NVIDIA Officially launches Geforce G80 Mid Range Series - Benchmarks Inside

@ 2007/04/17
NVIDIA today announced its latest DirectX 10 product offerings to serve the $129-$229 price points. The new GeForce 8600 GTS, 8600 GT and 8500 GT introduces technology previously exclusive to the high-end GeForce 8800-series to more affordable levels. NVIDIA’s new mainstream product lineup features Shader Model 4.0 support, GigaThread technology and NVIDIA’s Quantum Effects physics processing technology. The addition of NVIDIA’s Lumenex engine to the mainstream sector provides value-conscious buyers with 128-bit floating point HDR rendering and anti-aliasing levels of 16x.

All official specifications can be found here: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6943

Check back for an up to date list of reviews:

Reviews - 30 Listed
- XFX 8600 GTS XXX http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/107...ere/index.html
- BFGTech & XFX 8600GTS: http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA==
- Foxxcon 8600GTS: http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/ind...79&Item id=27
- 8600GTS and 8600GT: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2970&p=1
- 8600GTS and 8600GT: http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...0_gts_preview/
- 8600GTS: http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...?cid=3&id=2237
- MSI 8600GTS: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=8409
- EVGA & MSI 8600GTS: http://www.nvnews.net/previews/gefor...sx/index.shtml
- BFGTech 8600GTS: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?type=expert&aid=392
- Asus 8600GTS TOP: http://legionhardware.com/document.php?id=636
- Asus and XFX 8600GTS: http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/...TS_and_8600_GT
- MSI 8600GT: http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/g...ds/msi-8600gt/
- eVGA and XFX 8600GT(S): http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2114753,00.asp
- XFX 8600GTS: http://www.i4u.com/section-viewarticle-204.html
- Point of View 8600GTS: http://www.mvktech.net/content/view/3594/48/
- Asus & BFGTech 8600GTS: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...600_gts/1.html
- XFX 8600GTS: http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...iews/8600_gts/
- Sparkle 8600GTS (DE): http://www.technic3d.com/?site=artic...=article&a=483
- XFX 8600GTS: http://www.beyond3d.com/content/reviews/11
- XFX 8600GTS: http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/...re/1707_1.html
- ECS 8600GTS: http://www.overclockers.co.nz/ocnz/r...00n8600gts0105
- XFX 8600GTS & 8500GT: http://techreport.com/reviews/2007q2...0/index.x?pg=1
- XFX 8600GTS & 8500GT: http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1086
- Foxconn 8600GTS: http://www.pureoverclock.com/article645.html
- XFX & Gigabyte 8600GT: http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/10...ead/index.html
- MSI 8600GT SLI: http://www.xsreviews.co.uk/reviews/g...si-8600gt-sli/
- EVGA & XFX 8600GT SLI: http://www.gamepyre.com/reviewsd.html?aid=828&p=1
- XFX 8600GT: http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...s/xfx_8600_gt/
- MSI 8600GTS: http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2105
- MSI & Gigabyte 8600GTS (FR): http://www.pcinpact.com/link.php?url...gabyte_MSI.htm

PR Releases
- MSI 8600GTS / 8600GT and 8500GT http://www.msi.eu/news/press/PR_NX86...X8600_8500.htm
- Sparkle 8600GTS / 8600GT and 8500GT
Comment from jmke @ 2007/04/22
Fanless models from MSI/Gigabyte tested: http://www.pcinpact.com/link.php?url...gabyte_MSI.htm
Comment from jmke @ 2007/04/20
5 more added, mostly 8600GT reviews with SLI tests
Comment from jmke @ 2007/04/19
I only used the xxx tag in the first post, stop bothering with the rest, 99% of the XFX are the OC XXX versions; they also clock them back to reference speed in the reviews, so good

I know other G80 midrange OC version have similar specs, but XFX has the highest out of the box I think.
Comment from Kougar @ 2007/04/19
The one on Bjorn3d is mislabled in your post, they covered the XFX 8600GTS and 8600GT, both "XXX" Editions. I thought the 2,260mhz DDR3 RAM was a bit interesting, has anyone else offered cards rated at those speeds yet?

