DX10 "Mid Range"

[Margaret]

Has there been any news of when the more mid-range DX10 cards will be arriving?
Like for example, the 6800's were the high end of the 6 Series, and 6600 were more mid-range I'd say.

 

[SkeeterUK]

Probably around march to july time frame im thinking we will probably see 8600 cards. Tho it depends when ati pull their finger out with the r600 as at the mo nvidia doesnt have to make the other cards just yet since there in the lead with no opposition to take away custom for their 8800 series cards. So when r600 is out i would expect nvidia to either lower prices or to release the lower dx10 cards.

 

[Tute]

Actually I would have thought nVidia would be keen to release these cards, what with the X1950XT and Pro eating up most (if not all) of the mid-range segment.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

I thought it was around end of this month for the mid range jobs from Nvidia.

 

[ShakenNstirred]

by the time dx10 games come out in force the cards out in the next few months will be out of date i`d have thought.

 

[SkeeterUK]

Very true, absolutly no point getting a dx10 for dx10 games till next year. Tho for the fastest playing experiance for dx9 games then yeah its obvious to aim for a 8800 or similar. But for a purchase soley for to play or use dx10 then it really isnt worth buying any dx10 card till the following year when theres at least a good few dx10 games out like crysis.

 

[Pants]

I imagine a DX10 mid range card could be worth buying for DX10... For example I imagine FSX will get a boost using DX10 when that patch comes out.

If any other currently released games are getting a DX10 patch there may be a good boost their.

I say bring on the 64 Bit DX10 titles.

 

[Dr_Evil]

is DX10 only supported by 8000-range cards then?

 

[Pants]

Supported by any 8xxx or by all the new ati cards when they get around to releasing them.

 

[Rroff]

I just don't see nVidia releasing an "8600" card - as performance wise it would essentially be a 7900GTX + DX10, kinda pointless - more likely new high end cards will come out to supercede the current 8800 cards and then either the GTS or GTX will be sold at mid-range prices...

 

[Cob]

I just don't see nVidia releasing an "8600" card - as performance wise it would essentially be a 7900GTX + DX10, kinda pointless - more likely new high end cards will come out to supercede the current 8800 cards and then either the GTS or GTX will be sold at mid-range prices...

History has shown us that they will release both new mid and low range 8xxx cards. It's where they make the most of their money.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

I just don't see nVidia releasing an "8600" card - as performance wise it would essentially be a 7900GTX + DX10, kinda pointless - more likely new high end cards will come out to supercede the current 8800 cards and then either the GTS or GTX will be sold at mid-range prices...

I don't get this, thats like saying it was pointless them releasing mid/low range Dx9 cards like the 7600 GT's/GS's, 7300's, x1300/x1600/x1650's etc.....

Not everyone can afford to splash out over £400 on a graphics card, they certainly wouldn't sell many if they just released 1x single card at over £400 a pop like the GTX, and ATi released just the one highend R600, then that was it till the next gen £400 pounders came along the G90's, and ATi's next one.

 

[Rroff]

Kinda ironic from a guy called loadsamoney I get your point - but its arbitrary to my point... not that nVidia won't have a mid and low range DX10, infact their road maps has the nVidia G83 and nVidia G82 as replacements for the 7600 and 7300, which I'm guessing would be "8600" and "8200" cards... but that by the time they are out, the 8800 performance is going to be dropping towards the mid-range mark - it would make more sense for them to then market the GTS at mid range prices, rather than something that is essentially a 7900 card + DX10 (which is what a 8600 would be in comparison to an 8800GTS) - which would be pretty useless as actually using the DX10 features would probably cause it to run fairly slowly... possibly such a configuration might work for a low end DX10 card...

 

[jrodga2k5]

Lets hope for midrange soon!

 

[Rroff]

Supposedly will be, sometime between late Feb and early April...

 

[V|per]

Originally posted by Rroff

rather than something that is essentially a 7900 card + DX10

Well, wont the 7 series go out of production.. like the 6 series has, and all the other series previous... Gotta have the mid/low range verion, they can't just keep producing cards using different processes, TOO much money...

 

[Rroff]

I don't mean literally a G70 series core with DX10 tacked on top... I mean a G80 series core but with the specs cut back so that performance wise it would be similiar or slightly faster than a 7900GTX but have the advantage of newer features.

 

[melbourne720]

Kinda ironic from a guy called loadsamoney I get your point - but its arbitrary to my point... not that nVidia won't have a mid and low range DX10, infact their road maps has the nVidia G83 and nVidia G82 as replacements for the 7600 and 7300, which I'm guessing would be "8600" and "8200" cards... but that by the time they are out, the 8800 performance is going to be dropping towards the mid-range mark - it would make more sense for them to then market the GTS at mid range prices, rather than something that is essentially a 7900 card + DX10 (which is what a 8600 would be in comparison to an 8800GTS) - which would be pretty useless as actually using the DX10 features would probably cause it to run fairly slowly... possibly such a configuration might work for a low end DX10 card...

The thing is, they still produced the 7300 GS/GT and the 7600 GS, even though they are no faster than the 6800 GT. The 8800 in a year's time will be where the 7800 and 7900 GTX or the x1800XT/x1900XT are now. Still powerful cards.