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Graphics card makers launch new Nvidia-based cards

Press release, July 30; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES Asia

With Nvidia announcing the launch of its latest GeForce 9800 GTX+, 9800 GT and 9500 GT GPUs, graphics card makers including Micro-Star International (MSI), Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Foxconn, Biostar and Leadtek Research, have all launched related products.

Nvidia GeForce 9500GT and 9800GT specifications

GPU

GeForce 9500 GT

GeForce 9800 GT

Processor Cores

32

112

Graphics Clock (MHz)

550

600

Processor Clock (MHz)

1400

1500

Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec)

8.8

33.6

Memory Clock (MHz)

800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2)

900

Standard Memory Config

256/512MB (GDDR3) and 512MB (DDR2)

512MB

Memory Interface Width

128-bit (GDDR3 and DDR2)

256-bit GDDR3

Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec)

25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2)

57.6

NVIDIA SLI-ready

2-way

2-way

NVIDIA PureVideo Technology

PVHD

PVHD

NVIDIA PhysX-ready

Yes

Yes

NVIDIA CUDA Technology

Yes

Yes

HybridPower Technology

No

Yes

GeForce Boost

No

No

Bus Support

PCIe 2.0 x16

PCIe 2.0 x16

Maximum Digital Resolution

2560×1600

2560×1600

Maximum VGA Resolution

2048×1536

2048×1536

Standard Display Connectors

Two Dual Link DVI (GDDR3) and Single Dual Link DVI (DDR2)

Two Dual Link DVI, One HDTV output

Multi Monitor

Yes

Yes

HDCP

Yes

Yes

HDMI

Via adapter

Via Adapter

Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)

105

105

Maximum Graphics Card Power

50W

105W

Minimum System Power Requirement

350W

400W

Supplementary Power Connectors

None

One 6-pin

Source: Nvidia, compiled by Digitimes, July 2008

MSI N9800GT graphics card

MSI N9800GT series graphics card
Photo: Company

MSI N9500 series graphics card

MSI N9500GT series graphics card
Photo: Company

Asustek EN9500GT TOP/DI/512M graphics card

Asustek EN9500GT TOP/DI/512M graphics card
Photo: Company

Gigabyte GeForce 9500 GT series graphics card

Gigabyte GeForce 9500 GT series graphics card
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Gigabyte GeForce 9800 series graphics card

Gigabyte GeForce 9800 GT series graphics card
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Foxconn GeForce 9500 GT graphics card

Foxconn GeForce 9500 GT series graphics card
Photo: Company

Foxconn GeForce 9800 GT graphics card

Foxconn GeForce 9800 GT series graphic card
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Boistar Sigma Gate V9503GT21 and V9502GT51 graphics cards

Biostar Sigma Gate V9503GT21 and V9502GT51 graphics cards
Photo: Company

Leadtek WinFast PX9500 GT series graphics card

Leadtek WinFast PX9500 GT series graphics card
Photo: Company