• Nvidia Launches GeForce 7950 GX2

    Nvidia Launches GeForce 7950 GX2

    Techtree News Staff, Jun 06, 2006 1222 hrs IST

    Nvidia has officially released their newest and highest-end graphics processing unit (GPU), the GeForce 7950 GX2.

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Nvidia has officially released their newest and highest-end graphics processing unit (GPU), the GeForce 7950 GX2, which the company says is the world's fastest graphics card.

The GeForce 7950 GX2 performs as much as 72 percent faster than the leading single-GPU graphics cards on the market, by harnessing the power of two GeForce 7950 GPUs on one card.

Nvidia claims the card will offer a combined 48 pixel pipes, 16 vertex shaders, 76.8 GB per second of memory bandwidth, 24 billion texels per second of fill rate, and two dual-link DVI connections.

In a statement, Ujesh Desai, general manager - desktop GPUs, Nvidia, said that the GeForce 7950 GX2 is a great card for the gamer who's looking for the best performance in a single graphics card solution.

Desai said that with this kind of power, gamers could crank up their screen resolution to an unbelievable 2560 x 1600 for an extreme high definition gaming experience.

Other features of the card include two high-performance GPUs working simultaneously on a single card; 1GB of fast GDDR3 video memory on a single card; hardware-accelerated H.264 support through Nvidia PureVideo technology, and high-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) capability.

The card also features support for Quad Nvidia SLI technology, thus allowing Nvidia authorized system builders to combine the power of two GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics cards, so as to dramatically increase graphics horsepower.

Meanwhile, the cards are immediately available from leading add-in card manufacturers, e-tailors, and system builders, for a suggested price of between $600 and $650.

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(20) Comments
s.rajesh kumar
,hyderabad(india), on Nov 10, 2006 04:23 PM
hi iam rajesh kumar can u plz get me a laptop with this configration | PROCESSOR Intel? Core? 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2GHz/667MHz/4MB) OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows? XP Media Center Edition 2005 UPGRADE TO WINDOWS VISTA No Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Selected LCD PANEL 17 inch UltraSharp? Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife? MEMORY 1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ, 2 DIMM HARD DRIVE 60GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive OPTICAL DRIVE 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive VIDEO CARD 512MB NVIDIA? GeForce? Go 7950 GTX (must) SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Audio
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Omkarjere
,pune, on Oct 03, 2006 10:19 PM
Any one knows where can I buy it in pune
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vikram vasudev
,mumbai, on Aug 29, 2006 04:20 PM
i have 7800GTX AVAILABLE FOR sale. Mint condition with all accessories. Also for sale samsung x700 mobile. I also have pinncale tv tuner for sale. pls call on mobile 9820864401
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shaleen
,mumbai, on Jul 17, 2006 02:51 PM
When the card will be availbl in Leadtek ? - a higher end card will be worthwhile - only with the best of brand.
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Sam
,mumbai, on Jul 26, 2006 12:42 AM
Its availabvle witl LEADTEK with EXACT Price 35,000/- INR in mumbai from their lamington road office branch with 3 years warranty and with two bundled games "Serious SAM 2 and Trackmania Special edition".
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Abhishek
,Jamshedpur, on Jul 17, 2006 06:32 PM
I will very glad to know the avaliability of this graphic card in Indian market. Abhishek
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shaleen
,mumbai, on Jul 20, 2006 06:55 PM
I got it enquired - its readily available at Top Notch . Contact : 044 - 26616202
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Tehseen Ali
,Bhopal, on Jun 06, 2006 09:26 PM
Life for this card is not long. Its been discussrd across different forums on net. Microsoft will release Vista in Jan07 with DX 10 support & developers will move to DX 10. By the time it reaches India & with a price drop it will be obsolete with its DX 9 support. Better wait for DX 10 cards if someone wants such high end cards, when Vista hit stores & new cards are announced!!
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faiyaz_786
,lucknow, on Jul 16, 2006 01:32 PM
when directx 10 games hit the market will cards like 6600gt(dx 9c) be able to play those games at all,or will they run, but one will just miss just some eye. candy
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omi
,sydney, on Jul 04, 2006 10:34 PM
allow me to say that unified shaders is just the same as 2x discreet shaders (dx9 cards and earlier) so an sli now wont be a bad investment actually for a 'crysis' in your wallet when unified shader architecture with 24pixel pipes dx10 wont be better than this monster (radeon9800pro still dx8.1 but puts the 6600 to shame). although, at $900 AUD, its still so expensive to match for my VX922 at 1280x1024 when we know it doesnt support AA&AF on HDR. plus, i would also need another waterblock for my zalman reserator. now if only ATI didnt have buggy linux drivers... currently, im so horribly geared to a x1900gt or a 7900gt but wanting a 7950 in the back of my head. damn. im keepin my 6800 for a little more while i enjoy 1024x768 with 0x AA&AF FOR SHAME!!.. besides, im playin the emulated mortal kombat from sega with the xbox360 controller on my pc right now anyways 8)
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xoom
,delhi, on Jun 06, 2006 07:14 PM
Buy one now & it can be used for next ten years.Good investment for hardcore gamers.
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Rocky
,hell, on Jun 12, 2006 11:52 AM
dont tell me that i will die out within three yrs max
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Kanad Sharad Go
,Mumbai, on Jun 09, 2006 05:01 PM
Great! exactly what we needed! a dual-core GPU after the dual-core CPU [Intel Pentium D and Athlon 64 4800+]. Wonder wether they'll make dual core sound cards, motherboards, cell phones, pdas,... After all, "Ek se bhale do" is what we say in India!
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ASH
,DELHI, on Jun 08, 2006 12:56 AM
i have recently buyied Intel 945 motherboard will DX10 PCI cards work or not?
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ArunKumar
,Bangalore, on Jun 07, 2006 06:05 PM
this card is not at all worth the money when DX10 cards are just around the corner.. i wonder why nvidia launched this at the first place? if u have loads of money and dont know how to spend, sure go ahead and buy this beast!
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NAS
,Bangalore, on Jun 06, 2006 12:54 PM
Cool ....but I am going to wait for DX10 cards...I am sure there is going to be a "cyrsis" in my walllet
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arc
,tvm, on Jun 07, 2006 04:43 AM
love the way you said that!!!
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Digiman
,Bangalore, on Jun 06, 2006 12:50 PM
when will it be available in india and what will be the cost
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dookie
,Bangalore, on Jun 06, 2006 04:30 PM
I'm sure it will be absurdly priced so that by the time we can get our hands on it, two years would have gone by. Need to see if ATI has something better to offer.
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lucky boy
,Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, on Jun 06, 2006 01:49 PM
can someone spare me a piece, sample.. im jst trying my luck
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