NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Technology Report

Dashken · 29th Oct 2007, 09:39 PM

On November 9th, 2006, NVIDIA launched the G80 GPU. Not only does this new GPU boast an entirely new massively-parallel unified architecture, it also marks the beginning of a new era in 3D graphics - DirectX 10.

Almost a year later, NVIDIA is finally launching a refresh of the G80 GPU - the NVIDIA G92 GPU. It is also known as the D8P, short for Desktop 8 Performance. Although the basic architecture remains unchanged from the G80, the G92 comes with some nifty improvements. This is why the G92 has 73 million more transistors than the G80 even though it actually has fewer shader processors.

Here's a quote from the report :-[blockquote]"The NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT will incidentally be the world's first graphics card to support PCI Express 2.0. That means it is capable of supporting up to 32 PCI Express lanes, essentially doubling the PCI Express bandwidth to 16 GB/s when installed in a compatible motherboard."[/blockquote]

Link : NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Technology Report

PsYkHoTiK · 29th Oct 2007, 10:24 PM

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The_YongGrand · 29th Oct 2007, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PsYkHoTiK

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Is it equal to RM680 for the 8800GT? if so, I'm collecting my moolah for this card if it gets cheap. And that beats HD2900 for sure!

Adrian Wong · 30th Oct 2007, 11:16 PM

It is a really sweet card. I don't have the GeForce 8800 GTS to compare it against but IMHO, it should beat the 320MB version flat and be about the same level as the 640MB model.

Chai · 31st Oct 2007, 02:19 PM

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As we noted earlier, the GeForce 8800 GT's heatsink and fan solution is certainly svelt, with its single slot design but unfortunately that comes at the cost of heat and noise. In fact, the 8800 GT is probably the noisiest product to come out of NVIDIA in a long time. The card will likely only annoy users that are looking for exceptionally quiet computing solutions but for the average usage model, these new cards will be tolerable. We're hopeful however, that some third-party board partners will come up with more innovative, quiet cooling solutions.

From Hothardware...Hmm...

ZuePhok · 31st Oct 2007, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Chai

From Hothardware...Hmm...

sleekest card ever! if only the PCB was black...ahhhh

sleeker than a 8600GT, i wouldnt mind sacrificing 10C or even 20C for GT's dimension.

Adrian Wong · 31st Oct 2007, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Chai

From Hothardware...Hmm...

Err.. I have it running IN THE OPEN just one foot away from my ears. It's a quiet cooler, except for the loud whine for 2-3 seconds when I boot up the system.

Adrian Wong · 31st Oct 2007, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ZuePhok

sleekest card ever! if only the PCB was black...ahhhh

sleeker than a 8600GT, i wouldnt mind sacrificing 10C or even 20C for GT's dimension.

Yeah, and definitely much faster than the 8600 series.

Chai · 1st Nov 2007, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Err.. I have it running IN THE OPEN just one foot away from my ears. It's a quiet cooler, except for the loud whine for 2-3 seconds when I boot up the system.

I don't think the other 8800 series have loud whine, even at startup, does it?

Dashken · 1st Nov 2007, 09:16 AM

I'm going to get this... I'm going to get this... I'm going to gEETTTT this!!!

29th Oct 2007, 09:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 29,621 Reputation: 2162 Rep Power: 56	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Technology Report On November 9th, 2006, NVIDIA launched the G80 GPU. Not only does this new GPU boast an entirely new massively-parallel unified architecture, it also marks the beginning of a new era in 3D graphics - DirectX 10. Almost a year later, NVIDIA is finally launching a refresh of the G80 GPU - the NVIDIA G92 GPU. It is also known as the D8P, short for Desktop 8 Performance. Although the basic architecture remains unchanged from the G80, the G92 comes with some nifty improvements. This is why the G92 has 73 million more transistors than the G80 even though it actually has fewer shader processors. Here's a quote from the report :-[blockquote]"The NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT will incidentally be the world's first graphics card to support PCI Express 2.0. That means it is capable of supporting up to 32 PCI Express lanes, essentially doubling the PCI Express bandwidth to 16 GB/s when installed in a compatible motherboard."[/blockquote] Link : NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Technology Report __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

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