GeForce 9800 GTX Specs Confirmed: Leaked Slides.

[Maziar]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20080313185946_GeForce_9800_GTX_Specs_Confirmed_Leaked_Slides.html


8800GTX:
Processor Cores:128
Core Clock:575
Shader Clock:1350
Memory Clock:900
Memory:768MB


9800GTX:
Processor Cores:128
Core Clock:675
Shader Clock:1688
Memory Clock:1100
Memory:512MB

Not a huge difference between these too, and even MAYBE ( i cant say for 100% because the real benchs arent out) a 8800GTX cant beat a 9800GTX in higher resolutions

Also my guess was true about 9xxx series, it isnt a revolution.
its somthing like 7800 and 79xx series

 

[Emperor36]

Wow I was expecting alot better, but the clock speeds are great! Well we have to see if it's worth buying. i got the 8800gt and it works great, replaced my 7950gx2, now that was a huge improvment. I'm going to wait till they come out with the next gen cards and match the obvious reasons like everybody else. good luck all.

 

[quanger]

you cant really compare those two in terms of numbers because they both have different core's. G80 vs G92.

However, you can compare the G92 8800GTS though.

 

[randomizer]

Wow, Crysis scaling at nearly 100%, nvidia don't make their false data subtle.

 

[pimpinwilly]

so basicaly its a 8800gts (g92) thats overclocked a little... my 8800gts runs stock at 650mhz core, 1620 mhz shaderclcok and 970mhz for the ram. i hope that theres something im missing with these so called next gen cards :-s

 

[John Vuong]

Not impressed at all. They had to release this with a lousy 256 bit memory. How pathetic. The 9800 series have been a huge disappointment, I guess they did this because they are waiting for ATI to catch up to them.

I was expecting a lot from NVIDIA with their GeForce 9 series and I'm greatly disappointed.

 

[satanpro]

I'm impressed with the price, $299-349! If it's benching faster than an ultra at $299, why isn't this a win?

 

[LukeBird]

Wow, Crysis scaling at nearly 100%, nvidia don't make their false data subtle.

:lol:
Yeah, just what I thought!
Well if it's all in the drivers, i'll sit tight with SLi GTXs thanks!

 

[Hatman]

Not impressed at all. They had to release this with a lousy 256 bit memory. How pathetic. The 9800 series have been a huge disappointment, I guess they did this because they are waiting for ATI to catch up to them.

I was expecting a lot from NVIDIA with their GeForce 9 series and I'm greatly disappointed.

GX2 is their hgih end card which'll give apretty decent performance boost.


This card is pretty much solely intended for people looking to buy a new card or tri-sli'ers. Since it seems nvidia have done something with 9 series to make them scale much better in SLI. 9600GT for example.

 

[jc98]

if this is correct i will get 1 or 2 of them in 6 months as my 8800gts 640mb whill be ok for a bit more and i need a new mob and cpu (q9450) need to see benchmarks/reviews before i pick the mob

 

[tjoepie]

I just read a 790i review and in 9600GT SLI it seems pretty good so I assume the gtx SLI will be great in this board.

http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=728

I agree the gtx specs do not seem so spectacular but for a card as fast as the ultra the price seems very good. Because of not optimal software support of multi GPU cards and OC I prefer single gpu cards to the X2's.

 

[pchoi04]

I'm impressed with the price, $299-349! If it's benching faster than an ultra at $299, why isn't this a win?

I agree.

 

[dos1986]

I agree.

8800gtx owners are bored with their cards and have nothing to buy

 

[tjoepie]

I was gonna get a PSU with 3x6pin and 3x8pin :
http://www.thermaltake.com/product [...] /w0133.asp

This for SLI and one day maybe 3way SLI.

But now I see the 9800GTX has 2x6pin and not 1x6pin and 1x8pin:
http://www.nordichardware.com/news,7513.html

On the PSU site it says the 8 pin connectors are downward compatible but what does that mean? the 8 pins won't fit over the 6pins of the gtx looking at the pic's. There is too much plastic in the way on the side. Any idea's?

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

That may be true. Doesnt anyone wonder why everyone BUT the high may benefit from this card? Marketing. Sure, itll give you great performance for now, but the alternative in 2 months time will more than likely crush it. Also, since the high end user isnt profitting from this, then whats THAT saying? Somethings new around the corner, some MUCH better that will smoke this, so the highend will have theirs as well. Upgrade if your on a top DX9 card or lower, otherwise Id wait

 

[randomizer]

I'm just gonna keep waiting till the 8800GT hits $AU200 or less.

