NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX Preview

Yesterday NVIDIA launched their newest enthusiast video card, the GeForce 8800 GTX. A couple of related models for different SKUs will also be released, but expect most of the fanfare on the high-end part. As explained to us in press briefings, their latest takes a real first step in graphics technology, including full support for DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.

Along with the new programming support, the 8800 series (G80) are designed with a fully unified shader core that will dynamically allocate processing power to either geometry, vertex, physics or pixel shading operations. Compared to the previous generation G71, the G80 will be up to two times faster in gaming performance.

We actually had some hands on time for a couple days, NDAs are now lifted and we’re free to share with you what we’ve learned about NVIDIA’s latest…

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