Nvidia releases new flagship card 7800 GTX 512

Santa Clara (CA) - Nvidia's answer to ATI's fastest X1000 graphics card comes not even a week after volume availability of the X1800 XT. The new 7800 GTX comes with increased clock speed and more memory - which is enough to reclaim the crown of the fastest desktop graphics chip.

ATI's new graphics architecture has a good shot at challenging Nvidia in high-performance desktop 3D graphics. But at least Christmas it will be Nvidia that will offer the fastest chip for 3D and gaming applications. Interestingly, a jump in clock speed and the addition of memory was enough for Nvidia to trump ATI's recently announced graphics card that has been available in volume for not even one week.

Along with some other enhancements such as a new heatpipe system that pushes hot air out not only to one but two sides, the 7800 GTX 512 was able to outpace ATI's X1800 XT in 22 out of 24 benchmark disciplines in the test parcours of Tom's Hardware Guide.

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