Monday, December 22nd 2008

EVGA 55nm GeForce GTX 260 Ready for Launch

With NVIDIA being ready with variants of the G200 graphics processors based on the 55nm manufacturing process, a fleet of new graphics cards are in the line for launches. The range starts with a sub-$300 offering, the GeForce GTX 260 55nm. You now have three SKUs that share the name "GeForce GTX 260". The GeForce GTX 260 comes with the 216 SP configuration with 896 MB of GDDR3 memory. EVGA for one, is aiming to be one of the first NVIDIA partners to be out with the new GeForce GTX 260, with a standard and Superclocked models ready for launch, already listed in European and North American online stores.

The EVGA 896-P3-1255-AR comes with NVIDIA reference clock speeds of 576 MHz (core), 1242 MHz (shader) and 999 MHz (memory), while the Superclocked EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR model is factory-overclocked with 626 MHz (core), 1350 MHz (shader) and 1053 MHz (memory). EVGA is further planning a SSC variant that could come with a core clock speed of 666 MHz. For now, American retailer ZipZoomFly has listed the reference speed card for $289.99 and the Superclocked variant for just $4 more. Both cards are listed as "pre-order".
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29 Comments on EVGA 55nm GeForce GTX 260 Ready for Launch

#26
Totally Unr3al
regardless of all of this it is still ironic that a cost cutting measure such as a smaller manufacturing process is increasing prices.
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Mussels
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Totally Unr3alregardless of all of this it is still ironic that a cost cutting measure such as a smaller manufacturing process is increasing prices.
only at first. give it 2-3 months when the 65nm parts are harder to find, and they'll suddenly announce 'price cuts'
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mab1376
Musselsi'll end up getting a 55nm 260 if nothing betters out in that price range by late january.
Ditto

Also do you think using a PCI-e 2.0 card will see a significant performance hit using a PCI-e 1.0 motherboard?
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Mussels
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mab1376Ditto

Also do you think using a PCI-e 2.0 card will see a significant performance hit using a PCI-e 1.0 motherboard?
not in a 16x slot.
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