Reborn in 2011, 985 missing from two copies

Chapter 607: The enemy's failure is also a sign of our strength

"It's more powerful than Intel's I3 and I5 integrated graphics, that's enough." Wang Yi said with a smile: "When the time comes, it will be integrated into X3400 and X5400 as integrated graphics."

Yu Longxing nodded: "Okay, there is another team developing the high-performance graphics card RTX 960."

“Even if it can’t beat Nvidia’s high-end graphics cards like the GTX 970 and 980 that will be released in the second half of this year, it must catch up with the mid-range graphics card GTX 960 that will be released next year!”

"Well, it's good to be able to catch up with the GTX 960!"

Wang Yi would not set unrealistic goals for the graphics card department.

Interestingly, Yu Longxing’s graphics card naming rules are also based on the graphics card leader NVIDIA.

These days, Nvidia has not yet introduced ray tracing, nor has it started using "RTX". Instead, it uses GT to represent entry-level graphics cards and GTX to represent high-end graphics cards.

So Yu Longxing also named them "RT" and "RTX", and accidentally snatched Nvidia's future RT and RTX.

This is fun.

"When will the RTX 960 be ready?" Wang Yi asked.

"According to the current progress, tape-out is expected to take place in December."

"Slow, too slow." Wang Yi waved his hand:
"As usual, Nvidia's GTX 960 will be released in January next year. Our RTX 960 was not completed until December, and it will not be available until February or even March next year. This is too slow. By then, we will not be able to compete with Nvidia's GTX 12 at all."

With similar performance, even though Xingyi Technology's RTX 960 is cheaper, users still prefer Nvidia's GTX 960.

A new graphics card brand, a graphics card super overlord, there is no comparison.

"Our only way out is to launch our RTX 960 two or three months ahead of Nvidia's GTX 960. Only if our RTX 960 is successfully launched and put on the market before GTX is released and put on the market, can we grab a large number of mid-range graphics card orders."

"If we wait until January next year, when Nvidia's GTX 960 is released, there will be nothing left for us to do."

Yu Longxing understood Wang Yi's plan, which was to create a time difference.

The RTX 960 cannot compete with the GTX 970 and GTX 980 released in September, but it can take over the mid-range market before the release of the GTX 960 with its price advantage and cost-effectiveness!

This is indeed the only chance!
Yu Longxing was a bit embarrassed: "Going public early is indeed the only way out, but according to the current progress, it is difficult to go public early because we don't have enough manpower."

"If we don't have enough manpower, then we'll add more!" Wang Yi made a prompt decision:
"Yu Longxing, you should split the RT 630 R&D team into two. A small number of people should stay to continue upgrading the RT 630. This way, it will be integrated into the CPU as a core graphics card, which should be comparable to or even surpass the core graphics card of the fourth-generation I7."

"All other people will be incorporated into the mid-range graphics card R&D team to speed up R&D and strive to get RTX 960 taped out and on the market ahead of schedule!"

The RT 630 can be upgraded, and although it is only comparable to Nvidia's entry-level discrete graphics card GT 2012 in 640, it is sufficient for use as a core graphics card.

With this configuration, you can watch videos, listen to music, and play CF and LOL.

As for 3A masterpieces, forget it.

But if we can make a sweet mid-range graphics card that's comparable to the GTX 960, then there will be no problem.

As for high-end graphics cards comparable to GTX 980, that's difficult.

But it’s okay, you have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time.

Let’s get the mid-range graphics card done first!

"That's fine!" Yu Longxing agreed decisively. This is the best arrangement: "With these people joining, RTX 960 may be able to be taped out in September and launched in November."

"November? It's still too late," Wang Yi thought to himself.

Nvidia's GTX 960 was launched in January and Xingyi Technology's RTX 960 was launched in November. There was only a difference of two months, which was totally insufficient and not many could be sold.

And many people will give up buying in order to wait for NVIDIA.

In response, Wang Yi looked at Yu Longxing:

"Although the graphics card team's first graphics card, RT 630, was not very successful, it is still worthy of encouragement. In this way, the graphics card team was officially upgraded to the graphics card department, and the standards and treatment were all improved. The staffing will also be increased!"

“???” Yu Longxing was confused.

RT 630 performed so poorly that he thought he would be scolded at the annual meeting today.

As a result, Wang Yi not only did not scold him, but comforted him, encouraged him, and even upgraded the graphics card team to a graphics card department!
This is equivalent to upgrading one's rifle to a cannon.

