In October, NVIDIA had introduced to the world its next-generation, DX11, and it was clear that the part, unveiled under the code-name Fermi, was going to be the same as Intel's "Larrabee"?i. e., a fully programable, multi-core, through-out focused processor, with a few graphic-specific hardware bundled. Originally, the part was to launch in November, but now it has been pushed back, and rumor has it that the DX11 would see light of the day in March of the coming year.

The delay in the launch of the product is always bad news for a firm, but this particular delay has caught NVIDIA at a particularly bad time. Earlier this year, the firm had fallen prey to the "inevitable and halted development of its chipsets for non-Atom x86 platforms".

With Fermi's delay, the company is now relying on Tegra, NVIDIA's ARM-based embedded/mobile processor, and luckily for NVIDIA, there is much excitement and anticipation surrounding Tegra. What is not a good news for the company is that its arch rival ATI will beat it to the launch of new products, which are expected to happen in January or February.

According to latest reports released, the Fermi will be hitting the markets in March, the GF100 version, and the GF104 version will be out in the second quarter of 2010 for the high-end market.