Last Updated on Thursday, 25 March 2010 09:42 Written by Chris Hunter Saturday, 19 January 2008 17:48
There is still one issue concerning the G94, there is a lack of presence for DX10.1 support. NVIDIA believes that there is not enough demand to implement it yet, and that is a valid assessment. There are only a handful of DX10 games out now; most of them are patched DX9 games. The consumers are only recently adopting DX10.0 hardware, and it would be ill advised to abandon that install base. NVIDIA's decision should make publishers happy, and allow for another improved generation of DX10 games.
Pconline.com.cn and BHFO are nodding our heads in agreement. The G94-300 provides needed competition against ATi's price points, and replaces the 8600 series. At 169USD, we will pick one up for review on release day.
- The stunted Google translation is also available for those who want to trudge through it.(loads very slow)
- Pictures of the 9600GT
- HardOCP Enthusiasts has preview pics of the 9800X2
- EXPreview - 9600GT launch date pushed back
Specifications Comparison
|
|
9600GT |
8800GS |
8600GTS |
HD3850 |
|
Core Code |
G94 |
G92 |
G84 |
RV670 |
|
Die Process |
65nm |
65nm |
80nm |
55nm |
|
Core Transistors |
Unknown |
754,000,000 |
289,000,000 |
666,000,000 |
|
Core Freq |
650Mhz |
575/600Mhz |
675Mhz |
669Mhz |
|
Shader Core Freq |
1625Mhz |
1438/1500Mhz |
1450Mhz |
669Mhz |
|
Memory Freq |
1800Mhz |
1700/1800Mhz |
2000Mhz |
1660Mhz |
|
Memory Type |
GDDR3 |
GDDR3 |
GDDR3 |
GDDR3 |
|
Memory Interface |
256bit |
192bit |
128bit |
256bit |
|
Total Memory |
512MB |
384/768MB |
256MB |
256/512MB |
|
Unified Shaders |
64 |
96 |
32 |
320 |
|
Bus Interface |
PCIE2.0 |
PCIE2.0 |
PCIE |
PCIE2.0 |
|
Shader Version |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
|
DX Standard |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
|
Communication |
SLI |
SLI |
SLI |
CrossfireX |
|
Video Codec |
PureVideo HD 2/VP2 |
PureVideo HD 2/VP2 |
PureVideo HD 2/VP2 |
PureVideo HD 2/VP2 |
|
Core Dimensions |
16x15mm |
18.5x17.8mm |
13x13.3mm |
15x14mm |
|
Core Area |
240mm2 |
328.5mm2 |
173mm2 |
210mm2 |
G94-300 Specifications and Comparison Chart BHFO
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