Gigabyte GV-NX76G256D-RH
NVIDIA adds two new mainstream cards
NVIDIA has announced two new mainstream graphics cards today.
TheGeForce 7300 LE and 7600 GS are based on 90 nanometer technology and
feature all the benefits of the GeForce 7 family including:
- Full support for Microsoft's (delayed
again) Windows Vista operating
system
- H.264 hardware accelerated support through NVIDIA PureVideo
technology
- Full support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0
The 7600 GS is basically the same chip architecture as the recently
introduced GeForce 7600 GT. The only difference is that the 7600 GS
features a
lower core/memory clock and a passive cooling solution which makes it a
prime candidate for the HTPC market:
|
GeForce
7600 GS
|
GeForce
7600 GT
|
| Architecture |
G73
|
G73
|
| Process Technology |
90 nm
|
90 nm
|
| Number of Transistors |
177 Million
|
177 Million
|
| Pixel Pipelines |
12
|
12
|
| Core Clock |
400MHz
|
560MHz
|
| Fillrate |
4.8
Gigapixels / sec.
|
6.7
Gigapixels / sec.
|
| Memory Clock |
400MHz/800MHz
DDR
|
700MHz/1.4GHz
DDR
|
| Memory Bandwidth |
12.8
GB/s
|
22.4
GB/s
|
| Vertex Units |
5 Vertex Units
|
5 Vertex Units
|
| Peak Power Consumption |
32W
|
67 W
|
Legit Reviews has already
posted its review
of the 7600 GS complete with benchmarks
(single-card and SLI mode) pitting it against an ATI Radeon X1600 Pro.
In addition to the price point, users will find the GeForce
7600 GS to
be an excellent match for Windows Media Center Edition system
configurations with its passive cooling, and PureVideo MPEG-2 HD/SD and
H.264 decode acceleration. We heard NVIDIA say that this
was "The
Ultimate Multimedia Solution" so many times we are still having dreams
about it, but it might just be true. Using
an HDCP-ready 7600 Series
graphics card, users can playback HDCP-protected content to
HDCP-capable monitors. HDCP versions of GeForce 7600 GS and 7600 GT
graphics boards should be available from various board vendors in the
near future.
The 7600 GS cards are expected to be priced between $130 - $150. The
7300 LE is expected to be priced between $50 - $70. Gigabyte has
already announced its 7600 GS-based GV-NX76G256D-RH which will be
released in April.
"Paying an extra $500 for a computer in this environment -- same piece of hardware -- paying $500 more to get a logo on it? I think that's a more challenging proposition for the average person than it used to be." -- Steve Ballmer
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