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Nvidia: 2, ATI: 0

Nvidia: 2, ATI: 0

Rich Brown Former Senior Editorial Director - Home and Wellness
Rich was the editorial lead for CNET's Home and Wellness sections, based in Louisville, Kentucky. Before moving to Louisville in 2013, Rich ran CNET's desktop computer review section for 10 years in New York City. He has worked as a tech journalist since 1994, covering everything from 3D printing to Z-Wave smart locks.
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Rich Brown
Today's announcement of the $449 Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT graphics card is certainly newsworthy in its own right. Our early test results show that it's only a step or two behind the $600 . But what's even more interesting is that while Nvidia's releasing its second next generation part, ATI still hasn't even answered Nvidia's SLI yet, let alone a new chip. We thought this was supposed to be a two horse race (sorry Matrox).

As for speeds and feeds on the PCI Express GeForce 7800 GT:

- 256MB of 256-bit DDR3 SDRAM
- 400MHz core clock, 500MHz memory clock
- 350 watt power supply recommended

The card should be on sale today from Nvidia's board partners.