I got updated from my nVIDIA source as to the specs of the upcoming 8600GTS,8600GT and 8500GT GPUs...
It seems that nVIDIA will not go 64 SPs with the 8600GT..GT model , due to yield issues..but only 48 SPs.. The same is true for the 8500GT instead of 48 SPs it will settle for only 32/24 in GT and GS versions..but price will be proportional..only 99USD for the 32 SP version.
8600 GTS remains the flagship of mid range GPUs and will sell for 229USD for the 512MB version and 199USD for the 256MB providing up to 50% the performance of an X1950 XTX in some cases!!!..
8600 GTS Spes & prices:(G84) mid range GPU. TSMC 80nm Unified Shader Architecture. 300 million transistors on TSMC 80nm process. 64 Stream Processors at 1.80GHz 32 TF/16 TA Core Clock at 675MHz Memory Clock at 2.0GHz (1ns) 128 bit Memory Bus 256MB-512MB GDDR4 Graphics Memories 32 GBs Memory Bandwidth price : 229USD for the 512MB version and 199USD for 256MB version.. pros: 8600GTS is 50% faster than a Radeon X1950 XTX 512MB in real world apps & video games.. Cons : narrow memory bus pros: amazing performance & best bang for the buck!!! (8600 GTS 3Dmark2006 score is 6500 points in 1280x1024 res on a stock X6800 Conroe CPU) Edit: 8600 GTS will come in PCI-E and AGPx8 Versions ................................................... 8600 GT Specs:(cut-down G84) 80nm Unified Shader Architecture. 48 SPs at 1.50GHz Core at 540MHz 128 bit memory bus Memory Clock :1.40GHz using (1.4ns samsung) 256MB GDDR3 memories performance for an 8600GT: same as an 7950GT Cons : narrow memory bus price : 149 USD Edit: 8600 GT will come in PCI-E and AGPx8 Versions .................................................... 8500 GT Specs (G86) TSMC 80nm Unified Shader Architecture. 32/24 Stream Processors at 1.60GHz Core : 460 MHz Memory: 800MHz 128-bit memory bus.. 256MB GDDR3(2.5ns) performance: ~7600GT performance : same as an 7800GT cons: no cons for its class... price 99 USD . Related Products :
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