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Nvidia releases their 9600 GPU |
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by Nigel Yap
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Friday, 22 February 2008 03:58 PM |
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Nvidia has unveiled the first graphics processing unit
(GPU) of its next-generation GeForce 9 Series that may
offer the largest single-generation performance jump in the
Company’s history. Introduced today, the NVIDIA
GeForce 9600 GT GPU delivers up to 116% more
performance than its predecessor.
“After going to all the GeForce LANs and seeing the rigs that gamers play on, we wanted to kick off the
GeForce 9 with the perfect GPU for gamers,” said Ujesh Desai, general manager of GeForce desktop
GPUs at NVIDIA. “The first product to be introduced in the GeForce 9 family gives gamers the
horsepower to play cutting-edge DirectX 10 games at a price they will love and can afford.”
The new GeForce 9600 GT GPU shows an improved performance-per-watt ratio compared to its
predecessor as well as improved compression efficiency. In addition to 64 stream processors — each
individually clocked at a blazing-fast 1625 MHz — and a 256-bit memory interface running at 900 MHz,
the GeForce 9600 GT GPU is designed for the new PCIe 2.0 bus standard and features backwards
compatibility with the original PCIe standard.
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The GeForce 9600 GT GPU also improves high-definition video playback on everyday PCs by leveraging
NVIDIA PureVideo® HD technology to deliver high-quality playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray movies.
The new programmable video-processing engine takes on all of the high-definition H.264 video decoding,
freeing the CPU to perform other tasks, while significantly reducing power consumption, heat, and noise.
Spectacular picture clarity and vibrant color is achieved with advanced video processing technology.
GeForce 9600 GT-based graphics cards are available now from leading add-in card manufacturers,
retailers, and system builders.
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