14 DAY TRIAL // It was just a matter of time until Nvidia took the idea of laptop hardcore gaming seriously. The latest 8800M series GPUs have made their official entry in the mobile arena with the 8800M GTS & 8800M GTX models.
Featuring a 256-bit memory interface, 512MB of maximum dedicated graphics memory, 800MHz memory clock, 500MHz Core Clock speed and 1250MHz of Shader Clock, the 8800 GTX line of graphical processors operate at lower clock speeds than the corresponding desktop model (the 8800 GT) in order to comply to laptop-specific thermal and power consumption requirements. The only difference between the GTX and the GTS is that the former sports 96 stream processors, while the latter has only 64.
The new GPUs make use of the new unified architecture that boosts the overall performance as compared to the previous generations of GPUs. The chips are compatible both with the DirectX10 specifications and the DirectX9 ones and feature the NVIDIA PureVideo HD engine for superior quality playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray media. The PowerMizer technology balances the performance in order to preserve the battery lifetime.
Alienware has already taken full advantage of the new chips and has planned to include them in the next year's Area-51 m17x and Area-51 m15x models.
"Alienware's philosophy when designing the industry's most powerful 17 and 15-inch notebooks was the commitment to using only the best components designed around the most current technologies," said Frank Azor, Executive Vice-President for Alienware's Product Group and Marketing. "Alienware proudly announces that our next generation notebooks, the Area-51 m17x and Area-51 m15x, launching early next year, will feature the raw power and vivid detail of NVIDIA's GeForce 8800M GTX."
The NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX is intended to replace the current GeForce Go 7950 GTX video card.