nVidia Launches The GeForce 8800 GTX and GTS

Posted By: Michael Thomas - 12:11:17 Wed, November 08, 2006

nVidia's latest brings everything we wanted to the table and then some. Nearly double the performance of an X1950 XTX with Anti-Aliasing modes and 16X Anisotropic filtering that is *by default* noticeably better than ATi's high quality AF setting. This is hard launch and cards should be available starting today, though there's no telling how long they will remain in stock.

The specifications of these new cards are very different from any card we've ever seen before, so I encourage everyone not to read too deeply into the specifications we currently have listed for them, and instead read the full-length reviews and look at real-world benchmarks as they become available.

We'll be keeping track of reviews and retail cards as they appear and we'll be posting them to their respective card pages. Check back often, there will be new information coming in all day.


GeForce 8800 GTX	GeForce 8800 GTS

18 Comments

Wednesday, November 08, 2006 5:38:38 PM

David
guest

I cant wait to get my gts!

Wednesday, November 08, 2006 6:00:53 PM

These cards seem to perform pretty similarly in current games for some reason..

Wednesday, November 08, 2006 6:02:30 PM

The 8800 GTX and the 8800 GTS beat the heck out of Quad-SLI even in F.E.A.R! (wich is the only game that it runs well) while costing less than half of the price.

Wednesday, November 08, 2006 9:12:13 PM

David
guest

I know i just ordered one 8800gts and i cant wait for it to get here!

Thursday, November 09, 2006 6:25:24 AM

wish i could.. but im stuck with a Pentium 4 @ 3.4Ghz.

Thursday, November 09, 2006 6:12:40 PM

David
guest

I feel bad for you man. Maybe you could sell your old gpu?

Thursday, November 09, 2006 11:25:19 PM

Seth
guest

Dang!!! I wish I could afford one!! Maybe when I get a real job!

Friday, November 10, 2006 10:37:11 AM

My GPU isnt the problem, its my CPU. Its a major bottleneck (or so i think..) for the 8800 series. Its NOT a bottleneck for the X1950XTX, but the 8800 cards are twice as good, so my CPU would definitely become a bottleneck.

Friday, November 10, 2006 10:38:28 AM

@ Seth: Dont idolize these things. If u want a GPU, go out and get it.. its not that big of a deal so dont turn it into one. Enjoy!

Friday, November 10, 2006 7:19:26 PM

Damage Inc.
guest

I can't wait to try my PC with P4 3GHz HT, 1.5GB DDR RAM and GeForce 6800 Series lol.
I'm not gunna be able to try out this kind of stuff for years until I make some money of my own, so I'm not even gunna look at these things seeing how awesome it is and stuff.
Although, it is... inevitable. :P

Saturday, November 11, 2006 2:29:44 PM

@ Damage: Same advice. If u dont have money, find a way to get it. Its not expensive, u can even steal it from a company.

Saturday, November 11, 2006 4:43:32 PM

Seth
guest

Dang Track, what do you do for a living? Rob Banks? Ha Ha Ha Ha!!

J/K - For those of us who aren't able to spend that much money, I guess we shouldn't just "go out and get it"

We'll just have to wait for the price to come down - which will probably be when ATI launches their cards. Besides, I'm not so sure I want to invest in the first generation of DX10 cards. I might wait around until the 8900GTX cards come out or something. That way they can fine tune these babies!

Saturday, November 11, 2006 4:45:51 PM

Seth
guest

Sorry, I meant to include this in my last comment - For those of you who have purchased one of these cards, what kind of powersupply do you have? I'm looking at purchasing a Toughpower 750watt PSU, but I'm not sure if that's overkill. I want to get a powersupply that will last me through the next couple of generations of gfx cards.

Saturday, November 11, 2006 4:52:27 PM

David
guest

Dont take Tracks advice.

Sunday, November 12, 2006 1:31:20 PM

I wasnt serious. It just makes me mad looking at all these ppl wanting something SOO much and not being able to have it!!
I would reccomend a 700w PSU, regardless of nVidia/ATI's issuing of a seperate PSU for the GPU.

Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:38:59 PM

David
guest

Dude I feel for the poor aswell but you cant tell someone to steal something for 630$ and go to jail for a year geez man. Also i'm getting my 8800gts soon and i cant wait to test it out with my 460w psu.

Monday, November 13, 2006 12:06:05 PM

Mach5Motorsport
n00b

I agree with David. Track, you give people the impression that you're really a 14 year old with an internet connection with some of the comments you make. ;)

Monday, November 13, 2006 2:08:40 PM

David
guest

Thank you.I'm gonna be 18 and i act 14 sometimes i know.

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