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nVidia GeForce 6200 Preview |
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Written by Mavke
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Tuesday, 12 October 2004 |
NeoSeeker has also published their nVidia GeForce 6200 preview. Jen Hsun
Huang's rallying speech for nVidia claimed that they would have a top to bottom lineup of NV4x derived parts by the end of the year and the announcement of the GeForce 6200 validates that statement as nVidia will have parts in each segment
of the market from the value oriented 6200s, midrange 6600s , and enthusiast 6800 series.
 nVidia GeForce 6200 Preview
nVidia is proceeding fairly cautiously with the marketing of the 6200 and this is a good thing - they are upfront that this is not really targeted towards
the tech savvy crowd but towards the entry level, their examples being people still using integrated graphics. If their provided benchmarks are accurate, they should have performance that is on part with last generation's midrange parts. The performance will not be stellar compared to some of the newer offerings, but
even so, Doom 3 is a pleasant experience with the cards from the 5700 generation and should be the same on the 6200. The added silicon for Shader Model 3.0 support, PCIe and nVidia's video acceleration technology will be other key selling points as it will be a general upgrade in computer performance instead of a strict focus on games.
nVidia had a pretty rough time with their 5000 series but they have released a string of compelling products starting from the high end all the way down to today's release of the 6200 that will hopefully help them continue to turn their fortunes around. In particular, the 6600GT and the 6800GT are parts that have
been particularly well received both by the public and the press. I do not know if the 6200 will gather the same amount of accolades but it should still be a viable option for those who are not ready to take a larger financial plunge to get into the gaming world.
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