NVIDIA Redefines The Notebook PC

[LoganT]

http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_42279.html

Here's to hoping they put these in the new iMacs.

 

[Pressure]

Why?

The 7600GT is in fact faster than the 8600GT (for the most part but it has DirectX 10 support...)

 

[Eidorian]

Why?

The 7600GT is in fact faster than the 8600GT (but it has DirectX 10 support...)

Proof or it didn't happen.

Why wouldn't they put it in the iMac? It's just a new MXM card for the 24" model.

 

[LoganT]

Why?

The 7600GT is in fact faster than the 8600GT (but it has DirectX 10 support...)

You must realize how illogical that sounds.

 

[Pressure]

You must realize how illogical that sounds.

Indeed, I meant of course the Geforce 8600GT has support for DirectX 10.

 

[Pressure]

Proof or it didn't happen.

Why wouldn't they put it in the iMac? It's just a new MXM card for the 24" model.

Ok, I may have been a bit harsh in my statement.

From Anandtech

NVIDIA's GeForce 8600 GTS and GT simply do not perform any better than similarly priced hardware from AMD. GeForce 7 Series hardware priced at $150 and $200 also performs similarly to G84 based parts, outperforming the newcomer in some games and tying or trailing in others. Certainly NVIDIA can determine the value of their hardware as they see fit, and they have a good argument for pricing the 8600 series. Other hardware at the $150 and $200 price points perform similarly, so their new hardware is mostly worth the price.

Legion Hardwares review of the Geforce 8600GT vs. 7600GT

Not at all, the 8600 GT is a joke in my opinion and does not deserve to be part of the x600 GT series. If anything, what we have see here today should have been performance delivered by the 8500 GT, not the 8600 GT. The results really spoke for themselves, as the GeForce 8600 GT was 12% slower in Far Cry, 17% slower in F.E.A.R, 7% slower in X3: Reunion and 19.5% slower in Company of Heroes. The only two games that the 8600 GT came out on top in was Prey (15.5%) and Supreme Commander (27.5%), making a two out of six effort very poor indeed.

 

[Eidorian]

Ok, I may have been a bit harsh in my statement.

From Anandtech



Legion Hardwares review of the Geforce 8600GT vs. 7600GT

You only read the final comments though. There's an even GREATER reason that the 8400/8600 lines are crippled. It's for mobility parts. The 8800 GTS is a much greater value if you're looking for DX10 support and performance. The 8600 is faster then the 7600 GT but not by much. The biggest limiting factor being the memory bus width. You're better off getting 7900/X1900 parts for value performance.

Now the 8500 fits just fine for the HTPC market.

Care to play again?

 

[Pressure]

You only read the final comments though. There's an even GREATER reason that the 8400/8600 lines are crippled. It's for mobility parts. The 8800 GTS is a much greater value if you're looking for DX10 support and performance. The 8600 is faster then the 7600 GT but not by much. The biggest limiting factor being the memory bus width. You're better off getting 7900/X1900 parts for value performance.

Now the 8500 fits just fine for the HTPC market.

Care to play again?

Sorry, are we somehow competing or did I miss anything?

Regardless, in my opinion, I don't think it is a worthy upgrade. I have a feeling Apple is going to use AMD chips, like the Radeon HD 2600 or HD 2400.

Exciting day coming up on Monday for the mid-range and low-end graphic card market.

 

[Eidorian]

Sorry, are we somehow competing or did I miss anything?

Regardless, in my opinion, I don't think it is a worthy upgrade. I have a feeling Apple is going to use AMD chips, like the Radeon HD 2600 or HD 2400.

Exciting day coming up on Monday for the mid-range and low-end graphic card market.

I'd like to see what ATi has to offer first for the HD series. I'll make my call but I do have a feeling it'll turn out better then nVidia's mainstream series. I find what nVidia has to offer rather lacking right now unless you plan on getting the 8800 Series.