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Nvidia pushes out low-cost DX10.1 GeForce GT240
Though the card does have a nice selling price, there are some obvious drawbacks. It won't stand up to a lot of other sub-$100 video cards from previous generations, and will definitely fall short of mid-level cards from this generation. No doubt, Nvidia's goal with the GT240 was to get an entry-level DX10.1 card out the door, hoping to fill any gaps in their 2xx series lineup that AMD might target.
Nvidia may be putting this card directly up against the HD 4650, a notable entry from AMD that typically falls well below the $100 mark. Is Nvidia feeling pressure from AMD, or was this just a casual response to get more hardware in the low-cost arena? We will have a full review on the GeForce GT240 soon.
User Comments (8)
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red1776
on November 17, 2009 8:44 PM |
an odd release to be sure, the timing of it is strange as well. |
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Guest
on November 17, 2009 9:32 PM |
Waiting impatiently for the review. Since its too much of a weird release from Nvidia, I wouldn't be surprised if the card happens to surprise us with some "above-expected" performance. Or is it just a simply hasty and meaningless move from Nvidia? |
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zaidpirwani
on November 17, 2009 10:03 PM |
Hey, I don't want to spend my below 100$ just to get a very entry level card, if I am gonna spend my money, then I will spend at least a 200 and get myself a decent rig.... |
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Timonius
on November 18, 2009 12:32 AM |
Okay Nvidia, now we're just waiting for the next high end enthusuast level gpu. Stop teasing us. |
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ET3D
on November 18, 2009 2:45 AM |
From the reviews I've seen, it's slower than the 9600 in some games and faster in others (possibly because of its DX10.1 support). All in all, doesn't seem like a good buy currently, but I imagine that the idea is to phase out the 9x00 family completely. Possibly NVIDIA intends to leave us with just DX11 and DX10.1 cards in a few month's time. |
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pomonasi
on November 18, 2009 12:17 PM |
cant wait to read the performance on this card. especially, i would like to see this matched up against similarly priced cards from ATI like 4770 & 4850. |
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pomonasi
on November 18, 2009 12:17 PM |
cant wait to read the performance on this card. especially, i would like to see this matched up against similarly priced cards from ATI like 4770 & 4850. |
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Technochicken
on November 18, 2009 5:04 PM |
From the review I read of this, which was an overclocked GDDR5 version, it consistently performed worse than the HD 4770, which was really disappointing. |
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