We already could ascertain that on this week the recommended prices for video card series geForce 8600 and GeForce 8500 will be arranged nearer to lower boundary of the initial range value . With respect to the appearance periods , we previously reported that GeForce 8600 GTS will appear in sale on 17 April, and GeForce 8600 GT and GeForce 8500 GT will enter only in May.
We obtained the possibility to again confirm the technical characteristics, prices and periods of sales beginning for video card on base of chips g84 and G86. Thus, on 17 April will appear in stores video card three models :
- GeForce 8600 GTS - > 675/2000 MHz, 256 mb memory type GDDR- 3, price from $199 to $229;
- GeForce 8600 GT - > 540/1400 MHz, 256 mb memory type GDDR- 3, price from $149 to $159;
- GeForce 8500 GT - > 450/700 MHz, 128 mb 256 mb memory type GDDR-2 or GDDR- 3, price from $89 to $129.
As it is possible to be convinced, the price Of geForce 8500 GT will depend on type and volume of the utilized memory. For sure the version with 256 mb memory of type GDDR- 3 will not be less than $129, whereas simple modification with 128 mb memory of type GDDR-2 can be purchased for $89. Most likely, the version geForce 8500 GT with memory type GDDR- 3 will have higher memory frequencies .
As far as two others video card on base of chip g86, known to us under the names geForce 8400 GS and GeForce 8300 GS, are concerned, they will appear somewhat later, but not in the form of retail products, but in the composition of OEM- systems. As the technical characteristics , associate mention frequency core 450 MHz and memory frequency 400 MHz DDR.
It is necessary to assume, that NVIDIA does not want to release the cheap retail market products with directX 10 support , since it has available imposing reserves of video card families geForce of 7xxx, which should be sold before Related Products :
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