 

[jitpublisher]

Need to add one more spec to that first post:
9800gtx 256 bit memory bandwidth
8800gtx 384 bit memory bandwidth

When you crank up the AA and AF, and the resolution, the 348 bit/768megs of memory will start to flex it's muscles.

I think that the 9800GTX will be the card of choice for the money for the majority. But to those demanding few who really want to turn things up, I am afraid that the 9800 will fall pretty short of what the 8800GTX can still crank out on the top end.

 

[randomizer]

The extra bandwidth and memory will help at resolutions of greater than or equal to 1920x1200, often with 4xAA. Below that there won't be alot of difference. If the price is right, the 9800GTX will be a much better buy than the overpriced GTX. And forget the Ultra unless you are Chrometophobic.

 

[dev1se]

I think, judging from what people have said the price will be for this card.... that nVidia plans on competing directly with the 3870 range and has no need whatsoever to rush into releasing a new arch design... so now they can spend time perfecting their next generation whilst giving us a slight performance increase. I like that the card is beating the Ultra... I'm definitely going to buy one of these until the next series comes out... at the resolution I play at I think I'll be happy. Although I expected more.

 

[pchoi04]

I think, judging from what people have said the price will be for this card.... that nVidia plans on competing directly with the 3870 range and has no need whatsoever to rush into releasing a new arch design... so now they can spend time perfecting their next generation whilst giving us a slight performance increase. I like that the card is beating the Ultra... I'm definitely going to buy one of these until the next series comes out... at the resolution I play at I think I'll be happy. Although I expected more.

I don't think this card is meant to compete with the 3870, we already have the 8800GT that does that and the 9800GTX isnt really in its price range anyway. Instead I think its to bridge to grap between the mid range and the so called high end (dual GPU) cards. Not that the 3870x2 isnt a good card but there really isnt anything in between a 3870 and a X2 while it's roughly double the price. I think thats a good move for Nvidia, assuming there GX2 isnt a complete bust like its predecessors. Although I excepted more from Nvidia as they were king of the hill for over a year and just waiting for ATI to play catch up, maybe like you said this will give Nvidia sometime to work things out with there next gen cards.

 

[JAYDEEJOHN]

Because the way they handle the data reduces the demand for a wider bandwidth, so they can get by with a 256, and using less ram (512 vs 768) plus a die shrink or two, this card is much more the profit maker than the 8800GTX, which it replaces, and nudges in performance

 

[dtq]

8800gtx owners are bored with their cards and have nothing to buy

Thats the boat Im in, and my favourite game will only work with a single GPU and has DX10 extras to use as well .

If these specs are right it looks like the old GTX will make it to the 2 year mark as a competetive card.

Still waiting on final release and real reviews before I make any decisions at all. But if this doesnt provide more than a 10% boost at my sort of resolutions as a single GPU then its really not going to be worth upgrading to . Still no doubt a good solid card at a good price for the new builders and upgraders from previous generations. Some of us already brought into this sort of performance and dont want tepid reheats.

I can still hope that Nvidia can pull a rabbit out of a hat, or after that Im going to be waiting on the next big (dingle GPU)thing from ATI.

Its not often that high end performance lasts longer than the warranty on a graphics card...

 

[Maziar]

8800gtx owners are bored with their cards and have nothing to buy

Lol i am not board with mine its still is a beast, plays EVERY GAME with max quality (1680x1050) including crysis (with everything @ ultra high(not very high) in XP _ a tweak which can be downloaded_ and it runs very smooth) i love my rig very much

Core2Duo E6600@3.2
ASUS P5KE- WIFI
SEAGATE BARRACUDA 500GB 16MB
OCZ VINDICATOR CPU COOLER
OCZ 4GB REAPER DDR2 800 4-4-4-15
OCZ 8800GTX @612/1080(=8800ULTRA)
OCZ PROXSTREAM 1000WAT
THERMALTAKE ARMOR
LG M228WA MONITOR
XP 32 + SP3

 

[soeddy]

We can't just compare the cards clocks and frequencies to determine wich is the best or will be the best its like comparing the AMD x2 4200 @2.4GHz and E6600 @ 2.4Ghz the diference isn't in their clocks but in the entire architecture... its my think...

 

[Scotteq]

Hmmm... Well... It's going to be hard to say exactly what it'll perform like since the architecture is new. Have to wait for real benchmarks. But as a GTX Owner, I have to agree that, on paper, this is pretty underwhelming. Percentage wise on the speeds, it doesn't look bad - 15~25% across the board. But I have to agree with the earlier assessment of the card's memory: Less memory with less bandwidth isn't going to help.

We'll have to see how it works out. I *was* hoping to replace the 8800GTX this year. But so far I haven't seen anything that makes me go "Wow, I want that".