NVIDIA has given thumbs up to partners to rebrand low-end graphics cards and reintroduce them in the 600 series. You need to read the fine print though to make sure you get the best of the worst.
NVIDIA released rebranded OEM graphics cards a while ago, and now it’s time for retail. We will see three new cards called GeForce GT 610, GT 620 and GT 630 that have their roots in the first and second generation Fermi architecture. GT 610 is based on the minor GF119 like GT 520, and gets 48 CUDA cores at 810 / 1620 MHz with 64-bit memory bus to 1 GB DDR3 memory at 1800 MHz.
GT 620 is based on the older GT 430 and GF108 coire, but in two completely different designs. The first use GF108-300 with 128-bit memory bus, while the second use GF108-100 with 64-bit memory bus. Both get 96 CUDA cores at 700 / 1400 MHz and 1 GB DDR3 memory at 1800 MHz, which means you need to read the box carefully to get the best model.
Last we have GT 630 that also uses GF108-300, with 128-bit bus. The clock frequency of the 96 CUDA cores is at 810 / 1620 MHz and the memory comes in two configuations. There is one card with 1 GB DDR3 memory at 1800 MHz, and one with 1 GB GDDR5 memory at 3200 MHz.
It should not take before the rebranded cards appear in stores, and those looking to buy a cheaper graphics card will have to read carefully to get the exact right model. On the other hand, integrated graphics circuits should offer performance on the same level as these.
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if you notice, they are slowly improving the bottom tier without new tech. It isnt a bad thing as they remove the weakest GPU from the last gen and the 2nd to weakest takes its spot.