As GeForce4 comes onstream the graphics chip maker will drop GeForce3 from its range, using an older product for its budget line. Sources say the next generation will use a fully programmable architecture
Nvidia is to phase out its GeForce3 line of graphics chips entirely as it makes room for the new GeForce4, the company said on Wednesday. Instead, its low-end product will become the GeForce2 MX, complementing the midrange GeForce4 MX and the high-end GeForce4 Ti.
Sources close to the company have also suggested that Nvidia will move to a fully programmable architecture with its next chip design. Such a move could mean a much shorter lag time between when new features are introduced into a graphics chip and when they appear in new games. Current chips have their functions fixed in hardware.
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