Edit: Guess I'll add that XFX has changed their North American warranty policies... they now offer A double lifetime warranty that includes overclocking and aftermarket cooler use... finally! They went nuts with their card's factory overclocks to boot...
Comment from jmke @ 2007/04/18
4 added to the list, including Tech Report! http://techreport.com/reviews/2007q2...0/index.x?pg=1
Comment from jmke @ 2007/04/17
18 reviews listed and also got news about:

NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) v3.4 Released.

"MVKTech has just released a new version of NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) software. NiBiTor is the original and defenitive BIOS tweaker that supports the latest NVIDIA graphics cards. NiBiTor allows graphics card enthusiasts to have full control over advanced features and functionality found on firmware on supporting cards. This to gain some extra performance, enable hidden features and extra stability on the NVIDIA graphics cards."

Changes in this Version

* Added Support for GeForce 8500 GT PCI-E
* Added Support for GeForce 8600 GT PCI-E
* Added Support for GeForce 8600 GTS PCI-E
* Added Support for GeForce 8800 Series
o Option to Edit TV Mode
o New G80 BIOS Layout

Direct Link:
http://www.mvktech.net/content/view/3602/38/
Comment from Rutar @ 2007/04/17
Quote:
Originally Posted by jmke View Post
The 8600GTS delivers 40% of the performance of the 320MB 8800GTS for 70% of the price.
~Slashdot reader
you forget to add:

QFT
Comment from jmke @ 2007/04/17
The 8600GTS delivers 40% of the performance of the 320MB 8800GTS for 70% of the price.
~Slashdot reader
Comment from jmke @ 2007/04/17
8300/8400 won't see light of day in retail, they are OEM only
Comment from geoffrey @ 2007/04/17
Forceware 158 are BETA drivers, thought that with the realease we would atleast get final software.

Product Support List Windows XP 32-bit – 158.19

GeForce 8300 GS
GeForce 8400 GS
GeForce 8500 GT
GeForce 8600 GT
GeForce 8600 GTS
GeForce 8800 GTS
GeForce 8800 GTX
Comment from jmke @ 2007/04/17
14 May is official Launch date for ATI series, but maybe some of those 200 journalists in Tunis will leak some info,
Comment from Rutar @ 2007/04/17
I would take a guess and say the 8600GTS will be too slow to run DX10 games in full glory anyway.


8800GTS 320MB will be the best buy until we see the ATI cards
Comment from jmke @ 2007/04/17
whole bunch added, Anandtech's is pretty complete. Oblivion really loves this card
Comment from geoffrey @ 2007/04/17
Quote:
Originally Posted by jmke View Post
no one knows technically we don't need DX10 at all for GFX beauty, it can all be done with DX9; it's one big marketing scheme to get us to upgrade to Vista.

Anyway, HardOCP have the 8600GTS outperforming the X1950 Pro... that is weird, and doesn't match up with the other benchmark results... :/
And by the time DX10 is widely available we will have other mainstream cards to please ourselves with. Though, might be cool to get a batch of those for overclocking competitions
Comment from jmke @ 2007/04/17
no one knows technically we don't need DX10 at all for GFX beauty, it can all be done with DX9; it's one big marketing scheme to get us to upgrade to Vista.

Anyway, HardOCP have the 8600GTS outperforming the X1950 Pro... that is weird, and doesn't match up with the other benchmark results... :/
Comment from geoffrey @ 2007/04/17
At this time it's very questionable why one would get those mainstream cards, though I'm stull curious what happens in Vista with pure DX10 calculations.
Comment from jmke @ 2007/04/17
€139 7900GS gives this highly overclocked 8600GTS quite a beating... what a disappointment, knowing that the cheapest 8600GTS is priced at €200!

€139 Asus 7900GS: http://www.alternate.de/html/product...l?artno=JAXV36
€199 8600GTS: http://www.alternate.de/html/product...l?artno=JAXZH0

 

 

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