Graphics card makers including Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Leadtek Research and Albatron have launched their latest GeForce graphics cards based on Nvidia's GeForce 9800 GX2 GPU.
Asustek unveiled its dual GPU EN9800GX2/G/2DI/1G offering speeds up to 50% faster than GeForce 8800 Ultra-based cards. It also features SmartDoctor technology to allow users to overclock Shader Clocks for even better graphical performance, claimed the company.
MSI unveiled the MSI N9800GX2 graphics card while Leadtek announced the launch of its WinFast PX9800 GX2.
| Asustek EN9800GX2/G/2DI/1G graphics card specifications | |
| Item | Detail |
| Graphics Engine | GeForce 9800 GX2 |
| Video Memory | 1GB DDR3 |
| Engine Clock | 600MHz |
| Memory Clock | 2GHz (two 1GHz DDR3) |
| Memory Interface | 256-bit + 256-bit |
| DVI Max. Resolution | 2560×1600 |
| Bus Standard | PCI Express 2.0 |
| DVI Output | Two DVI-I |
| HDMI Output | Yes |
| HDCP compliant | Yes |
| D-Sub Output | Yes, via DVI to D-Sub adaptor |
Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, March 2008
| Leadtek WinFast PX9800 GX2 graphics card specifications | |
| Item | Detail |
| Graphic Bus | PCI Express |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce 9800 GX2 |
| GPU/Memory Clock | 600/2000MHz |
| Shader Clock | 1500MHz |
| Memory Size | 1GB GDDR3 (512MB x 2) |
| Memory Interface | 512-bit (256-bit x 2) |
| RAMDACs | 400MHz |
| Stream Processors | 256 (128 per GPU) |
| DirectX Support | DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0 |
| Output | Dual Dual-Link DVI, HDTV |
Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, March 2008
| MSI N9800GX2 series graphics card specifications | |
| Item | Detail |
| Graphics Engine | GeForce 9800 GX |
| Bus Standard | PCI Express x16 |
| Memory Type | GDDR3 |
| Memory Amount | 1GB |
| Memory Interface | 512-bit (256-bit x2) |
| Core Clock Speed | 600MHz |
| Shade Clock Speed | 1500MHz |
| Memory Clock Speed | 2000MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth(GB/sec) | 62.1 |
| Texture Fill Rate(billion/sec) | 41.6 |
| DVI Output | x2 |
| D-SUB Output | x1(via DVI to D-Sub adaptor) |
| TV-Output | No |
| HDMI-Output | x1 |
| Display Ouput(Max Resolution) | 2560×1600 |
| RAMDACs | 400 |
| HDTV Support | Yes |
| HDCP Support | Yes |
| HDMI Support | Yes |
| DirectX Version Support | 10.0 |
| OpenGL Version Support | 2.1 |
| SLI Support | Yes |
Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, March 2008
| Albatron 9800GX2 graphics card specifications | |
| Item | Detail |
| GPU | GeForce 9800 GX2 |
| Stream Processors | 256 (128 per GPU) |
| Core Clock (MHz) | 600 |
| Shader Clock (MHz) | 1500 |
| Memory Clock (MHz) | 1000 |
| Memory Amount | 1GB GDDR3 (512MB per GPU) |
| Memory Interface | 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) |
| Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) | 128 |
| Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec) | 76.8 |
| Interface | PCI Express 2.0 |
| Video Connectors |
HDMI connector and two Dual-link DVI connectors with HDCP, |
Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, March 2008
Asustek EN9800GX2/G/2DI/1G graphics card
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MSI N9800GX2 series graphics card
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Leadtek WinFast PX9800 GX2 graphics card
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Albatron 9800GX2 graphics card
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