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Saturday, 03 February 2007 09:06 |
The details of the low end DirectX 10 graphics card - the GeForce 8600 are making rounds on the Internet. We are not sure if this is true (but it looks like it is!), but the specs are so much for a low end card and the price makes it even more desirable for users without deep pockets.
The GeForce 8600 GT features 48 Stream Processors, 256MB of memory and runs at 350MHz (memory clocked at 1200MHz) and costs around US$150 when it hits the shelves. A costlier solution in the 8600 series is the 8600 Ultra consisting of 64 SPs and running faster than the GT version. The Ultra offers 512MB of memory and costs $180.
These cards are very strategically priced and are supposed to be out at about the same time the ATI R600 debuts (sometime in March, mostly at CeBIT). With the introduction of these cards the DX9 cards will go through a significant price cut.
Also making news are the 8300 series of cards, considered as replacement to the 7300 series of DX9 cards Nvidia are currently manufacturing. The 8300 is available in GT and GS versions and they feature 32 and 24 Stream Processors respectively. Both these cards come with 256MB memory, and cost under 100$.
Here is a summary of all the four cards...
8600 Ultra: 64 SPs - 512MB - 1400MHz memory - 500 MHz core - 256-bit - $179
8600 GT: 48 SPs - 256MB - 1200MHz memory - 350 MHz core - 128-bit - $149
8300 GT: 32 SPs - 256MB - 1200MHz memory - 500 MHz core - 128-bit - $99
8300 GS: 24 SPs - 256MB - 1000MHz memory - 500 MHz core - 128-bit - $79
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