I met with NVIDIA today and during our extensive discussion about NV40 I asked if we'd ever see it on Macs, NVIDIA's response? They'd be more than willing to build it, Apple has to request it though.
The retail add-in market for Mac upgrade cards is too small to get involved in, but if Apple asks for it then NVIDIA will plop NV40 on some AGP 8X cards with Mac-compliant firmware and send 'em Apple's way.
Since Apple has historically only gone with one manufacturer for their high-end cards Mac users will most likely have to wait until both ATI and NVIDIA have released their next-gen parts before Apple decides which one they will go with.
Just thought I'd chime in with that for the Mac readers out there.
The retail add-in market for Mac upgrade cards is too small to get involved in, but if Apple asks for it then NVIDIA will plop NV40 on some AGP 8X cards with Mac-compliant firmware and send 'em Apple's way.
Since Apple has historically only gone with one manufacturer for their high-end cards Mac users will most likely have to wait until both ATI and NVIDIA have released their next-gen parts before Apple decides which one they will go with.
Just thought I'd chime in with that for the Mac readers out there.
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Anonymous - Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - link
Anand: Have you met with ATI yet? Do you know anything about R420? It seems as if ATI's lips are tightly shut...Eug - Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - link
"Since Apple has historically only gone with one manufacturer for their high-end cards Mac users will most likely have to wait until both ATI and NVIDIA have released their next-gen parts before Apple decides which one they will go with."Well, I'd assume that Apple already has the NV40 and R420, and has long since made its decision. We just don't know what that decision is.
Or do we? Maybe nVidia is being coy, but one wonders if the comments might suggest that the decision has already been made... to go with ATI.
BTW, I wonder if the video cards are one of the hold ups for the new Power Macs.
Eug - Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - link
"Since Apple has historically only gone with one manufacturer for their high-end cards Mac users will most likely have to wait until both ATI and NVIDIA have released their next-gen parts before Apple decides which one they will go with."Well, I'd assume that Apple already has the NV40 and R420, and has long since made its decision. We just don't know what that decision is.
Or do we? Maybe nVidia is being coy, but one wonders if the comments might suggest that the decision has already been made... to go with ATI.
BTW, I wonder if the video cards are one of the hold ups for the new Power Macs.
Anonymous - Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - link
Aw Damn! No Delta Chrome for Mac??? ;)Anonymous - Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - link
MacRaptor update?