Today Nvidia is officially releasing the new GeForce 9800 GTX, which is set to go on sale between $299 and $349 US, which currently puts it in a non-contended price bracket. Although this new GeForce 9 series product is not going to be the single fastest graphics card available, it should offer gamers a viable alternative to the grossly overpriced GeForce 9800 GX2...

There are a few ways to look at the GeForce 9800 GTX from a buyer’s perspective. Those already armed with a GeForce 8800 Ultra/GTX/GTS 512 or even GT graphics card are no doubt going to be very disappointed with the 9800 GTX, as it does not provide them with a viable upgrade solution. On paper the GeForce 9800 GTX looks like nothing more than a tweaked 8800 GTS 512 and for that reason we were not expecting much. Now having tested the 9800 GTX we know for a fact that it is nothing more than a tweaked 8800 GTS 512.