Galaxy Launches 2-Year-old Graphics Card. Why?
Galaxy has crammed two 55nm G92 GPUs on one PCB.
As of late, we've heard quite a bit about Nvidia's Fermi-based GF100 video card and the release of ATI's DirectX 11-compatible offerings.
However, Experview has learned that Galaxy is working on a dual-core graphics card that uses an older generation of Nvidia technology: two 55nm G92 GPUs--each with 128 processing cores--on a single PCB.
According to the site, each GPU is provided with a dedicated 1 GB of GDDR3 memory (16 pieces of 0.8ns DRAM chips total), and a 256-bit memory interface. The PCB itself is blue and looks rather long, housing a PCIe bridge chip (nForce 200 BR-03), and dual-DVI outputs. Even though the G92 chips are Quad SLI-capable, there are no SLI fingers for expansion.
Realistically, we're simply talking about a 9800 GX2 that's been rebadged.
It's currently unknown if Galaxy intends to push this dual-GPU design into mass production. However, given the two-generation-old technology, this card is simply too little, too late.
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This is great for all of those people who missed the chance at a voodoo5 card from 3dfx.
1. Buy 2 year old technology for next to nothing.
2. Market it as a pro product with a pro price.
3. Corporations buy it because IT managers are retarded.
4. Profit!
This is great for all of those people who missed the chance at a voodoo5 card from 3dfx.
Already got a voodoo 5500 and a rare Nvidia 7900gtx duo (first gen GX2) so one day this card may be in my collection.
If it's cheap enough, I'll buy it to replace the aging 7600 GS in one of my machines.
Um...thanks, Galaxy!
I don't see the problem here, as long as the price and thermals are decent.
What kind of performance would this have? Would it compete with a 5830?
What kind of performance would this have? Would it compete with a 5830?
It would probably perform the same as the 9800 GX2. Since Nvidia hasn't been pumping out anything new, they have to make their money somehow.
This might actually be a good thing for gamers if they manage to keep it under $200.
Otherwise, it's probably just a marketing gimmick to attract attention to galaxy.
I don't know, I think a 2 gpu configuration like this is too extreme for the more casual gamer who won't care for DX11
Somehow I was thinking this would have been an AGP solution. I was actually quite surprised at how AMD and Nvidia managed to take PCIe Solutions and shoehorn them into AGP.
Kevin it doesn't take to much working out why Galaxy are producing this card. Have a look on Newegg and see how many GTX285's you can buy these days, Nvidia are simply not producing new high end chips as there to costly to produce, if they were making money on it they wouldn't have ceased production even if Fermi is just around the corner.
This then leaves Nvidia's board partners with a problem, they need stock to sell to generate cash to pay the wages so companies like Galaxy have a look at what's available and make do with what they have. If Galaxy needs to produce a card like this then you known there's a good reason for it - it's not as if Galaxy have a side line in motherboards like other board partners.
1. Buy 2 year old technology for next to nothing.2. Market it as a pro product with a pro price.3. Corporations buy it because IT managers are retarded.4. Profit!
What old graphics? AFAIK the 8800/9800s etc are more or less the same in terms of performance.
im still running my 9800gx2 thank you very much!
This seems pretty cool. How's $150 sound?
This seems pretty cool. How's $150 sound?
That would be pretty decent. Imo, I think Galaxy is trying to go after the $100-150 segment here.
@ Kevin Parrish: Any chance of a review?
55nm core? 2 years old? No, not really.
Ugh why not just get a 9800gx2? Is this just two 9800gts in SLI or 9800gtx+'s in SLI? Because if its the GTX+ in SLI, then it is still a pretty good config, too bad there are no SLI bridges though. I just recently replaced my 9800gtx+ with a 5850 so I would know that if this card is based on to g92 gtx+ chips then it is still good for almost all games and apps...
how about recycle and remake the 8 series geforce card that can be convert to quadro fx ?
That would be pretty decent. Imo, I think Galaxy is trying to go after the $100-150 segment here.@ Kevin Parrish: Any chance of a review?
if that's true it could be good. Since we know the 4870 got raped by the gtx 280, and i think 9800gx2 was a little...weaker?.
so could 5750 get assraped, cuz of bad performance....
Since we know the 4870 got raped by the gtx 280
How do you compare those cards? The gtx 280 was quite a bit steeper.
Since we know the 4870 got raped by the gtx 280
But bang for buck wise, the 4870 raped the 280.
if that's true it could be good. Since we know the 4870 got raped by the gtx 280, and i think 9800gx2 was a little...weaker?.so could 5750 get assraped, cuz of bad performance....
I'm trying to quantify this and have a question. Is assraped worst than raped?
According to the hierarchy chart in toms most recent "best gfx card for the money" this will be on the same tier as the GTX 280, GTX 285, HD 4850 X2 and HD 5850.
This is based on the assumption that its a modified 9800gx2 with twice as much ram and a shrunk core size (65nm down to 55nm) and that should be sufficient to make the next tier.
Maybe they get the chips at a bargain, and have a few extra interns, and figure.. eh, why not..
I would buy it, honestly i dont need the newest Graphics card out and if this is priced right im buying it
on a related news Galaxy is trying to cram two 32mb GeForce 2 GPUs based on the Elsa Gladiac design
1. Buy 2 year old technology for next to nothing.2. Market it as a pro product with a pro price.3. Corporations buy it because IT managers are retarded.4. Profit!
What corporations buy gaming-grade video cards for workstations?
What corporations buy gaming-grade video cards for workstations?
When ricin is the retarded IT managers.
from the toms gfx chart, a true 9800 GTX SLI (not GTX+) is around the perf of a single 285 or below 5850 and above 4890
Now if they can tweak it more...
Those that didn't jump on ATI's bandwagon like XFX is suffering for it now, and dang it I wish evga/BFG would jump in with lifetime warranty models...
1. Buy 2 year old technology for next to nothing.2. Market it as a pro product with a pro price.3. Corporations buy it because IT managers are retarded.4. Profit!
+ Infinity to this one, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! so true!