Nvidia is prepping itself to roll out its first GeForce 9 series graphics chip known as the GeForce 9600 GT on the 21st of Feb 2008. The 9600 GT adopts a 65nm process and is manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The GPU sees an increase in processing units, 64, and memory bus width, 256-bit, over previous 8600 GTS cards, 32 and 128-bit. The GPU's performance should see an increase of over 40% compared to the 8600 GTS, said the sources. The new GPU also introduces Dual-Streaming Decode technology which allows two high-definition image decoding processes to be performed at the same time and provides picture in picture (PIP) functionality.

Prices seem affordable in the range of $169 and $189, seems Nvidia knows that if PC users change minds to go console it will loose big time.

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