Just like the GeForce 8800 GT, NVIDIA's new GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB is a great product at a nice price. Its performance is stunning and can even beat the much more expensive 8800 GTX in many benchmarks. While overall performance is just four percent behind the 8800 GTX, it should be no problem getting the card to reach this level, when overclocked. On our sample we saw some amazing overclocks considering this is a new product launched today. While your overclocks may vary they are still a good indicator of what can be expected from these cards. Also I assume that overclocked versions will be out soon which benefit directly from the added clock headroom.
When looked at it purely from a bang per buck perspective the GeForce 8800 GT would still be the better deal but with a price premium of around $50 for the GTS this may not be much of a deal for people who want more bragging rights or are looking into serious overclocking. In the segment of $300 to $350 there is really no choice other than the GeForce 8800 GTS. Actually I'm a bit worried for NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 GTX sales, because I don't see any reason to get a much more expensive, power hungry card to see only a slight increase in performance. Let's hope availability will be as promised so everyone can get a card for his Christmas Tree.