The card is a bit of an enigma, as it registers as a 7600GS in the drivers, but its performance was shown to be most akin to that of a 7600GT. As the difference between a 7600GT and a 7600GS is the clock speed, this card should be most clearly labeled as a 7600GS that is clocked the same as EVGA's 7600GT, meaning that this should be interesting. For a street price of $116 after mail-in rebate, the 7600GTS is a good alternative to the 7600GT, as its performance is very nearly the same, but the price is lower. After consultation with EVGA, they say the 7600GTS is a cross between the 7600GS and a 7600GT (GDDR3 memory).
I'm really excited about Microsoft's Vista Operating System and the video cards that will support the new features that will be found in Direct3D10, including Unified Shaders, the Geometry Shader, and other features. Vista will release to the consumer early next year. NVIDIA plans to pre-empt ATI and release the first SM 4.0 card in the next month and the mainstream and value cards should follow next year. That's the nature of computer video cards, however, as new cards are released at least every 6 months by ATI and NVIDIA both. In the end for the price versus performance equation the EVGA 7600GTA comes out smelling like a rose and is a great entry to mid level gaming card.
