GeForce 9800 GTX coverage round-up

Posted at: Tuesday 1st April 2008 by Alex Watson

Everything you need to know about Nvidia's new 9-series GPU

The ranks of the GeForce 9-series have now swelled to include the GeForce 9800 GTX, a high-end, single-GPU graphics card.

This article is intended to be a one-stop piece rounding up all the coverage you need.

* Here's our review of the GeForce 9800 GTX: 'We’re not sure how the new 9800 GTX card merits its GeForce 9-series status – it looks like it should be a GeForce 8900 GTS at best. With performance so close to that of the 512MB 8800 GTS, it would only be worth buying if it were cheaper.'
* If you just want the numbers, go straight to our performance benchmarks (opens in a new window).
* Here's our analysis of the new GPU, and how it compares to Nvidia's other GPUs, including its close sibling, the GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB.
* Our reviews maestro Clive analyses what might be behind the launch, asking if Nvidia's growing fear of Intel is guiding its actions.
* And if you want to buy yourself a GeForce 9800 GTX, we've put together a fine selection of prices and links.


We've also rounded up the best of the reviews from the rest of the web - and we'll add to these as more reviews go up:

* Firing Squad: 'Unfortunately despite the new name, the 9800 GTX doesn’t break any new ground for NVIDIA when it comes to performance – the board is essentially a slightly tweaked GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB with the addition of 3-Way SLI support being its primary advantage.' (No score given)

* Tom's Hardware (US): 'As was the case with the 9800 GX2, Nvidia gives the impression that it's resting on its laurels and giving us just enough to get by. The first question that arises is the legitimacy of this card, since it's only slightly different from preceding cards (the 8800 GTX and Ultra and the 8800 GTS 512 MB). Indeed, Nvidia has sunk a little deeper into the quicksand of the contradictions its launch of the GeForce 9 series got it into.' (No score given)