Nvidia 6600Gt($200)-20% faster than 9800XT

[spazo]

So where does this leave the regular 6800?


go to the news page of digitlife for details

 

[Schadenfroh]

it still has a 256bit memory bus and more pipes me thinks

 

[SneakyStuff]

Differences between 6800 and 6800GT

6800: 12 pipelines, 128MB DDR memory.

6800GT: 16 pipelines, 256MB gddr3 memory.

The 6800 is something like 30-40% faster than a Radeon 9800 pro, so there's some comparision for you.

 

[jcrash]

What? Where? Huh?

 

[Lonyo]

A link (Very helpful OP)
In what games?

Our Chinese colleagues obtained exclusive NV43 photos. GeForce 6600GT cards with 500 MHz clock rate, 128-bit (GDDR3, 128 MB) will cost $200, GeForce 6600 with 128-bit bus (GDDR, 128 MB) will cost $150. According to results of unconfirmed tests GeForce 6600GT performs 20% better than RADEON 9800XT.

Personally I don't see a card with 128-bit memory bus outperforming a 9800XT.
At least, not in high res/AA situations. Maybe 1024x768 with no AA/AF it will be 20% faster.

 

[BlvdKing]

Are these going to come out in AGP format?

Also, a 256 MB version would be nice...

 

[Pete]

spazo, this is a repost, and please include a link next time.

Remember not to judge a card (especially an nVidia one) based solely on a 3DM03 score. It should be a very good card for $200, but AA+AF performance will probably be below a 9800P simply due to less bandwidth.

 

[jim1976]

Originally posted by: Pete
spazo, this is a repost, and please include a link next time.

Remember not to judge a card (especially an nVidia one) based solely on a 3DM03 score. It should be a very good card for $200, but AA+AF performance will probably be below a 9800P simply due to less bandwidth.

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[spazo]

Sorry for some reason I couldn't get copy and paste to work with my browser...