Nvidia GeForce 7600GS SLI Performance

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After recently publishing an article which looked at the performance of two GeForce 7300GT cards in SLI, we have received a number of requests for a similar article based on the 7600GS. More than likely the reason is that the GeForce 7600GS has become a very affordable option over the past few months.

In fact just recently Newegg.com ran a rebate on the BFG 3D Fuzion GeForce 7600GS which reduced its price to $60. Unfortunately that opportunity is now gone, but for a short period of time you could have bought two 7600GS cards capable of running in SLI mode for just $120, which is roughly the price of a single GeForce 7600GT.

If you were to buy a mid-range Nvidia graphics card today, what would you get? Currently a no frills version of the 7600GS will set you back about $95, while the average 7600GT card is ~$140. Because of the close price range and the potential of being able to put two GS cards running in parallel, then the question becomes which will deliver the best performance?

View: Nvidia GeForce 7600GS SLI Performance @ TechSpot

#1 mohan_168 on 10 Oct 2006 - 20:15

I would prefer a $120 xfx 7600GT 256mb-ddr3-550mhz-1500mhz over the GS. be it sli or not

#2 priestx on 10 Oct 2006 - 20:50

I'd prefer a 6800GS OC'ed at 139 dollars.

#3 toadeater on 10 Oct 2006 - 22:41

The GT is that much faster than the GS!? Hard to believe. Glad I didn't buy a GS for my AGP system. Newegg has a new batch of XFX AGP 7600GTs available right now, the AGP GS's that are going for $120-150 should be dropped to $100. Someone show these benchmarks to Newegg and ask them what they are trying to perpetrate with those GSes at $150!. :p

What I'm really waiting hopefully for an AGP 7900GS, there were rumors that one would be released. Prices on the 7800s are dropping too, almost down to $200 with rebates, so that's another possibility.

If you're on a budget and not using a high-res LCD, don't dump your AGP rigs just yet, ATI's leaked roadmap shows there won't be a need for DX10 until 2008; something like a 7600GT should last until then.

#4 Dashel on 11 Oct 2006 - 01:21

..or just spend $200 and get a decent card.

#5 Croquant on 11 Oct 2006 - 02:29

What I'm waiting for is some a DX10 dual-GPU card that can be put into Quad-SLI under nForce 590 SLI MCP. Show me that, and then we'll talk.

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