GeForce 9800GT pic

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GeForce 9800 GT spotted at Computex on TechConnect

Showcased by ELSA, the 9800 GT was not a reference model as it used not only a dual-slot, dual-fan cooler, but also 1GB of GDDR3 memory. Still offering DirectX 10.0 and PCI-Express 2.0 support, the upcoming card features 112 Stream Processors, just like the 8800 GT, and a 256-bit memory interface. ELSA's card has its memory clocked at 1800 MHz and a core set to 630 MHz, very close to a reference 8800 GT.
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Meh. Too close of a reference to the 8800GT for people to consider.
 
Interesting that the PCB has 2 spots for what seem to be 4-pin molex connectors, I don't know why they'd even design that for a PCIe card.. or why they'd even use a different PCB compared to the 8800GT.
 
It's probably not a US market card. They've just been selling in other countries all these years.
 
..............................8800GT 1GB......................9800GT 1GB
Core Clock...................600Mhz............................630Mhz...
Shader Clock...............1500Mhz............................??.......
Memory Clock..............1800Mhz..........................1800Mhz..
Memory Bus Width........256bit..............................256bit...
SP...............................112...................................112...

Yea.. almost looks exactly the same :|
 
It's because it is the same. This is old news actually. We already knew that the 9800 GT, would be just a rebranded 8800 GT, in terms of specifications like memory interface, stream processor count, though rumors pointed out that it would use G92b i.e. G92 shrunk to 55 nm.
 
Mark_Warner said:
Yay! Yet another part with no reason to exist!
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hey, better a surplus of useless cards than none at all.

ELSA? I thought I seen a reference 6800ultra being sold by them way back when the 6800 ultra came out. Only two things I can think of about that pcb with the 2x4 pin molexes They either they used an old pcb design, (7800gs AGP im guessing?) or they mite build an AGP version of this card.
 
with the 8800gt's pushing towards $100 new, it seems like this class of video cards will be the new 'norm' within a year. an 8800gt will be considered the low-end of gear for current games in the next couple years.

whats interesting though is how these cards will be used in the future. myself, ive always used old video cards for htpc's... but would i really want a htpc with a 8800gt in it running most of the day? not really.... but then again i guess ill just have to play games on it to justify the power costs:)
 
Silus said:
It's because it is the same. This is old news actually. We already knew that the 9800 GT, would be just a rebranded 8800 GT, in terms of specifications like memory interface, stream processor count, though rumors pointed out that it would use G92b i.e. G92 shrunk to 55 nm.
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im sold if thats the case. im torn between an 8800gt and an 8800gts solely on the basis of heat/power consumption, an overclocked 8800gt with a die shrink would be a nice compromise if the price is right (which it probably wont be)
 
Well depends on competition. Nvidia shouldn't have too much room to increase the price and 9800 GT will be cheaper to make [the point of G92b was to enable Nvidia to fight with prices.]

Now the intresting thing is that G92b should cost around same amount of money as G94..so bring on G94b also :p.
 
Nvidia is just keeping the same cores and slapping on a new name. Will now become the mid range for their new line most likely because the G92 core is cheap and very effective.
 
no I am not sure, but thats what I have been reading. Nvidia probably has a ton of these Dies they need to get rid of.
 
Also keep in mind that by rebranding it to a 9-series, they can emphasize Hybrid SLI support when they finally enable it. (And charge a premium.)
 
Vengance_01:
Well there is also 65nm version of 9800 GT, but so far Nvidia haven't added support for that model for their drivers..only that 55nm version has support in new beta-drivers.
 
IT'S BIG! IT'S BAD! IT'S BEEFY!

You know, this is kind of like seeing a woman in a really tight bikini:

"Babe, you like like six pounds of crap in a two pound bag!"

-Desert Punk
 
I'm looking forward to this baby!

I want a video card that uses the same amount of power as my 7900GT, and delivers a massive performance increase! 60w with the power of the 8800GT would be great!
 
yes it would! beats the snot out of my g92's 200w or whatever for efficiency. that would be a good card to use for a gaming system that ran off the sun :)
 
9800GT = 8800GT. My Gigabyte 8800GT even has higher specs than this card, 700 MHz core, 1715 MHz shader and 1840 MHz memory. I would love an 8800GT with a dual-slot cooler that actually vents the hot air out of the case, though. Unless they get the TDP below something like 50W, the card is still going to produce lots of heat that rises to the CPU and other components, heating them up.
 
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