According to reports on the VizWorld web the next-gen DX11 class based GF100 chip (known under the Fermi family name) graphics cards based on the GPU will most likely be launched by early December, this year.

In addition, the company is also said to be taking pre-orders for the GF100 GPU, although its partners have received no guarantees on the final shipping date for the fresh graphics processor. Nevertheless, the December’s first week appear to remain the most likely estimation.

Designed on the 40nm manufacturing process, the new Nvidia GF100 graphics processing unit is expected to end-up significantly faster than AMD’s Radeon HD 5870 flagship card, although we still have no specific numbers on benchmark results, clock speeds or any other specification. The company will target the workstation and HPC markets first, as the Fermi architecture is expected to deliver a number of features and performance enhancements in those segments.

[ via VizWorld ]