Whats the difference between the 6800GT and the new 6800GS?

[GRAFiZ]

Anyone know???

[jAkUp]

The 6800GS has 12 Pixel pipelines.

[Mavke]

The 6800GS has 12 Pixel pipelines.
Indeed and the GT runs at 350MHz and the GS at 425MHz...

[GRAFiZ]

Aha... so the GT is still going to be faster, especially if you overclock it a little?

[Gn00b]

Good price at Newegg...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130258

[|JuiceZ|]

Why not review specs graph on the first page of MikeC's preview (http://www.nvnews.net/previews/geforce_6800_gs/index.shtml) :)

[Fotis]

Aha... so the GT is still going to be faster, especially if you overclock it a little?
Well the GT can't reach the 500-520 core overclocks the GS does.;)
The GS is the better buy IMO.

[sabersix1]

EVGA has it "In Stock" at 249.99 Member Price. Seen here:
http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?pn=256-P2-N386-AX

[SH64]

The GT is 130nm , the GS is 110nm .. hence the higher core clocks ;)

[Diamond_G]

And lets not forget that PureVideo works "properly" on the GS...

(Still fuming over that....)

[rohit]

And lets not forget that PureVideo works "properly" on the GS...

(Still fuming over that....)
LOL, yeh..

[slick]

The GS is only behind the GT by mere decimals of FPS on most tests, sometimes it even has better FPS. The GS is built on a 7800 reference PCB with a 6800GT cooler, except the GPU heatsink is solid copper, which every review site has agreed, allows the GPU to overclock wonderfully with the stock cooler. It's a 12pp/5vp vs. the GT's 16pp/6vp, but the higher clock speeds more than make up for it, and with the potential overclocking the GS outdoes the GT easily. It's built on a 110nm process vs. the GT's 130nm, hence the higher clocks on the GS. Both use the same ram if I'm not mistaken...

All in all, the GS is a much better buy than the GT.

[superklye]

The GS is only behind the GT by mere decimals of FPS on most tests, sometimes it even has better FPS. The GS is built on a 7800 reference PCB with a 6800GT cooler, except the GPU heatsink is solid copper, which every review site has agreed, allows the GPU to overclock wonderfully with the stock cooler. It's a 12pp/5vp vs. the GT's 16pp/6vp, but the higher clock speeds more than make up for it, and with the potential overclocking the GS outdoes the GT easily. It's built on a 110nm process vs. the GT's 130nm, hence the higher clocks on the GS. Both use the same ram if I'm not mistaken...

All in all, the GS is a much better buy than the GT.
So wait, the GS is built on a G7x core? The Rage3D article linked somewhere else hinted that it was a modified 6800GT/U core.

[slick]

No, I wish though :( , it's just built on the 7800 PCB (http://www.firingsquad.com/media/hirez.asp?file=/hardware/nvidia_geforce_6800_gs_performance/images/13.jpg).

[superklye]

Oh, whoops...I misread your post. :o

[NightFire]

Can you unlock pipelines on the GS, or is it stuck at 12?

[superklye]

Can you unlock pipelines on the GS, or is it stuck at 12?
I read in either this thread or another on the GS, that it only has 12 pipes. Not 16 with 4 disabled.

[SuperBORG]

GS is using nv42, so you can't unlock it. If you are overclocking, I still think GT will retain the upper hand.

[angshuman]

GS is using nv42, so you can't unlock it. If you are overclocking, I still think GT will retain the upper hand.
Well, considering that XFX has already come out with a 485MHz GS at launch, I have a feeling the GS is very OC-friendly.

[coldpower27]

Well it depends, OC favors the 6800 GS I believe, with a 520 overclocks it has 6.24GP of shader power vs an OC of 6800 GT to 410 6.56GP, and it isn't really behind when your comparing at stock 5.1 GP vs 5.6 GP.

This is a really good products targeted at the performance mainstream bracket. I would like one myself if I was shopping in this price bracket.