NVIDIA's yet-to-be released GeForce 9800 GX2 in the "flesh." We reveal some of the specs and what should be expected.

The best way to think of the GeForce 9800 GX2 card is as an 8800 GPU that has been die shrunk to 65nm and placed in an SLI configuration in a "single" card. The 9800 GX2 is very reminiscent of 7950 GX2 of days past. (And we loved the 7950 GX2 at launch, but terrible support and diminishing returns soon painted it as one of NVIDIA's biggest failures since the 5800 series.)

The GeForce 9800 GX2 will launch in late February or early March as it now stands and will replace the 8800 Ultra (single GPU) card in NVIDIA's high-end product line up. The 9800 GX2 is said to be at least 30% faster than a 8800 Ultra. While it is not clear from the pictures below, we are told it will support "Quad SLI."


GeForce 9800 GX2 Front

GeForce 9800 GX2 Back
GeForce 9800 GX2 ::::

  1. 1GB Frame Buffer

  2. Two PCBs

  3. Two 65nm GPUs Total

  4. 256 Stream Processors Total

All of the information here comes from sources overseas that we consider trustworthy. Obviously there are some specifications that could be a bit more clear, especially on the memory bus. We would expect to see two 768MB frame buffers per GPU here, but that is not what is spelled out. We are guessing 512MB per GPU currently. Should we learn of any changes and/or corrections we will certainly update this page and inform our readers on our daily news page.
Source

GeForce 9800 & 9600 specs and availability

1. GeForce 9800 GX2 : 2 x 65nm G92, 256 shader processors, 2 x 256-bit memory interface, 1GB memories, Feb-Mar

2. GeForce 9800 GTX : Replace 8800GTX, Feb-Mar

3. GeForce 9800 GT : Replace 8800 GT, Mar-Apr

4. GeForce 9600 GT : Launch on Feb 14th, 64 shader processors, 256-bit memory interface, 512MB memories, 8600GTS< 9600GT<8800GT, US$169
Source : http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=221448

Because it will be cheaper for nvidia to make a 200mm^2 chip than a 330mm^2 chip.

I found someone posting this in guru3d forum , it maybe geforce 9800gtx specs.


guru3d forum thread : http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=249584
source                    : http://www.hardware-aktuell.com/viewnews.php?article=707 <-- Its in german

Well, lets see what would the final product be  .

huh...? then how come ppl say 9600GT < 8800GT...?