once they have designed the architecture for DX10 GPUs, they don't loose money by manufacturing simple versions of the same core, so they might as well just do it.
Belive it or not, I completed FEAR on an X300SE...
once they have designed the architecture for DX10 GPUs, they don't loose money by manufacturing simple versions of the same core, so they might as well just do it.
For your information, 8500GT is not better than 7600GS
I saw benchmark between 8500GT and 7600GS, and 7600GS performed better in the majority of benchmarks. I don't remember that website for the benchmark but you can google it.
8500gt - better than the 7600gs
8400gs - same as 7300gt/gs
right now its pointless but in a year or so DX9 cards will be obsolete and all games will be DX10. The budget and mainstream DX10 cards seem to be releasing a little too early to make an impact on the market.
For your information, 8500GT is not better than 7600GS
I saw benchmark between 8500GT and 7600GS, and 7600GS performed better in the majority of benchmarks. I don't remember that website for the benchmark but you can google it.
This is more correct
8500GT - faster than 7300GT
8400GS - faster than 7300GS