Nvidia pimps new spin on GTS

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=26825&vpn=640-P2-N829-A1&manufacture=eVGA

this new round of cards should really be 8850s or 8900s all they are doing is confusing consumers

I think the specs you posted are wrong. From what i've read, the new 65nm GTS will have 128SPs, 256bit memory bandwidth, 600Mhz clockspeed, 1500Mhz shader clock speed, and the same memory speed as the GT. It is supposed to take the GTX's place in the high-end as it's cheaper to make than it.

Linus@ncix.com that link you posted are to the old card.. the new ones should have 256-bit memory bus and 512 or 1024 Mb memory.

This is quite slick of nVidia and I'm amazed nobody has put the light on it yet, but in the GPU market there are a number of enthusiasts who'll wait until numbers are released before they snatch up a new GPU. The 8800GT just launched and some folks will await the HD3870 before considering either. Now however, nVidia has introduced another hesitation to the benchmark following crowd by announcing to release this just after the R670 parts. What they didn't steal from AMD by pushing the 8800GT out before the R670, they're going to try to steal by launching the 8800GTS 512 immediately afterwards. This is brilliant.

...no Linus@ncix.com, that is just an overclocked version of the same ole' 90nm, 96 shader unit model. The new revision the Inquirer is referring to will be out later in December and will feature 112 shader units, the new V2 Hi-Def engine, and possible a die shrink to 65nm. If that is the case, then yes the 2nd-gen 8800GTS will be a 8800GT killer as it will have a higher memory bandwidth, more on-board graphics memory to go along with the new G92 GPU architecture. That would in affect render the GTX a worthless buy.

Time for nVidia to start getting that 8900GTX ready for release early next year....takers anyone ;o)

There is the old GTS that came in 640MB and 320MB varients and are on the G80 die. This GTS which is also on the G80 die (might be 65nm). Then there is the GTS on the G92 die (65nm). I believe only the G92 GTS supports the latest PureVideo HD technology.

No NinjawithaGun, both you and linus are wrong. Linus is incorrect that the GTS SSC has the G92, you are also incorrect in stating it is a regular G80 with 96 Shadders. It in fact has 112 Shaders, same as the 8800GT. Need Proof? Here it is: 

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/video-cards/3097-new-8800gts-640mb-112-sps-hardwarecanucks.html

ATI tauts DX10.1 SM4.1 with 3800 GPU.. Infact its ATI who revealed that nVIDIA will remain faster.

It's already known that RV670 XT will be about 15-20% slower than 8800 GT, so what's the point, really, other than pissing off the old GTS owners even more?

Nothing like alienating your own consumer base, eh?

I hope that this new GTS uses a single slot cooler... I've always felt that anything that needs a dual slot cooler hasn't quite been perfected yet.

To all those thinking about waiting for the new part or going with the GT, there is no good time to buy hardware. There is always something just over the horizon. The GT was a great purchase for me (I got one of the first cards available in Aus and shortly afterwards they were sold out and the prices went up 10-15% overnight).

Nvidia seem content to refresh the range at this point as they are that far in the lead performance wise they don't need to stick to their 6 month refresh/1 year new product schedule.

The real winners here are people that bought a GTX a year ago. The absurdly priced Ultra aside, a GTX purchased a year ago is still the best balance of performance to price considering it pips out a single GT.

What i wont to know is will Nvidia be replacing my 8800GTS i brought a month before they released info about the 8800GT and new 8800GTS because to be honest i free ripped off