It seems that NVIDIA is planning another GeForce 8800 GTS SKU with more stream processors. This is to widen the performance gap between the upcoming 8800 GT and 8800 GTS as 8800 GT is coming too close and it might hurt the sales of 8800 GTS. The number of stream processors will be increased from 96 to 112 while the rest of the specs like 500MHz/800MHz core/mem clock, 320-bit memory interface, and 320MB or 640MB GDDR3 flavors will remain unchanged. There is also an interesting side note that NVIDIA will not be doing any formal launch activities, press announcements, website updates, or any other marketing around this new SKU. Partners can conduct their own marketing activities.
12 Comments on NVIDIA Plans New GeForce 8800 GTS
112 SPs but the same power requirement.
It must be here to compete with the R600.
They should have called it the 8805 or 8800+.
Time for Joe Consumer to be ripped off by old 8800GTS is the retail channel being sold on the same shelves as the new 8800GTS.
AT A MINIMUM, they need a sticker on the side of the box so you know CLEARLY what you are buying. A serial code with G80-100 or G80-101 is not very helpful to anyone but Sherlock Holmes.
PS. 112 is a strange number. 16 more than 96. But 32 more, ie 128, seems to be a more "natural" number and would give a more noticeable bump in performance.
OR IS THE THING DESIGNED FOR 128, but due to fab deficiences, they need to turn off the defective units?
OR NEXT MONTH, will there be ANOTHER 8800GTS with 128 processors, also in the same packaging?
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I didn't think so...