce GTX 980 Ti or next-generation Titan, or whatever the consumer top-end board ends up being called, won't have as much.
On the other hand, the GDDR5 frequency will probably be the same in both cases, of 6.6 GHz, which points towards a bandwidth of 317 GB/s.
All the GPU-Z information was relayed under the Forceware 347.09 drivers, with a BIOS string unlike any seen before. The device ID is 10DE – 17F0.
