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Today Nvidia is re-launching the GeForce 9800 GTX+ as the GeForce GTS 250. The card will come in two varieties: 512MB and 1GB. The 512MB version is the same old 9800 GTX+ that we all know and love. The new 1GB version however, has double the memory. With the exception of the extra memory, these cards are absolutely identical to the GeForce 9800 GTX+. Same GPU (G92b), same PCB, and the same clock speeds (you can compare the two cards here). Nvidia decided to change the name to eliminate confusion caused by having both its 9-series cards and the newer GTX 200 series cards in the market at the same time. Personally, Ig'd rather see them launch a new chip instead of continuing to rebrand GeForce 8 technology. But I do appreciate their desire to clear up the confusion. That is, after all, a very large part of why GPUReview.com was founded. Both the 1GB and 512MB versions of the GTS 250 will be available everywhere by March 10th for $149.99 and $129.99 respectively.
The GeForce 9800 GX2 is the latest flagship graphics card by NVIDIA and comes with a pair of GeForce G92 GPU's and 1GB of GDDR3 memory on board. With a total of about 1.5 billion transistors it will give the ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 a run for its money. The new GeForce 9800 GX2 features 256 processor cores each independently operating at 1,500 MHz. Counting conservatively (2 flops per processor core), this amounts to an unprecedented 768 gigaflops of raw shading horsepower. In texturing performance, it can filter 76.8 billion pixels per second, or 190% more than the Radeon 3870 X2. In raw specifications across the board, it is vastly improved over its predecessor, the GeForce 8800 Ultra. But with a price of $599-$649, it launches at the same price that the GeForce 8800 GTX did back in 2006. With more than twice the shading power and a vastly improved PureVideo HD engine, the GeForce 9800 GX2 is something that all enthusiasts need to take a closer look at.
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