Biostar GeForce 9600 GT 512 MB V9603GT52
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Last week NVIDIA launched their first GeForce 9 Series card. It is based on the new G94 core which uses the same architecture as G92, it actually is G92 with less shaders inside the die. The actual number of shaders is 64, versus 128 on G92. This helps bring down the transistor count and die size, resulting in a manufacturing cost reduction.
The Biostar GeForce 9600 GT V9603GT52 we have on the testbench today follows the NVIDIA reference design to the letter. It even uses the NVIDIA silver-stripe reference cooler design. Other manufacturers put their own stickers on the cooler. I expect Biostar to do the same soon, once they have a bit of time while selling the first batch.
For reference please also consider reading our Zotac 9600 GT AMP! Edition review.
| Radeon HD 2600 XT | GeForce 8600 GTS | Radeon HD 3850 | Radeon HD 3870 | GeForce 9600 GT | GeForce 8800 GTS | GeForce 8800 GT | GeForce 8800 GTS | Radeon HD 2900 XT | GeForce 8800 GTX | GeForce 8800 Ultra | |
| Shader units | 120 | 32 | 320 | 320 | 64 | 96 | 112 | 128 | 320 | 128 | 128 |
| ROPs | 4 x2 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 x2 | 24 | 24 |
| GPU | RV630 | G84 | RV670 | RV670 | G94 | G80 | G92 | G92 | R600 | G80 | G80 |
| Transistors | 390M | 289M | 666M | 666M | 505M | 681M | 754M | 754M | 700M | 681M | 681M |
| Memory Size | 256 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB | 320 MB 640 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB | 512 MB | 768 MB | 768 MB |
| Memory Bus Width | 128 bit | 128 bit | 256 bit | 256 bit | 256 bit | 320 bit | 256 bit | 256 bit | 512 bit | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Core Clock | 800 MHz | 675 MHz | 670 MHz | 777 MHz | 650 MHz | 500 MHz | 600 MHz | 650 MHz | 742 MHz | 575 MHz | 612 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1100 MHz | 1000 MHz | 828 MHz | 1126 MHz | 900 MHz | 800 MHz | 900 MHz | 970 MHz | 825 MHz | 900 MHz | 1080 MHz |
| Price | $90 | $110 | $170 | $210 | $200 | $260 $350 | $215 | $289 | $299 | $439 | $650 |