Today nVidia released the GeForce 8800 graphics processors, and there's no doubt that both the 8800GTX and 8800GTS are very fast cards.
They usher in DirectX 10, unified shaders, and shader model 4.0, but as there are currently no Dx10 benchmarks or games they must be judged (for now) on their Dx9 capabilities. In that area they pass with flying colors.
Here are a few of the reviews from the web:
The Tech Report
HardOCP
Tom's Hardware
ExtremeTech
FiringSquad
A few quotes from the above previews:
"I still can't believe the G80 is a collection of scalar stream processors, and I'm shocked that it performs so well. The real-world, delivered performance in today's OpenGL and DirectX 9-class games is roughly twice that of the Radeon X1950 XTX. Yes, it's taken 680 million transistors to get there, but this kind of performance gain from one generation to the next is remarkable, a testament to the effectiveness of the G80's implementation of unified shaders." - The Tech Report
"The BFGTech GeForce 8800 GTX and GTS video cards’ performances speak for themselves. NVIDIA’s 8800 is fueling a huge leap in performance when it comes to today’s real world gaming. If the incredible shader performance in today’s game at 2560x1600 resolution is any indication of what it will do in the future, the 8800 series GPU looks to have very long legs. The GeForce 8800 GTX and GTS are currently the best performing consumer video cards for 3D gaming acceleration and contain tremendous potential in games we have yet to play." - HardOCP
"Amazing! That is the long and short of what we have covered today. To keep with tradition, Nvidia has these new cards available right now. There are e-tailers willing to sell them to you if you wish to spend the suggested price of $599 for GeForce 880GTX and $449 for GeForce 8800GTS. After seeing the results and what will be in store for the future, let us leave you with one more thought: the games are just around the bend, and not only will DX10 hardware play them when they arrive, but more importantly, they can play your games better NOW." - Tom's Hardware
