So NVIDIA is getting ready to launch its latest set of graphics cards that have been rebadged from previous generations. The GeForce GTS 250 is apparently a rebadge of the GeForce 9800GTX+, while the GTS 240 is a rebadge of the 9800GT, which was a rebadge of the 8800GT.
The 8800GT came out in October of 07, which was quite some time ago. Now we are going to see practically the same card (overclocked) launched as another new product?
In some ways it makes me sick that old products sold under new names can still make money. It also lets these companies pull back on designing and innovating on new parts.
To me the worst part is that there will be plenty of reviews of these new cards, when the performance is far from new; why not just copy/paste the numbers from the old 9800GTX+ and 8800GT articles?
The 8800GT came out in October of 07, which was quite some time ago. Now we are going to see practically the same card (overclocked) launched as another new product?
In some ways it makes me sick that old products sold under new names can still make money. It also lets these companies pull back on designing and innovating on new parts.
To me the worst part is that there will be plenty of reviews of these new cards, when the performance is far from new; why not just copy/paste the numbers from the old 9800GTX+ and 8800GT articles?