Nvidia's 8800 GT (G92) launch will now occur 2 weeks early.

Posted By: Steve McBarnes - 12:29:06 Tue, October 09, 2007

DigiTimes says that according to graphics card makers, Nvidia is going to launch its 8800 GT part on October 29th in order to compete against ATI's November 19th launch of the HD 2950 Pro (RV670). Nvidia was going to launch the 8800 GT on November 12th, one week before the HD 2950 Pro, but now they are launching a full 3 weeks earlier (assuming both Nvidia and ATI meet their marks). Will the early bird (Nvidia) catch the worm (lots of munnies)? And will the bird (Nvidia) find the worm (munnies) to be quite delicious and satisfying?

In other news, Nvidia will launch G98 as a replacement for the 8600 series. There is no launch date currently set for the G98.

15 Comments

Tuesday, October 09, 2007 1:53:39 PM

anonymousD
n00b

steve, how much confusion will reign come a couple of months when the releases would reach the shelves?

Tuesday, October 09, 2007 1:53:56 PM

Radiator
Senior Member

And I thought the 8800GT's competition will be the HD 2900 GT . But anyway , if the HD 2950 Pro will be using a 512bit memory bus , then how much of a chance does the 256bit 8800 GT have really ?

Tuesday, October 09, 2007 2:21:14 PM

anonymous
guest

On one level, I like this. On another level, it would be better if they launched within days of each other so I could make an informed decision on which to choose before I buy...

So yeah, I'm not sure how much of an edge Nvidia gets on this one. I've heard rumors that the 2950 Pro will outperform it, and I'd say a lot of folk will be waiting to see benchmarks and prices compared.

Tuesday, October 09, 2007 3:34:18 PM

yayness
guest

replacing the 8600 series.....YAYNESS!!

Tuesday, October 09, 2007 5:40:04 PM

WhistleHeat
guest

When will you have the stats up?

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 12:48:53 AM

Steve
The Progenitor

@anonymousD 4. The amount of confusion will be 4.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 1:51:30 AM

anonymousD
n00b

i hear u. i get calls from people already asking if a 8600gt is better than a x1950xtx and so on lol.im gonna change my number come novenmber :D

wth is with the dead bird foto? kinda sux lol

Wednesday, October 10, 2007 2:22:54 AM

wyz135
Senior Member

did the "worm" means money?

Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:54:55 AM

MrWizard6600
Member

excellent work with the bird picture. I like its excessive-ness. Like a hummer with spinners (which, FYI, defeats the purpose of the hummers awsome CTIS (tires can inflate for best milage, deflate for more traction)).

Friday, October 12, 2007 8:13:55 PM

anonymousD
n00b

btw, what happened to the 8800gx2's ?

Saturday, October 13, 2007 10:27:42 PM

8800gt or HD 2950?
guest

Tell e which one should i buy and will be the prices?

Sunday, October 14, 2007 8:28:02 AM

Radiator
Senior Member

Cancelled , maybe? Or simply not announced yet ?

Sunday, October 14, 2007 12:38:55 PM

anonymous
guest

anyone know what the system power requirments will be? Can't find them. I may wait for this one so I don't have to upgrade PSU.

Sunday, October 14, 2007 11:19:59 PM

anonymous
guest

Me doesn't likes the dead bird picture.

I like the 8600 being replaced tho.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:27:25 AM

Radiator
Senior Member

It'll have 65nm process I think , so you probably wont have to upgrade your PSU ( unless it's a 300W one ) .

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