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Nvidia GeForce 8800GT

Sudeep Naik, Nov 23, 2007 1140 hrs IST

The most awaited card of the season is here, let's see if it can live up to the hype

Expert Rating:

Single slot, Great performance, Competitive pricing.

Average overclocking performance.

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EXPERT REVIEW

This October, the G92 core announced its arrival and has got with it the new 65nm fab process, PCI-e 2.0 support, along with enhancements for Multisampling and Supersampling. We received a sample of the Geforce 8800GT card from Nvidia and put it through a rigorous 7-day regime of benchmarks, games, and some more benchmarks.

G92: A New Beginning

The G92 is the first Nvidia GPU to sport a 65nm fabrication process and is also the first to support the PCI-e 2.0 specification that will give a bandwidth of 8 GB/s (bi-directional) with an X38 motherboard. It promises enhanced graphics using MultiSampling and SuperSampling with integrated PureVideo 2 and claims to supports a resolution of 2560x1600. On the HD-Video front, it has onboard HDMI capability and can decode H.264 HD-Videos, but it doesn't seem to be able to decode VC-1 just yet.

Apart from all the flimflam in the media brochures, here's what's new.

Well, for starters, with the new 65-nm fab for the G92, the die's surface shrinks by around 33% as compared to a G84, but the surface area increases two-fold. It uses 754 million transistors (a lot more than the G80's 681 million). A big chunk of these additional transistors power PureVideo 2. It features 112 stream processors (as opposed to the G80's 128) but the texturing units see a jump from 48 to 56 (thus helping with Multisampling and SuperSampling).

The ultra high resolution 2560x1600 support will be more of use to designers than gamers; atleast for now. Maybe an 8800GT in SLI setup would be appropriate for gaming in that resolution.

USER COMMENTS

The Cost of 8800 GT 512 MB GALAXY(BIG) Rs.15400/-. SETHIA INFOTECH Ph.32982159/42168885/98841-20789

by Pradeep, Chennai, on Nov 24, 2007 10:01 AM, Report abuse Reply

YOU R WRONG MR. PRADEEP, BIG IS OFFERING 8800 GT AT 12000, MY FREIND HAS JUST PURCHASED THIS CARD ... SO DONT FOOL CUSTOMER PLEASE

by zacky, chennai, on Jan 28, 2008 11:39 AM, Report abuse

please go for the Branded cards like leadtek , asus and gigabyte , msi, rest every is not upto the mark.

by zacky, chennai, on Jan 28, 2008 11:44 AM, Report abuse

I heard Gigabyte is giving good cards at good rate

by summit, pune, on Jan 28, 2008 11:46 AM, Report abuse

i got nvidia xfx geforce 8800gt xtreme edition for Rs 14000/-

by Avinash, pune, on Feb 15, 2008 12:10 AM, Report abuse

This pradeep guy is really a big bloodsucker.I have been to his shop in Chennai and he will always try to push stagnating products down your throat or try to sell you products by quoting some flashy technical terms even he does not understands. Guys, please be aware of him, he is on hell of a sleazy business man. Beware! you have been warned.

by lotus1, Chennai, on Jun 19, 2008 11:53 AM, Report abuse

i have only pci*16 slot,,, i heard that this card needs 2* pci*16 ,, is that true ,, i want to know cause now i have 7300 le i want to sell and get this card please can u reply sooner

by ramprasath, coimbatore, on May 10, 2008 01:10 AM, Report abuse Reply

We are Using NX8800GT , MSi Realy this card is Exelent performer. and i am full suttisfied that caard. i recomend the people , u use that card , and feel the diffrence .

by Abay juneja, Meerut, on Feb 11, 2008 01:14 PM, Report abuse Reply

what is the cost of it dear

by mansoor kasmi, aurangabad, on Feb 13, 2008 07:30 AM, Report abuse

hi all, i have hcl core 2 duo technology system, and just can any one help me if i will take 256 Rab of any graphics card, how much it will cost and is it good to support every game and will enhance the quality, one more thing warranty plz, many thanks, Durga

by Durga prasad Mi, Bhubneswar, on Jan 28, 2008 09:21 PM, Report abuse Reply

call 9841517403 for big byte corp. for any big (best in graphic cards)

by ronald, chennai, on Dec 08, 2007 09:12 PM, Report abuse Reply

Dont go for shit brand , ....

by rajesh, chennai, on Jan 28, 2008 11:33 AM, Report abuse

u people should also mention the prices of all the products..so that we can think about the product according to our budget...

