[title]NVIDIA GeForce 6200 AGP[/title]
Value part to debut with almost all the razzle and dazzle of more expensive counterpartsGratuitous cut and paste from NVIDIA's PR:
NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), today extended the world-renowned GeForce 6 Series architecture and performance into the value PC segment of AGP-based PCs with the introduction of the NVIDIA?GeForce?6200 AGP graphics processing unit (GPU). The GeForce 6200 GPUs offer best-in-class performance in the value segment by taking the GeForce 6 graphics architecture, which has been described as the most advanced in the world, top-to-bottom in the NVIDIA product line-up. GeForce 6200 GPUs are the only graphics processors in the value segment that support Microsoft?DirectX?9.0 Shader Model 3.0 which is being used to develop ultra-realistic, next-generation DirectX 9.0 games. Only NVIDIA GPUs offer NVIDIA UltraShadow?II technology to deliver blazing speeds on next-generation, shadow-intensive games such as Doom 3. GeForce 6 Series of GPUs also feature NVIDIA PureVideo? the industry's first GPU-based programmable video processing engine for stunning, high-definition video playback. Backed by the NVIDIA ForceWare?software suite and Unified Driver Architecture (UDA), the GeForce 6200 GPUs ensure industry-renowned compatibility and reliability for a great user experience
GeForce 6200 AGP GPUs are shipping now to NVIDIA partners, with GeForce 6200-based graphics boards expected from leading add-in card manufacturers in February.
The 6600 might make an interesting alternative to some of the other low end offerings right now if it is priced low enough.
