Launch nVidia G98 GPU as early as December

According to sources at Taiwanese video card manufacturers, nVidia will hit the market with the new G98 GPU before the holidays. come. The factories of UMC and TSMC are engaged for the production of the graphics chip.

The G98 was originally supposed to hit the market in January, so about the same time as the introduction of AMD’s RV620 GPU. However, the G80 and G92 graphics chips are selling better than expected, pushing the introduction of the G98 forward.

NVidia has approached TSMC’s competitor, UMC, as a new partner for the production of the G92 and G98 chips. The GPU manufacturer is concerned that the current production capacity of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is not sufficient. According to the Taiwanese manufacturers, the G98 will bear the name GeForce 8400GS.