NVidia has launched a new 'king of the hill' video card, the 7800 GTX. From Tom's Hardware Guide:
Once again, Nvidia rings in the season with a faster chip that delivers more realistic graphics for enthusiasts. The real news, however, is the fact that graphics cards carrying the GeForce 7800 GTX label are available from the start.
From a performance perspective, the most visible characteristic of the new chip is that Nvidia achieved a significant boost in speed without going overboard with clock speed. The 7800 GTX received a modest increase over the GeForce 6800 Ultra, ending up at 430 MHz. Much of the performance increase instead is attributed to more pipelines which now stand at eight vertex shaders and 24 pixel pipes.
Looks like NVidia is top of the table once again, and your guess is as good as mine how long it will take ATI to respond with 'an even better one'. Full Story. promoted forum size
Well I wouldn't say Significantly there Oz, but i'd reckon 6800Ultras will be under $500 by christmas. 7800... I just want one! I reckon they'll come out at over $1K
im thinking when they come out might get an SLI mobo and a couple of 6800 Ultraswhy? A 7800 is faster, has more features, draws less power, takes up less room, etc. And i doubt 6800u will drop to <$400 to make it worthwhile,
