Zotac 9500GT
Roydon Cerejo, Aug 21, 2008 1300 hrs IST
Here is the latest mainstream card from Zotac. Is it really worth the hype?
55nm, Hybrid SLI support, Efficient cooler, DVI audio.
Not future proof, Could be more aggressively priced.
AMD/ATI seems to have woken up NVIDIA from their long slumber since their launch of the GeForce 8xxx series graphics cards. It almost seems like they have their production plant on autopilot mode or something with the software automatically bumping up the clocks of existing cards and then calling it the "next generation" graphics card.
Even the recently launched 9800GT and the 9800GTX+ is nothing more than a rebadged 8800GT and a die-shrunk 9800GTX. Along with that NVIDIA also released a new budget card, which is supposed to replace their 8500GT.
Introducing the Zotac 9500GT, which comes with 512MB of GDDR3 memory running on a 128-bit memory bus. The performance of this card is supposed to even rival the 8600GT. Given the performance of the previous two 9-series cards that we tested, it's really hard to take NVIDIA's word for it. So we'll do the dirty work so you guys have a clear picture of what to expect when you buy it.
Specifications
To start off, the 9500GT is powered by a new variant of the G92 core, which is the G96. This is also NVIDIA's first 55nm mainstream chip running at a speed of 550MHz on the core, while the memory runs at 800MHz (1600MHz effective).
There are many different flavors of this card and the Zotac card comes with 512MB of GDDR3 memory. DDR2 variants will also be launched for a low price in the future. Since this is fabricated using the 55nm process, the maximum power draw is just 50W according to NVIDIA, so even a 350W power supply should be enough.
The memory bus has been cut down to 128 bit from 256 since this is a mainstream card. Even though this card is replacing the 8500GT, its specifications even rival the 8600GT, so theoretically it should be faster than it.
USER COMMENTS
For some reason i have difficult understanding the report for the xfx 8600GT, with no AA it beats the 9600GT??
by depu, mumbai, on Oct 08, 2008 04:49 PM, Report abuse Reply
the person who is writing this stuff seems does not know the difference between "quite" and "quiet"
by fgfgjhth, gjgjtggj, on Sep 03, 2008 02:18 PM, Report abuse Reply
Not future proof, Could be more aggressively priced.
by kalyan, chennai, on Aug 22, 2008 04:07 PM, Report abuse Reply
AMD Radeon 4670 is out from the red team stable to compete against 9500GT
by Gopinath Billav, Mysore, on Aug 21, 2008 03:25 PM, Report abuse Reply
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there seems to be a big blunder...the review mentions support for Hybrid SLI... while the nVidia website doesnt cover it under the hybrid SLI category....this almost spoiled my rig....this is highly irresposible
by codeguru, Delhi, on Nov 04, 2008 11:48 PM, Report abuse Reply