Gigabyte Technology announces a new VGA card along with Techland gaming publisher. The GV-NX79G256DP-RH graphic card features NVidia 7900GS with 256MB GDDR3 memory, support to DirectX 9.0 and Shader Model 3.0 and the latest video output interfaces, including Dual-Link DVI and TV-Out.
The graphic card pack includes a full version of Call of Juarez DVD game, powered by the 3D ChromeEngine3 (which enhances both video and audio quality).
Albatron has released a VGA card based in the latest nForce 500 series mainboards. The new Albatron 7900GS has a frequency of 450 MHz, 256 MB GDDR3 memory with a 256-bit memory bus and includes 20 pipelines. It contains a DVI connector and a Dual Link DVI connector. Suggested price: USD 395. And you can have a full Toca Race Driver 3 with a USD 30 value.
On 14th September, Albatron will launch a VGA car based in GeForce 7950GT.
NVidia has just released two new graphic chips: GeForce 7900 GS, available immediately, and GeForce 7950 GT, that comes to replace GeForce 7900 GT, hitting the shops on 14 September.
GeForce 7900 GS brings a 450MHz core speed, 256 MB DDR3, a 256-bits memory interface, 20 pixels per clock and 7 vertex shaders. Suggested price segment: USD 199 to USD 249.
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GeForce 7950 GT has a 550 MHz core speed, 512 MB DDR3, 256-bits memory interface, 24 pixels per clock and 6 vertex shaders.Suggested price segment: USD 299 to USD 349.
Inno3D has already announced a VGA card based on Nvidia’s new GeForce 7100 GS entry-level GPU. The product is clocked at standard 350 MHz and packs either 128 MB or 256 MB of GDDR2 memory at 533 MHz. TurboCache tech can raise it to 512 MB by borrowing from system memory. The card includes VGA, DVI and TV-Out connectors. The GF 7100 GS has four pixel pipelines and 64-bit interface.
As expected, ATI today announced its new VGA cards, which will actually be available only on September 14. Included is the new top of the line Radeon X1950 XTX/CrossFire (R580+) featuring GDDR4 support and an exclusive fansink. The card is clocked at 650 MHz with 512 MB of memory running at 2 GHz. The X1950 XTX GPU has 48 pixel shader processors, eight vertex shader engines and 256-bit interface. Suggested retail price is USD 449. ATI also announced the Radeon X1650 Pro (600 MHz, 256 MB of GDDR3 memory at 1.4 GHz, 12 pixel shader, five vertex shader and 128-bit interface) and the Radeon X1300 XT (500 MHz, 256 MB of DDR2 at 800 MHz, 12 pixel shader, five vertex shader and 128-bit interface). Prices are USD 99 and USD 89.
ATI has unveiled two new TV tuner cards: the TV Wonder 650 and the TV Wonder 200. The first product, based on the Theater 650 Pro chip (with motion-adaptive 3D comb filter and noise reduction capabilities), supports Avivo technology and records content in DivX, H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and WMV9 formats. It is capable of receiving standard definition analog and hi-def over-the-air programming. The solution includes remote control and FM tuner. Suggested retail price is USD 129. The basic TV Wonder 200, only available with PCI interface, sells for USD 59.
XFX will give one GeForce 7900 GT card per day as part os its “30 Cards in 30 Days Giveaway”. Everyone who buys an XFX GeForce 7900 GT between August 10 and September 8 and register it on the Web or by standard mail between August 24 and September 22 is automatically entered. The first draw will be on August 24. The promotion is valid in the Unites States (except Florida and New York). Participants must be 18 years or older.
ATI today published the August version of its Catalyst driver package. It promises performance improvements in OpenGL applications across the Radeon X1000 series and additional gains in apps that make heavy use of memory on 256 MB cards. As expected, the new package also solves a variety of bugs. The Linux release includes a feature called Pairmode, which allows users to enable BigDesktop mode with different screen resolutions, and retaining display device status between restarts.
Gigabyte has released a GeForce 7600 GS card with AGP interface featuring a silent cooling solution. The GV-N76G256D-RH packs 256 MB of GDDR2 memory and includes VGA, dual link DVI and HDTV-Out connectors. Clock speeds are not disclosed. The GeForce 7600 GS GPU has 12 pixel pipelines, five vertex shaders engines and 128-bit interface.
BFG has launched a moderately overclocked GeForce 7300 GT. The PCI Express card is set at 375 MHz (compared to standard 350 MHz), packs 256 MB of DDR2 memory and includes VGA, DVI-I and HDTV connectors. The SLI-compatible GeForce 7300 GT features eight pixel pipelines and 128-bit interface.
Nvidia this week introduced its Quadro Plex 1000 Visual Computing System (VCS). Available in 3U rackmount and desktop configurations, in three different models, the system provides performance of up to 80 billion pixels and 7 billion vertices per second with resolutions as high as 148 megapixels on 16 synchronized digital-output channels and eight HD SDI channels. Models I and III use two Quadro FX 5500 GPUs: the former accepts a G-Sync module while the latter gets an optional SDI module. The distinction, however, goes for model II, based on two dual-GPU Quadro FX 4500 X2, offering 8-dual link DVI, genlock/framelock, frame synchronization and 64x SLI FSAA. The systems are expected to ship in September with prices starting at USD 17,500.
ASUS has announced two VGA cards sporting HDMI connectors. The EN7600GT/HTDI/256MB (GeForce 7600 GT) is clocked at standard 560 MHz and packs 256 MB of 1.4 ns GDDR3 memory at 1.4 GHz. It includes HDTV-Out, HDMI-to-DVI-D, SPDIF optical and DVI-to-VGA adaptors. The other release is the EAX1600PRO/I/256MB (Radeon X1600 Pro), which clocks at 400 MHz, featuring 256 MB of GDDR3 at 800 MHz. It comes with HDMI-to-DVI-D, SPDIF coaxial and internal audio header.
ATI last week released the July edition of its Catalyst driver package (6.7). The main update involves Enhanced CrossFire Support, which allows Alternate Frame Rendering mode for Direct3D applications to be forced on by setting the Catalyst AI panel to the advanced position. Solved bugs include problems with task switching in Oblivion and texture corruption in Quake 4. The Linux version adds X.org 7.1 and Fedora Core support.
MSI has announced a GeForce 7600 GT card with an HDMI connector (with HDCP support). The NX7600GT Diamond Plus is clocked at 560 MHz and packs 256 MB of GDDR3 memory at 1.4 GHz. Besides HDMI, it offers VIVO and DVI. The GeForce 7600 GT GPU has 12 pixel pipelines, 24 pixel shaders units and 128-bit interface. The pack includes “Heroes of Might & Magic V”.
Nvidia has released version 91.37 of its ForceWare driver, finally allowing end users to build Quad SLI systems based on two GeForce 7950 GX2s, which feature two GPUs each. The company, however, stressed that it is a beta driver and asked users to follow some steps before assembling such a machine, such as checking if the motherboard and the PSU are on its compatibility lists. Nvidia is expected to release an official driver in early August.
