NVIDIA GTX 480M will bring Fermi to laptops this June, crazy power requirements and all

We had an inkling NVIDIA wouldn't keep the Fermi goodness just to the desktop and here's our first pseudo-official confirmation. Rushing in ahead of any announcements, Eurocom has started listing a GeForce GTX 480M part, replete with 2GB of GDDR5 memory and a $345 markup relative to ATI's Mobility Radeon HD 5870. It's not clear whether the 100W number refers to the TDP or power requirements of NVIDIA's new GPU, but it's safe to expect both to be pretty high. The MXM 3.0b interface provides a 256-bit linkup between the GPU and CPU, lending plenty of bandwidth, but it also demands plenty of PCB real estate. As a result, Eurocom is offering the GTX 480M on its 17-inch Cheetah and Panther and 18.4-inch Leopard desktop replacements, but not on its 15.6-inch Cougar. Man, no love for the Cougars. According to the listing, we're only a month or so away from release.

[Thanks, Jacob]

[bebop Posted May 2nd 2010 11:02AM]

Hmm.. Well it's branded 480X, but no ones said it's based on the Fermi architecture yet...

[chaos215bar2 Posted May 2nd 2010 5:13PM]

@bebop No one except Engadget, then? Or should post titles be completely ignored these days?

[Bahumbug Posted May 3rd 2010 3:27AM]

@chaos215bar2 Engadget authors are babbling alot....

You know, in their logic the 480 means it must be Thermi. They forget that nvidia is the champion of rebadging old stuff.

[KingFaisal94 Posted May 2nd 2010 11:26AM]

Stream Processors?

[DougieBear Posted May 2nd 2010 12:01PM]

@KingFaisal94

Steam processors.

[aznofazns Posted May 2nd 2010 3:14PM]

@DougieBear

Stream processors!

[stereosage Posted May 2nd 2010 5:27PM]

@KingFaisal94 How many stream processors, Carmine?

8.

[Eternal Density Posted May 2nd 2010 6:55PM]

@KingFaisal94
The heat'll turn them into steam processors. That and playing VALVe games...

[Damien K Posted May 2nd 2010 11:33AM]

I'll give the cougars some love

[justaPAkid Posted May 2nd 2010 12:23PM]

@Damien K

Somebody had to say it.

[archkron Posted May 2nd 2010 11:58AM]

Is liquid nitrogen a viable cooling method for laptops yet?

[Black Posted May 2nd 2010 12:23PM]

Here is a more official source:
http://www.clevo.com.tw/en/products/prodinfo_2.asp?productid=273

[sys3175 Posted May 2nd 2010 12:54PM]

I don't think we ever wanted to "experience the hottest games" so literally nVidia.

[megagamer44 Posted May 2nd 2010 1:02PM]

Holy cheezbawlz thats superfreekin goooood

[soorma Posted May 2nd 2010 1:12PM]

@megagamer44
Watch out, this just might melt the cheezbawlz...

[megagamer44 Posted May 2nd 2010 5:14PM]

@soorma n1 mah cheezbawls will melt under the heat

[Failbait Posted May 2nd 2010 1:35PM]

Hardware is getting outdated faster than ever; I wonder what NEGATIVE effects it has on sales? I know I've been holding out on a laptop now because I'll be pissed when my $3500 machine now is being sold with 32nm core i7 quads and fermi quadros....

[ddkshah Posted May 2nd 2010 4:13PM]

guys u think 1 gtx480m is going to be a problem then how about this its probably an error but

or GTX 480M running in single or SLI mode operation,

[PENISCRUSHER Posted May 2nd 2010 4:15PM]

At least its not a rebadged 8800

[Madmax333 Posted May 2nd 2010 4:24PM]

Now put the new AMD processor or the new i5 and this in the m11x..... Mmmm

[Failbait Posted May 2nd 2010 7:57PM]

@Madmax333
ULV i5!

[EliteGeek Posted May 2nd 2010 5:30PM]

Optimus?

[Massive Poop Posted May 2nd 2010 6:16PM]

New meaning for "FireCrotch"

[exsonic Posted May 2nd 2010 10:04PM]

on love for this laptop
waiting for Alienware 's real game laptop, I suppose the next generation of Alienware definitely equipped with Fermi graphics~~~

[cdf74dc9 Posted May 3rd 2010 12:07AM]

Why buy a room heater when you can have this. Multi purpose device for the win!

[michaspi Posted May 3rd 2010 1:08AM]

Finally, I'll be able to fry delicious pork shoulders on the go.

[xdeiri Posted May 3rd 2010 3:20AM]

laps will never be safe but it teach you how to be a rebel not a sheep with apples flocks.