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Monday, August 14, 2000

GeForce2 GTS Ultra Announced -- 8:39 am CST, Update by A.T. Hun

Prepare for ludicrous speed! It seems that the NV20 would not be ready for a Fall release, so NVIDIA has cranked up the GeForce2 GTS. The Ultra basically the GTS with a higher clock speed and faster memory. The Firing Squad got 53.1 fps at 1600x1200x32 in Quake III. Erp. Extra memory bandwidth is a Good Thing. You can check out the Firing Squad's preview and the zillion more that are appearing on the 'Net. Be prepared for a bit of sticker shock--this bad-boy will set you back $499. Thanks Shugashack.

Firing Squad also reviewed the new 6.16 drivers, aka Detonator 3, from NVIDIA. They supposedly help the memory bandwidth problems. It seems to work since the GTS scores at 1600x1200x32 in Quake III are 50% (yes, I typed that correctly) faster! They help a little bit with the GeForce DDR, but the GTS and the GTS Ultra really seem to benefit the most.

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