Last year, the graphics card department was not established. There were only some employees from S3, and some engineers were recruited to build two graphics card teams.

One is responsible for the entry-level discrete graphics card RT 630.

One is responsible for the mid-range graphics card RTX 960!

In contrast, Williams' CPU department has a large number of soldiers and generals.

Five lines and five R&D teams were opened at one time.

One for i3, one for i5, and one for i7.

In addition, there are two server chip R&D production lines, one high and one low!
Comparing the two, a judgment is made.

This is the difference between a team and a department.

But now it's good. Wang Yi has also upgraded the graphics card R&D team to a graphics card department.

Salaries, manpower, and resources have all been improved!

"Chairman, thank you. I will try my best to make RTX 960 as soon as possible!" Yu Longxing said with a smile.

Wang Yi nodded: "After the New Year, we will recruit a lot of people to increase the team's manpower and strength, as well as the product line. Not only will we focus on the development of the mid-range graphics card RTX 960, but we will also start planning for high-end graphics cards!"

"Okay, Chairman, I will do my best to push forward. After recruiting more people, the speed of research and development will definitely increase significantly. I hereby declare that RTX 960 will be taped out in July and launched in September!"

"Okay!" Wang Yi's brows lit up with joy, this was the sentence he was waiting for!
In September, NVIDIA will release a new generation of high-end graphics cards, GTX 9 and 970.

Although it is powerful, it is also expensive.

As for the dessert graphics card GTX 960, it will not be available until January next year.

There is no other way. If the GTX 960 is released in September, everyone will buy the 960, and then the GTX 970 and GTX 980 will not sell well.

On the contrary, they only make a lot of money by selling expensive high-end graphics cards first, and then release the sweet mid-range card GTX 960 when it becomes too expensive to sell.

Lao Huang's knife skills and abacus have always been very precise.

But unexpectedly, he met his nemesis!

Nvidia was afraid of delaying the sales of GTX 970 and 980 and did not want to release GTX 960 right away, but Wang Yi was not afraid.

If Lao Huang doesn’t publish it, Wang Yi will publish it for him!
Even the time is similar.

All in September.

That’s right, as soon as Huang releases GTX 970 and 980, Wang Yi will directly release RTX 960!

Although the performance is a little weak, the price is very attractive.

The simplest thing is that everyone knows that GTX 970 is more powerful, but it costs 2499.

However, the performance of Xingyi Technology’s RTX 960 is slightly worse, but it only costs 1499 or even 1299!

So how do users choose?
Most people will choose the RTX 960.

After all, these days many people don’t have a high budget to assemble desktop computers.

Including the monitor, the total budget for the whole set is only about four or five thousand yuan, which is the choice of most people.

There are still many people with a budget below 4000. As for those with a budget between 7000 and , they are only a minority.

By this calculation, users with a graphics card budget of 1000-1500 account for more than 60%, or even 70%.

At this price, you can only buy Nvidia GTX 750 Ti, which is definitely not as good as Xingyi Technology's RTX 960.

This is also an opportunity for Xingyi graphics cards to grow bigger.

Wang Yi thought so and began to recall carefully.

Recall the performance changes of these generations of graphics cards.

From 2014 to 2015, Wang Yi was in his junior and senior year, and he graduated from university in July 2015.

In addition, I was a computer major in my previous life, so I am very familiar with the performance of these graphics cards.

At that time, I knew it like the back of my hand and could recite it by heart.

Even if you are a student and cannot afford the GTX 980, you can still know its parameters.

Now, decades later, the memory has faded a little.

I can't remember the details, but I can still remember the general performance difference.

Wang Yi kept reminiscing, and suddenly his expression became very interesting.

He remembered several important things.

The first major event was the GTX 2 ti, which was released in February. With its outstanding performance and ultra-low price, it became a generation of god-level CPU and its sales soared.

The second big thing is that the GTX 980 released in September in the second half of the year has limited improvement, only 970%-15% stronger than the GTX 20, but the price is 60% to 70% more expensive, the cost performance is extremely low, and the sales volume is very few!
The GTX 970 has an extremely high cost-performance ratio and its sales have exploded.

The third major event is that the GTX 960, which will be released in January next year, will also have poor performance, 970%-30% behind the GTX40, and poor sales, making the GTX 970 the best-selling model of the same generation.

