October 12, 2004

Nvidia Release GeForce 6200

Nvidia announced the low-end of their new product line, the GeForce 6200. The 6200 has 4 pixel pipelines which is 1/2 the 6600 and 1/4 of the 6800. The company also cut the core clock speed and memory bus bandwidth to not cannibalize high-end sales. However the good news is full DirectX9 compliance and decent Doom 3 800x600 performance. Unfortunately for most ethusiasts it will be PCI express only for about $129 street price. For us upgraditis hobbyists, the 6600GT AGP version will be available at the end of November. Read