http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/ Engadget Comments for NVIDIA's GeForce 9600 GSO series GPUs get official http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 12:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 1:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/
Kick yourself.

In the FACE.]]>Apr 28th 2008 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 1:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/GSO has more shaders and higher texture fill rate than GT.
However memory bandwidth of GSO is lower.
So relative performance will depend on game.

See some benchmarks here :
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1370/9/page_9_benchmarks_crysis/index.html

3dmark appears to be almost the same. 8800GS beat 9600GT in crysis. Seems to be losing in AA. Now talk about confusing :)]]>Apr 28th 2008 1:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/
I'm a bit disappointed in NVidia for pulling this, though. Looks like the lack of serious competition from ATI has stunted the 9 series cards. I guess my 8800GT and I will be happy together for another generation.]]>Apr 28th 2008 1:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 3:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 5:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/
Yep. First ass of the day.]]>Apr 28th 2008 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 1:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/
The 8600, perhaps other than its small size, is a horrible choice for a card at this point.]]>Apr 28th 2008 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Yes, as I said above, the 8600gt is the best card available in a low profile version. It's actually not that bad. I'm amazed by how many people don't understand what a low profile (half height) card is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_Component_Interconnect#Physical_card_dimensions

@Urban
Yes it's Tuco!
]]>Apr 28th 2008 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 5:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 1:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/
The 9-series has thus been disappointing so far, hopefully ATI will have a monster with their upcoming HD4800 series.]]>Apr 28th 2008 1:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 3:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/
No.

"is it true you can turn a 8800gt into a quadro flashing the card"

Why would you want to? Quadro's suck for gaming. Oh, and no, you can't.]]>Apr 28th 2008 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/when you feel that you have the best one.. and you have done "playing" with her..
a better one comes around.....not affordable of course]]>Apr 28th 2008 3:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 6:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/
(someone had to!)]]>Apr 28th 2008 6:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/
For a second there I was freaking out because I just ordered an 8800gt for $140 after rebates yesterday. ]]>Apr 28th 2008 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/24/dell-rumored-to-be-selling-xp-until-2012-ballmer-says-ms-can-w/

nvidia sees the writing on the wall for vista as well.]]>Apr 28th 2008 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/Apr 28th 2008 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/
They are [b]8800GS[/b] parts so RTFA.]]>Apr 28th 2008 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/28/nvidias-geforce-9600-gso-series-gpus-get-official/
As everyone has said, what's the point? The 9-Series GPU's don't have "new" architecture, only smaller chip sizes. Are they DX10.1 compatible? Does that even matter? Very disappointed in NVIDIA recently, it seems they're moving away from the direction that brought them to the top.

-m23]]>Apr 28th 2008 4:18PM