But the good times did not last long. The GTX 970 memory scandal broke out, Nvidia's reputation collapsed, and sales fell by more than 20%!

Finally, AMD’s sales of graphics cards of the same generation soared!
After thinking about this, Wang Yi laughed.

I'm just lucky, there's really nothing I can do about it.

Who could have thought that this generation of NVIDIA graphics cards, the 980 has such a low cost-performance ratio, the 960 has poor performance, and finally there is a capable 970, which is truly a god-like processor, but it ended up with its own failure and the video memory gate occurred!

All I can say is that if you don’t seek death, you won’t die!

However, this is an opportunity for Xingyi Technology.

An opportunity that only comes once in a while.

After all, it is rare or even unheard of for Nvidia's first generation of graphics cards to all fail.

But this time, I met him.

In this regard, Wang Yi decisively looked at Yu Longxing and asked: "Which graphics card of NVIDIA is the RTX 960 you developed targeting?"

"Chairman, our target competitor is the GTX 960 that will be released in January next year, but this graphics card has not been released yet, and we don't know its specific performance. We can only use the previous generation's sub-high-end graphics card GTX 780 as a reference as our target!"

Wang Yi nodded, this was a very reasonable strategy.

Theoretically, the new generation of mid-range graphics cards will surpass the previous generation of sub-flagship graphics cards.

For example, the GTX 960 will theoretically outperform the previous generation GTX 770, but will not be as good as the GTX 780.

Therefore, there is no problem for Yu Longxing to use the performance of GTX 780 as a reference to develop RTX 960.

If nothing unexpected happens, the final performance will be close to GTX 960.

But who would have thought that Nvidia's GTX 960 would fail!

The GTX 770 should have been stronger than the GTX 960, but its performance is so poor that it is even worse than the GTX 770!

That way, it will be fun.

If the RTX 960 is developed based on the performance of the GTX 780, its final performance will far outperform Nvidia's failed GTX 960, and it may even be able to compete with the GTX 970.

After all, the performance of GTX 970 is only slightly better than that of GTX 780.

If so, it will be interesting. Xingyi Technology's RTX 960 can completely follow up on the GTX 960 and soar to the sky, surpassing the GTX 970!

Then it is not a mid-range graphics card, but a sub-flagship graphics card!
Of course, even if we can’t compare, it doesn’t matter if there is a little gap.

If you don't have enough strength, you can make up for it by crashing.

As long as the GTX 970 doesn't fail, it is naturally stronger than the RTX 960 of Xingyi Technology!
But once the 970 video memory issue comes to an end, it will be inferior to RTX 960 from Xingyi Technology.

Many consumers will give up Nvidia's 970 and choose Xingyi Technology's RTX 960!

Sometimes the enemy's failure is also a sign of our strength.

Wang Yi had an idea: "Yu Longxing, NVIDIA is a strong opponent. Let's develop it based on the GTX 780. Only in this way can we hope to win over the opponent's mid-range graphics card!"

Wang Yi did not mention the 960 rollover, but deliberately said it would be very powerful.

Only in this way can Yu Longxing give his all.

Those who plan for the best will get the middle, and those who plan for the middle will get the worst.

"Yes, Chairman, I know the gap, so we have to do better and be stronger."

Wang Yi nodded with satisfaction: "In addition, we have done the configuration and shown enough sincerity."

Wang Yi knew clearly that Nvidia's GTX 970 memory scandal was the result of cutting corners and lack of sincerity.

There is no other reason. Nvidia's official description is that "GTX 970 graphics card is equipped with 4GB video memory", but in fact it is '3.5GB high-speed video memory + 0.5GB low-speed video memory', and it was not clearly stated in the promotion.

In addition, the memory bus width is advertised as 256-bit, but in fact it is 224-bit (3.5GB) + 32-bit (latter 0.5GB)!
This directly leads to a sudden drop in frame rate and freeze under high load!
In this regard, Wang Yidu wants to say that NVIDIA knows how to play.

A sub-flagship graphics card that costs $2500, but it still has frame drops and lags!

This is a joke.

The result is predictable, the GTX 970 memory scandal broke out and sales plummeted!
All I can say is that Lao Huang has been playing with knives for years, and ended up hurting himself.

And this is Xingyi Technology’s opportunity.

This is the opportunity for Xingyi Technology RTX 960!
No, when the time comes, RTX 960 can be directly named RTX 970 and compete directly with GTX 970.

