9800GX2 detail Specifications

bradeh · 18 Feb 2008 at 16:25

I found an article showing the 9800GX2 specs.

http://en.expreview.com/?p=261

LoadsaMoney · 18 Feb 2008 at 16:38

so it is now 2x downclocked GTS's.

Flanno · 18 Feb 2008 at 16:41

I wonder will 2 9800GX2's in quad-sli work out of the box on all games with a standard sli profile (or 3 for that matter on 780i mobos). Or will be be like the 7950GX2. SLI mobos could only take 1 of those couldn't they.

Marky · 18 Feb 2008 at 17:05

LoadsaMoney said:
so it is now 2x downclocked GTS's.

The core clock is similar to 8800GT’s, but as you can see, memory clock raised up to 1000MHz.

Its says they are similar to two overclocked 8800GT's :\

Jokester · 18 Feb 2008 at 17:08

128 Stream processors puts it in the GTS camp.

Secret_Window · 18 Feb 2008 at 17:09

oh dear :/

Azza · 18 Feb 2008 at 17:12

LoadsaMoney said:
so it is now 2x downclocked GTS's.

Was that all along.

RavenXXX2 · 18 Feb 2008 at 17:13

Why lower the default GTS clock speeds? must be having heat problems at default speeds so they lowered them, i would say it would be on par with SLI'd GT's with the core being at just 600.

Marky · 18 Feb 2008 at 17:17

Jokester said:
128 Stream processors puts it in the GTS camp.

Damn well now im disappointed... The temptation of grabbing the new X2 from ATI has increased

Owenb · 18 Feb 2008 at 17:19

Jokester said:
128 Stream processors puts it in the GTS camp.

Wouldn't it be odd if they released it as 2 GT's? After all the GT is just a GTS with some SP locked.

Lightnix · 18 Feb 2008 at 17:22

Saw the downclock on this card coming a mile off to be honest.

They did it with the 7900/7950 GX2 cards remember? Not to mention that these cards share a heatsink, wouldn't be surprised if it did have a warning label on it to be honest.

Gerard · 18 Feb 2008 at 17:26

Suprised theres been no leaked benchmarks for this thing yet.

LoadsaMoney · 18 Feb 2008 at 17:59

Azza said:
Was that all along.

No it wasn't, it was only downclocked after they discovered it was using way to much power, and gave out way to much heat, thats why it got pushed back the first time, absolute crap card, AMD knows how to do a dual GPU card, you would think Nvidia would have learned from their 7950GX2 that 2x cards stuck together is cack.

gary996 · 18 Feb 2008 at 19:42

with you on this one Loadsa they willbe cack.
Perhaps Nvidia are selling them with an A/C unit so they dont catch fire

formby · 18 Feb 2008 at 20:32

shall i get a gx2 or a george forman?

opet616 · 18 Feb 2008 at 20:37

I'd imagine this will be a fair bit more expensive than the 3870X2 as well.

Marky · 18 Feb 2008 at 20:41

formby said:
shall i get a gx2 or a george forman?

A lean, mean, grilling machine? I think George Foreman couldn't put it better

Cyber-Mav · 18 Feb 2008 at 21:00

opet616 said:
I'd imagine this will be a fair bit more expensive than the 3870X2 as well.

yea it probably will be more expensive since its going to be faster than the x2.
and before someone starts crying how do i know its faster, well its common sense, just guesstimate the performance by comparing 2x8800gt vs the single 3870x2. 8800gt in sli is quicker.

as for costs i rekon its deffo gonna be over 300 quid. since i can;t see nvidia undercutting the 8800ultra with the gx2.

Lightnix · 18 Feb 2008 at 21:09

People said that about the GT to the old GTS.

HighlandeR · 18 Feb 2008 at 23:01

gary996 said:
with you on this one Loadsa they willbe cack.
Perhaps Nvidia are selling them with an A/C unit so they dont catch fire

Ditto ignoring these latest dual type cards from both camps, will wait till summer/fall for there newer range and better designed cards