NVIDIA has announced three new graphics cards, all based on GPUs made with 55nm technology. GeForce 9800GTX+ is the faster of the bunch and have already shown what it can do. It’s based on the G92b core and sports 738MHz core clock and 2200MHz memory clock. This higher core and resulting shader clock puts it in the same performance as Radeon HD 4850.
Next is GeForce 9800GT, which was for long rumored to be the first card to sport a 55nm GPU, but in the end it was beaten to it by GeForce 9800GTX+. GeForce 9800GT will replace the first GeForce 8 series card and most likely the most popular one, GeForce 8800GT. Specifications are similar with the addition of CUDA support, e.g. both Folding@Home and PhysX.
“The addition of the new 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT, and the 9500 GT GPUs brings a new level of visual computing capability to additional mainstream market segments,” said Ujesh Desai, general manager of desktop GPUs at NVIDIA. “NVDIA GPUs deliver the best bang for the buck in each price category, and with support for CUDA, PhysX, and 3D stereoscopic technology, consumers can now experience the unique, innovative, and immersive computing experience that only NVIDIA can deliver.”
Along with the two performance segment cards, NVIDIA has announced a “new” mainstream card called GeForce 9500GT. It’s the same, but at 55nm and with CUDA support.
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