“STRANGE THINGS are afoot in retail circles. The nVidia 6800 in its PCIe variety has all but disappeared. This leaves nVidia with a huge gap in its mid range wide open for the new 7600. The reason this is strange is how little fuss has been made. The 6800 being quietly killed off doesn’t make much sense with the current line-up. It leaves a well-catered low to mid end. There’s the 6200 range starting at around $50 moving up to $70. Then there’s the 6600 range taking over from about $70 to $180. Then there’s a massive jump to the 7800GT starting at around $330.”Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
Graphics Cards
- S3 Graphics Launches ChromeS20 Series @ TheTechLounge
- S3 Chrome S25 & S70 Technology Overview @ TechSpot
- XFX GeForce 6600 256 MB gDDR2 @ Guru of 3D
- Workstation Graphics Card Comparison Guide Rev 3.3 Posted @ Rojakpot
- Nvidia nails R520XT with 512MB 7800 GTX @ The Inquirer
- Sapphire Radeon X800GT PCIe (256MB BGA DDR3) @ HardwareZoom
- Sapphire RADEON X800 GTO2 @ LostCircuits
- ATI All-In-Wonder X800 XL Graphics Card Evaluation @ DesignTechnica
nVidia’s Vanishing Mid-line
nVidia’s mid-level 6800 cards seem to be disappearing, and as The Inquirer points out, this seems a dead giveaway that there is a new mid level card on it’s way, likely a 7600.
