GeForce 9500 Series
- GeForce 9500 GT
- 65nm G96/D9M GPU
- 32 Stream Processors.
- 550 MHz core, with a 1375 MHz unified shader clock.
- 256 MB 1600 MHz GDDR3 memory with a 128-bit memory bus, although the memory type might change prior to release.
- Will support DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, OpenGL 2.1, and PCI-Express 2.0.
- Supports 3rd generation PureVideo technology and Hybrid Power technology.
On 21 February 2008 the Geforce 9600 GT was officially launched.
GeForce 9600 Series
- 65nm G94/D9M GPU.
- 64 Stream Processors.
- 16 Raster Operation(ROP) units, 32 Texture Address(TA)/Texture Filter(TF) units.
- 20.8 billion texels/s fillrate.
- 650 MHz core clock, with a 1625 MHz unified shader clock.
- 1800 MHz memory, with a 256-bit memory interface.
- 256 MB, 512 MB, or 1 GB of GDDR3 memory[6].
- 57.6 GB/s memory bandwidth for boards configured with GDDR3 900 MHz memory.
- 505M transistor count
- DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, OpenGL 2.1, and PCI-Express 2.0[7].
- Is compatible with HDCP, but the implementation will depend on the manufacturer.
- Supports CUDA and the Quantum Effects physics processing engine.
- Almost double the performance of the previous Nvidia mid-range card, the GeForce 8600GTS.
- Estimated by NVIDIA to cost between $169-$189 MSRP.
Geforce 9600 GSO
The Geforce 9600 GSO is essentially a renamed 8800 GS. It seems they are repositioning the card into the 9*** series to combat slower than expected sales of the 8800 GS. Just like the 8800 GS the 9600 GSO features 96 stream processors, a 550Mhz core clock with shaders clocked at 1,375Mhz, and 384MB memory clocked at 1,600Mhz on a 192-bit memory bus.
GeForce 9800 Series
The GeForce 9800 series is reported to have GX2 (dual GPU), GTX, GTS, GT, and GS variants.
GeForce 9800 GX2
On 18 March 2008 the GeForce 9800 GX2 was officially launched.
The GeForce 9800 GX2 is reported to have the following specifications:.
- Dual PCBs, dual GPU design
- 197 W power consumption
- Two 65nm process GPUs, with 256 total Stream Processors (128 per PCB).
- The 9800 GX2 is at least 30% faster than the 8800 Ultra.
- Supports Quad SLI.
- 1 GiB (512 MB per PCB) memory framebuffer.
- Supports DirectX 10, Shader Model 4, OpenGL 2.1, and PCI-Express 2.0.
- Outputs include two DVI ports, an HDMI output, and S/PDIF in connector on-board for routing audio through the HDMI cable
- An 8-pin and a 6-pin power connector.
- Clocks (Core/Shader/Memory): 600 MHz/1500 MHz/2000 MHz.
- 256-bit memory interface
- 128 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Released date: March 18, 2008
- Launch price of $599.
GeForce 9800 GTX
On 1 April 2008 the GeForce 9800 GTX was officially launched.
- 128 Stream Processors.
- Clocks (Core/Shader/Memory): 675 MHz/1688 MHz/2200 MHz
- 256-bit memory interface.
- 512 MB of GDDR3 memory.
- 70.4 GB/s memory bandwidth
- Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec) 43.2
- DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0, OpenGL 2.1, and PCI-Express 2.0.
- Release date was 2008-04-01.
- Launch Price of $349.
GeForce GTX 200 Series
It has been reported that Nvidia's upcoming GPUs codenamed GT200 (including the D10U-30 and D10U-20) will be named as GeForce GTX 280. Another slower GPU previously thought to be the GeForce 9900 GTS will be the GeForce GTX 260. These GPUs are expected to be launched between June 16th and June 20th. The GeForce GTX 280, the top end model, will launch with support for nVidia's technologies CUDA, PhysX and an upgraded version of PurevideoHD. The GeForce GTX 260, the high end model, will also support the same technologies as the 280. The GTX 280 is expected to be priced at over $600 and the GTX 260, at $449. The die size of GTX 280 and 260 is 576 mm^2 on a 65 nm process.
NVIDIA 9600 GT Has Launched - New Mid-Range GFX King?
Galaxy is launching a very different 9600 GT, featuring a custom board design, dual slot cooler, two BIOS and windows flash tool, it is geared toward the enthusiasts out there. This sample comes factory overclocked we compare its performance to a reference 9600 GT video card, as well as a 8800 GT, 8800 GTS and AMD's pride: HD3870. Read on to find out of this product is the best mainstream card out there!
Here are the different boards available from all known and lesser known companies:
Reviews from the big boys:
* Anandtech
* HardOCP
* Techreport
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