GeForce 6-Series Roundup @ Rage3D

Vikingod · Feb 21, 2006, 05:08 AM

NVIDIA introduced the 6-series just about two years during the height of the videocard wars. The new lineup brought forth new technologies onto the battlefield like Shader Model 3.0 support and heralded the reintroduction of SLi, NVIDIA’s multi-board technology for PCI-Express systems. Contrary to the expectations held by a lot of folks at the time, both Shader Model 3.0 and SLI proved to be extremely popular and greatly helped NVIDIA secure the position it finds itself in today.

Initially the 6-series line was launched with the 6800 Ultra and the 6800 GT. While the 6800 Ultra has long since ceased production, the 6800 GT lives on even today and has since been joined by numerous other additions to the line covering a wide range of price and performance points. While it can’t be said that the 6-series covers the high-end anymore (since taken over by the 7-series), the various iterations of the NV40 core behind the 6-series still contains enough features and power to keep the lineup on store shelves and selling.
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Feb 21, 2006, 05:08 AM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	GeForce 6-Series Roundup @ Rage3D NVIDIA introduced the 6-series just about two years during the height of the videocard wars. The new lineup brought forth new technologies onto the battlefield like Shader Model 3.0 support and heralded the reintroduction of SLi, NVIDIA’s multi-board technology for PCI-Express systems. Contrary to the expectations held by a lot of folks at the time, both Shader Model 3.0 and SLI proved to be extremely popular and greatly helped NVIDIA secure the position it finds itself in today. Initially the 6-series line was launched with the 6800 Ultra and the 6800 GT. While the 6800 Ultra has long since ceased production, the 6800 GT lives on even today and has since been joined by numerous other additions to the line covering a wide range of price and performance points. While it can’t be said that the 6-series covers the high-end anymore (since taken over by the 7-series), the various iterations of the NV40 core behind the 6-series still contains enough features and power to keep the lineup on store shelves and selling. _____________ Read More / Source: Rage3D __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*