A GTX 970 that doesn’t crash may not be able to beat it, but a GTX 970 that crashes, drops frames, and freezes is easy to beat.

If this battle is fought well, Xingyi Technology's graphics cards can really take advantage of NVIDIA's complete overthrow and become a god in one battle!

This kind of opportunity is hard to come by!

Just like Samsung’s mobile phone chips, they have never been a match for Qualcomm before and after.

But the next year, Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 failed miserably, and Samsung's Orion 7420 became popular overnight, taking the opportunity to step on Qualcomm to gain the upper hand.

Although it's a bit tricky, it works well.

Similarly, Xingyi Technology’s graphics cards can also take advantage of NVIDIA’s overall success and become a legend in one battle!
"Yu Longxing, come on. If you need any support, the entire group will fully support you!" Wang Yi said earnestly.

Yu Longxing's expression changed slightly, and he knew in his heart that the greater the support, the higher the demands!

It's upgrading the graphics card department, recruiting new talents, and the whole group's full support!

With so many resources and support, if it fails in the end and the RTX 960 is a waste, then it will be the end of it.

I guess it’s not just a matter of layoffs. The chairman might even send him to the Golden Triangle or Africa!
But Yu Longxing knew that he had no choice and no way out!
We can only go all out and work hard.

Make RTX 960 better and stronger!
It would be best if it could be comparable to GTX 780, which is equivalent to GTX 970.

In this way, even if the compatibility optimization is not as good as NVIDIA, the actual experience can still be as good as Mini Coin GTX 960.

It can be regarded as living up to the chairman's trust.

But what Yu Longxing didn’t know was that if it could really achieve this, it would not only be comparable to 960, but also comparable to 970.

After all, Nvidia's 960 and 970 of this generation both failed.

However, Wang Yi would not point this out, let alone say more.

On the contrary, it would be better to put more pressure on Yu Longxing.

It’s the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year is approaching.

After Wang Yi and Song Si Ning hugged each other, they will go home.

After a year of running around, it’s finally over.

"Si Ning, you don't have to be busy during the New Year. Spend some time with your family and take a few more days off. We can talk about work after the New Year." Wang Yi said with a smile.

"Yeah." Song Si Ning nodded obediently, stood on tiptoe, kissed Wang Yi lightly, and then left reluctantly.

Just like last year, Wang Yi had someone send generous New Year gifts to the Song family.

Similarly, Song Sining also prepared a lot of gifts for Wang Yi's parents.

Afterwards, Wang Yi also returned home.

We visited our parents first, and then the whole family returned to our hometown the next day.

It has to be said that with the advent of photovoltaic power generation, the three elderly people are finally willing to use electricity.

The house is fully equipped with home appliances and furniture including air conditioners, large refrigerators, water heaters, massage chairs, etc.

A water purifier has also been installed, but there is no other way because the water quality in the northern region is hard, with a TDS of over 400.

The water in my hometown is from deep underground wells. The water tastes good and there is no pollution, but the water is harder!

Without a water purifier, the kettle will have an extra layer of scale every half a month.

But with a RO membrane reverse osmosis water purifier, it's easy.

"Dad, the water purifier filter needs to be changed frequently. The water quality here is poor." Wang Yi instructed.

"Don't worry, I will pay attention to it every time I go back to my hometown, and replace the filter immediately once I am reminded. The installer also gave me a lot of spare filter elements."

"That's good. I didn't come back in time, so I'll have to trouble you."

"Haha. You little brat, why are you telling me all this? It's already great that a grandson like you can care so much about an old man. Look at your uncle's son, who... Never mind, let's not talk about this."

Wang Qingzhi said no more. He seldom talked about others unless he really couldn't stand it anymore.

Sun Shusun Zhisheng is a childhood friend of Wang Qingzhi.

The two grew up together in the village, but later Wang Qingzhi was admitted to a junior college, worked in the county town, and later bought a house and a car in the county town.

However, Sun Zhisheng's family did not attach importance to schooling, so he started working to earn money at an early age, but ultimately he never left the village.

What’s even more terrible is his son Sun Guangyi.

Not only did he drop out of school early, but he also didn't have a proper job.

Some time ago, I went to relatives to borrow money under the pretext of asking for my grandfather's medical treatment because he was critically ill.

Seeing that the old man is critically ill, how could we not give some money?
Finally, we collected about 60,000 or 70,000 yuan and found that the old man was in good health.

