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Nvidia GeForce 9-series Lineup Revealed [FINALLY]

post #1 of 11
2/22/08 at 9:27am
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With the launch of the mid-range GeForce 9600 GT marking the debut of Nvidia's GeForce 9-series, graphics card makers have revealed details of the rest of the cards Nvidia is scheduled to launch in the coming months.

At the top-end of the 9-series cards will sit the dual-GPU GeForce 9800 GX2 which will launch on March 11 this year. This will be followed by the GeForce 9800 GTX and 9800 GT between the end of March and beginning of April.
For the mid-range Nvidia will offer the GeForce 9600 GS in May, according the sources.

In June, the company will launch the value-level GeForce 9500 GT based on the G96 graphics core with a reduced 128-bit memory interface. To complete the series, the GeForce 9500 GS will launch in July.

Nvidia's share of the discrete entry-level graphics card market (US$30-90) has shrunk to less than 3%. Therefore, Nvidia will not target this market with 9-series products in the near-term, and instead will promote the increasing performance of its IGP chipsets.

Nvidia declined to opportunity to respond saying it cannot comment on unannounced products.
Source: DigiTimes


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post #2 of 11
2/22/08 at 10:19am
woot! thats a lot sooner than expected!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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post #3 of 11
2/22/08 at 10:25am
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If they were going with 55nm GPUs, it would have been much later.

These appear to be a G92 refresh, which is still awesome. I wonder what the GTX clocks will be?

Also looking like the official replacement for the 8800 Ultra is the 9800GX2.
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post #4 of 11
2/22/08 at 10:30am
Ah yeh i see. The more I wait, the more I save anyway. Its a win win.
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post #5 of 11
2/22/08 at 10:36am
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Originally Posted by Steve@NBF View Post
Ah yeh i see. The more I wait, the more I save anyway. Its a win win.


If the 9800GX2 is priced similarly to the 3870X2, the 9800GTX should be a bit less than $400.

Now THAT's what I'm talking about. /end NVIDIA consumer rapeage.
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post #6 of 11
2/22/08 at 1:44pm
This is great news! Finally "real" upgrades!
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post #7 of 11
2/22/08 at 5:16pm
For some reason I don't feel as dramatically impressed by these cards, I know 30% is nothing to frown about but after the insane hype I just feel at least a bit let down.
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post #8 of 11
2/22/08 at 5:26pm
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For some reason I don't feel as dramatically impressed by these cards, I know 30% is nothing to frown about but after the insane hype I just feel at least a bit let down.
I see where you're coming from...

I guess it is kinda strange that the 9800GX2 is gonna be top dog! if it's only 30% faster than a 8800 Ultra, what kinda speed will the 9800GTX have.

I hope earlier performance reports were wrong and the 9 series cards pack more punch than is expected.
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post #9 of 11
2/22/08 at 5:28pm
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Nvidia's share of the discrete entry-level graphics card market (US$30-90) has shrunk to less than 3%. Therefore, Nvidia will not target this market with 9-series products in the near-term, and instead will promote the increasing performance of its IGP chipsets.
that's the biggest news to me. If Nvidia is abandoning the low-end, are they relinquishing that market to AMD/ATI? or to Intel?
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post #10 of 11
2/22/08 at 6:09pm
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To both.
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post #11 of 11
2/25/08 at 4:29am
http://www.nordichardware.com/news,7386.html
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