NVIDIA Reveals New Mid-Range DX10 GPUs

// July 2nd, 2008 // Technology News

NVIDIA today announced the expansion of the NVIDIA GeForce 8 Series line-up to include three new mid-range DirectX 10 GPUs to include the NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS, NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT, and NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT. These new cards join the already announced NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX and GeForce 8800 GTS.  The new 8600 series are available now from retailers, and the GeForce 8500 GT will be released on or before May 1st.Prices will range from $200-$230 for the 8600 GTS, $150-$160 for the 8600 GT, and $90 – $130 for the 8500.

Here’s the specs on each of the cards:

“With Windows Vista being the first operating system to require a GPU to fully realise its graphics potential and with the growing list of popular software applications that take advantage of a dedicated graphics processor, GPUs are no longer a luxury required only by hardcore gamers,” said Jeff Fisher, senior vice president of the GPU business unit at NVIDIA. “These new GPUs extend the reach of our award-winning GeForce 8 Series and offer cutting-edge, next-generation features to everyone from the hardcore gamer to the casual PC user.”

“DirectX 10 means higher performance and better looking PC graphics,” said Chris Donahue, group manager, games for Windows at Microsoft. “We are thrilled to see that NVIDIA has taken the first step to help application developers and end users adopt the newest 3D graphics API, by making DirectX 10-compliant GPUs available from top-to-bottom for every type of desktop PC user.”