Now that the truth has been revealed, if we look for this guy again, he would have already run away with the money, and no one knows where he went.

Sun Zhisheng was so angry that he almost had high blood pressure.

The last time Wang Qingzhi came home and talked about this, Sun Zhisheng wanted to cry.

Wang Qingzhi was helpless about this and could only comfort her again and again.

Wang Yi learned the whole story and sighed: "What can I say? It's a family tradition issue."

"Family style?" Wang Qingzhi was speechless for a moment.

Wang Yi said calmly: "In Sun Guangyi's family, since the grandfather's generation, education has not been valued. This is their family tradition. If you are lucky, your descendants will be as diligent as Uncle Sun and work hard all their lives. If you are unlucky, it will be Sun Guangyi."

Wang Qingzhi was speechless for a moment, and suddenly realized that Sun Zhisheng and his brother, younger brother, and younger sister all graduated from elementary school, or at most junior high school.

The next generation, Sun Guangyi, dropped out of junior high school. The children of Sun Guangyi's uncles and aunts were also born in the 85s and 90s, and they all stopped going to school early. The most promising girl could only barely go to college.

From generation to generation, the emphasis on learning and education has been passed down, resulting in...

On the contrary, when Wang Qingzhi was young, his father often said, "You little bastards, study hard and take exams. I will sell everything I have to support you!"

In Sun Zhisheng's family, the saying is "Education is not important, no matter how successful you are. So-and-so has only primary school education, and has become a big boss!"

"It's really a family style issue." Wang Qingzhi couldn't help but sigh.

Three generations ago, they were basically all farmers.

But some people rose to prominence during their fathers’ generation and moved to cities for development, while others rose to prominence during Wang Yi’s generation, that is, those born in the 80s and 90s, and moved to cities for development.

Of course, the same is true for the future generations born in the 00s and 10s.

In the future, rural areas will age and towns will hollow out, leaving only a group of elderly people basking in the sun.

As for the young people, those who can go out have gone out.

Few people still stay in the village.

After all, the town's primary and even middle schools are gone, let alone the third-level hospitals, there is not even a first-level hospital. There are no jobs, no supporting facilities, and it is really unbearable to stay here.

But people like Sun Guangyi can only run around, and in the end, when all the money he cheated is spent, he will most likely have to return to the village to stay there.

This is the case with his generation, and if nothing unexpected happens, it will be the same with his next generation.

Family style or concepts are very important.

Like Wang Yi’s grandfather, he didn’t have much ink either. He was just an ordinary citizen who farmed and moved bricks to support his family.

But even so, thirty or forty years ago, I firmly believed that reading could change one's destiny.

The neighbors applauded when they saw the child dropping out of school to work. Wang Qingzhi also wanted to go to work to ease the burden on his family, but he almost had his legs broken by the old man.

I was forced to go back to school and eventually attended a junior college at that time.

Only then did he get a good job in the county town, buy a house and a car, and settle down.

For this kind of family, as long as nothing unexpected happens, the parents can give a down payment and the next generation can work hard and settle down in the city without much pressure.

This was the case with Wang Yi in his previous life. Even if he had not been reborn and was not the chairman of Xingyi Technology, but just an ordinary worker, his parents would have prepared money and bought him a house as soon as he graduated.

It was just a small house in the city center and a large flat in the eastern suburbs, and Wang Yi chose the latter.

The whole family had a sumptuous lunch.

"Grandpa, it's still cold at home. How about packing up with grandma in the afternoon and moving back with us?" Wang Yi said.

The old man waved his hand and said, "It's better to celebrate the New Year in my hometown. It's boring to go to the city because there are not many people I know. In my hometown, I play chess, chat and bask in the sun with my old friends. It's so comfortable."

Grandma also said, "Xiao Yi, don't worry. We have air conditioning at home, so it's not cold. We won't freeze. We have a yard at home, and when the weather gets warmer, we can grow some vegetables. It will not only exercise our bodies, but also be healthy."

Wang Yi was speechless, and Wang Qingzhi also smiled and said, "Don't worry, son. Your mother and I live in the county town, and it only takes 20 minutes to drive back. Unless there are special circumstances, we come back every week. And your uncle also comes back often, so don't worry."

Wang Yi also bought a large flat for his parents in the city.

But the two elders did not move there and still live in the county town.

Not only is it close to my workplace and the surroundings are more familiar, but most importantly, it is close to my grandparents!

(End of this chapter)