DX10 8600 AGP

[Wreckage]

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37790

I guess it's possible that there will be DX10 for the AGP slot. It seems the 8600 will be pin compatible with the 7600 which was compatible with the 6600.


EDIT: Seems this was posted twice already, once while I was typing this and also in another thread.....so carry on.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=31&threadid=2010337&enterthread=y
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=31&threadid=2010745&enterthread=y

 

[Nightmare225]

AGP certainly isn't dying as fast as PCI.

 

[Dainas]

With a 128bit memory, I don't think it will do that much of a service to AGP users. Atleast the 7800GS and X1950pro had enough power to run the games of its day cranked up.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: Dainas
With a 128bit memory, I don't think it will do that much of a service to AGP users. Atleast the 7800GS and X1950pro had enough power to run the games of its day cranked up.

A buddy of mine is still playing on an Athlon XP 2000+ and a 9700Pro, I bet it would be somewhat of an upgrade for him.

 

[A554SS1N]

Originally posted by: Dainas
With a 128bit memory, I don't think it will do that much of a service to AGP users. Atleast the 7800GS and X1950pro had enough power to run the games of its day cranked up.

The 7600GT is every bit as fast as a 7800GS in virtually all situations?? Go read some benchmarks.

 

[Dainas]

Originally posted by: A554SS1N

Originally posted by: Dainas
With a 128bit memory, I don't think it will do that much of a service to AGP users. Atleast the 7800GS and X1950pro had enough power to run the games of its day cranked up.

The 7600GT is every bit as fast as a 7800GS in virtually all situations?? Go read some benchmarks.

Thats only because due to really low clocks, the 7800GS(375mhz) was limited in its shader performance. A lightly overclocked 7800GS agp running at 450/1400(the clocks almost everyone runs theirs at) would completely blow away any 7600GT.

I don't think a 8600 would be limited in the same way, however like the 7600GT it will be pinned down by its memory bus.