Today NVIDIA will be announcing their 2001 Spring line up of consumer graphics processing units which is aimed at strengthening the company''s top to bottom product strategy. This includes the newly released GeForce2 MX 200 and 400 along with new price points for the GeForce2 Pro and the GeForce3 which is NVIDIA''s latest high-end graphics processing unit.
GeForce2 MX 200
Announced on March 6, the GeForce2 MX 200 expands the GeForce2 MX family at a sub $100 price point. The GeForce2 MX 200 is configured with a 175MHz core clock, a 166MHz memory clock, and 32MB of 64-bit SDR DRAM.
GeForce2 MX 400
Also announced on March 6 is the GeForce2 MX 400 which will be priced at $129 which includes dual-monitor support (TwinView). The GeForce2 MX 400 sports a 200MHz core clock, 166MHz memory clock, and 64MB of 128-bit SDR DRAM.
GeForce2 Pro
The GeForce2 Pro moves in to the performance segment with a suggested retail price of $199 and features a 200MHz core clock, a 200 MHz memory clock, and 64MB of 128-bit DDR DRAM.
GeForce3
The price point for the GeForce3 has dropped
to $399.
While NVIDIA suggests the retail price, on-line vendors have already taken action as can be seen in the following price table. The prices are based on the average of the three best deals at Pricewatch at the time this article was published.
GeForce2 Price Chart - April 23, 2001
Product Memory Price
GeForce2 MX 200 32MB SDR $54
GeForce2 MX 32MB SDR $74
GeForce2 MX 400 64MB SDR $96
GeForce2 GTS 32MB DDR $130
GeForce2 GTS 64MB DDR $185
GeForce2 Pro 64MB DDR $185
GeForce2 Ultra 64MB DDR $295
GeForce3 64MB DDR $402
The price of the GeForce2 MX''s are without TwinView which would add another $20 to the price. Notice that price for the 64MB GeForce2 Pro is already down to $185 and the GeForce3 is beginning to drop down to the $399 price point.
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