6800XT is now shipping.

[VIAN]

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26165

 

[compgeek89]

256-bit memory bus on these boys right?

What clocks?

 

[Mrvile]

8 pipes...:disgust:

150 bucks though, let's hope they make a good budget card.

 

[CraigRT]

blah

 

[otispunkmeyer]

heh nvidias turn to start spinning the products lol

Ati have about eleventybillion versions of the x800

 

[JBT]

hmmm these x800GT and now the 6800XT are pretty lame.

 

[Eureka]

They already have the 6600Gt for their budget card, what's the point of the 6800XT?

Norm

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: cevilgenius
They already have the 6600Gt for their budget card, what's the point of the 6800XT?

Norm

To sully the name of "XT," just like ATI's plot to spoil the "GT" label.

Pretty sad when the companies are engaged in these types of schoolyard tactics.

 

[Powermoloch]

business blows bawls :thumbsdown::|

 

[monster64]

So the only difference is 256 bit instead of 128 bit? Lets see the benches.

 

[fibes]

What's the difference between this card and the 6800LE?

 

[ronnn]

Originally posted by: cevilgenius
They already have the 6600Gt for their budget card, what's the point of the 6800XT?

Norm

Guess this means the x800 (whatever it is), has been selling. So being a smart company and seeing a good thing - they decided to join the club.

 

[aka1nas]

The article said that AGP versions of it will still be NV40 chips. Which means that they will still be potentially unlockable to full 16 pipe cards. It would be nice if they have decent core clocks as otherwise I don't see how it is better than a 6600GT.

 

[johnnqq]

very gay how ati misleads buyers that their x800gt is supposed to be one of the better cards (aka 6800gt) and now nvidia has to be gay back with the xt...

 

[Corporate Thug]

^^^^ yeah, god forbid a consumer do some research before buying :roll:

 

[arcas]

The gamesmanship between these two companies is ridiculous. One might think that both companies had set out to deceive or, at least, confuse potential buyers. I wonder if the FTC would be interested in this?

 

[tuteja1986]

OHH , NAH I think the x800gto will be better. It is suppose to release tomorrow .

 

[fliguy84]

Originally posted by: fibes
What's the difference between this card and the 6800LE?

i think its the core. it might use the nv41 core instead of the nv40, like the 6800 pcie vanilla. so no pipes unlocking. on the bright side, if this has SLI it may give the x800gt a better competition.

 

[fliguy84]

Originally posted by: aka1nas
The article said that AGP versions of it will still be NV40 chips. Which means that they will still be potentially unlockable to full 16 pipe cards. It would be nice if they have decent core clocks as otherwise I don't see how it is better than a 6600GT.

or better than a 6800le

 

[mwmorph]

cant wait till they run out of suffixes and have to use TYPE R or S or VTEC and start handing out stickers and custom gfx that are"guranteed to increase performance 50%." lol. ricer video.

 

[johnnqq]

a kid at my school had gtr on his beretta ...

mustangs with type r stickers crack me up

 

[raildogg]

so ATI had a Radeon X800XT and a X850XT, nvidia had a 6800GT and 7800GT.

hehe, they seem to have the same PR marketing guys :laugh:

 

[ronnn]

Originally posted by: arcas
The gamesmanship between these two companies is ridiculous. One might think that both companies had set out to deceive or, at least, confuse potential buyers. I wonder if the FTC would be interested in this?

I am sure they do, how else do you justify a 512mb 6200 or all those super low end cards that had 256mb ram. All there so the sales people at future shop can sell to the unknowing just getting a rig for their kids.

Edit: I got a cheap 9600 pro a ways back for a second computer and during shipping it gained an advantage. The advantage being much lower memory clocks.

 

[ScrewFace]

Originally posted by: Norm

To sully the name of "XT," just like ATI's plot to spoil the "GT" label.

Pretty sad when the companies are engaged in these types of schoolyard tactics.[/quote]

I agree. nVidia using 'XT' for a low-end card while ATI uses 'XT' for their high-end card. Some noobs may see the '6800XT' and think: 'Wow! I've got the fastest 6800 card you can get because ATI uses 'XT' for its high-end card."

Can't ATI copyright the 'XT' label and nVidia copyright 'GT' and 'GTX?

 

[fliguy84]

Available now at ZZF for $165

Specs:
325 MHz GPU
12 Pixel Pipelines
128 MB, 128 bit DDR
600 MHz (effective)
19.2 GB/s Memory Bandwidth

from the specs, i'm sure a 6600gt is better