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".
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".
29 Comments on EVGA 55nm GeForce GTX 260 Ready for Launch
GTX260 with 192 shaders (65nm)
GTX260 with 216 shaders (65nm)
GTX260 with 216 shaders (55nm)
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Do GTX 285 will have new tech or just like GTX 260 55nm?
nvidia owez charge higher price for their card.. thank god i buy GTX260 (216SP) at discount rate.. i've 2 GTX 260 the other one with 192SP but it cost me higher than 216SP.. $289 i think its too much.. why not selling at $249.. it will sell like a hot cake..
Lets make something clear, there was no pre-review of the this sku as the 295. This may indicate that performance can fall inline with it's other sku'd variation at the same gpu, shader and memory clock rate. So, people do have a good reason to be upset that they are once again charging a higher price for their product. This is not a launch of a new product, just a new sku of the same product.
@Eastcoasthandle
Of course the performance is the same, no one said the contrary. It even was Nvidia's desire that this new SKU didn't had any diferentiation from the old 216 SP card. No more 65nm cards are being done now, this is the replacement. And prices are driven by demand and value of the card. If you think that they should sell the card for less than the 65nm one, ask yourself why Ati has been selling a 55nm 256bit card for more than Nvidia's 65nm 448bit one...
Not pre-order.
(also need deneb, 8GB ram, new MB, case, PSU)
I'm going to be soooo poor :cry:
clock will be 650 core, 1400 shaders and 1200 memory, from memory....
a pic was posted recently in the forums showing the speeds of the 285.
nvidia have been quoted saying it will be 10% faster, with no core change apart from 55nm, which points to it having to be clocked roughly 10% faster.
they have said there will be no core changes, bar the move to 55nm
they have said it will be "roughly" 10% faster overall.
put those 2 together, and you will see it has to be clocked faster.
i just want to share my opinions about cool new hardware man, mates?