by rajiv, delhi, on Jan 09, 2008 05:35 AM, Report abuse Reply

Hi Where can I buy a 8800GT 512MB in Delhi ( I have been goinng to Nehru place for past three weeks, but to no vail...)

by Tanmoy Dutta, New Delhi, on Dec 02, 2007 10:13 PM, Report abuse Reply

whats the price of ati hd3850 in india?>??

by sharang, shimla, on Dec 02, 2007 07:41 PM, Report abuse Reply

Big graphic cards are the best 3 years warranty best after sales support and priced so cleap 13500

by rohit, chennai, on Nov 26, 2007 08:40 PM, Report abuse Reply

sir may i know who is supplying that and whether its net or plus VAT Tax...... if poosible plz try to find correct info

by Pradeep, CHENNAI, on Nov 29, 2007 10:17 PM, Report abuse

Lol why don't you guys test this card with the latest games.Coz what I have heard is all the cards till date are brought down to their knees by the game "Crysis".So buying this card for the future is useless.

by Sendoh, Pokhara, on Nov 24, 2007 11:40 AM, Report abuse Reply

yeah but dont worry... crysis is unique... not many games for the near future is goin to be like Crysis. Unless someone buys the license for the very expensive engine... so this card still makes sense...

by zach, bangalore, on Nov 29, 2007 08:43 AM, Report abuse

nice review, but dude u seriously need to update ur benchmarks...add crysis, cod4, HL2ep2, etc.

by carer, carer, on Nov 28, 2007 05:16 PM, Report abuse Reply

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by toocool, mumbai, on Nov 26, 2007 10:57 AM, Report abuse Reply

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by toocool, mumbai, on Nov 26, 2007 10:56 AM, Report abuse Reply

tessalation is a feature which will increase the importance of unified shareder[uns] concept with only few of [uns] the hdr,antianalising,texture,etc will perform good but nvidia donot have this feature but ati has and guyz price tag of 15000 is tooo much for this card for more details post comment here only i ans

by ankit, kolkata, on Nov 25, 2007 10:37 AM, Report abuse Reply

Yes, G92 is the core not the card. We did goof up a bit with the words. Thanks for bringing it to our notice.

by Moderator, Techtree Test Labs, on Nov 24, 2007 01:30 PM, Report abuse Reply

Please provide a contact information where this product can be purchased from. The Nvidia India site's "buy" link redirects to Indian distributors who sell only third party cards based on the Nvidia chips. I am looking for this card originally manufactured by Nvidia.

by Pagla, Cal, on Nov 24, 2007 01:47 AM, Report abuse Reply

SIMMTRONICS SEMICONDUCTORS LIMITED +91 98 994 55811 , 011-40570300

by RishiRaj Jaitly, India, on Nov 24, 2007 10:38 AM, Report abuse

Simmtronics Semiconductors Ltd - one of the leading partners with Nvidia has this card and is priced at only Rs. 12500/-. There is a Gift free with this Card from Simmtronics. Pls. contact Simmtronics Semconductors : +91 9899455811 - Rishi , 011 - 40570300. Exstock.

by Rishi Raj Jaitl, India, on Nov 24, 2007 10:27 AM, Report abuse Reply

price is too high... atleast for buyers like me. and rich can buy bcoz future nvidia cards are going to launch which are in 9xxx series.. so using this card for just 2 to 3 months doesnt have imp.. its better to buy 9xxx series card

by Nadeem, pune, on Nov 24, 2007 09:30 AM, Report abuse Reply

this review is pathetic, u guyz didn't mention about how hot it gets when its OCed, and its a good OCer too, as karim said nvidia should have gone with dual slot cooler for this. OMG, G92 is know as 8800GT, rofl, where do u guyz keep ur brain while writing the review. for its price , this card rocks :)

by forerunner, b'lore, on Nov 24, 2007 08:28 AM, Report abuse Reply

a. G92 is not called 8800gt. g92 is just the gpu. the card is the 8800gt. g92 is going to be put on the gts later, maybe q1 2008. also this card is not a poor overclocker. i have two of these and without oc, i can do 15000 3d marks. but with oc i can breach a stable 18000. the only catch is their largely vented thin form cooling is not oc favorable. attach the card to a liquid cooled setup u can easily oc like mad.

by Karim Fatehi, Dallas, on Nov 24, 2007 07:49 AM, Report abuse Reply

what were the temperatures u registered on max load

by J2_Rulz, Mumbai, on Nov 23, 2007 07:40 PM, Report abuse Reply