DigiTimes
reports that GeForce 8600 cards are on track for a launch in the middle of
the second quarter of this year-or, to be specific, in May. DigiTimes talks of
three cards: a GeForce 8600 GT with 512MB of memory, a GeForce 8600 GT with
256MB of memory, and a presumably more cut-down GeForce 8600 GS. Concerning
prices, the site says the GeForce 8600 GT 512MB will cost $219-229 at launch,
while the 256MB model will be available for $199, and the GeForce 8600 GS will
sell between $159 and $165. If this information is genuine, it would suggest
that the $229 GeForce 8600 GT will pack more onboard memory than the
newly-introduced GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB. Cards for the masses... good stuff :-)
